Individual Details
Count Palatine Guillaume I de Bourgogne
(Est 1018 - 12 Nov 1087)
Events
| Birth | Est 1018 | ||||
| Death | 12 Nov 1087 | ||||
| Marriage | Stephanie | ||||
| Biography | Biography |  |
Families
| Spouse | Stephanie ( - 1092) |
| Child | Count Raymond de Bourgogne (1045 - 1107) |
Notes
Biography
Guillaume was born about 1020, the son of Renaud I, comte de Bourgogne, and Adeliza/Adelais of Normandy. Called 'the Great' ('le Grand') or 'the Rash' ('Tête Hardie'), he was count of Burgundy and Mâcon from 1057 to 1087. Guillaume and his wife Stephanie (1) had numerous children, of whom six would have progeny. Their children included Guido de Bourgogne, who would become Pope Calixtus II. Guillaume reigned over a territory larger than that of the Franche-Comté itself. He died in Besançon on 12 November 1087 and was buried there in the cathedral of St. Jean. (Source: Leo van de Pas)(1) Geneall.net indicates "Etiennette de Longwy" as the wife of Guillaume I.