Individual Details
Count Eudes Guillaume de Bourgogne, Count de Macon
(955 - 21 Sep 1026)
Eudes Guillaume was born about 955, the son of Adalbert, markgrave of Ivrea, joint-king of Italy, and Gerberga de Mâcon. About 982 he married Ermentrude/Irmgard de Roucy, widow of Aubry II, comte de Mâcon et Salins, and daughter of Ragenold/Renaud, comte de Roucy, and Alverade de Lorraine. Eudes and Ermentrud had five children, of whom their son Renaud and three daughters would have progeny.
Eudes was also married to the once divorced and three times widowed Adelaide dite Blanche d'Anjou, daughter of Foulques II 'the Good', comte d'Anjou, but this marriage did not result in progeny.
Eudes' mother gave him what would become the free county of Burgundy (Franche-Comté) around Dôle in 982. Eudes also inherited the duchy of Burgundy on the other side of the Saône in 1002 from his stepfather Henri 'the Great', duc de Bourgogne. The duchy then corresponded to the diocese of Besançon in the Holy Roman Empire. He was also count of Maçon in France.
Burgundy was annexed to the crown of France by King Robert II in 1004. Determined to be sovereign ruler of his own lands, Eudes revolted against Emperor Heinrich II in 1016. This was after Rudolf III of Burgundy, the last king of that realm, had done homage to Heinrich at Strasbourg, making him his protector and heir.
Eudes died on 21 September 1026, and was succeeded as count of Burgundy by Renaud. However the county fell under the suzerainty of the German emperors.
Source: Leo van de Pas
Eudes was also married to the once divorced and three times widowed Adelaide dite Blanche d'Anjou, daughter of Foulques II 'the Good', comte d'Anjou, but this marriage did not result in progeny.
Eudes' mother gave him what would become the free county of Burgundy (Franche-Comté) around Dôle in 982. Eudes also inherited the duchy of Burgundy on the other side of the Saône in 1002 from his stepfather Henri 'the Great', duc de Bourgogne. The duchy then corresponded to the diocese of Besançon in the Holy Roman Empire. He was also count of Maçon in France.
Burgundy was annexed to the crown of France by King Robert II in 1004. Determined to be sovereign ruler of his own lands, Eudes revolted against Emperor Heinrich II in 1016. This was after Rudolf III of Burgundy, the last king of that realm, had done homage to Heinrich at Strasbourg, making him his protector and heir.
Eudes died on 21 September 1026, and was succeeded as count of Burgundy by Renaud. However the county fell under the suzerainty of the German emperors.
Source: Leo van de Pas
Events
| Birth | 955 | ||||
| Marriage | Abt 982 | Irmgard de Roucy | |||
| Death | 21 Sep 1026 |
Families
| Spouse | Irmgard de Roucy (958 - 1003) |
| Child | Agnes de Bourgogne (995 - 1068) |
| Father | Marquis Adalbert of Ivrea, joint-King of Italy (936 - 972) |
| Mother | Gerberga de Macon ( - 990) |