Noble family House of Ivrea Name Otto Count | Father Hugh de Chalon | |
Mother Adelaide, Countess Palatine of Burgundy Died March 26, 1303, Melun, France Spouse Mahaut, Countess of Artois (m. 1291) Children Joan II, Countess of Burgundy, Blanche of Burgundy, Robert, Count of Burgundy Parents Hugh, Count of Burgundy, Adelaide, Countess of Burgundy Grandchildren Margaret I, Countess of Burgundy Similar People Mahaut - Countess of Artois, Blanche of Burgundy, Philip V of France, Joan I of Navarre, Charles IV of France | ||
Otho IV, Count of Burgundy (1248, Ornans – 1302) was the son of Hugh de Chalons and Adelaide, Countess Palatine of Burgundy. Via his mother, he was a grandson of Countess Beatrice II of Burgundy. Via his father, he was descended from another branch of the Counts of Burgundy.
Upon his father's death in 1266/1267, he became Count of Chalons. His mother, Adelaide, died on March 8, 1279, and Otto inherited the County. However, he was unable to secure real power in the County until 1295. His son and elder daughter Jeanne II would eventually succeed him in the County of Burgundy.
His wife Mahaut drew up a contract on June 4, 1312 with the famous tomb maker Jean Pepin de Huy to make a tomb. The contract specifies a tomb made of stone and alabaster. Otto was to be shown as an armed knight with a shield, sword and armor. A lion was shown beneath his feet. Two angels would support the pillow under his head. This tomb no longer exists today, but the designs were preserved.
Marriage and children
He married Philippa of Bar in 1271. The marriage was childless.
He married his second wife, Mahaut of Artois, in 1285. They had three children: