Odo I (1060 – 1102
[Constance Brittain Bouchard, ''Sword, Miter, and Cloister: Nobility and the Church in Burgundy, 980–1198'', (Cornell University Press, 1987), 256.] at
Tarsus), also known as Eudes, surnamed Borel and called ''the Red'', was
duke of Burgundy
Duke of Burgundy (french: duc de Bourgogne) was a title used by the rulers of the Duchy of Burgundy, from its establishment in 843 to its annexation by France in 1477, and later by Holy Roman Emperors and Kings of Spain from the House of Habsburg ...
between 1079 and 1102. Odo was the second son of
Henry of Burgundy and grandson of
Robert I. He became the duke following the abdication of his older brother, Hugh I, who retired to become a
Benedictine
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, foun ...
monk at
Cluny
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The town grew up around the Benedictine Abbey of Cluny, founded by Duke William I of Aquitaine in ...
.
He participated in the French expedition to the Iberian peninsula, started after the
Battle of Sagrajas
The Battle of Sagrajas (23 October 1086), also called Zalaca or Zallaqa ( ar, معركة الزلاقة, translit=Maʿrakat az-Zallāqa), was a battle between the Almoravid army led by their King Yusuf ibn Tashfin and an army led by the Ca ...
and ending with little accomplished in the failed
Siege of Tudela
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in 1087. Later, he participated in the
Crusade of 1101
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, where he died, while in Asia Minor, in 1101.
["The First Crusaders 1095-1131", Jonathan Riley-Smith]
In a charter from his expedition to the Iberian peninsula, he admitted he had withheld property belonging to the abbey of
Saint-Philibert de Tournus, an abbey patronized by his aunt
Constance
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, wife of
Alfonso VI of León and Castile
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. In 1101, when leaving on crusade, he made a gift and a will in favor of the
abbey of Molesme. Also when leaving on crusade, he signed a charter of renunciation at
St. Beningne de Dijon and another at the
priory of Gevrey-Chambertin.
An incident is reported of Odo by an eyewitness,
Eadmer
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, biographer of
Anselm of Canterbury. While Saint Anselm was progressing through Odo's territory on his way to Rome in 1097, the bandit, expecting great treasure in the archbishop's retinue, prepared to ambush and loot it. Coming upon the prelate's train, the duke asked for the archbishop, whom they had not found. Anselm promptly came forward and took the duke by surprise, saying "My lord duke, suffer me to embrace thee." The flabbergasted duke immediately allowed the bishop to embrace him and offered himself as Anselm's humble servant.
Family
Odo married
Sibylla of Burgundy :''This is an article about Sibylla of Burgundy, queen of Sicily. For her namesake, see Sibylla of Burgundy, Duchess of Burgundy.''
Sibylla of Burgundy (1126 – 16 September 1150 in Salerno) was Queen of Sicily as the second consort of Roger I ...
(1065–1101),
[Constance Brittain Bouchard, ''Sword, Miter, and Cloister: Nobility and the Church in Burgundy, 980–1198'', 275.] daughter of
William I, Count of Burgundy
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, and became the father of:
*
Helie of Burgundy
Helie of Burgundy ( – 28 February 1141) was the daughter of Odo I, Duke of Burgundy and Sibylla of Burgundy, Duchess of Burgundy.
In June 1095, Helie married Bertrand of Toulouse, as his second wife. They had one son, Pons of Tripoli (–1137).
...
1080–1141, wife of
Bertrand of Toulouse
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and
William III of Ponthieu
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*
Florine of Burgundy Florine of Burgundy (1083–1097 at Philomelium) was a French crusader.
Florine was the daughter of Duke Odo I of Burgundy and Sybilla of Burgundy. Florine and her husband, Sweyn the Crusader, led fifteen hundred horsemen to the First Crusade, ...
1083–1097, wife of
Sweyn the Crusader
Sweyn the Crusader (); 1050 – 1097 at Philomelium (modern-day Akşehir, Turkey) was a Danish crusader.
Biography
Sweyn was born in Denmark, a son of King Sweyn II of Denmark, and husband of Florine of Burgundy. He is famous for his particip ...
, prince of Denmark
*
Hugh II of Burgundy
Hugh II of Burgundy (1084 – c. 6 February 1143) was Duke of Burgundy between 1103 and 1143. Hugh was son of Odo I, Duke of Burgundy. Hugh was selected ''custos'' for the monastery of St. Benigne, and this office would be held by his descen ...
1084–1143
*Henry 1087–1125,
a priest
Ancestry
References
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Gwatkin, H.M., Whitney, J.P. (ed) ''The Cambridge Medieval History: Volume II—The Rise of the Saracens and the Foundations of the Western Empire''.
Cambridge University Press
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, 1926.
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House of Burgundy
Dukes of Burgundy
Christians of the Crusade of 1101
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