Guy (died 19 October 1175), was

count of Nevers The counts of Nevers were the rulers of the County of Nevers, which became a French duchy in 1539, with the rulers of the duchy calling themselves dukes. History The history of the County of Nevers is closely connected to the Duchy of Burgundy. ...

and

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. He was the son of

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 ...

and Ida of Sponheim. He married Matilda, granddaughter of Duke Hugh II of Burgundy, just prior to his leaving for the ''holy land''. Guy succeeded his brother

William IV William IV (William Henry; 21 August 1765 – 20 June 1837) was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and King of Hanover from 26 June 1830 until his death in 1837. The third son of George III, William succeeded h ...

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 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 ...

Agnes I, Countess of Nevers Agnes or Agness may refer to: People *Agnes (name), the given name, and a list of people named Agnes or Agness * Wilfrid Marcel Agnès (1920–2008), Canadian diplomat Places * Agnes, Georgia, United States, a ghost town *Agnes, Missouri, United ...

*Ida

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