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[1] and his wife, Countess Alix.[2] 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,[3] a grandson of the King of France. Catherine bore three children to her husband; one of them was Theobald VI, Count of Blois.

References

  1. ↑ Société archéologique d'Eure-et-Loir (1872). La Société. See this page.
  2. ↑ Peigné-Delacourt, M. (1865). Cartulaire de l'abbaye de Notre-Dame d'Ourscamp (Amiens) ("Ourscamp Notre-Dame") CCLX and CCLXIII.
  3. ↑ Family of Margaret of Blois
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