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William I "The Great" Count of Burgundy and Macon 1020–1087 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 OCT 1020

Birth Location: Bourgogne, Marne, Champagne-Ardenne, France

Death Date: 12 NOV 1087

Death Location: Besançon, Doubs, Franche-Comté, France

Father: Renaud I

Mother: Alice Normandie

Spouse(s): Stephanie Longwy

Children(s): Ermentrude Burgundy, Gisela Burgundy, Sibylla Burgundy, Raymond Burgandy, Stephen Macon, Matilda None

In 1020, William I "The Great" / Count of Burgundy and Macon entered the world in Bourgogne, Marne, Champagne-Ardenne, France, born to Renaud Count Of Burgundy I And Alice Adelaide De Normandie. William I "The Great" Count of Burgundy and Macon married Stephanie De Longwy, and had children including Ermentrude De Burgundy, Gisela Burgundy, Matilda, Raymond Burgandy, Sibylla Burgundy, Stephen De Macon. William I "The Great" / Count of Burgundy and Macon passed away in 1087 in Besançon, Doubs, Franche-Comté, France.

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Biography

  • In 1020, William I "The Great" // Count of Burgundy and Macon entered the world in Bourgogne, Marne, Champagne-Ardenne, France, born to Renaud Count Of Burgundy I And Alice Adelaide De Normandie.
  • William I "The Great" // Count of Burgundy and Macon married Stephanie De Longwy, and had children including Ermentrude De Burgundy, Gisela Burgundy, Matilda, Raymond Burgandy, Sibylla Burgundy, Stephen De Macon.
  • William I "The Great" // Count of Burgundy and Macon passed away in 1087 in Besançon, Doubs, Franche-Comté, France.

Immediate Family

Parents

Renaud I
–1057
Birth Location: Mâcon, Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France
RI
Alice Normandie
1003–1037
Birth Location: Reims, Marne, Champagne-Ardenne, France
AN

Spouses(s)

Stephanie Longwy
1035–1109
Birth Location: Longwy, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Lorraine, France
SL

Children(s)

Ermentrude Burgundy
1055–1105
Birth Location: Rheim, Marne, Champagne-Ardenne, France
EB
Gisela Burgundy
1075–1133
Birth Location: Lot-et-Garonne, Aquitaine, France
GB
Sibylla Burgundy
1065–1102
Birth Location: Bourgogne, Marne, Champagne-Ardenne, France
SB
Raymond Burgandy
1065–1107
Birth Location: Dijon, Cote d'Or, Bourgogne, France
RB
Stephen Macon
1065–1102
Birth Location: Mâcon, Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France
SM
Matilda None
1065–1103
Birth Location: Dijon, Cote d'Or, Bourgogne, France
M

William Macon's Ancestors

Self
William Macon
1020–1087
Birth Place: Bourgogne, Marne, Champagne-Ardenne, France
Parents
Renaud Count of Burgundy I
–1057
Mâcon, Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France
Alice ((Adelaide) de) Normandie
1003–1037
Reims, Marne, Champagne-Ardenne, France
Grandparents
Otto (King of Lombardy) I
–1026
Ivrea, Torino, Piemonte, Italy
Ermentrude (de) Roucy
–1005
Rheim, Marne, Champagne-Ardenne, France
Richard (Duke of Normandy) II
–1026
Fécamp, Le Havre, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France
Judith (de) Rennes
–1017
Bretagne, France
Great-Grandparents
Adalbert
Gerberge
Renaud Roucy
Alberade Roucy
Richard Normandy
Gunnora Crepon
–1031
Conan Rennes
–1017
Ermengarde d'Anjou
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Berenger II
Willa
Adelaide Chalon
Gilbert Hainault
Gerberga Saxony
William "Longsword"
Sporte Bretagne
Herbastus Gormsson
Gynrithe Olafsdatter
–1000
Juhel Beranger
Geoffrey d'Anjou
Adelaide Vermandois

William Macon's Descendants

1.
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William (I "The Great" Count of Burgundy and) Macon (14 OCT 1020–12 NOV 1087) m. Stephanie (de) Longwy (1035–30 JUN 1109)
  1. 1. Ermentrude (de) Burgundy 1055–1105 m. Thierry II 1044–1115
  2. 2. Gisela Burgundy 1075–1133 m. Humbert (II de) Maurienne 1062–1103
    1. 1. Amadeus (III de) Savoy 1095–1148 m. Mahaut ((Mafalda Matilda)) d'Albon –1148
      1. 1. Humbert (III de) Savoy 1136–1189 m. Beatrix (de) Macon 1160–1230
        1. 1. Thomas (de) Maurienne 1177–1233 m. Marguerite 1175–1236
    2. 2. Adélaïde (de) Maurienne 1092–1154 m. Matthieu (de) Montmorenci 1190– m. Louis (VI "The Fat") Capet 1081–1137
      1. 1. Robert Capet 1123–1184 m. Hawise d'Evereaux 1123–1152 m. Agnes (de) Baudement 1130–1218
        1. 1. Robert II 1154–1218 m. Yolande (de) Courcy 1164–1222
        2. 2. Alix (de) Dreux 1145–1217 m. Raoul (I de) Courcy 1139–1191
      2. 2. Louis (VII "The Younger") Capet 1120–1180 m. Eleanor (of) Aquitaine 1124–1204 m. Adele (de) Blois 1140–1206 m. Constance (de) Bourgogne 1133–1160
        1. 1. Philip (II Augustus) Capet 1165–1223 m. Isabella d'Hainaut 1170–1190
        2. 2. Alys Capet 1160–1220 m. Richard (I) Plantagenet 1157–1199 m. William (IV) Talvas 1179–1221
      3. 3. Pierre (II) Capet 1125–1183
        1. 1. Alix Courtenay 1160–1218 m. Aymer Taillefer –1202
  3. 3. Sibylla Burgundy 1065–1102 m. Eudes (I "The Red" Borel de) Bourgogne 1058–1103
    1. 1. Helie (de) Bourgogne 1080–1141 m. William (Talvas Count of Ponthieu) III 1093–1171 m. William III 1095–1172
      1. 1. Guy (II) Talvas 1116–1147 m. Ida (de St.) Pol 1126–
        1. 1. John (I) Talvas 1140–1191 m. Beatrice (de St.) Pol 1158– m. Mathilda 1142–
      2. 2. Adela d'Alencon 1120–1174 m. Patrick d'Evereaux 1129–1168 m. William (III de) Warenne 1118–1147
        1. 1. William FitzPatrick 1154–1196 m. Eleanor (de) Vitre 1158–1232
        2. 2. Isabel (de) Warenne 1137–1199 m. William (de) Blois 1132–1159 m. Hamelin (de) Warenne 1129–1202
  4. 4. Raymond Burgandy 1065–1107 m. Urraca 1079–1126
    1. 1. Alfonso (VII) Burgundy 1105–1157 m. Berenguela Raimundo 1116–1148 m. Richeza Piast 1140–1185
      1. 1. Constance (de) Bourgogne 1133–1160 m. Louis (VII "The Younger") Capet 1120–1180
      2. 2. Sancha 1154–1208 m. Alfonso (II "The Chaste") Burgandy 1152–1196
        1. 1. Alfonso (Berenguer Burgandy) II 1174–1209 m. Garsenda (II de) Sabran 1180–1242
      3. 3. Sancho III 1134–1158
        1. 1. Alfonso VIII 1155–1214 m. Eleanor Plantagenet 1161–1214
      4. 4. Ferdinand (Burgundy) II 1137–1188 m. Urraca 1151–1188
        1. 1. Alphonso IX 1171–1230 m. Berengaria 1181–1244
  5. 5. Stephen (de) Macon 1065–1102
    1. 1. William ((Guillaume) de Macon) III 1088–1155 m. Poncette (de) Treves 1090–1156
      1. 1. Gerard I 1112–1184 m. Maurette –1184
        1. 1. Beatrix (de) Macon 1160–1230 m. Humbert (III de) Savoy 1136–1189
    2. 2. Rainald III 1090–1148 m. Agathe 1120–1147
      1. 1. Beatrice I 1143–1184 m. Frederick (I "Barbarossa" von) Hohenstaufen 1122–1190
        1. 1. Philip (von Hohenstaufen) II 1177–1208 m. Irene Angelina 1184–1208
  6. 6. Matilda 1065–1103 m. Eudes (I "The Red" Borel de) Bourgogne 1058–1103
    1. 1. Hugh (II "the) Peaceful" 1088–1142 m. Maud (de) Turenne 1090–1162
      1. 1. Eudes II 1118–1162 m. Marie (de) Champagne 1129–1190
        1. 1. Hugh III 1148–1192 m. Beatrix (de) Viennois 1161–1228 m. Alix 1144–

William Macon's Timeline

2 Records

1020
14 OCT 1020
Birth of William I "The Great" // Count of Burgundy and Macon in Bourgogne, Marne, Champagne-Ardenne, France
Bourgogne, Marne, Champagne-Ardenne, France
1087
12 NOV 1087
Age 67
Death of William I "The Great" // Count of Burgundy and Macon in Besançon, Doubs, Franche-Comté, France
Besançon, Doubs, Franche-Comté, France

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 OCT 1020
    Event Place: Bourgogne, Marne, Champagne-Ardenne, France
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] International, Find a Grave Index
    [3] International, Find A Grave Index for Select Locations, 1300s-Current
    [4] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Besançon, Doubs, Franche-Comte, France
    Record Source:
    [1] International, Find a Grave Index
    [2] International, Find A Grave Index for Select Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 NOV 1087
    Event Place: Besançon, Doubs, Franche-Comté, France
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] International, Find a Grave Index
    [3] International, Find A Grave Index for Select Locations, 1300s-Current
    [4] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-Current
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