of Burgundy, William I

Male 1020 - 1087  (67 years)


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  • Name of Burgundy, William  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
    Suffix
    Birth 1020  Bourgogne, Marne, Champagne-Ardenne, France Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
    Gender Male 
    Appointments / Titles Between 1057 and 1087 
    Count of Burgundy 
    Nickname The Grand 
    FSID 998F-RYD  [2, 8
    Death 12 Nov 1087  Besançon, Doubs, Franche-Comté, France Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
    Burial Aft 12 Nov 1087  Cathedrale Saint-Jean De Besancon, Besançon, Doubs, Franche-Comté, France Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 6
    Person ID I35548  The Thoma Family
    Last Modified 20 Sep 2023 

    Father de Bourgogne, Renaud I,   b. 986, Nevers, Nièvre, Bourgogne, France Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Sep 1057, Marne, Champagne-Ardenne, France Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother de Normandie, Adélaïde I,   b. 1002, Rouen, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Jul 1037, Bourgogne, Marne, Champagne-Ardenne, France Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 35 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Family ID F14143  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family of Burgundy, Stephanie,   b. 1035, France Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1088, France Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 53 years) 
    Children 
     1. of Burgundy, Gisela,   b. 1072, Bourgogne, France Find all individuals with events at this locationd. May 1135, Chambéry, Savoie, Rhône-Alpes, France Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 63 years)  [natural]
    Family ID F14142  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 20 Sep 2023 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 1020 - Bourgogne, Marne, Champagne-Ardenne, France Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 12 Nov 1087 - Besançon, Doubs, Franche-Comté, France Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - Aft 12 Nov 1087 - Cathedrale Saint-Jean De Besancon, Besançon, Doubs, Franche-Comté, France Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • William I (1020 – 12 November 1087), called the Great (le Grand or Tête Hardie, "the Stubborn"), 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 was the father of several notable children, including Pope Callixtus II.

      In 1057, he succeeded his father and reigned over a territory larger than that of the Franche-Comté itself. In 1087, he died in Besançon, Prince-Archbishopric of Besançon, Holy Roman Empire -- an independent city within the County of Burgundy. He was buried in Besançon's Cathedral of St John.

      William married a woman named Stephanie [fr] (a.k.a. Etiennette).

      Children of Stephanie (order uncertain):

      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.
      Stephanie married Lambert, lord of Peyrins, brother of Adhemar of Le Puy)
      Ermentrude, married (1065) Theodoric I Count of Montbéliard.
      (perhaps) Bertha wife of Alphonso VI of Castile and Leon.
      and maybe another daughter.

      https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guillaume_Ier_de_Bourgogne https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_I,_Count_of_Burgundy His father was Renaud I de Bourgogne, also known as Reginald I Count of BURGUNDY (LDSV-BJ1). https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renaud_Ier_de_Bourgogne https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reginald_I,_Count_of_Burgundy His mother was Adélaïde de Normandie (MHT3-W8P). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_of_Normandy https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ad%C3%A9la%C3%AFde_de_Normandie_(1002-1038) He married Étiennette de Bourgogne, also known as Stephanie of BURGUNDY (9WYV-M96). https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89tiennette_de_Bourgogne Guillaume I de Bourgogne (9S47-R3L) and Étiennette (9WYV-M96) had the following children: ~ Octavien ~ Eudes ~ Renaud II ~ Guillaume ~ Ermentrude ~ Guy ~ Étienne Ier ~ Sybille ~ Raymond ~ Hugues ~ Gisèle ~ Clémence ~ Étiennette ~ Berthe Read the above AGAIN before attempting any merges! !

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