Reginald I was the second count of the
Free County of Burgundy
The Free County of Burgundy or Franche-Comté (french: Franche Comté de Bourgogne; german: Freigrafschaft Burgund) was a medieval county (from 982 to 1678) of the Holy Roman Empire, predecessor to the modern region of Franche-Comté. The name ' ...
. Born in 986, he was the son of
Otto-William, the first count, and
Ermentrude de Roucy
Ermentrude de Roucy (958 – 5 May 1005) (Irmtrude) was a Countess and Duchess of Burgundy.
She was a daughter of Renaud of Roucy and his wife, Alberade of Lorraine, daughter of Gilbert, Duke of Lorraine.
Ermentrude married Aubry II of Mâcon ...
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In 1016, Reginald married
Alice of Normandy
Alice (Adeliza, Adelaide) (c. 1002 – 1038) was a daughter of Richard II, Duke of Normandy (972–1026) and Judith of Brittany.
She married Reginald I, Count of Burgundy and had the following children:
#William I, Count of Burgundy
Will ...
. He succeeded to the county on his father's death in 1026. Reginald was succeeded by his son,
William I
William I; ang, WillelmI (Bates ''William the Conqueror'' p. 33– 9 September 1087), usually known as William the Conqueror and sometimes William the Bastard, was the first Norman king of England, reigning from 1066 until his death in 1087 ...
, on his death in 1057.
Reginald married Alice and had the following children:
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William I of Burgundy
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 Richar ...
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Guy (c. 1025–1069), unsuccessful claimant to the
Duchy of Normandy
The Duchy of Normandy grew out of the 911 Treaty of Saint-Clair-sur-Epte between King Charles III of West Francia and the Viking leader Rollo. The duchy was named for its inhabitants, the Normans.
From 1066 until 1204, as a result of the Norman c ...
and County of Burgundy
*Hugh (c. 1037 – c. 1086), Viscount of Lons-le-Saunier, sire Montmorot, Navilly and Scey married to Aldeberge Scey. They had a son Montmorot Thibert, founder of the house Montmorot (or Montmoret).
*Falcon or Fouques of Burgundy (fate unknown).
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986 births
1057 deaths
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Counts of Burgundy