Stephen (or Étienne) III (died 1241) was Count of Auxonne. He was from the

House of Ivrea The Anscarids ( la, Anscarii) or the House of Ivrea were a medieval dynasty of Frankish origin which rose to prominence in Northern Italy in the tenth century, even briefly holding the Italian throne. The main branch ruled the County of Burgun ...

, son of Stephen II, count of Auxonne (died after 1173) and Judith of Lorraine (c. 1140 – 1173). He was Stephen III in his House and Stephen II as count of Auxonne. His father

Stephen II of Auxonne Stephen (or Étienne) II (died after 22 July 1173) from the House of Ivrea was Count of Auxonne (1173–1237). He was Stephen II in his House and Stephen I as count of Auxonne. He was the son of William III, count of Mâcon, Vienne and Auxonne ...

was son of

William III William III or William the Third may refer to: Kings * William III of Sicily (c. 1186–c. 1198) * William III of England and Ireland or William III of Orange or William II of Scotland (1650–1702) * William III of the Netherlands and Luxembourg ...

, count of Mâcon and his wife Poncette/Alice, lady of Traves. His mother Judith was daughter of

Matthias I, Duke of Lorraine Matthias I (1119 – 13 May 1176) was the duke of Lorraine from 1138 to his death as the eldest son and successor of Simon I and Adelaide. Like his forefathers going back to Theodoric II and even to Adalbert, he was a stern supporter of the kin ...

and Bertha Hohenstaufen (daughter of Frederick II, Duke of Swabia). Stephen III married firstly (c. 1186) to Beatrix, countess of Châlon (daughter of Guillaume, count of Chalon and Beatrix, a daughter of

Frederick Barbarossa, Holy Roman Emperor Frederick Barbarossa (December 1122 – 10 June 1190), also known as Frederick I (german: link=no, Friedrich I, it, Federico I), was the Holy Roman Emperor from 1155 until his death 35 years later. He was elected King of Germany in Frankfurt o ...

), but they divorced between 1197/1200. He married, secondly (before 1212), to Agnes of Dreux (1195–1258), daughter of

Robert II, Count of Dreux Robert II of Dreux (1154 – 28 December 1218), Count of Dreux and Braine, was the eldest surviving son of Robert I, Count of Dreux, and Agnes de Baudemont, countess of Braine, and a grandson of King Louis VI of France. He participated in ...

by his second wife Yolande de Coucy. Stephen had issue only from his first marriage to Beatrix, countess of Châlon: *

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, count of Burgundy, Chalon and lord of Salins. He married three times. His great-granddaughter is Joan II, Countess of Burgundy, wife of

Philip V of France Philip V (c. 1293 – 3 January 1322), known as the Tall (french: Philippe le Long), was King of France and Navarre (as Philip II) from 1316 to 1322. Philip was the second son of King Philip IV of France and Queen Joan I of Navarre. He was grant ...

. * Agnes (died 1223); married to Richard III, lord de Montfaucon, son of

Amadeus II of Montfaucon Amadeus II of Montfaucon (1130–1195) was Count of Montbéliard and Lord of Montfaucon from 1163 until his death. He was the son of Richard II of Montfaucon and Sophie of Montbéliard, daughter of Theodoric II, Count of Montbéliard. He was ulti ...

. * Clementia (died after 1235); Married to

Berthold V, Duke of Zähringen Berthold V, Duke of Zähringen (1160 – 18 February 1218 in Freiburg im Breisgau), also known as Bertold V or Berchtold V, was Duke of Zähringen from 1186 until his death. He was the son of Berthold IV and Heilwig of Frohburg. History and lega ...

* Beatrix (died 1260); married to Simon de Joinville and had issue:

Geoffrey de Geneville, 1st Baron Geneville Geoffrey de Geneville, 1st Baron Geneville (c. 1226 – 21 October 1314) also known as Geoffrey de Joinville, was an Anglo-French noble, supporter of Henry III, who appointed him Baron of Trim, County Meath, and, subsequently, a staunch supporte ...

. He had also an illegitimate child: Stephen (Etienne), baron d' Oiselet (1208 – after 1267).

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