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Marie of France, Countess of Champagne

Marie of France, Countess of Champagne

1145 –March 11, 1198

Aristocrat

Lived 53 years

Born in
Kingdom of France
Passed away in
Meaux

Marie of France (1145 – 11 March 1198) was a Capetian princess who became Countess of Champagne by her marriage to Count Henry I of Champagne. She ruled the County of Champagne as regent during Henry I's absence from 1179 to 1181; during the minority of their son Henry II from 1181 to 1187; and during Henry II's absence from 1190 to 1197. She was the elder daughter of Eleanor of Aquitaine and Louis VII of France.

Source: Wikipedia — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie_of_France,_Countess_of_Champagne