Reginald III, Count of Burgundy
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| Born | c. 1087 |
| Died | 1148 |
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| Spouse(s) | Agatha of Lorraine |
| Issue | Beatrice I |
| Father | Stephen I, Count of Burgundy |
| Mother | Beatrice of Lorraine, Countess of Burgundy |
Reginald III (
count of Mâcon 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. Pope Callixtus II was Reginald's paternal uncle.[2]
Reginald proclaimed independence from
Jura. The name of the region Franche-Comté
is derived from his title, franc-compte, meaning "free count".
About 1130, Reginald married
In 1148, Reginald was traveling in France when he fell ill with multiple illnesses.[6] He died so suddenly that he could not even appoint a regent for his young daughter, Beatrice I, who succeeded him.
References
- ^ Bouchard 1987, p. 276.
- ISBN 0-299-04834-9.
- ^ McKitterick & Abulafia 1999, p. 364.
- ^ Bouchard 1987, p. 277.
- ^ Foerster 2016, p. 79.
- ^ Chepmell, Havilland Le Mesurier. A short course of history, Volume 2 London. Whittaker and Co., 1857, p. 47
Sources
- Foerster, Thomas (2016). "Crossing the Alps and Crossing the Channel. The 'Empires' of Frederick I and Henry II". In Plassman, Alheydis; Buschkin, Dominik (eds.). Staufen and Plantagenets: Two Empires in Comparison. Bonn University Press.
- Gislebertus (of Mons) (2005). Chronicle of Hainaut. Translated by Napran, Laura. The Boydell Press.
- Bouchard, Constance Brittain (1987). Sword, Miter, and Cloister: Nobility and the Church in Burgundy, 980-1198. Cornell University Press.
- McKitterick, Rosamond; Abulafia, David, eds. (1999). The New Cambridge Medieval History: Volume 5, C.1198-c.1300. Cambridge University Press.
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