William I Count of Burgundy, the Great

Male 1020 - 1087  (67 years)


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  1. 1.  William I Count of Burgundy, the Great was born 1020, County of Burgundy; died 12 Nov 1087, Besançon, France; was buried , Besançon Cathedral, France.

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    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_I,_Count_of_Burgundy

    The County [Comté] of Burgundy was a medieval county (from 982 to 1678) within the traditional province and modern French region Franche-Comté, in the eastern part of France, bordering Switzerland. It should not be confused with the more westerly Duchy of Burgundy. The capital is Besançon.

    Called the Great (le Grand or Tête Hardie, "the Stubborn"), William was Count of Burgundy from 1057 to 1087 and Mâcon from 1078 to 1087. He was a son of Renaud I and Alice of Normandy, daughter of Richard II, Duke of Normandy.

    William married a woman named Stephanie and was the father of several notable children, including Pope Callixtus II.

    Renaud II, William's successor, died on First Crusade

    Stephen I, successor to Renaud II, Stephen died on the Crusade of 1101

    Raymond of Burgundy who married Urraca of León and Castile and thus was given the government of Galicia (Spain) (died 1107)

    Sybilla (or Maud), married (1080) Eudes I of Burgundy

    Gisela of Burgundy, married (1090) Humbert II of Savoy and then Renier I of Montferrat

    Clementia married Robert II, Count of Flanders and was Regent, during his absence. She married secondly Godfrey I, Count of Leuven and was possibly the mother of Joscelin of Louvain.

    Guy of Vienne, elected pope, in 1119 at the Abbey of Cluny, as Calixtus II

    William

    Eudes

    Hugh III (fr), Archbishop of Besançon[2]

    Stephanie married Lambert, Prince de Royans (died 1119)

    Ermentrude, married (1065) Theodoric I




    William married Stephanie. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. Sibylla of Burgundy, Duchess of Burgundy was born 1065; died 1103.
    2. Gisela of Burgundy, Marchioness of Montferrat was born 1075, County of Burgundy; died May 1135, Montferrat, Italy.

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