She was the daughter of Theobald I, Count of Blois and Luitgarde of Vermandois.
[1] In 968, she married William IV, Duke of Aquitaine.
[2] His overindulging in hunting and women offended her greatly.
During the course of her marriage, she founded the monastery of Saint Peter in Bourgueil[3] and the abbey of Maillezais.
[4] Emma then ruled Aquitaine as regent for their son William V.