Reginald I was the second count of the

Free County of Burgundy The Free County of Burgundy (; ) was a medieval and early modern feudal polity ruled by a count from 982 to 1678. It became known as Franche-Comté (the ''Free County''), and was located in the modern region of Franche-Comté. It belonged to t ...

. Born in 986, Reginald was the son of Otto-William, the first count, and Ermentrude of Roucy. He was thus born as an heir to many key lands of the

Kingdom of Arles The Kingdom of Burgundy, known from the 12th century as the Kingdom of Arles, was a realm established in 933 by the merger of the kingdoms of Upper and Lower Burgundy under King Rudolf II. It was incorporated into the Holy Roman Empire in 1033 ...

and would remain a noble there following it becoming a part of the

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in 1033. In 1016, Reginald married Alice of Normandy. Reginald succeeded to the county on his father's death in 1026. Reginald was succeeded by his son,

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, on his death in 1057. Reginald and his wife Alice of Normandy and had the following children: *

William I, Count of Burgundy William I (1020 – 12 November 1087), called the Great (''le Grand'' or ''Tête Hardie'', "the Stubborn"), was Count of Burgundy from 1057 to 1087 and Mâcon from 1078 to 1087. He was a son of Reginald I, Count of Burgundy and Alice of Normandy ...

* Guy (c. 1025–1069), unsuccessful claimant to the

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and County of Burgundy *Hugh (c. 1037 – c. 1086), Viscount of Lons-le-Saunier, sire Montmorot, Navilly and Scey married to Aldeberge Scey. They had a son Montmorot Thibert, founder of the house Montmorot (or Montmoret). *Falcon or Fouques of Burgundy (fate unknown).

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