Reginald II (1061 – 1097) was the

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, Vienne and

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. He was born in 1061 as the eldest son of

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and brother to

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. St ...

, his successor, as well as to

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He succeeded to the county, aged 25, on his father's death in 1087, also gaining the County of Mâcon. By his marriage to Regina of Oltingen, Reginald obtained the County of Oltingen. They were the parents of William II, Count of Burgundy. His brother-in-law was

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and architect of the church of

Cluny Abbey Cluny Abbey (; , formerly also ''Cluni'' or ''Clugny''; ) is a former Benedictine monastery in Cluny, Saône-et-Loire, France. It was dedicated to Saints Peter and Paul. The abbey was constructed in the Romanesque architectural style, with t ...

(). The place and date of Reginald's death is uncertain, as is Reginald's potential participation in the

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. Reginald's death is dated either to 1095, prior to the First Crusade or to circa 1102 in the Holy Land along with Reginald’s brothers Stephen I and Hugh, archbishop of Besançon.''The Crusade of 1101'', James Lea Cate, ''A History of the Crusades: The First Hundred Years'', 350.

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Anscarids Counts of Burgundy Counts of Mâcon Counts of Vienne Counts of Oltingen 1097 deaths Year of birth unknown Christians of the First Crusade {{France-noble-stub