Stephen I, Count of Burgundy

Stephen I (1065 – 17 May 1102), known as the Rash, was Count of Burgundy, Mâcon and Vienne from 1097 until his death.

Stephen I
Stephen I, Count of Burgundy
Born1065
Died17 May 1102
Ramla
Noble familyIvrea
Spouse(s)Beatrix of Lorraine
IssueReginald III of Burgundy
William III of Mâcon
FatherWilliam I of Burgundy
MotherStephanie

Born into a powerful and influential family, he was the son of Count William I of Burgundy and his wife Stephanie. Stephen’s younger brother was Pope Callixtus II.

Stephen succeeded to the County in 1097, following the death in the First Crusade of his elder brother, Reginald II.[1] Stephen participated in the Crusade of 1101,[2] as a commander in the army of Stephen of Blois, helping with the capture of Ancyra and fighting in the disastrous Battle of Mersivan.[3] Stephen later died at the battle of Ramla in 1102.[3] He was succeeded by his eldest son, Reginald III.

Family

He was married to Beatrix of Lorraine,[4] daughter of Gerard, Duke of Lorraine and Hedwige of Namur. Beatrix died in 1116/1117. Their children were:

References
  1. Setton, Kenneth M.; Baldwin, Marshall W., eds. (1969) [1955]. A History of the Crusades, Volume I: The First Hundred Years (Second ed.). Madison, Milwaukee, and London: University of Wisconsin Press. pp. 350, 363. ISBN 0-299-04834-9.
  2. Setton, Kenneth M.; Baldwin, Marshall W., eds. (1969) [1955]. A History of the Crusades, Volume I: The First Hundred Years (Second ed.). Madison, Milwaukee, and London: University of Wisconsin Press. p. 349. ISBN 0-299-04834-9.
  3. Crusade of 1101, Alan V. Murray, The Crusades to the Holy Land: The Essential Reference Guide, (ABC-CLIO, 2015), 57-58.
  4. Mary Stroll, Calixtus the Second, 1119-1124, ed. Robert J. Bast, (Brill, 2004), 9.
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