Reginald II (1061 – 1097) was the

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. He was born in 1061 as the eldest son of

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and brother to Stephen I, Count of Burgundy, his successor, as well as to Pope Callixtus II. Ren02Burg

He succeeded to the county, aged 25, on his father's death in 1087, also gaining th County of Mâcon. By his marriage to Regina of Oltingen, Reginald obtained the County of Oltingen. They were the parents of William II Count, of Burgundy. The place and date of Reginald's death is uncertain, as is Reginald’s potential participation in the

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. Reginald’s death is dated either to 1095, prior to the First Crusade or to circa 1102 in the Holy Land along with Reginald’s brothers Stephen I and Hugh, archbishop of Besançon.''The Crusade of 1101'', James Lea Cate, ''A History of the Crusades: The First Hundred Years'', 350.

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Anscarids Counts of Burgundy Counts of Mâcon Counts of Vienne Counts of Oltingen 1097 deaths Year of birth unknown Christians of the First Crusade {{France-noble-stub