Guy (French: ''Guy'' or ''Gui'', died 19 October 1175), was

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and

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. He was the son of William III, Count of Nevers and Ida of Sponheim. He married Matilda, granddaughter of Duke Hugh II of Burgundy, just prior to his leaving for the

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. Guy succeeded his brother

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in 1168. He died in 1175 and was succeeded by his son, William, whilst his wife Mathilde would be regent of Nevers.

Children

Guy and Matilda had three children: *

William V, Count of Nevers William V () was Count of Nevers and Auxerre Auxerre ( , , Burgundian language (Oïl), Burgundian: ''Auchoirre'') is the capital (Prefectures in France, prefecture) of the Yonne Departments of France, department and the fourth-largest city in th ...

Agnes I, Countess of Nevers Agnes I (1170 – in 1192 or 1193 in Mailly), was the reigning Countess of Nevers, Auxerre and Tonnerre between 1185 and 1192. She was the daughter of Guy, Count of Nevers, Auxerre and Tonnerre, and Mathilde de Burgundy, dame of Montpensier. Bi ...

*Ida

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* 1175 deaths 12th-century French nobility Counts of Nevers {{France-noble-stub