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Stephen I, Count of Burgundy

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Spouse(s)
  
Beatrix of Lorraine

Noble family
  
House of Ivrea


Mother
  
Stephanie

Name
  
Stephen Count

Stephen I, Count of Burgundy

Role
  
Count Palatine of Burgundy

Died
  
May 18, 1102, Ashkelon, Israel

Parents
  
William I, Count of Burgundy

Children
  
Renaud III, Count of Burgundy, William III of Macon

Grandchildren
  
Beatrice I, Countess of Burgundy, Geraud I, Count of Macon, Stephen II of Auxonne

Grandparents
  
Reginald I, Count of Burgundy, Alice of Normandy

Similar People
  
Raymond of Burgundy, Pope Callixtus II, Alice of Normandy, William IX - Duke of Aquitaine

Stephen I (1065–1102), Count Palatine of Burgundy, shared his father's nickname "the Rash" (French tête hardie). He was Count of Burgundy and Count of Mâcon and Vienne.

Born into a powerful and influential family, he was the son of Count William I of Burgundy and his wife Stephanie. His younger brother was Pope Callixtus II.

Stephen succeeded to the County in 1097, following the death in the Crusades of his elder brother, Reginald II. He participated in the Crusade of 1101, as a commander in the army of Stephen of Blois, helping with the capture of Ancyra and fighting in the disastrous Battle of Mersivan. Stephen would later die at the battle of Ramla in 1102. He was succeeded by his eldest son, Reginald III of Burgundy.

Family

He was married to Beatrix of Lorraine, daughter of Gerard, Duke of Lorraine and Hedwige of Namur. Beatrix died in 1116/1117. Their children were:

  • 1) Isabella, who married Hugh, Count of Champagne who later renounced her and their son Eudes.
  • 2) Reginald III of Burgundy
  • 3) William III of Mâcon
  • 4) Clemence/Marguerite, d. 1163, who married Guigues IV of Albon, Dauphin de Viennois. They were parents of Guigues V of Albon
  • References

    Stephen I, Count of Burgundy Wikipedia


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