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Stephen " tête Hardie / the Rash" de Bourgogne I1,2

Male, b. circa 1057, d. 17 May 1102, #64472


Mother Étiennette / Stephanie de Longwy2 b. circa 1035, d. after 19 October 1088
Father William "The Great" de Bourgogne I2 b. 1020, d. 12 November 1087
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Biography*   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.

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. He participated in the Crusade of 1101, as a commander in the army of Stephen of Blois, helping with the capture of Ancyra and fighting in the disastrous Battle of Mersivan. Stephen would later die at the battle of Ramla in 1102. He was succeeded by his eldest son, Reginald III of Burgundy.

He was married to Beatrix of Lorraine, 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
3) William III of Mâcon
4) Clemence/Marguerite, d. 1163, who married Guigues IV of Albon, Dauphin de Viennois. They were parents of Guigues V of Albon3 
Marriage*   Principal=Béatrice Clémence de Lorraine2 
Birth* circa 1057  Bourgogne, France2 
Death* 17 May 1102  Ramla, Palestine2 

Family Béatrice Clémence de Lorraine
Child  1. Guillaume / William Ivrea de Mâcon III

Last Edited 1 Feb 2021

Citations
  1. Comte de Mâcon et de Bourgogne.
  2. [S1433] Geni, online http://www.geni.com, https://www.geni.com/people/Stephen-I-the-Rash-count-of-M%C3%A2con-Burgundy/6000000002980191996?through=6000000009432461618.
  3. [S1536] Wikipedia, online http://en.wikipedia.org, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_I,_Count_of_Burgundy.

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