Noble family House of Ivrea Died 1157 | Mother Beatrice of Lorraine Name William of | |
Spouse(s) Poncette/Alice de Traves Father Stephen I, Count of Burgundy | ||
William III of Macon (also known as William IV of Burgundy) (1088–1157) was count of Macon (1102–1157), count of Auxonne (1127–1157), count of Vienne (1148–1157) then regent of the county of Burgundy (1148–1157). He was the son of Stephen I, Count of Burgundy and of Beatrice of Lorraine. He attempted to abduct his niece Beatrice of Burgundy, daughter of Renaud III, but emperor Frederick Barbarossa prevented him and married her in 1156.
William married Poncette (or Alice) de Traves and had the following issue:
- Stephen II of Auxonne who married Judith (d.1173), daughter of Matthias I, Duke of Lorraine. His son Stephen III of Auxonne married Beatrix, countess of Chalon (daughter of Guillaume, count of Chalon).
- Geraud I of Macon (1142–1184), who married Maurette de Salins, Countess of Vienna (1127–1184) and had issue.
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