The County of Auxerre is a former state of current central France, with capital in

Auxerre Auxerre ( , ) is the capital of the Yonne department and the fourth-largest city in Burgundy. Auxerre's population today is about 35,000; the urban area (''aire d'attraction'') comprises roughly 113,000 inhabitants. Residents of Auxerre are r ...

History

The first count attested by the sources is one Ermenaud, a companion of

Charlemagne Charlemagne ( , ) or Charles the Great ( la, Carolus Magnus; german: Karl der Große; 2 April 747 – 28 January 814), a member of the Carolingian dynasty, was King of the Franks from 768, King of the Lombards from 774, and the first Holy ...

who reigned around 770. In 859

Charles the Bald Charles the Bald (french: Charles le Chauve; 13 June 823 – 6 October 877), also known as Charles II, was a 9th-century king of West Francia (843–877), king of Italy (875–877) and emperor of the Carolingian Empire (875–877). After a ser ...

handed over the county to his cousin Conrad II of Burgundy. When he revolted, the county was assigned to

Robert the Strong Robert the Strong (french: Robert le Fort; c. 830 – 866) was the father of two kings of West Francia: Odo (or Eudes) and Robert I of France. His family is named after him and called the Robertians. In 853, he was named ''missus dominicus'' ...

. After the latter's death,

Hugh the Abbot Hugh the Abbot (died 12 May 886) was a member of the Welf family, a son of Conrad I of Auxerre and Adelaide. After his father's death, his mother apparently married Robert the Strong, the margrave of Neustria. On Robert's death in 866, Hugh beca ...

was count, but named a viscount in his lieu; later Auxerre was absorbed in

Richard of Burgundy Richard, Duke of Burgundy (858–921), also known as Richard of Autun or Richard the Justiciar, was Count of Autun from 880 and the first Duke of Burgundy, Margrave and Duke of Burgundy. He eventually attained suzerainty over all the counties of B ...

's dominion. Count John IV sold it to the King of France in 1370. After the

Treaty of Arras (1435) The Congress of Arras was a diplomatic congregation established at Arras in the summer of 1435 during the Hundred Years' War, between representatives of England, France, and Burgundy. It was the first negotiation since the Treaty of Troyes and rep ...

between

Charles VII of France Charles VII (22 February 1403 – 22 July 1461), called the Victorious (french: le Victorieux) or the Well-Served (), was King of France from 1422 to his death in 1461. In the midst of the Hundred Years' War, Charles VII inherited the throne of F ...

and Philip III of

Burgundy Burgundy (; french: link=no, Bourgogne ) is a historical territory and former administrative region and province of east-central France. The province was once home to the Dukes of Burgundy from the early 11th until the late 15th century. The c ...

, it returned once again to the latter. In 1477, with the annexion of Burgundy, it became definitively part of France.

List of counts

* Peonius, under

Chlothar I Chlothar I, sometime called "the Old" ( French: le Vieux), (died December 561) also anglicised as Clotaire, was a king of the Franks of the Merovingian dynasty and one of the four sons of Clovis I. Chlothar's father, Clovis I, divided the kin ...

* Ermenaud I of Auxerre, ca. 758 * Ermenaud II of Auxerre ca. 800 * Ermenaud III of Auxerre, ca. 840 *

Jouvert of Auxerre J'ouvert ( ) or Jour ouvert is a traditional festival known as "break day" or the unofficial start of Carnival, which takes place on the Monday before Ash Wednesday. The festival, with origins in Trinidad, traditionally begins at 2 a.m. and conti ...

, ca. 853 *

Conrad I of Auxerre Conrad I the Elder (died about 864) was the count of several counties, most notably the Aargau and Auxerre, around Lake Constance, as well as Paris from 859 to 862/864. He was also the lay abbot of Saint-Germaine in Auxerre. Conrad's father was W ...

, duke of Transjuran Burgundy, 859–864 *

, 864–866 following his marriage with Conrad's widow

Adelaide of Tours Adelaide (Aelis) of Tours ( 820 – c. 866) was a daughter of Count Hugh of Tours and his wife Ava, who was a sister of Matfrid, Count of Orléans. She married Conrad I, Count of Auxerre, with whom she had at least two children, Hugh and Conra ...

Conrad II of Auxerre Conrad II the Younger was the Count of Auxerre from 864 until his death in 876. He was a son of Conrad I of Auxerre, and Adelaide of Tours; an older brother of Hugh the Abbot; and a member of the Bavarian branch of the Welfs. In 858, at the coaxi ...

, son of Conrad and Adelaide, 853–876 *

, younger brother of Conrad II, 876–886 *

Richard the Justiciar Richard, Duke of Burgundy (858–921), also known as Richard of Autun or Richard the Justiciar, was Count of Autun from 880 and the first Margrave and Duke of Burgundy. He eventually attained suzerainty over all the counties of Burgundy save Mâ ...

, 886–921, married Conrad II's daughter

Adelaide Adelaide ( ) is the capital city of South Australia, the state's largest city and the fifth-most populous city in Australia. "Adelaide" may refer to either Greater Adelaide (including the Adelaide Hills) or the Adelaide city centre. The dem ...

Rudolph of France Rudolph (french: Rodolphe), sometimes called Ralph (; c. 890 – 14/15 January 936), was the king of France from 923 until his death in 936. He was elected to succeed his father-in-law, Robert I, and spent much of his reign defending his realm fr ...

(also Raoul or Ralph), 921-923 until his election as King of France *

Hugh the Black Hugh the Black (died 952) was Duke of Burgundy from 923 until his death in 952. He was a Bosonid through his father, who was the younger brother of Boso of Provence. Hugh was the son of Richard of Autun, Duke of Burgundy, and Adelaide of Auxerr ...

, 923-952 * Gilbert of Chalon, 952-956 * Otto of Paris, 956-965 * Otto-Henry 965–1002 * Landerich of Monceau, 1002-1028 * Renauld, son of Landerich, 1028–1040 *

Robert I, Duke of Burgundy Robert I (1011 – 21 March 1076), known as Robert the Old and " fro, Tête-Hardi, lit=the Headstrong", was Duke of Burgundy from 1032 to his death. Robert was the son of King Robert II of France and Constance of Arles. His brother was Henry ...

, briefly in 1040 *

William I, Count of Nevers William I, Count of Nevers (c. 1029 – 20 June 1100), was the son of Renauld I, Count of Nevers and Hedwig of France, Countess d'Auxerre. He married Ermengarde, daughter of Renauld, Count of Tonnerre about 1039. William died in 1098. William I ...

, son of Renauld, 1040–1083 *

Renauld II of Nevers Renauld II, Count of Nevers and County of Auxerre, Auxerre (died 1089) was the son of William I of Nevers, Count of Nevers and Ermengarde of Tonnerre.Constance Brittain Bourchard, ''Sword, Miter, and Cloister: Nobility and the Church in Burgundy, 98 ...

(son) 1083–1089 (count of Auxerre and

) *

William II, Count of Nevers William II, Count of Nevers (born prior to 1089, reigned 1098 – 21 August 1148), was a crusader in the Crusade of 1101. Family He was a son of Renauld II, Count of Nevers and his second wife Agnes of Beaugency.Constance Brittain Bourchard, ...

(son) 1097–1148 (count of Auxerre, Tonnerre and

) *

William III, Count of Nevers William III, Count of Nevers (c. 1107 – 21 November 1161) was Count of Nevers, Auxerre and Tonnerre (1148–1161). He was born in Auxerre. Family He was a son of William II of Nevers and his wife Adelaide. The ancestry of his mother is unkn ...

(son) 1148–1161 (count of Auxerre, Tonnerre and

) *

William IV, Count of Nevers William IV, Count of Nevers, (c. 1130 – Acre, 24 October 1168) Count of Nevers, Auxerre and Tonnerre (1161–1168). Family William was a son of William III, Count of Nevers and Ida of Sponheim, and the older brother of his successor Guy, Count o ...

(son) 1161–1168 (count of Auxerre, Tonnerre and

) * Guy I of Nevers (brother) 1168–1175 (count of Tonnerre, Auxerre and

) *

William V, Count of Nevers William is a male given name of Germanic origin.Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 276. It became very popular in the English language after the Norman conquest of Engl ...

(son) 1175–1181 (count of Auxerre, Tonnerre and

) * Agnes I of Nevers (sister) 1181–1192 *

Peter II of Courtenay Peter, also Peter II of Courtenay (french: Pierre de Courtenay; died 1219), was emperor of the Latin Empire of Constantinople from 1216 to 1217. Biography Peter II was a son of Peter I of Courtenay (died 1183), a younger son of Louis VI of Franc ...

1184–1218 (married to Agnes) * Mahault I of Coutenay (daughter) 1218–1257 * Hervé of Donzy 1218–1222 (married to Mahault) * Agnes II of Donzy (daughter) 1218–1225 (deceased before her mother) *

Guy II of Châtillon Guy III of Châtillon, Count of Saint-Pol (died 1289) was a French nobleman, and was a younger son of Hugh I, Count of Blois, and Mary, Countess of Blois. While his elder brother John I of Châtillon succeeded to their mother's County of Blois, Gu ...

, count of Saint Pol 1223–1225 (married to Agnes II) * Gaucher of Châtillon (son) ? (deceased) * Yolande of Châtillon (daughter) ?–1254 * Archambaud of Dampierre ?–1249 (Archambaud IX Lord of Bourbon) (married to Yolande) * Mahaut of Dampierre (daughter) 1257–1262 * Odo of Burgundy 1257–1262 (married to Mahaut) * Alix of Burgundy (daughter) 1251–1290 *

John I John I may refer to: People * John I (bishop of Jerusalem) * John Chrysostom (349 – c. 407), Patriarch of Constantinople * John of Antioch (died 441) * Pope John I, Pope from 523 to 526 * John I (exarch) (died 615), Exarch of Ravenna * John I o ...

1273–1290 (married to Alix, joint rulers) * William VI the Great (son) 1290–1304 *

John II John II may refer to: People * John Cicero, Elector of Brandenburg (1455–1499) * John II Casimir Vasa of Poland (1609–1672) * John II Comyn, Lord of Badenoch (died 1302) * John II Doukas of Thessaly (1303–1318) * John II Komnenos (1087–1 ...

(son) 1304–1361 * John III (son) 1361–1370 * John IV (son) 1370 *Sold to France 1370

References

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History

See also

List of counts

References