Duc de Chartres

Carolingian Counts

• 882-886 Hastings, Norman Chief, beat Carloman II of France in 879, agreed to settle and receives County of Chartres. He sells in 886 to finance an expedition in which he disappears.^[1]

Hereditary Counts

House of Blois

960-975 Theobald I of Blois († 975), Count of Blois and Chartres, which he took in 960

Married to Luitgarde of Vermandois

975-995 Odo I, Count of Blois, († 995), Count Chartres, and Reims Count (982-995), son of the previous

Married to Bertha of Burgundy

995-1004 Thibaut II († 1004), Count of Blois, Chartres and Reims, the son of the previous

1004-1023 Eudes II of Blois († 1037), Count of Blois, Chartres, Reims, de Meaux and Troyes, brother of the previous

wedding first married in 1003 to Mathilde de Normandie († 1006)

Married to his second wife Ermengearde Auvergne

1037-1089 Theobald III, Count of Blois (1019 † 1089), Count of Blois, Chartres, Meaux and Troyes son of Eudes II and Ermengearde d'Auvergne

wedding first married to Gersende of Maine

Married to his second wife Adèle of Valois

1089-1102 Stephen II, Count of Blois († 1102), Count of Blois, Chartres and Meaux, son of Thibaut III and Gersende of Maine.

Married to Adela of Normandy

1102-1151 Theobald II, Count of Champagne († 1152), Count of Blois, Chartres and Meaux, and then Count of Champagne in 1125, son of the former.

Married 1123 to Mathilde of Carinthia († 1161)

1151-1191 Theobald V, Count of Blois († 1191), Count of Blois and Chartres, son of the former.

wedding first married to Sibylle Châteaurenard

married his second wife in 1164 to Alix of France

1191-1205 Louis I, Count of Blois († 1205), Count of Blois and Chartres, son of the previous and Alix de France

married 1184 to Catherine de Clermont

1205-1218 Theobald VI, Count of Blois († 1218), son of the previous

wedding first married to Mahaut of Alençon

Married to his second wife Clemence des Roches

1218-1248: Isabelle of Chartres († 1248), Countess of Chartres and Romorantin

married to Sulpice d'Amboise, then to Jean de Montmirail, Vicomte de Cambrai († 1244).

House of Blois-Châtillon

Theobald V, Count of Blois married his second wife in 1164 to Alix of France and father of:

Margaret, Countess of Blois, married to Gautier to Avesnes, lord of Guise, mother of:

Mary, Countess of Blois († 1241), married to Hugues de Châtillon (v.1196 † 1248), comte de Saint-Pol, mother of:

1248-1280 John I, Count of Blois († 1280), son of the previous

married 1254 to Alice of Brittany (1243-1288)

1280-1291 Joan, Countess of Blois († 1292), daughter of the previous

married 1272 to Pierre de France († 1283), count of Alençon and de Valois. In 1286, she sells the county of Chartres to Philippe IV le bel King of France

Counts apanage

See also: Crown lands of France

Branch of Capetian de Valois

The kings of France installed Vidame of Chartres to administer the city and county. But it seems that the title given to princes of blood. During my research, I found (subject list):

Charles de France, (1270 † 1325), Valois Count , Alençon, du Perche of Chartres, Anjou and Maine

wedding first married to Margaret of Anjou (1273 † 1299), Countess of Anjou and Maine

Married to his second wife Catherine de Courtenay (1274 † 1308) Empress of Constantinople holder

married third wedding at Mahaut of Châtillon (1293 † 1358), cousin of Jeanne de Blois-Châtillon

Jean de Valois (1302 † 1310), Count de Chartres, son of Charles of Valois and Catherine de Courtenay

Louis de Valois (1318 † 1328), Count de Chartres, son of Charles of Valois and Mahaut de Châtillon

Charles de Valois-Alençon (1297 † 1346), count of Alençon and de Chartres, son of Charles of Valois and Margaret of Anjou

Renée de France (1509 † 1575), Duchesse de Chartres, daughter of Louis XII and Anne Brittany, married to Hercules d'Este, Duke of Ferrara

Dukes of Chartres

The County of Chartres is elevated to a duchy in 1528.

Branch of Capetian de Valois

Renée de France (1509 † 1575), Duchesse de Chartres, daughter of Louis XII and Anne Brittany, married to Hercules d'Este, Duke of Ferrara

Alfonso II d'Este, Duke of Ferrara, their son.

Fils de France

1626-1660 Gaston, Duke of Orléans, (1608–1660) son of King Henri IV

1660-1674 Philippe I, Duke of Orléans, (1640–1701 ) son of King Louis XIII the Just'

Branch of Capetian d'Orleans

From 1674 until today,the title of 'Duke of Chartres is the eldest son of the 'Duke of Orleans

1674-1701:Philippe II, said "the Pious" (1674–1723) son of preceding;

1703-1723:Louis IV (1703–1752) son of the previous;

1725-1752:Louis Philippe I, Duke of Orléans, "the Fat" (1725–1785) son of preceding;

1752-1785:Louis Philippe II, Duke of Orléans (1747–1793) son of the previous waives his title in 1792 and takes the name of "Philippe Equality";

1785-1793:Louis Philippe III, Duke of Orléans (1773–1850) son of preceding. Access to power in 1830 under the name of Louis-Philippe Ier.

1810-1830:Ferdinand-Philippe (1810–1842) son of preceding

Title of July Monarchy

The title of Duke of Chartres is granted to a cadet of the royal family of France, which did more for the use defined in 1674.

Robert d'Orléans (1840–1910), son of Ferdinand, Duke of Orleans, and grandson of the former.

courtesy Title

The title of Duke of Chartres is assigned by the Count of Paris "on his own will. Given that not head of state, this practice can only be a courtesy.

'Charles-Louis d'Orleans' (1972), "duc de Chartres, son of Jacques, duc d'Orleans", grandson of Henri, Count of Paris, and great-great-grandson of the former.

Notes and references

1. ^ Michel Dillange. Les Comtes de Poitou - Dukes of Aquitaine (778-1204). La Crèche: Geste éditions, 1995. ISBN 2-910919-09-9

This article incorporates information from the equivalent article on the French Wikipedia.