Renaud III, Count of Burgundy
Bornc. 1087
Died1148
Noble familyIvrea
Spouse(s)Agatha of Lorraine
IssueBeatrice I
FatherStephen I, Count of Burgundy
MotherBeatrice of Lorraine, Countess of Burgundy

Reginald III (French: Renaud; c. 1087 – 1148), son of Stephen I and Beatrice of Lorraine,[1] was the count of Burgundy between 1127 and 1148. Previously, he had been the count of Mâcon since his father's death in 1102, with his brother, William of Vienne. His mother, Beatrice of Lorraine, was the daughter of Gerard, Duke of Lorraine. Pope Callixtus II was Reginald's paternal uncle.[2]

Reginald's tomb

Reginald proclaimed independence from Emperor Lothair III,[3] but was defeated by King Conrad III of Germany and forced to relinquish all his lands east of the Jura. The name of the region Franche-Comté is derived from his title, franc-compte, meaning "free count".

About 1130, Reginald married Agatha, daughter of Duke Simon I of Lorraine.[4] They had a daughter, Beatrice I.[5]

In 1148, Reginald was traveling in France when he fell ill with multiple illnesses.[6] He died so suddenly that he could not even appoint a regent for his young daughter, Beatrice I, who succeeded him.

References

  1. ^ Bouchard 1987, p. 276.
  2. ^ Cate, James Lea (1969) [1955]. "The Crusade of 1101". In Setton, Kenneth M.; Baldwin, Marshall W. (eds.). A History of the Crusades, Volume I: The First Hundred Years (Second ed.). Madison, Milwaukee, and London: University of Wisconsin Press. p. 364 note 32. ISBN 0-299-04834-9.
  3. ^ McKitterick & Abulafia 1999, p. 364.
  4. ^ Bouchard 1987, p. 277.
  5. ^ Foerster 2016, p. 79.
  6. ^ Chepmell, Havilland Le Mesurier. A short course of history, Volume 2 London. Whittaker and Co., 1857, p. 47

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Reginald III, Count of Burgundy House of IvreaBorn: c. 1093 Died: 1148 Regnal titles Preceded byStephen I Count of Burgundy 1127–1148 Succeeded byBeatrice I
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