Odo IV, Duke of Burgundy
Odo IV | |
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Philip I | |
Born | 1295 |
Died | 3 April 1349 (Aged 53-54) |
Spouse | Joan III, Countess of Burgundy |
Issue | Philip I, Count of Auvergne etc. |
House | Burgundy |
Father | Robert II, Duke of Burgundy |
Mother | Agnes of France |
Odo IV or Eudes IV (1295 – 3 April 1349) was
Life
Inheritances
Odo succeeded his elder brother, Hugh V, in 1315. Odo defended the rights of his niece Joan against Philip the Tall, another uncle, after Louis X's death in 1316. In 1318, Odo married Philip's eldest daughter, Joan III, Countess of Burgundy (1308 – 1347).[2] Thus allying himself with Philip V, who had become king of France.
On the death of his brother, Louis in 1316, Odo became titular king of Thessalonica.[3] By 1320, Odo was complaining to the pope of the Angevins' usurpation of Thessalonica, yet later sold his rights as King of Thessalonica and Prince of Achaea to Louis, Count of Clermont.[3]
Odo's wife inherited the domains of her mother in 1330: the county of Artois and the county of Burgundy, the so-called Free County.[4] Her claim to the County of Artois was challenged by Robert III of Artois, who at that time was a close friend and advisor of King Philip VI.[4] The dispute ended abruptly when in December 1330 the documents used by Robert of Artois to support his claim were found to be forged on his instructions.[4]
War with England
Odo was a loyal vassal of his brother-in-law, Philip of Valois, after he succeeded to the French throne as Philip VI. He belonged to Philip VI’s small circle of trusted advisors.[5] He fought in many theatres of French warfare: the Low Countries, Brittany, Aquitaine. He fought the Flemings and was wounded at the Battle of Cassel in 1328.
In 1340, Odo first fought in
He took part in the War of the Breton Succession as a partisan of Charles of Blois serving as advisor to his nephew John, Duke of Normandy, during the latter’s campaign in Brittany autumn 1341.
He served together with the Duke of Normandy and the Chancellor of France, Guillaume Flote, as French ambassadors to a peace conference at Avignon in the summer 1344. The conference was however actively sabotaged by the English.
In 1346, he was in Guyenne combatting the English. In spring that year, the French government decided to field so far the strongest army in the south-west. The Duke of Burgundy followed John of Normandy south together with a substantial number of northern nobles and such dignitaries as Raoul II of Brienne, Count of Eu, the Constable of France, both Marshals and the Master of Crossbowmen. In April, Normandy laid siege to the town of Aiguillon, which controlled the confluence between the Lot and the Garonne. There they still remained in August, when John of Normandy was urgently recalled to the north to help stop Edward III, who had landed in Normandy. The French 1346 campaign in the south ended, having accomplished nothing.
In September, Edward III laid siege to Calais. As Artois became the main theatre of the war, relations between the Duke and King Philip VI plummeted. The Duke governed Artois on behalf of his wife, but the royal government increasingly disregarded local officials and even began making its own appointments. In December 1346, Philip suspended the Duke’s government altogether.
Death and legacy
Odo was present at the coronation of Pope Clement VI at Avignon 19 May 1342.
Perhaps the greatest legacy of Odo IV is seen in the subsequent Burgundian court of the Valois dukes, for Odo was a patron of the arts and the church and sponsored many young artists. He also endeavoured for good political connections and by marrying a French royal princess assured the good relations with the king. The premature death of his son Philip made his four-year-old grandson the
Family
Louis IX of France | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Philip III of France | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Charles of Valois | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Robert II of Burgundy | Agnes of France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Philip V of France | Louis X of France | Margaret of Burgundy | Joan of Burgundy | Philip VI of France | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Joan II of Navarre | John II of France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Odo IV of Burgundy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Children
By his wife Joan III, Odo had six sons, most of whom died young:
- a stillborn son (1322)
- Count of Auvergne[1]
- John (1325–1327 or 1328)
- three sons who died young, born in 1327, 1330, and 1335
Ancestry
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Portrayal in film
Odo (as Eudes) is a supporting character in
References
- ^ a b Bouchard 1995, p. 156.
- ^ Jackson-Laufer 1999, p. 200.
- ^ a b Topping 1975, p. 115.
- ^ a b c Sumption 1990, p. 170.
- ^ Sumption 1990, p. 414.
- ^ Sumption 1990, p. 313.
- ^ a b c d e f Sumption 1990, p. 339-341.
- ^ a b c Sumption 1990, p. 343.
- ^ Chattaway 2006, p. 92.
Sources
- Bouchard, Constance B. (1995). "Burgundy". In Kibler, William W.; Zinn, Grover A. (eds.). Medieval France: An Encyclopedia. Garland Publishing.
- Jackson-Laufer, Guida Myrl (1999). Women Rulers throughout the Ages: An Illustrated Guide. ABC-CLIO.
- Sumption, Jonathan (1990). Trial by Battle:The Hundred Years War. Vol. I. Faber & Faber Ltd.
- Topping, Peter (1975). "The Morea:1311-1364". In Hazard, Harry W. (ed.). A History of the Crusades: The Fourteenth and Fifteenth Centuries. Vol. III. University of Wisconsin Press.
Further reading
- Anne-Lise Courtel, "La chancellerie et les actes d'Eudes IV, duc de Bourgogne (1315–1349)", Bibliothèque de l'école des chartes, 135, 1 (1977): 23–71.
- Anne-Lise Courtel, "La chancellerie et les actes d'Eudes IV, duc de Bourgogne (1315-1349) (second article)", Bibliothèque de l'école des chartes, 135, 1 (1977): 255–311.
- Chattaway, Carol Mary (2006). The Order of the Golden Tree: the gift-giving objectives of Duke Philip the Bold of Burgundy. Brepols. ISBN 2503522971.