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.
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