Eleanor of Champagne

Eleanor of Blois or Champagne (French: Eléonore; 1102–1147) was a French noblewoman.

Eléonore of Champagne
Born	1102
Died	1147
Spouse	Ralph I, Count of Vermandois
House	Blois
Father	Stephen, Count of Blois
Mother	Adela of Normandy

Life

She was daughter of Stephen, Count of Blois and Adela of Normandy, daughter of William the Conqueror and Matilda of Flanders. Eleanor married Ralph I, Count of Vermandois.

Eleanor's marriage with Ralph was dissolved at the request of Eleanor of Aquitaine, whose sister, Petronilla of Aquitaine, was in love with Ralph.^[1] Ralph was ex-communicated,^[2] and the repudiation of his wife led to a war with Theobald II of Champagne, who was Eleanor's brother. The war lasted two years (1142–1144) and ended with the occupation of Champagne by the royal army. Eleanor died in 1147.