Stephen I, Count of Burgundy

Stephen I (1065–17 May 1102), Count Palatine of Burgundy, shared his father's nickname "the Rash" (French tête hardie). He was Count of Burgundy and Count of Mâcon and Vienne.

Stephen I, Count of Burgundy
Coat-of-arms of the count of Burgundy (until 13th c.)
Born	1065
Died	17 May 1102 Ramla
Noble family	Ivrea
Spouse(s)	Beatrix of Lorraine
Issue Isabella Reginald III of Burgundy William III of Mâcon Marguerite
Father	William I, Count of Burgundy
Mother	Stephanie

A map of western Anatolia, showing the route followed by Stephen I, leading to the Battle of Mervisan

Born into a powerful and influential family, he was the son of Count William I of Burgundy and his wife Stephanie. His younger brother was Pope Callixtus II.

Stephen succeeded to the County in 1097, following the death in the Crusades of his elder brother, Reginald II.[1] He participated in the Crusade of 1101,[2] as a commander in the army of Stephen of Blois, helping with the capture of Ancyra and fighting in the disastrous Battle of Mersivan.[3] Stephen would later die at the battle of Ramla in 1102.[3] He was succeeded by his eldest son, Reginald III of Burgundy.

Family

He was married to Beatrix of Lorraine,[4] daughter of Gerard, Duke of Lorraine and Hedwige of Namur. Beatrix died in 1116/1117. Their children were:

• 1) Isabella, who married Hugh, Count of Champagne who later renounced her and their son Eudes.
• 2) Reginald III of Burgundy[4]
• 3) William III of Mâcon[4]
• 4) Clemence/Marguerite, d. 1163, who married Guigues IV of Albon, Dauphin de Viennois. They were parents of Guigues V of Albon

See also

• Crusades

References

1. Setton, Kenneth M.; Baldwin, Marshall W., eds. (1969) [1955]. A History of the Crusades, Volume I: The First Hundred Years (Second ed.). Madison, Milwaukee, and London: University of Wisconsin Press. pp. 350, 363. ISBN 0-299-04834-9.
2. Setton, Kenneth M.; Baldwin, Marshall W., eds. (1969) [1955]. A History of the Crusades, Volume I: The First Hundred Years (Second ed.). Madison, Milwaukee, and London: University of Wisconsin Press. p. 349. ISBN 0-299-04834-9.
3. Crusade of 1101, Alan V. Murray, The Crusades to the Holy Land: The Essential Reference Guide, (ABC-CLIO, 2015), 57-58.
4. Mary Stroll, Calixtus the Second, 1119-1124, ed. Robert J. Bast, (Brill, 2004), 9.

Stephen I, Count of Burgundy House of Ivrea Born: 1065 Died: 1102
Preceded by Reginald II	Count Palatine of Burgundy 1097–1102	Succeeded by Reginald (Renaud) III

External links

• Medieval Lands Project on Stephen I, Count of Mâcon