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The Free County of Burgundy ( French: Franche Comté de Bourgogne; German: Freigrafschaft Burgund) was a medieval feudal state ruled by a count from 982 to 1678. It was also known as Franche-Comté, from French: franc comte meaning 'free count', and was located in the modern region of Franche-Comté. It bordered the Duchy of Burgundy to the ...
Dec 26, 2023 · Otto-William, Count of Burgundy Wikipedia. (Text) CC BY-SA. OttoWilliam (French OtteGuillaume German Otto Wilhelm 95562 21 September 1026 AD), was Count of Mcon, Count of Nevers, and the Count of Burgundy. OttoWilliam of Mcon was born in 958 during the joint reign of his grandfather, King Berengar II of Italy, and his father, King Adalbert.
Otto was the only son of Duke Otto I of Merania and Countess Beatrice II of Burgundy. He succeeded his mother as the count of Burgundy on her death in 1231, and his father as the duke of Andechs and Merania on his death in 1234. In the same year, he married Elizabeth, daughter of Count Albert IV of Tyrol. The marriage remained childless.
Mar 22, 2017 · Otto I (c. 1180 – 7 May 1234), a member of the House of Andechs, was Duke of Merania from 1204 until his death. He was also Count of Burgundy (as Otto II) from 1208 to 1231, by his marriage to Countess Beatrice II, and Margrave of Istria and Carniola from 1228 until his death. This page uses content from the English Wikipedia.
St Stephen's Cathedral ( Citadel of Besançon) Otto I (between 1167 and 1171 – 13 January 1200) was Count of Burgundy from 1190 to his death and briefly Count of Luxembourg from 1196 to 1197. He was the fourth son of Frederick I, Holy Roman Emperor by his second wife Beatrice I, Countess of Burgundy, [1] daughter of Count Renaud III.
Apr 11, 2024 · Reginald I, Count Palatine of Burgundy was the second Count of the Free County of Burgundy. Born in 986, he was the son of Otto-William, Count of Burgundy (the first Count) and Ermentrude of Reims and Roucy. In 1016, Reginald married Adelaide, daughter of Richard II of Normandy and his first wife, Judith of Brittany.
Dec 10, 2023 · Otho IV, Count of Burgundy (1248, Ornans – 1302) was the son of Hugh de Chalons and Adelaide, Countess Palatine of Burgundy. Via his mother, he was a grandson of Countess Beatrice II of Burgundy. Via his father, he was descended from another branch of the Counts of Burgundy. Upon his father's death in 1266/1267, he became Count of Chalons.
