Kevin Patrick Mostyn Family - Person Sheet
Kevin Patrick Mostyn Family - Person Sheet
NameTheobald Viscount Of Troyes, 31G Grandfather
FatherEudes Count Of Chartres (->886)
Spouses
1Richilde Of Maine, 31G Grandmother
FatherRotger Count Of Maine (-900)
MotherPrincess Rothild Of France Countess Of Maine (~871-928)
Web Notes notes for Theobald Viscount Of Troyes
Primarily from J de Petigny and Professor Launay's Historie Archeologique Du Vendome, I, pages 121-122, Academie des Inscriptions et Belle Lettres Chartes et Diplomas: Receuil Des Actes De Charles III, page xx, and Pere Anselme's (Pierre Guibors) Histoire Genealogicue et Chronilogique des Rois de France, II, pages 33-34:
Theobald, Viscount of Troyes, married RICHELDE, the daughter of HUGH AQUITAINE, COUNT OF BOURGES and his wife, ROTHAUT (the daughter of CHARLES II 'L'CHAUVE' ['THE BALD'] KING OF FRANCE and RICARDIS Buwinis Amiens, circa 886. As a result of this marriage, Theobald (Thiabald, Thiabault, etc) became guardian of RICHELDA's younger brother, Hugh, and was given the territories of Blois and Chartres in appreciation of this service.
Shortly thereafter, a marauding band of Norman pirates, who had recently taken up residence on the banks of the Seine, attacked Chartres. These brigands, led by a certain 'ROLLON', were more than Theobald could handle on his own. Theobald sent messengers to his wife's cousin, KING CHARLES III 'THE SIMPLE', Conrad, Duke of Bourgogne and EBLES, COUNT OF POITERS, appealing for
assistance. The castle had been under siege for some time, when Joscelin, Bishop of Chartres, perched within the castle ramparts, saw clouds of dust rising in several directions on the horizon. Help was on its way!
The counter-attack was led by KING CHARLES; the Norsemen were
forced to lift the siege. KING CHARLES and the renegade ROLLON, or ROLF, had a little chit-chat and a diploma thereafter referred to as the Treaty of Saint Clair-sur-Epte was eventually drawn up, including an agreement by ROLLON to revert to Christianity and be a good boy with a tight leash held on his followers. For these concessions he was given the area that would later be called Normandy to govern, and the hand of the fair Princess, Giselle, daughter of KING CHARLES.
Theobald, Viscount of Troyes, married RICHELDE, the daughter of HUGH AQUITAINE, COUNT OF BOURGES and his wife, ROTHAUT (the daughter of CHARLES II 'L'CHAUVE' ['THE BALD'] KING OF FRANCE and RICARDIS Buwinis Amiens, circa 886. As a result of this marriage, Theobald (Thiabald, Thiabault, etc) became guardian of RICHELDA's younger brother, Hugh, and was given the territories of Blois and Chartres in appreciation of this service.
Shortly thereafter, a marauding band of Norman pirates, who had recently taken up residence on the banks of the Seine, attacked Chartres. These brigands, led by a certain 'ROLLON', were more than Theobald could handle on his own. Theobald sent messengers to his wife's cousin, KING CHARLES III 'THE SIMPLE', Conrad, Duke of Bourgogne and EBLES, COUNT OF POITERS, appealing for
assistance. The castle had been under siege for some time, when Joscelin, Bishop of Chartres, perched within the castle ramparts, saw clouds of dust rising in several directions on the horizon. Help was on its way!
The counter-attack was led by KING CHARLES; the Norsemen were
forced to lift the siege. KING CHARLES and the renegade ROLLON, or ROLF, had a little chit-chat and a diploma thereafter referred to as the Treaty of Saint Clair-sur-Epte was eventually drawn up, including an agreement by ROLLON to revert to Christianity and be a good boy with a tight leash held on his followers. For these concessions he was given the area that would later be called Normandy to govern, and the hand of the fair Princess, Giselle, daughter of KING CHARLES.