House of Blois chose a wife from the House of Champagne (Adela of Champagne) as a counterpoise to Angevin power. The senior line of the House of Blois became extinct with the death of Joan I of Navarre, wife of Philip IV of France, in 1305. Champagne and Navarre passed to the Capetian dynasty. King Stephen I of England, 1135–1154, was both a member of the House of Blois and the last Anglo-Norman King, being the grandson of William the Conqueror through his daughter Adela of Normandy. A branch of the family was established in Sancerre by Stephen I of Sancerre, a younger
It's Sad to Belong together. Dale Van Atta of the "Deseret News" observed that it is "the universal divorce anthem - about the alleged monotony of monogamy" and that the duo "[reduces] it to a simple, peaceful chorus" (referring to the line, "Yes, it's sad to belong to someone else when the right one comes along"). The song was covered by B. J. Thomas. It is still performed in concerts by the surviving member of the duo, John Ford Coley. It's Sad to Belong "It's Sad to Belong" is a song written by Randy Goodrum and performed by England Dan & John Ford Coley