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Reginald III (; 1087 – 1148), son of Stephen I and Beatrice of Lorraine, was the 
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 Chepmell, Havilland Le Mesurier. ''A short course of history'', Volume 2 London. Whittaker and Co., 1857, p. 47
/ref> He died so suddenly that he could not even appoint a regent for his young daughter, Beatrice I, who succeeded him.
count of Burgundy
This is a list of the County of Burgundy, counts of Burgundy, i.e., of the region known as Franche-Comté, not to be confused with the Duchy of Burgundy, from 982 to 1678.
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between 1127 and 1148. Previously, he had been the count of Mâcon
Count (feminine: countess) is a historical title of nobility in certain European countries, varying in relative status, generally of middling rank in the hierarchy of nobility. Pine, L. G. ''Titles: How the King Became His Majesty''. New York: ...
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
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 Upp ...
. 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 had a daughter, Beatrice I.
In 1148, Reginald was traveling in France when he fell ill with multiple illnesses./ref> He died so suddenly that he could not even appoint a regent for his young daughter, Beatrice I, who succeeded him.
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