Counts of Blois Counts of Blois The County of Blois was originally centred on Blois, south of Paris, France. One of the chief cities, along with Blois itself, was Chartres. Blois was associated with Champagne Province, the House of Châtillon (who tended to reside in Blois), the Dukes of Brittany and, later, with the French royal family. Theobald I, Count of Blois served as Regent to Drogo, Duke of Brittany. Bertha of Blois, the daughter of Odo II of Blois, became Duchess Consort of Brittany through her marriage to Alan II, Duke of Brittany. Stephen Henry's son Stephen of Blois became King of
Blois several regional destinations. The A10 motorway connects Blois with Paris, Orléans and Tours. Blois was the birthplace of: Blois is twinned with: Athos, the count of La Fère (from Alexandre Dumas' "The Three Musketeers") has a castle in Blois, in "Twenty Years After", and "The Vicomte de Bragelonne" (from the same author). Blois Blois () is a city and the capital of Loir-et-Cher department in central France, situated on the banks of the lower river Loire between Orléans and Tours. Though of ancient origin, Blois is first distinctly mentioned by Gregory of Tours in the 6th century, and the city