William II of Burgundy (c. 1085 – 1125), known as the German, was a nobleman.

Life

William was the only son of

Reginald II, Count of Burgundy Reginald II (1061 – 1097) was the count of Burgundy, Mâcon, Vienne and Oltingen. He was born in 1061 as the eldest son of William I, Count of Burgundy and brother to Stephen I, Count of Burgundy, his successor, as well as to Pope Callixtus II. ...

, and nephew of

Pope Callixtus II Pope Callixtus II or Callistus II ( – 13 December 1124), born Guy of Burgundy, was the head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from February 1119 to his death in 1124. His pontificate was shaped by the Investiture Controversy ...

via his father, whilst his mother, Countess Régine of Oltingen, was the daughter of Conon, Count of Oltingen, Bale in Swiss-Germany. He was brought up by his maternal grandfather and was given a German education, hence his nickname. On Reginald's death in 1095 during the

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aged 41, William succeeded him jointly with his uncle

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and

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. He married Agnes, daughter of Berthold II of Zahringen. His son

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was assassinated during his youth in 1127, and Stephen I's son

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was made count. William II died in 1125, the victim of a plot against him by his barons.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:William 02 Of Burgundy Counts of Burgundy 12th-century nobility from the Holy Roman Empire 1080s births 1125 deaths