Teobaldo I

Theobald I (French: Thibaut, Spanish: Teobaldo, often referred to as Thibaut I de Navarre and Thibaut de Champagne) (30 May 1201 Troyes/Champagne-Ardenne (France) – 8 July 1253 Pamplona/Navarra, Spain), also called the Troubadour and the Posthumous, was Count of Champagne (as Theobald IV) from birth and King of Navarre from 1234. He initiated the Barons' Crusade, was famous as a trouvère, and was the first Frenchman to rule Navarre. Son of Theobald III of Champagne and Blanche of Navarre, the youngest daughter of Sancho VI of Navarre. His father died before he was born, and Blanche ruled the county as regent until Theobald turned twenty-one in 1222. He was a notable trouvère, and many of his songs have survived, including some with music.