William II of Burgundy (c.1085–1125), known as the German, was a French nobleman.
Life
William was the only son of
Reginald II, Count of Burgundy Reginald II (1061 – 1097) was the count of Burgundy, Mâcon, Vienne and Oltingen. He was born in 1061 as the eldest son of William I, Count of Burgundy and brother to Stephen I, Count of Burgundy, his successor, as well as to Pope Callixtus II.
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and nephew to
pope Calixtus II via his father, whilst his mother countess Régine of Oltingen was daughter of Conon,
count of Oltingen
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,
Bale in Swiss-Germany.
On Reginald's death in 1095 during the
First Crusade aged 41, he succeeded him jointly with his uncle
Stephen as
count of Burgundy and
count of Mâcon. William II died in 1125, the victim of a plot against him by his barons. He married Agnes the daughter of
Berthold II of Zahringen
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and had
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 ...
who was assassinated during his youth in 1127 and Stephen I's son
Renaud
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was made count.
Counts of Burgundy
1080s births
1125 deaths
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