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Beatrice Of Lorraine, Countess Of Burgundy
Beatrice of Lorraine (French: ''Béatrice''; died 1116/1117) was a French noble and a Countess consort of Burgundy. Her grandchild was Beatrice I, Countess of Burgundy. Béatrice was a daughter of Gerard, Duke of Lorraine and Hedwige of Namur. Spouse of Béatrice was Stephen I, Count of Burgundy.Mary Stroll, ''Calixtus the Second, 1119-1124'', ed. Robert J. Bast, (Brill, 2004), 9. The couple had at least four children: *Isabelle/Elisabeth *Reginald III, Count of Burgundy *William III of Mâcon William is a masculine given name of Germanic origin. It became popular in England after the Norman conquest in 1066,All Things William"Meaning & Origin of the Name"/ref> and remained so throughout the Middle Ages and into the modern era. It is ... * References {{reflist 1110s deaths Countesses of Burgundy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Burgundian Royal Consorts
This article lists queens, countesses, and duchesses consort of the Kingdom of Burgundy, Kingdom, County of Burgundy, County, Duchy of Burgundy, Duchy of Burgundy (region), Burgundy. Queen consort of Burgundy Queen consort of the Burgundians (till 534) Frankish Burgundy (534–855) Merovingian dynasty (534–751) Carolingian dynasty (751–855) After Lothar's death in 855, his realm was divided between his sons. The Burgundian territories were divided between: *Lothair II, who received the northern parts (Upper Burgundy). *Charles of Provence, Charles, who received the southern parts including Provence, Lyon and Vienne (department), Vienne. His realm was called the ''regnum provinciae'' (kingdom of Provence) or Lower Burgundy. Lower Burgundy (855–863) After the division of the Carolingian Empire by the Treaty of Verdun (843), the first of the fraternal rulers of the three kingdoms to die was Lothair I, who divided his Middle Francia, middle kingdom in accordance w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beatrice I, Countess Of Burgundy
Beatrice I (1143 – 15 November 1184) was countess of Burgundy from 1148 until her death, and was also Holy Roman Empress by marriage to Frederick Barbarossa. She was crowned empress by Antipope Paschal III in Rome on 1 August 1167, and as Queen of Burgundy at Vienne in August 1178. Life Beatrice was the only surviving child of Reginald III, Count of Burgundy and Agatha of Lorraine. She was named after her grandmother. As the only child of her father, she was the heiress of the County of Burgundy, and at the death of her father in 1148 she inherited the vast County of Burgundy and became countess palatine. As such, she was one of the most desired brides in France. Her uncle, William III of Mâcon, who acted as her regent, attempted to deprive her of her rights, and had her imprisoned. A marriage was suggested to Emperor Frederick I, who stopped William. Wedding Frederick I likely suggested the marriage because the County of Burgundy would give him an alternative t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gerard, Duke Of Lorraine
Gerard ( 1030 – 14 April 1070), also known as Gerard the Wonderful, was a Lotharingian nobleman. He was the count of Metz and Châtenois from 1047 to 1048, when his brother Duke Adalbert resigned them to him upon his becoming the Duke of Upper Lorraine. On Adalbert's death the next year, Gerard became duke, a position that he held until his death. In contemporary documents, he is called ''Gerard of Alsace'' (after the fact that he had some land in Alsace), ''Gerard of Chatenoy'' (after an ancestral castle near Neufchâteau), or ''Gerard of Flanders'' (after his wife's homeland). He was the second son of Gerhard IV of Metz, count of Metz, and Gisela who was possibly a daughter of Theodoric I, Duke of Upper Lorraine. Henry III, Holy Roman Emperor, invested Adalbert with Lorraine in 1047 after confiscating it from Godfrey III. Godfrey did not back down, however, and killed Adalbert in battle. Henry subsequently bestowed it on Gerard, but the deposed duke continued to stir. Go ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephen I, Count Of Burgundy
Stephen I (1065 – 17 May 1102), known as the Rash, was Count of Burgundy, Mâcon and Vienne from 1097 until his death. Born into a powerful and influential family, Stephen was the son of William I, Count of Burgundy and his wife Stephanie. Stephen’s younger brother Guy of Burgundy later became Pope Callixtus II. Stephen succeeded to the county in 1097, following the death in the First Crusade 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 Ancyra and fighting in the disastrous Battle of Mersivan.''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 Stephen was married to Beatrice of Lorraine.Mary Stroll, ''Calixtus the Second, 1119-1124'', ed. Robert J. Bast, (Brill, 2004), 9. Beat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reginald III, Count Of Burgundy
Reginald III (; 1087 – 1148), son of Stephen I and Beatrice of Lorraine, was the count of Burgundy between 1127 and 1148. Previously, he had been the count of Mâcon since his father's death in 1102, with his brother, William of Vienne. His mother, Beatrice of Lorraine, was the daughter of Gerard, Duke of Lorraine. Pope Callixtus II was Reginald's paternal uncle. Reginald proclaimed independence from Emperor Lothair III, but was defeated by King Conrad III of Germany and forced to relinquish all his lands east of the Jura. The name of the region Franche-Comté Franche-Comté (, ; ; Frainc-Comtou dialect, Frainc-Comtou: ''Fraintche-Comtè''; ; also ; ; all ) is a cultural and Provinces of France, historical region of eastern France. It is composed of the modern departments of France, departments of Doub ... is derived from his title, ''franc-compte'', meaning "free count". About 1142, Reginald married Agatha, daughter of Duke Simon I of Lorraine. They ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William III Of Mâcon
William is a masculine given name of Germanic origin. It became popular in England after the Norman conquest in 1066,All Things William"Meaning & Origin of the Name"/ref> and remained so throughout the Middle Ages and into the modern era. It is sometimes abbreviated "Wm." Shortened familiar versions in English include Will or Wil, Wills, Willy, Willie, Bill, Billie, and Billy. A common Irish form is Liam. Scottish diminutives include Wull, Willie or Wullie (as in Oor Wullie). Female forms include Willa, Willemina, Wilma and Wilhelmina. Etymology William is related to the German given name ''Wilhelm''. Both ultimately descend from Proto-Germanic ''*Wiljahelmaz'', with a direct cognate also in the Old Norse name ''Vilhjalmr'' and a West Germanic borrowing into Medieval Latin ''Willelmus''. The Proto-Germanic name is a compound of *''wiljô'' "will, wish, desire" and *''helmaz'' "helm, helmet".Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford Un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1110s Deaths
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