Theobald I of Navarre

Theobald I
Miniature of Theobald with the arms of Navarre
King of Navarre
Reign1234 – 8 July 1253
PredecessorSancho VII
SuccessorTheobald II
Count of Champagne
Reign30 May 1201 – 8 July 1253
PredecessorTheobald III
SuccessorTheobald II of Navarre
Born(1201-05-30)30 May 1201
Troyes, County of Champagne
Died8 July 1253(1253-07-08) (aged 52)
Pamplona, Kingdom of Navarre
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HouseHouse of Blois
FatherTheobald III, Count of Champagne
MotherBlanche of Navarre

Theobald I (French: Thibaut, Spanish: Teobaldo; 30 May 1201 – 8 July 1253), 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.