Constance of France, Princess of Antioch

Constance
Nuptial of Bohemond and Constance
Princess consort of Antioch
Tenure	1106-1111
Countess consort of Troyes
Tenure	1093/95-1104
Born	1078
Died	14 September 1126
Spouse	Hugh I, Count of Troyes Bohemond I of Antioch
Issue	Manasses of Troyes Bohemond II of Antioch John of Antioch
House	House of Capet
Father	Philip I of France
Mother	Bertha of Holland

Constance of France (1078 – 14 September 1125) was the daughter of King Philip I of France and Bertha of Holland. She was a member of the House of Capet and was Countess of Troyes from her first marriage and Princess of Antioch from her second marriage. She was regent during the minority of her son.

Her mother was repudiated by her father for Bertrade de Montfort. It caused the displeasure of the church and an interdict was placed on France several times as a result. Constance was the eldest of five children and was the only daughter of her father from his first marriage. Constance's brother was Louis VI of France.

Between 1093 and 1095, Phillip I arranged for his daughter, Constance, to marry Hugh, Count of Troyes and Champagne. Philip hoped to influence Hugh's family, the powerful House of Blois, and offset the opposition of Count Fulk IV of Anjou after he had kidnapped Fulk's wife, Bertrade. But the union between Constance and Hugh was too late to achieve the desired result. Hugh's half-brother, Stephen II, Count of Blois, holder of most counties of the House of Blois was married. Stephen had married Adela of Normandy, daughter of William I of England, and their marriage had produced children.

After ten years and without any surviving issue (their only known son, Manasses, died young in 1102), Constance demanded an annulment of their marriage, for unknown reasons. Constance obtained a divorce at Soissons on 25 December 1104, under grounds of consanguinity.

Constance went to the court of Adela, wife of Stephen. She was acting as regent since Stephen was killed in the Holy Land. Adela was well educated and all seemed to be well at the Court. It appeared that Adela used all her power to help Constance get a divorce from Hugh, who later left to fight in the Holy Land.