Catherine of Clermont

Catherine of Clermont (French: Catherine de Clermont; ? – 19/20 September 1212/1213) was a medieval noble lady; the Countess of Clermont-en-Beauvaisis in her own right, whilst she was also the Countess of Blois by marriage.

Biography

Catherine was the eldest child of Raoul I, Count of Clermont-en-Beauvaisis and his wife, Countess Alix.[1] Catherine’s brother Philippe died before Raoul, and Catherine became the Countess of Clermont-en-Beauvaisis after her father’s death.

The husband of Catherine was Louis I, Count of Blois, a grandson of the King of France.[2] Catherine bore three children to her husband; one of them was Theobald VI, Count of Blois.[3]

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References
  1. Power 2004, p. 490.
  2. Williams 1993, p. 49.
  3. Peter of Blois 1993, p. 38.

Sources
  • Peter of Blois (1993). Revell, Elizabeth (ed.). The Later Letters of Peter of Blois. Oxford University Press.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • Power, Daniel (2004). The Norman Frontier in the Twelfth and Early Thirteenth Centuries. Cambridge University Press.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • Williams, Jane Welch (1993). Bread, Wine, and Money: The Windows of the Trades at Chartres Cathedral. University of Chicago Press.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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