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William The Great —?— I Count of Burgundy 1028–1087 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Sep 1028

Birth Location: Champagne, Dordogne, Aquitaine, France

Death Date: 12 Nov 1087

Death Location: Saint Jean's Cathedral, BesanCon, Doubs, Franche-Comte, France

Father: Renauld Burgandy

Mother: Alice Normandy✔️

Spouse(s): Stephanie Longwy

Children(s): Matilda Burgundy, Raymond Jimeno, Sibylle Burgundy, Calixtus —?—, Hugues Bescanon, Ermentrude —?—, Stephen Burgundy, Eudes Burgundy, Raymond Bourgogne, Stephen Burgundy, Clemence —?—, Gisela Montferrat✔️

In 1028, William The Great —?— I Count of Burgundy entered the world in Champagne, Dordogne, Aquitaine, France, born to Renauld I Of Burgandy And Alice Of Normandy. William The Great —?— I Count of Burgundy married Stephanie De Longwy, and had children including Calixtus, Clemence, Ermentrude, Eudes Odo Of Burgundy, Gisela Of Burgundy Marchioness Of Montferrat, Hugues De Bescanon, Matilda Burgundy, Raymond Bourgogne, Raymond Burgundy Jimeno, Sibylle De Burgundy, Stephen I Of Burgundy, Stephen Burgundy. William The Great —?— I Count of Burgundy passed away in 1087 in Saint Jean's Cathedral, BesanCon, Doubs, Franche-Comte, France.

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Biography

  • In 1028, William The Great —?— I Count of Burgundy entered the world in Champagne, Dordogne, Aquitaine, France, born to Renauld I Of Burgandy And Alice Of Normandy.
  • William The Great —?— I Count of Burgundy married Stephanie De Longwy, and had children including Calixtus, Clemence, Ermentrude, Eudes Odo Of Burgundy, Gisela Of Burgundy Marchioness Of Montferrat, Hugues De Bescanon, Matilda Burgundy, Raymond Bourgogne, Raymond Burgundy Jimeno, Sibylle De Burgundy, Stephen I Of Burgundy, Stephen Burgundy.
  • William The Great —?— I Count of Burgundy passed away in 1087 in Saint Jean's Cathedral, BesanCon, Doubs, Franche-Comte, France.

Immediate Family

Parents

Renauld Burgandy
1000–1057
Birth Location: Bourgogne, Marne, France
RB
Alice Normandy✔️
1003–1037
Birth Location: Caen, Calvados, Normandy, France
AN

Spouses(s)

Stephanie Longwy
1035–1088
Birth Location: Longwy, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Lorraine, France
SL

Children(s)

Matilda Burgundy
1066–1103
Birth Location: Bourgogne, Marne, Champagne-Ardenne, France
MB
Raymond Jimeno
1060–1107
Birth Location: Dijon, Cantal, Auvergne, France
RJ
Sibylle Burgundy
1065–1102
Birth Location: Marne, Aisne, Picardie, France
SB
Calixtus —?—
1052–1124
Birth Location: –
C—
Hugues Bescanon
–1101
Birth Location: Normandy, France
HB
Ermentrude —?—
1055–1105
Birth Location: Normandy, France
E—
Stephen Burgundy
1065–1102
Birth Location: Macon, Loire, Rhone-Alpes, France
SB
Eudes Burgundy
1050–1087
Birth Location: France, Lot-et-Garonne, Aquitaine, France
EB
Raymond Bourgogne
1065–1107
Birth Location: Bourgogne, France
RB
Stephen Burgundy
1055–1102
Birth Location: Macon, Saone-Et-Loire, Bourgogne, France
SB
Clemence —?—
1050–
Birth Location: –
C—
Gisela Montferrat✔️
1075–1135
Birth Location: Macon, , Bourgogne, France
GM

William Burgundy's Ancestors

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William Burgundy
1028–1087
Birth Place: Champagne, Dordogne, Aquitaine, France
Parents
Renauld —?— I of Burgandy
1000–1057
Bourgogne, Marne, France
Alice (of) Normandy✔️
1003–1037
Caen, Calvados, Normandy, France
Grandparents
Otto (Guillaume —?— Count of) Ivrea
–1026
Burgundy, France
Ermentrude (De) Roucy
–1005
Champagne, Dordogne, Aquitaine, France
Richard (The Good —?— II Duke of) Normandy
–1027
Fecamp, Normandy, France
Judith Berenguer
–1017
Rennes, Normandy, France
Great-Grandparents
Adelbert Ivrea
Gerberga Macon
Renaud Roucy
Alberade Lorraine
Richard —?—
–1026
Gunnora Crepon
–1027
Conan Bretagne
Ermengarde-Gerberga —?—
–1022
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Berengar D'ivrea
Willa —?—
Lambert Chalons
Adelaide Vienne✔️
Herbert II
Adele ✔️
Gilbert Lorraine✔️
Gerberga Saxony✔️
William —?—
Sprota —?—
Herbastus ✔️
Cyrid Sweden✔️
–1031
Geoffrey Anjou
Adele Meaux✔️

William Burgundy's Descendants

1.
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William (The Great —?— I Count of) Burgundy (Sep 1028–12 Nov 1087) m. Stephanie (De) Longwy (Abt. 1035–Aft. 1088)
  1. 1. Matilda Burgundy 1066–1103
  2. 2. Raymond (Burgundy) Jimeno 1060–1107
  3. 3. Sibylle (De) Burgundy 1065–1102
  4. 4. Calixtus —?— 1052–1124
  5. 5. Hugues (De) Bescanon –1101
  6. 6. Ermentrude —?— 1055–1105 m. Theodoric (Thierry —?— I Count of) Montbeliard 1045–1105
    1. 1. Reginald (—?— I Count of) Bar 1078–1149 m. Gisela (of) Vaudemont✔️ 1090–1127
      1. 1. Reginald (—?— II Count of) Bar –1170 m. Agnes (De Champagne) ♦ –1207
        1. 1. Reginald (—?— Bishop of) Chartres –1217
        2. 2. Thibault —?— –1214
      2. 2. Clemence (of) Bar✔️ –1183 m. Alberic (II, Count of) Dammartin✔️ 1100–1183 m. Renaud (—?— II Count of) Clermont-en-Beauvasis 1090–1162
        1. 1. Matilda (—?— of) Clermont –1200 m. Alberic (III, Count of) Dammartin✔️ 1148–1200
        2. 2. Alberic (III, Count of) Dammartin✔️ 1148–1200 m. Matilda (—?— of) Clermont –1200
  7. 7. Stephen Burgundy 1065–1102
  8. 8. Eudes (Odo —?— of) Burgundy 1050–1087
  9. 9. Raymond Bourgogne 1065–1107 m. Urraca —?— 1081–1126
    1. 1. Alfonso (The Emperor Raimundez) VII 1105–1157 m. Richeza —?— 1140–1185 m. Berengaria (of) Barcelona✔️ 1116–1149
      1. 1. Sancha —?— 1137–1177 m. Sancho —?— 1132–1194
        1. 1. Blanche ✔️ 1177–1229 m. Theobald —?— 1179–1201
        2. 2. Berengaria (Blanche De) Navarre 1163–1230
      2. 2. Sancha —?— 1154–1208 m. Alfonso (the Chaste II, of) Aragon✔️ 1157–1196
        1. 1. Sancha (Alfonsez) —?— 1186–1241
        2. 2. Bianca Lancia 1176–1222
        3. 3. Fernando —?— 1190–1249
        4. 4. Blanche (Jimenez) Navarre –1228
        5. 5. Peter (The Catholic) —?— 1178–1213 m. Marie (De) Montpellier 1182–1218
        6. 6. Alphonso (Ii De) Provence 1177–1208 m. Gersende (Ii) Sabran 1180–1209
        7. 7. Constance ✔️ 1179–1222
        8. 8. Ramon Berenguer 1188–
      3. 3. Sancho —?— 1135–1158 m. Blanca ✔️ 1133–1156
        1. 1. Berengaria Sanchez 1153–
        2. 2. Alfonso (the Good VIII, of) Castile✔️ 1155–1214 m. Eleanor —?— 1162–1214
      4. 4. Ferninand (II, King of) Leon 1137–1188 m. Urraca (of) Portugal 1148–1211 m. Teresa (Fernandes de) Traba –1180
        1. 1. Alfonso (IX, of) Leon✔️ 1171–1230 m. Berengaria ✔️ 1180–1246 m. Theresa (—?— ♦of Portugal Queen of) Leon 1176–1250
        2. 2. Ferdinand 1178–1187
        3. 3. Sancho 1180–1180
        4. 4. Garcia Fernandez 1182–1184
        5. 5. Alfonso Fernandez 1184–1188
        6. 6. Sancho Fernandez 1186–1220
      5. 5. Fernando —?— 1153–1157
  10. 10. Stephen (—?— I of) Burgundy 1055–1102 m. Beatrice –1117 m. Urraca —?— 1081–1126
    1. 1. Reginald (—?— III Count of) Burgundy 1087–1148 m. Agatha (of) Lorraine✔️ 1120–1147
      1. 1. Beatrix (of) Burgundy 1143–1184 m. Fredrick (Barbarossa Holy Roman) Emperor 1122–1190
        1. 1. Phillip Hohenstaufen 1178–1208 m. Irene (Maria Angelina) Angelos 1184–1208
        2. 2. Sophie —?— 1161–1187
  11. 11. Clemence —?— 1050–
  12. 12. Gisela (of Burgundy, Marchioness of) Montferrat✔️ 1075–1135 m. Humbert (II, Count of) Savoy –1133 m. Rainier (Marquess of) Montferrat –1135
    1. 1. Alice 1108–1125
    2. 2. William (V, Marquess of) Montferrat 1115–1188 m. Judith —?— 1115–1168
      1. 1. Azalais ✔️ 1150–1233 m. Manfred (Del) Vasto 1140–1214
        1. 1. Boniface (Del) Vasto 1180–1212 m. Maria (—?— of) Torres♦ 1180–
    3. 3. Adelaide (Alix of) Maurienne✔️ 1092–1154 m. Louis (The Fat) —?— 1081–1137
      1. 1. Constance Capet 1124–1176
      2. 2. Peter —?— 1126–1183 m. Elizabeth (De) Courtenay 1127–1205
        1. 1. Alice Courtenay 1160–1205 m. William (Aymer Taillefer III Count of) Angouleme 1160–1202
        2. 2. Peter (De) Courtenay 1155–1218 m. Yolande —?— 1175–1219
      3. 3. Robert —?— 1123–1185 m. Agnes (De) Beaudemont 1130–1218
        1. 1. Yolande (De) Dreux –1255 m. Hugh (—?—) ♦ 1212–1272
        2. 2. Robert (—?— II Count of) Dreux 1154–1218 m. Yolande (De) Coucy 1164–1222
      4. 4. Louis (The Younger —?— VII of France) ♥ 1120–1180 m. Eleanor —?— 1121–1204 m. Adela (of) Champagne✔️ 1140–1206
        1. 1. Alys (of France, Countess of Vexin) ✔️ 1160–1221 m. William ((Guillaume)) Ponthieu 1179–1221
        2. 2. Marie —?— 1145–1198 m. Henry (—?— of) Champagne 1126–1181
        3. 3. Philippe —?— 1165–1223 m. Isabelle (De) Hainault 1170–1190
        4. 4. Alix (—?— Countess of) Blois 1151–1195 m. Theobald (—?—) ♦ 1127–1191
    4. 4. Amadeo (III, Count of) Savoy✔️ 1092–1148 m. Maud (Mathilde) —?— 1094–1145
      1. 1. Agnes —?— 1138–1177 m. William —?— 1132–1195
      2. 2. Alix —?— 1125–
      3. 3. Matilde —?— 1125–1157
      4. 4. Humbert (—?— III of) Savoy 1136–1189 m. Beatrice (of) Vienne✔️ 1160–1230
        1. 1. Thomas —?— 1177–1233 m. Margaret (of) Geneva✔️ 1179–1257
        2. 2. Eleonore —?— 1179–1225

William Burgundy's Timeline

3 Records

1028
Sep 1028
Birth of William The Great —?— I Count of Burgundy in Champagne, Dordogne, Aquitaine, France
Champagne, Dordogne, Aquitaine, France
1087
12 Nov 1087
Age 59
Death of William The Great —?— I Count of Burgundy in Besançon, Doubs, Franche-Comté, France
Besançon, Doubs, Franche-Comté, France
1087
12 Nov 1087
Age 59
Burial of William The Great —?— I Count of Burgundy in Saint Jean's Cathedral, BesanCon, Doubs, Franche-Comte, France
Saint Jean's Cathedral, BesanCon, Doubs, Franche-Comte, France

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Sep 1028
    Event Place: Champagne, Dordogne, Aquitaine, France
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] Global, Find A Grave Index for Non-Burials, Burials at Sea, and otherSelect Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [3] Millennium File
    [4] International, Find a Grave Index
    [5] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: Bet. 03 Sep 1057–11 Nov 1087
    Event Place: Bourgogne, France

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Nov 1087
    Event Place: Besançon, Doubs, Franche-Comté, France
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists Who Came to America Bef1760
    [2] The Plantagenet Ancestry, by William Henry Turton, 42
    [3] Millennium File
    [4] Global, Find A Grave Index for Non-Burials, Burials at Sea, and otherSelect Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [5] Millennium File
    [6] International, Find a Grave Index
    [7] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-Current

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 12 Nov 1087
    Event Place: Saint Jean's Cathedral, BesanCon, Doubs, Franche-Comte, France
    Record Source:
    [1] Global, Find A Grave Index for Non-Burials, Burials at Sea, and otherSelect Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [2] International, Find a Grave Index
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