Henry I of Navarre
Noble person
1244 – 1274
Who was Henry I of Navarre?
Henry I the Fat was the Count of Champagne and Brie and King of Navarre from 1270. After a brief reign, characterised, it is said, by dignity and talent, he died in July 1274, suffocated, according to the generally received accounts, by his own fat.
Henry was the youngest son of Theobald I of Navarre and Margaret of Bourbon. During the reign of his older brother Theobald II he held the regency during many of Theobald's numerous absences and was declared heir by his childless brother, whom he succeeded in December 1270. His proclamation at Pamplona, however, did not take place till March of the following year, and his coronation was delayed until May 1273. His first act was the swear to uphold the Fueros of Navarre and then go to perform homage to Philip III of France for Champagne.
In 1269 Henry had married Blanche of Artois, daughter of Robert I of Artois and niece of Louis IX of France. He was thus in the "Angevin" circle in international politics. He came to the throne at the height of an economic boom in Navarre that was not happening elsewhere in Spain at as great a rate.
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- Born
- 1244
- Parents
- Siblings
- Spouses
- Blanche of Artois
(1269 - )
- Blanche of Artois
- Children
- Died
- Jul 22, 1274
Pamplona
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on July 23, 2013
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