Stephen I (1065 – 17 May 1102), known as the Rash, was

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Mâcon Mâcon (), historically anglicised as Mascon, is a city in east-central France. It is the prefecture of the department of Saône-et-Loire in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. Mâcon is home to near 34,000 residents, who are referred to in French as M ...

and Vienne from 1097 until his death. Born into a powerful and influential family, he was the son of Count

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and his wife Stephanie. Stephen’s younger brother was Pope Callixtus II. Stephen succeeded to the County in 1097, following the death in the

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of his elder brother, Reginald II. Stephen participated in the Crusade of 1101, as a commander in the army of Stephen of Blois, helping with the capture of

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and fighting in the disastrous

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.''Crusade of 1101'', Alan V. Murray, ''The Crusades to the Holy Land: The Essential Reference Guide'', (ABC-CLIO, 2015), 57-58. Stephen later died at the battle of Ramla in 1102. He was succeeded by his eldest son, Reginald III.

Family

He was married to Beatrix of Lorraine,Mary Stroll, ''Calixtus the Second, 1119-1124'', ed. Robert J. Bast, (Brill, 2004), 9. daughter of

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and Hedwige of Namur. Beatrix died in 1116/1117. Their children were: * 1) Isabella, who married Hugh, Count of Champagne who later renounced her and their son Eudes. * 2) Reginald III of Burgundy * 3) William III of Mâcon * 4) , d. 1163, who married

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, Dauphin de Viennois. They were parents of

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References

External links

Medieval Lands Project on Stephen I, Count of Mâcon
{{S-end 1065 births 1102 deaths Anscarids Counts of Burgundy Counts of Mâcon Counts of Vienne Christians of the Crusade of 1101 Christians of the First Crusade