The origin of the duchy of Burgundy is discussed in the Introduction to the companion document BURGUNDY DUKES. In 956, the duchy of Burgundy included the counties of Auxerre, Autun, Avallon, Beaune, Chalon, Dijon, Langres, Nevers and Tonnerre, and probably also the counties of Mâcon and Oscheret[1]. King Lothaire confiscated the counties of Langres and Dijon in 967 and gave them to the Bishop of Langres[2]. The counties of Autun, Auxois and Dijon existed until the 11th century but appear to have been absorbed into the duchy of Burgundy. The main castellan lineages within the duchy of Burgundy were the Seigneurs de Bâgé, Beaujeu, Beaumont, Brancion, Donzy, Saulx, Seignelay, Semur, Tilchâtel and Vergy. It is possible that some or all of these families were suzerains of the Burgundian comital families set out in this document but little evidence has so far been identified which indicates whether they were direct or indirect vassals of the Burgundian dukes.

The first tier of nobility within the duchy of Burgundy acquired considerable local autonomy. The counts of Mâcon and Nevers were able to contract high profile marriages with many prominent families throughout France, as well as with the Burgundian ducal family. It can be postulated that the presence of these competing noble families within the duchy constituted one of the reasons why the dukes of Burgundy did not fulfil their full potential as a regional power in the 12th and 13th centuries, compared say with what the comtes de Poitou/dukes of Aquitaine achieved in the 11th and early 12th centuries.

As will be seen below, the sources which confirm the genealogy of noble families in the duchy of Burgundy are numerous and varied. In particular, the following cartularies from monasteries in and around the duchy include many important details: Beaulieu[3] (comtes de Nevers), Bugey Saint-Sulpice[4] (seigneurs de Beaujeu), Cîteaux[5] (vicomtes de Beaune, comtes de Langres, comtes de Mâcon, comtes de Nevers, seigneurs de Vergy), Cluny[6] (most major families), Flavigny[7] (comtes d´Auxerre, comtes d´Auxois, comtes de Bolenois, comtes de Chalon, comtes de Mâcon, comtes de Nevers), Corbigny[8] (comtes de Nevers), Jully-lès-Nonnains[9] (comtes de Nevers, seigneurs de Noyers), La Charité-sur-Loire[10] (seigneurs de Donzy), Marcigny-sur-Loire[11] (seigneurs de Bourbon-Lancy, comtes de Mâcon, comtes de Nevers, seigneurs de Saumur), Molesme[12] (comtes de Nevers, vicomtes de Tonnerre, sires de Toucy), Paray-le-Monial[13] (seigneurs de Bourbon-Lancy, comtes de Chalon, comtes de Mâcon), Saint-Bénigne-de-Dijon[14] (comtes d´Auxerre, comtes d´Auxois, comtes de Bolenois, comtes de Chalon, comtes de Dijon, comtes de Mâcon, seigneurs de Salmaise), Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire[15] (comtes d´Autun, comtes de Chalon, vicomtes de Mâcon, comtes de Nevers, comtes de Tonnerre, sires de Toucy), Saint-Chaffre[16] (comtes de Tonnerre), Saint-Cyr de Nevers[17] (comtes de Nevers), Saint-Marcel-lès-Chalon[18] (comtes de Chalon), Saint-Vincent-de-Mâcon[19] (seigneurs de Bâgé, comtes de Mâcon, vicomtes de Mâcon), Savigny[20] (seigneurs de Beaujeu, seigneurs de Saumur), Vignory Saint-Etienne[21] (comtes de Chalon). The following cartularies have not yet been consulted directly but some citations have been taken from Bouchard[22]: Beaujeu[23], Longpont[24].

Chapter 1. COMTES d'AUTUN

The county of Autun is one of the first Burgundian counties to be mentioned in primary sources. The first recorded Comte d'Autun is Theoderic [I], whose origins are not known definitely but who was most probably related to the Carolingian family of Childebrand/Nibelung (see CAROLINGIAN NOBILITY). His descendants continued to hold the county of Autun until Bernard Marquis of Septimania lost it in 830. No record has so far been found of the rulers of the county from that date until 864, when it was awarded to Bernard "Plantevelue" son of the previous Comte Bernard. Possession of the county was disputed by Boson, later King [of Provence], in the late 870s. He installed his brother Richard, later Duke of Burgundy, as Comte d'Autun. After the death of Duke Richard in 921, the county of Autun continued to be held by the dukes of Burgundy.

1. THEODERIC [I], son of --- (-[791/15 Dec 804]). The origin of Comte Theoderic is not known. An interesting speculation is a relationship with the early Saxon leader Widukind, as explained above. Comte d'Autun. Einhard indicates that Theoderich was related to Charles I King of the Franks when he records that in 782 the king sent his three missi "Adalgiso camerario et Geilone comite stabuli et Worado comite palati" to meet "in…Saxonis…Theodericus comes, propinquus regis"[25], the relationship probably being through the wife of Theoderic [I] (see below). "Carolus…rex Francorum et Langobardorum" gave a judgment by charter dated to [Dec 775] which names "fidelibus…Widrigo, Odrigo, Theodrico, Bernehardo, Albuino, Aginhardo, Berngario comitibus et Anshelmo comite palacii nostri"[26]. Einhard records that Charles I King of the Franks sent "Theodorico comite et Meginfredo camerario suo" to "aquilonalem Danubii ripam" in 791[27]. "Willelmus…comes" names "genitore meo Theuderico et genitrice mea Aldana" in his charter dated 14 Dec 804 (version two: dated 15 Dec 804) for the foundation of the monastery of Gellone[28].

a) TEUDOIN (-826 or after). "Willelmus…comes" names "fratribus meis Theudoino et Adalelmo" (version two: "fratre meo Teodoino et Teoderico et Adalelmo") in his charter dated 14 Dec 804 (version two: dated 15 Dec 804) for the foundation of the monastery of Gellone. Comte d'Autun 804/26.

b) GUILLAUME ([750/55]-Gellone [28 May [812/13]/21 May 815]). Comte de Toulouse, Marquis de Septimanie.

i) BERNARD ([795]-executed Toulouse Saint-Sernin 844). "Willelmus…comes" names "filiabus meis et filiis Barnardo, Witchario, Gotcelmo, Helimbruch" (version two: "filios meos et filias Witcario, Hildehelmo et Helinbruch") in his charter dated 14 Dec 804 (version two: dated 15 Dec 804) for the foundation of the monastery of Gellone, Bernard being named in only one of the versions[29]. Flodoard refers to "Bernardo comiti Tolosano, propinquo suo [Teodulfo comite]"[30]. Thegan's Vita Hludowici Imperatoris records that "quondam duce Bernhardo, qui erat de stirpe regali" was accused of violating "Iudith reginam" but comments that this was all lies[31]. Comte d'Autun until 830. Marquis de Septimanie until 831. He was installed as Count of Barcelona in 827 or before. Einhard's Annales name "Bernhardus…Barcinonæ comes" in 827[32]. The Annales Fuldenses record that "Barnhardus comes Barcinonensis" was made camerarius in the palace in 829[33]. Emperor Louis I appointed "Bernard Duke of Septimania" as his chamberlain and entrusted his son Charles to him, but he "recklessly abused the imperial power…and undermined it entirely". He was banished to Septimania in [Apr 830] by the emperor's sons who rebelled against their father[34]. The Annales Bertiniani record that "præfatus Bernardus" fled to Barcelona in 830[35]. The Vita Hludowici Imperatoris records that "Bernhardus" fled into exile in Spain and was deprived of his honours [in 831][36]. The same source records that "Werinus et Bernhardus comites" gathered a force in Burgundy and reached "Matronam fluvium" [in 834][37]. The Annales Bertiniani record that "Bernardus comes marcæ Hispanicæ" was sentenced to death in 844[38]. The Annales Xantenses record that "Bernhardus comes" was killed "a Karolo" in 844, after which "filio Bernhardi" and "Pippinus rex Aquitainiæ, filius Pippini" defeated the king's army[39]. The Annales Fuldenses record that "Karolus" killed "Bernhardum Barcenonensium ducem" in 844 "incautem et nihil ab eo suspicantem"[40].

(a) BERNARD "Plantevelue" (Uzès 22 Mar 841-[20 Jun 885/16 Aug 886], maybe 6 Jan 886). The Manual of Dhuoda records the birth "XI Kal Apr", in the year following the death of Emperor Louis, at "Uzecia urbes" of the second child [Bernard] of Doda and her husband Bernard[41]. The Annales Bertiniani name "rex markiones Bernardum scilicet Tolosæ et iterum Bernardum Gothiæ, itemque Bernardum alium" in 868[42]. Lay Abbot of Brioude 857/68. Comte d'Autun 864/69, deposed. Comte de Rodez 864/74. Comte d'Auvergne after 872. The Annales Bertiniani name "Bernardum Arvenicum comitem" in 877[43]. He obtained the county of Mâcon during the wars between the Carolingians and the Bosonids[44]. The 13th century obituary of the Eglise primatiale de Lyon records the death "VIII Id Jan" of "Bernardus comes"[45].

ii) THEODERIC [IV] (-soon after 826). The Manual of Dhuoda names (in order) "Willelmus, Chungundis, Gariberga, Vuithbergis, Teddericus, Gothzelmus, Guarnarius, Rothlindis" as relatives of Bernard, husband of Doda[46], which suggests that the last four named were the children of Guillaume by his second wife "Vuithbergis", assuming that all four were his children. Comte d'Autun. "Theodericus comes in Augustiduno civitate" issued a charter dated Dec 815 subscribed by "Dotinus, Ado, Bligario vicecomite, Girbaudus vicarius"[47]. "Fredelus advocatus Hildebrandi comitis" is named in a judgment of "Theodericus comes" in a charter dated Mar 818[48]. The judgment of "Theoderico comite" ordered the restitution of property at Baugy claimed by "Fulchardus advocatus…Nivelongo comiti" in a charter dated Apr 818[49].

It is likely that Ekkehard and his brother Bernard were related to the family of Theoderic [I], set out above, but the precise relationship has not been identified.

1. EKKEHARD [Ecchard], son of CHILDEBRAND [III] & his wife Dunna --- ([810/15]-8 Apr [876/77], bur monastère de Fleury-sur-Loire, Nièvre). "Hludovvicus…imperator augustus" granted land at Perrecy in Autun to "fideli nostro Ecchardo" by charter dated 29 Dec 839[50]. The Annales Bertiniani record that "filii Etkardi comitis duo, item Eokardus, Guntardus et Richuinus comites" were captured at the siege of Toulouse in 844[51], Settipani suggesting that "item Eokardus" refers to Ekkehard son of Childebrand [III] and his wife Dunna[52]. Ekkehard was one of the rebels against King Charles "le Chauve" in 858. Invested as Comte de Chalon in 863, Comte d'Autun et de Mâcon in 873. A charter dated to [866/75] relates to a dispute between "Vulfaldum episcopum et Heccardum comitem" concerning land at Perrecy, heard before "Leudo episcopus et Adelardus comes missi dominici in comitatu Augustidunense", refers to a charter "de temporibus domni Pipini regis sive de nomen Nivelongi"[53].

2. BERNARD "le Veau" (-murdered 872). Settipani quotes a list from Faremoutiers which names "Hiltibrandus mo[nachos]…Theoterichus com[es], Hæckardus, Bernardus…", suggesting that the last three were brothers, sons of the first named[54]. He was invested as Comte d'Autun by King Louis "le Bègue" in 868. Bernard was murdered by Bernard "Plantevelue" Comte d'Auvergne [Aquitaine], who had been dispossessed as Comte d'Autun in favour of Comte Bernard. "Heccardus comes" names "germani mei Bernardi" in his testamentary disposition dated to [Jan 876][55].

1. BERNARD, son of BERNARD Comte en Poitou & his wife Bilichildis du Maine (-after 879). The Annales Bertiniani name "rex markiones Bernardum scilicet Tolosæ et iterum Bernardum Gothiæ, itemque Bernardum alium" in 868[56]. He took control of Poitou, without being installed as Count, and was installed as Marquis of Septimania, Comte de Berry and Comte d'Autun in 876. He was deprived of his territories in 877 by Hugues "l'Abbé" who installed Rainulf II Comte de Poitou in his place. The Annales Bertiniani name "Bernardum Gothiæ markionem" in 877[57]. Pope John VIII excommunicated "Bernardum filium Bernardi et Belihildis" in 879[58]. He rebelled against Bernard "Plantevelue" in 879 but was defeated. The Annales Bertiniani record the rebellion of "Bernardi markionis" in 878[59]. The Gesta regum Francorum records in 880 the submission of "Bernhardum" to "filiis Hludowici" during their fight against "Buosenem in Gallia"[60], although it is not certain that this refers to the same person.

It is likely that Theoderic [VI] was related to the families of Ekkehard and Theoderic [I], set out above, but the precise relationship has not been identified.

1. THEODERIC [VI] "le Trésorier", son of --- (-882 or 883). A document issued by Charles II "le Chauve" King of the West Franks dated Nov 853 names "Pardulus episcopus, Altmarus, Theodacrus" as missi in "Lauduniso, Portiano, Suessonico, Urciso et Vadiro"[61]. He was invested as Comte d'Autun in 878 by King Louis II "le Bègue". The Annales Bertiniani record his resignation of Autun in 879 after Boso disputed his possession of it[62]. He took the villa of Perrecy on the death of his brother.

1. RICHARD, son of comte BUVINUS [Bouvin] & his wife --- d'Arles (-[31 Aug or 1 or 29 Sep] 921, bur Abbaye de Sainte-Colombe de Sens, Yonne). The Annales Bertiniani name "Richardus frater Bosonis" when recording that, after the capture of Vienne by the forces of King Carloman, he took “uxorem Bosonis et filiam eius” back to “comitatum suum Augustudensem” in 882[63]. Comte in 876, subsequently assuming the role of his brother Boson as missus in Italy in early 877, when the latter was recalled by Emperor Charles II. Comte d'Autun. “Carlomannus…Rex” restored property “villam Taniacum” to the church of Autun, at the request of “Richardi Comiti Augustodensis”, by charter dated 1 Dec 880, the text ending with “Theodoricus Comes ambasciavit”[64]. He established himself in the future duchy of Burgundy, north of his brother's realm, with his capital at Autun. He was invested as lay abbot of Saint-Symphorien by Carloman King of the East Franks in 880. He succeeded his wife's uncle Hugues l'Abbé as Comte d'Auxerre in 886. He led the Carolingian army which besieged his brother King Boso at Vienne in 882. The counties in Burgundy, except Mâcon, submitted to him. In 890 he was referred to as dux, marchio in 900, and dux Burgundionem in 918/921, later known as RICHARD "le Justicier" Duke of Burgundy.

Chapter 2. COMTES d'ATUYER

A. COMTES d'ATUYER (FAMILY of AMEDEE)

AMEDEE, son of --- (-after 827). He owned land as vassal of the abbey of St Bénigne, and land at Lecey as vassal of the bishop of Langres. m ---. The identity of the wife of Amedée is not known.

Amedée & his wife had two children:

1. ANSCHIER (-[1 Dec 898/Mar 902]). The primary source which corroborates his parentage has not yet been identified. Comte d’Oscheret 877-888. Counsellor of Boson King of [Provence]. Together with his brother and Foulques Archbishop of Reims, he invited Guido II Duke of Spoleto to become king of France in opposition to Emperor Karl III “der Dicke” who had delivered Burgundy to the Vikings after his accession in 884. Anschier accompanied Guido back to Italy after the election of Eudes as king of France in 888. In Italy, he remained as counsellor to Guido di Spoleto, took part in the campaigns against Arnulf King of Germany who invaded Italy in 894 and 896, and became Marchese di Ivrea in [898/902].

- MARCHESI di IVREA.

2. GUY (-killed in battle near the River Trebbia early 889). Comte d’Atuyer. A supporter of Charles II “le Chauve” King of the West Franks. Together with his brother and Foulques Archbishop of Reims, he invited Guido II Duke of Spoleto to become king of France to oppose Emperor Karl III "der Dicke" who had delivered Burgundy to the Vikings after his accession in 884. He accompanied Guido back to Italy after the election of Eudes as king of France in 888.

B. COMTES d'ATUYER (FAMILY of COMTES de DIJON)

HUGUES [II] de Dijon, son of HUGUES [I] Comte de Dijon & his wife Adalburgis --- . The Chronicle of St Bèze records a donation by "Gibuinus et neptis mea Eraungardis" made "pro remedio animæ fratris mei Hugonis" which also names "Gibuini proavi mei et filii eius Hugonis…et Hugonis patris mei" and "fratres mei Hugo et Wido" and "sponso eius [nepti] Fulcone"[65], undated but placed in the compilation several pages after the record of another donation dated 1043. The Chronicle of St Bénigne de Dijon records the death of "Hugo comes Divionensis" and a donation by "Adalburgis comitissa uxor eius" for his soul "cum laude filiorum ipsius Gibuini Catalauennsis Episcopi et Richardi qui post eum hunc tenuit comitatum et Hugonis Attoariorum comitis", the brothers later in the same passage recorded as having donated further land "post obitum matris"[66]. Comte d'Atuyer. Seigneur de Beaumont.

m ERMENGARD, daughter of ---. The Chronicle of St Bèze records a donation by "nobilis matrona Ermengardis" made "pro remedio animæ…senioris sui Hugonis, filiique sui Widonis…defunctus" naming "filii ipsius Hugo et Nerduinus simul Gibuinus", undated and with little clues as to the date from adjacent records of donations[67]. "Gibuinus" restored property "predium…Vuarua" to Dijon Saint-Etienne, bought by "pater meus Hugo comes" and donated for the souls of "patris mei Hugonis comitis et matris mee Hermingardis et fratris mei Norduini et filiorum eius Odonis et Hugonis", and made a donation "pro Hugone nepote meo", by undated charter, signed by "Roberti ducis et uxoris sue…"[68], dated to [1034] by Petit[69]. The unusual name "Narduin" given to her son suggests that she may be Ermengard, daughter of Narduin & his wife Odilia ---, but there is no proof that this is correct. This hypothesis also appears sustainable from a chronological point of view, although no dates are known for either Hugues or his wife.

Comte Hugues [II] & his wife had four children:

1. HUGUES [III] d'Atuyer . The Chronicle of St Bèze records a donation by "Gybuinus clericus, frater Hugonis castri Bellimontis" which names "Ulrico nepoti meo" dated 1044[70]. Comte d'Atuyer. Seigneur de Beaumont. m LETGARDIS ---. The Chronicle of St Bèze records a donation "pro remedio animæ Odonis optimi militis atque…juventutis filii Nerduini, ictu repentino interfecti" which names "avunculus eius Hugo comes Belmontensis et ipsius Odonis uxor Gertrudis, fraterque eiusdem Hugo servum Teodericum" which also names "Gibuinus frater supradicti militis" dated 1034, signed by "Hugonis comitis, Letgardis comitissæ, Gertrudis uxoris Odonis militis, Gybuini, Richardi, Nerduini filii eius"[71]. Comte Hugues [III] & his wife had two children:

a) ULRIC d'Atuyer . The Chronicle of St Bèze records a donation by "Gybuinus clericus, frater Hugonis castri Bellimontis" which names "Ulrico nepoti meo" dated 1044[72]. The Chronicle of St Bèze records a donation subscribed by "Odolrici Belmontis filii Hugonis comitis" dated 1043[73].

b) ERMENGARD d'Atuyer . The Chronicle of St Bèze records a donation by "Gibuinus et neptis mea Eraungardis" made "pro remedio animæ fratris mei Hugonis" which also names "Gibuini proavi mei et filii eius Hugonis…et Hugonis patris mei" and "fratres mei Hugo et Wido" and "sponso eius [nepti] Fulcone"[74], undated but placed in the compilation several pages after the record of another donation dated 1043. She was heiress of Beaumont, which passed to her children. m FOULQUES de Mailly, son of ---. The Chronicle of St Bèze records a donation by "Gybuinus clericus, frater Hugonis castri Bellimontis" which names "Fulco qui neptem eius in matrimonio", undated but following another record dated 1044[75].

2. GEBUIN d'Atuyer . "Quædam mulier nomine Ezelina uxor Nerduini militis" donated property to Saint-Bénigne de Dijon for the soul of her husband by charter dated Oct 1027, with "Gibuinus frater supradicti militus…" among those present[76]. "Gibuinus" restored property "predium…Vuarua" to Dijon Saint-Etienne, bought by "pater meus Hugo comes" and donated for the souls of "patris mei Hugonis comitis et matris mee Hermingardis et fratris mei Norduini et filiorum eius Odonis et Hugonis", and made a donation "pro Hugone nepote meo", by undated charter, signed by "Roberti ducis et uxoris sue…"[77], dated to [1034] by Petit[78]. The Chronicle of St Bèze records a donation by "Gibuinus et neptis mea Eraungardis" made "pro remedio animæ fratris mei Hugonis" which also names "Gibuini proavi mei et filii eius Hugonis…et Hugonis patris mei" and "fratres mei Hugo et Wido" and "sponso eius [nepti] Fulcone"[79], undated but placed in the compilation several pages after the record of another donation dated 1043. m ---. The name of Gebuin's wife is not known. Gebuin & his wife had one child:

a) HUGUES d'Atuyer . The primary source which confirms his existence has not yet been identified. Son of Gebuin, according to Bouchard, he was largely responsible for founding the church of Notre-Dame at Losne[80].

3. NARDUIN d'Atuyer (-Oct 1027 or before). "Gibuinus" restored property "predium…Vuarua" to Dijon Saint-Etienne, bought by "pater meus Hugo comes" and donated for the souls of "patris mei Hugonis comitis et matris mee Hermingardis et fratris mei Norduini et filiorum eius Odonis et Hugonis", and made a donation "pro Hugone nepote meo", by undated charter, signed by "Roberti ducis et uxoris sue…"[81], dated to [1034] by Petit[82]. The Chronicle of St Bèze records a donation by "Gybuinus clericus" with "fratris sui Nerduini, filiorumque eius nepotum suorum, Oddonis et Hugonis"[83], undated but recorded with a donation dated 1036 in the compilation. "Gybuinus clericus" donated property to Saint-Bénigne de Dijon for the souls of "fratris sui Nerduini, filiorumque eius nepotum suorum Oddonis…et Hugonis", undated in the compilation[84]. m EZELINA, daughter of ---. The Chronicle of St Bèze records a donation by "mulier Ezelina uxor Nerduini militis" made "pro redemptione animæ præscripti mariti" which also names "Gibuinus frater supradicti militis" dated 1027[85]. "Quædam mulier nomine Ezelina uxor Nerduini militis" donated property to Saint-Bénigne de Dijon for the soul of her husband by charter dated Oct 1027, with "Gibuinus frater supradicti militus…" among those present[86]. Narduin & his wife had two children:

a) ODO d'Atuyer . "Gibuinus" restored property "predium…Vuarua" to Dijon Saint-Etienne, bought by "pater meus Hugo comes" and donated for the souls of "patris mei Hugonis comitis et matris mee Hermingardis et fratris mei Norduini et filiorum eius Odonis et Hugonis", and made a donation "pro Hugone nepote meo", by undated charter, signed by "Roberti ducis et uxoris sue…"[87], dated to [1034] by Petit[88]. "Gybuinus clericus" donated property to Saint-Bénigne de Dijon for the souls of "fratris sui Nerduini, filiorumque eius nepotum suorum Oddonis…et Hugonis", undated in the compilation[89]. The Chronicle of St Bèze records a donation "pro remedio animæ Odonis optimi militis atque…juventutis filii Nerduini, ictu repentino interfecti" which names "avunculus eius Hugo comes Belmontensis et ipsius Odonis uxor Gertrudis, fraterque eiusdem Hugo servum Teodericum" which also names "Gibuinus frater supradicti militis" dated 1034, signed by "Hugonis comitis, Letgardis comitissæ, Gertrudis uxoris Odonis militis, Gybuini, Richardi, Nerduini filii eius"[90]. m GERTRUDE, daughter of ---. The Chronicle of St Bèze records a donation "pro remedio animæ Odonis optimi militis atque…juventutis filii Nerduini, ictu repentino interfecti" which names "…ipsius Odonis uxor Gertrudis, fraterque eiusdem Hugo servum Teodericum", dated 1034, signed by "…Gertrudis uxoris Odonis militis…"[91]. Odo & his wife had one child:

i) NARDUIN d'Atuyer . The Chronicle of St Bèze records a donation "pro remedio animæ Odonis optimi militis atque…juventutis filii Nerduini, ictu repentino interfecti", dated 1034[92].

b) HUGUES d'Atuyer . "Gibuinus" restored property "predium…Vuarua" to Dijon Saint-Etienne, bought by "pater meus Hugo comes" and donated for the souls of "patris mei Hugonis comitis et matris mee Hermingardis et fratris mei Norduini et filiorum eius Odonis et Hugonis", and made a donation "pro Hugone nepote meo", by undated charter, signed by "Roberti ducis et uxoris sue…"[93], dated to [1034] by Petit[94]. "Gybuinus clericus" donated property to Saint-Bénigne de Dijon for the souls of "fratris sui Nerduini, filiorumque eius nepotum suorum Oddonis…et Hugonis", undated in the compilation[95].

4. GUY d'Atuyer . The Chronicle of St Bèze records a donation by "Gibuinus et neptis mea Eraungardis" made "pro remedio animæ fratris mei Hugonis" which also names "Gibuini proavi mei et filii eius Hugonis…et Hugonis patris mei" and "fratres mei Hugo et Wido" and "sponso eius [nepti] Fulcone"[96], undated but placed in the compilation several pages after the record of another donation dated 1043. m ---. The name of Guy's wife is not known. Guy & his wife had one child:

a) ALBURGIS d'Atuyer . The Chronicle of St Bèze records a donation by "Alburgis filia Wilenci fratris Hugonis senioris castri Belmontis" signed by "Pontii senioris eius, Widonis militis, Walterii militis", undated[97]. It is probable that "Wilenci" is a mistranscription for "Widoni", no other brother of this name being referred to in other sources. m PONCE, son o ---.

Chapter 3. COMTES et VICOMTES d'AUXERRE

The county of Auxerre lay in the north-west part of the duchy of Burgundy, straddling the river Yonne from north of the town of Auxerre to the town of Coulanges in the south. Its northern border was marked by the river Serein, tributary to the Yonne[98]. It was one of the earliest recorded Burgundian counties, which the Carolingian monarchs granted to, and confiscated from, their supporters from time to time as a reward for service to the crown (see Part A below). The county passed to Richard, brother of Boson King [of Provence], in 886 and remained as one of the secondary titles of the dukes of Burgundy until it was captured by Landry Comte de Nevers, in alliance with Robert II "le Pieux" King of France. The king awarded the county to his daughter as dowry, when he agreed her marriage with Comte Landry[99].

The county of Auxerre continued to be ruled by the comtes de Nevers until the end of the 12th century (see NEVERS, in this document, for details). The heiress of the three counties of Auxerre, Nevers and Tonnerre married (as his first wife) Pierre [II] Seigneur de Courtenay (later Pierre I Emperor of Constantinople). For the following century, a succession of female heiresses resulted in the county of Auxerre passing through several different families. Mathilde de Courtenay succeeded her mother as Ctss d'Auxerre in 1192, but her father declared himself Comte d'Auxerre in 1199. The first husband of Mathilde, Hervé [IV] Seigneur de Donzy, succeeded as Comte d'Auxerre in 1219 after the death of his father-in-law[100]. After Hervé's death in 1222, his widow resumed control of the county until her own death in 1257. Auxerre (together with Nevers and Tonnerre) passed to her great grand-daughter Mathilde de Bourbon, who was heiress of her grandmother Agnes de Donzy (daughter of Hervé and Mathilde, and wife of Guy [I] de Châtillon-sur-Marne Comte de Saint-Pol) and her mother Yolande de Châtillon (wife of Archambaud [IX] Sire de Bourbon [Dampierre]) both of whom predeceased (respectively) their mother and grandmother.

Mathilde de Bourbon brought the three counties of Auxerre, Nevers and Tonnerre to the family of the Capet dukes of Burgundy through her marriage with Eudes de Bourgogne, son of Hugues IV Duke of Burgundy. After the death of Mathilde in 1262, followed by that of Eudes in 1266, succession to the three counties was disputed by their daughters. The dispute was eventually settled by agreement of the parlement 1 Nov 1273, under which the third daughter Alix, wife of Jean [II] de Chalon Seigneur de Rochefort (of the family of the counts of Burgundy), succeeded as Ctss d'Auxerre. Their descendants are set out in Part C. below.

A. COMTES d'AUXERRE 859-921

1. ERMENOLD . Comte d'Auxerre. Marin Bishop of Auxerre, contemporary of Charles I King of the West Franks (later Emperor Charlemagne), names "primus comes pagi Autissiodorensis Ermenoldus" in his acts and records his foundation of the monastery at Auxerre in honour of the Saviour[101].

1. CONRAD, son of CONRAD [Welf] Comte de Paris & his wife --- (-876). His parentage is deduced from Regino who names "Ruodolfus filius Chuonradi, nepos Huggonis abbatis"[102], the latter being recorded in the Miraculis Sancti Germani as "Hugo" one of the sons of "Chuonradus princeps", the patron of the church of Saint-Germain at Auxerre[103]. He helped save Charles II "le Chauve" King of the West Franks after the invasion of Ludwig II "der Deutsche" King of the East Franks. Comte d'Auxerre. He fell into disgrace in 861, and passed into the service of the sons of Emperor Lothar. He received from Geneva, Lausanne and Sion from Louis II King of Italy. Marquis of Transjurania in Dec 864.

- KINGS of BURGUNDY.

2. HUGUES "l'Abbé" (-Orléans 12 May 886, bur Saint-Germain d'Auxerre). The Miraculis Sancti Germani names "Hugo" as one of the sons of "Chuonradus princeps" who continued to patronise the church of Saint-Germain at Auxerre after their father's death[104]. Abbot of Saint-Germain d'Auxerre 853. Abbot of Saint-Germain d'Auxerre 853. Imperial missus in Auxerre 853. Abbot of Saint-Riquier until 861. Abbot of Saint-Bertin 859/62. He was a supporter of King Lothar 861/865. Elected Archbishop of Köln 864. Marquis de Neustrie, Comte de Tours et d'Angers 866: the Annales Bertiniani record that "Hugoni clerico, avunculi sui [=Karoli regis] Chonradi filio" received the counties of Tours and Angers in 866[105]. Comte d'Auxerre in [866], assuming that Hugues was appointed to succeed Robert "le Fort" in this as well as the latter's other counties, although the primary source which confirms this beyond doubt has not yet been identified. Abbot of Saint-Martin de Tours 866. Abbot of St Vaast, Arras [874]. Abbot of Saint-Aignan, Orléans before 876. Abbot of Saint-Julien d'Auxerre 877. Abbot of Sainte-Colombe de Sens 877. Chaplain of the imperial chapel [880]. The necrology of the cathedral of Saint-Germain d'Auxerre records the death 12 May of "Hugo abbas"[106].

1. ROBERT "le Fort" (-killed in battle Brissarthe 2 Jul 866). The question of the origin of Robert "le Fort" is discussed in full in the document FRANCE CAPETIAN KINGS. A document issued by Charles II "le Chauve" King of the West Franks dated Nov 853 names "Dodo episcopus, Hrotbertus et Osbertus" as missi in "Cinnomannio, Andegavensi, atque Turonico, Corboniso, et Sagiso"[107]. He rebelled against King Charles II in 858. Robert submitted to the king's authority, when he was given command of the march of Neustria which had been confiscated from the Rorgonid family for supporting the revolt of Louis (later King Louis II) against his father[108]. Regino records that Charles II "le Chauve" King of the West Franks invested "Rodberto comiti" with "ducatum inter Ligerim et Sequanam adversum Brittones" in 861[109]. The Annales Bertiniani record that "Rodbertus" attacked "Salomone duce" [duke of Brittany] in 862[110]. The Annales record that King Charles´s son, the future King Louis II "le Bègue", rebelled against his father in 862 and, heading an army of Bretons, defeated "Rotbertum patris fidelem" in 862 and burned Angers yet again[111]. Count in the march of Anjou [862/63]: the creation of the "march" of Anjou is probably dated to the early 860s, as the Annales Bertiniani name "Rodberto, qui marchio in Andegavo fuerat" in 865[112]. However, this change of jurisdictional status must have been insufficient to control the Bretons and the Vikings as the mention of Robert in the Annales in 865 is in the context of King Charles imposing direct rule in the area by sending "Hludowicum filium suum" into "Neustriam" and granting him "comitatum Andegavensem et abbatiam Maioris-monasterii et quasdam villas illi", while Robert was compensated with "comitatum Autissiodorensem et comitatum Nivernensem". Comte d'Auxerre and Comte de Nevers 865. The Annales Bertiniani name "Rodbertus et Odo" as "præfecti" in the Seine valley area in 866 when recording that they repelled the Vikings who had sailed up river as far as "castrum Milidunum"[113]. The Annales Bertiniani record that "Rotbertum et Ramnulfum, Godtfridum quoque et Heriveum comites" were defeated by the Vikings at "Brieserta" in 866, where Robert was killed[114]. The Adonis Continuatio records that "Robertus quoque atque Ramnulfus…inter primos ipsi priores" were killed by the Vikings in 866[115].

1. GIRBAUD (-after 902). Comte d'Auxerre. The Chronicle of Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire records Viking incursions as far as Orléans, soon after the death of Emperor Charles II "le Chauve" (dated elsewhere to 877), which were repelled by Hugues l'Abbé and "Girbold…comte d'Auxerre"[116]. Comte Girbaud's participation in the siege of Paris of 886 is recorded[117]. m REINTRUDIS, daughter of --- & his wife Adela --- (-after 902). "Atila comitissa" donated property to Saint-Bénigne-de-Dijon "pro requie anime viri sui Milonis comitis" with the consent of "Girbaldus comes et Reintrudis uxor eius filia ipsius Atile" by charter dated 902[118].

1. RICHARD, son of comte BUVINUS [Bouvin] & his wife --- d'Arles (-[31 Aug or 1 or 29 Sep] 921, bur Abbaye de Sainte-Colombe de Sens, Yonne). The Annales Bertiniani name "Richardus frater Bosonis" when recording that, after the capture of Vienne by the forces of King Carloman, he took “uxorem Bosonis et filiam eius” back to “comitatum suum Augustudensem” in 882[119]. Comte in 876, subsequently assuming the role of his brother Boson as missus in Italy in early 877, when the latter was recalled by Emperor Charles II. Comte d'Autun. He established himself in the future duchy of Burgundy, north of his brother's realm, with his capital at Autun. He was invested as lay abbot of Saint-Symphorien by Carloman King of the East Franks in 880. He succeeded his wife's uncle Hugues l'Abbé as Comte d'Auxerre in 886. He led the Carolingian army which besieged his brother King Boso at Vienne in 882. The counties in Burgundy, except Mâcon, submitted to him. In 890 he was referred to as dux, marchio in 900, and dux Burgundionem in 918/921, later known as RICHARD "le Justicier" Duke of Burgundy.

B. VICOMTES d'AUXERRE

1. LEOTERIC (-4 Apr ----). The necrology of Auxerre cathedral records the death 4 Apr of "Leotericus vicecomes, huius ecclesiæ vexillarius"[120].

2. GAUTHIER (-18 Aug ----). The necrology of Auxerre cathedral records the death 18 Aug of "Walterius vicecomes"[121].

C. COMTES d'AUXERRE 1273-1440 (BOURGOGNE-COMTE)

The primary sources which confirm the names, relationships and marriages of the following family have not yet been identified, unless otherwise indicated below.

JEAN de Salins, son of JEAN [I] "le Sage/l'Antique" Comte de Chalon, later Sire de Salins [Bourgogne-Comté] & his second wife Isabelle de Courtenay (1243-before 10 Nov 1309). “Jehans cuens de Bourgoigne et sires de Salins” confirmed a grant to “Jehan de Chalon signour de Rochefort nostre fil” by charter dated 15 Dec 1266 for the dowry of “Ysabeal sa fame, fille…Mayhu duc de Loherainne[122]. Seigneur de Rochefort 1263: “Jehans cuens de Bourgoigne et sires de Salins” granted “Rochefort, Saint-Juliain, Orgelet et Valnantois” to “es enfanz que nous avons de…Ysabel…Johan, Estevenet et Perrenin…dame Blanche dame de Biaujuel”, by charter dated 25 Mar 1263[123]. He succeeded in 1273 as Comte d'Auxerre, by right of his second wife.

m firstly (1257) as her second husband, ISABELLE de Lorraine, widow of GUILLAUME de Vienne [Bourgogne-Comté], daughter of MATHIEU II Duke of Lorraine & his wife Catherine de Limbourg ([1231/34]-May 1266). “Jehans cuens de Bourgoigne et sires de Salins” confirmed a grant to “Jehan de Chalon signour de Rochefort nostre fil” by charter dated 15 Dec 1266 for the dowry of “Ysabeal sa fame, fille…Mayhu duc de Loherainne”[124].

m secondly (église de Lantenay, Côte d'Or 1 Nov 1268) ALIX de Bourgogne, daughter of EUDES de Bourgogne Comte de Nevers, d'Auxerre et de Tonnerre & his wife Mathilde de Bourbon [Dampierre] Dame de Bourbon, Ctss de Nevers, d'Auxerre et de Tonnerre (1251-1279). Ctss d'Auxerre, Dame de Saint-Aignan et de Montjay, by arrêt du parlement 1 Nov 1273, which settled the disputed inheritance of her mother.

m thirdly (1290) MARGUERITE de Beaujeu Dame de Saint-Julien, daughter of LOUIS de Forez Seigneur de Beaujeu et de Dombes & his wife Eléonore de Savoie (-1338 or after). "Margarita de Bello-joco, relicta Joannis de Cabilone Comitis Autissiodorensis et domini de Rupeforti" renounced rights after her husband's death, by charter dated 5 Nov 1309[125].

Comte Jean & his second wife had one child:

1. GUILLAUME d'Auxerre ([1270]-killed in battle Mons-en-Puelle 9 Aug 1304). He succeeded his mother in 1279 as Comte d'Auxerre, under the regency of his father until 1283. His maternal aunt, Marguerite de Bourgogne Queen of Sicily, renounced the county of Tonnerre in his favour 2 Jan 1293, when he succeeded as Comte de Tonnerre, Seigneur de Monjay, Saint-Aignan, Selles and Valençay-en-Berry. He was killed fighting for Philippe IV King of France against the count of Flanders. m (Papal dispensation 4^o 7 Jan 1291[126], 12 Jan 1292) as her first husband, ELEONORE de Savoie, daughter of AMEDEE V Comte de Savoie & his first wife Sibylle de Bâgé ([1279]-1324). "Eleonora figlia del Conte Amedeo di Savoia e della Contessa Sibilla Moglie di Guglielmo di Chalon Conte d'Auxerre" renounced her rights of inheritance from her parents in favour of "suoi Padre e Madre, e di Oddoardo ed Aymone suoi fratelli" as part of the arrangements concerning her dowry, by charter dated "la festa di S. Vincenzo 1292"[127]. "Guglielmo di Chalon Conte d'Auxerres" donated property to "Eleonora figlia del Conte Amedeo di Savoia sua Moglie" in contemplation of marriage by charter dated 7 Jan 1292[128]. In the "Act of emancipation by her father" dated 25 Jan 1292, Eléonore is recorded as being 12 years old[129]. If this is correct, it is unlikely that her first child was born in 1292, as shown in Europäische Stammtafeln[130]. She married secondly (1305) as his second wife, Dreux IV de Mello Seigneur de Sainte-Hermine, and thirdly, as his second wife, Jean [I] Comte de Forez. Comte Guillaume & his wife had two children:

a) JEAN [II] d'Auxerre ([1292]-1362). He succeeded his father in 1304 as Comte d'Auxerre.

- see below.

b) JEANNE de Chalon (1300-26 Oct 1360, bur Abbaye de Cîteaux). Ctss de Tonnerre. m (Chalon-sur-Saône 16 Jun 1321) ROBERT de Bourgogne, son of ROBERT II Duke of Burgundy & his wife Agnès de France ([15 Aug 1304/3 Mar 1305]-Dijon 13 or 19 Oct 1334, bur Abbaye de Cîteaux). Comte de Tonnerre, the dowry of his wife.

JEAN [II] d'Auxerre, son of GUILLAUME Comte d'Auxerre [Bourgogne-Comté] & his wife Eléonore de Savoie ([1292]-1362). He succeeded his father in 1304 as Comte d'Auxerre. He fought at the battle of Crecy in 1346 and at the battle of Poitiers in 1356. He was imprisoned in London from 1357 to 1361. He succeeded his sister in 1360 as Comte de Tonnerre.

m (1317) ALIX de Bourgogne dame de Montfleur, daughter of daughter of RENAUD de Bourgogne [Comté] Comte de Montbéliard & his wife Guillemette de Neuchâtel Ctss de Montbéliard (-after 13 May 1362).

Mistress (1): ALIX de Thiellay, daughter of ---.

Comte Jean [II] & his wife had eleven children:

1. JEAN [III] d'Auxerre "le Chevalier Blanc" (-1379). He succeeded his father in 1362 as Comte d'Auxerre et de Tonnerre.

- see below.

2. GUILLAUME de Chalon (-[1360]). Seigneur de Chavannes. Governor of Auxerre. He died while a hostage in England[131]. m as her second husband, JEANNE de Châteauvillain, widow of JEAN [I] Sire de Thil, daughter of JEAN de Châteauvillain & his wife --- (-[1375/99]). She married thirdly Hugues [VI] de Vienne Saint-Georges (-1361), fourthly Arnaud de Cervelles "l'Archiprêtre" (-1366 before Sep), and fifthly Enguerrand de Hesdin (-7 Mar 1391).

3. HUMBERT de Chalon (-after 1362). Canon at Chartres before 1339. Canon at Tournai 1339. Seigneur de Montjay.

4. TRISTAN de Chalon (-murdered 1369). Seigneur de Châtelbelin. m firstly JEANNE de Vienne, daughter of PHILIPPE de Vienne Seigneur de Pymont & his wife Huguette de Sainte-Croix Dame de Chay (-1365). m secondly as her second husband, BEATRIX de la Baume, widow of SIMON de Saint-Amour, daughter of GUILLAUME de la Baume & his wife Clémence de la Palu (-1368). Tristan & his first wife had two children:

a) JEAN de Chalon (-in Hungary 1396). Seigneur de Châtelbelin. m ([1382]) as her first husband, JEANNE de Ghistelles, daughter of JEAN de Ghistelles & his wife --- (-[Feb 1423/1431]). She married secondly Jean [I] de Neufchâtel Seigneur de Montaigu (-Apr 1433).

b) ALIX de Chalon . m firstly FRANÇOIS de Sassenage, son of ---. m secondly GUILLAUME de Saulieu, son of ---.

5. MARGUERITE de Chalon (-11 Oct 1378). Two contracts of marriage between "Gio. di Savoia figlio di Lodovico di Savoia Signore di Vaud" and "Margarita di Chalon figlia di Gio. Signore di Chalon e d'Auxerre" are dated 14 Mar 1333 and 18 Dec 1337[132]. Dame de Courtenot. A dispute between "Lodovico di Savoia di Vaud" and "Conte d'Auxeres suo Suocero" concerning the dowry of "Margarita di Savoia sua figlia" was settled by charter dated 8 May 1340[133]. m firstly (contracts 14 Mar 1333 and 18 Dec 1337[134], 14 Mar 1329) JEAN de Savoie Seigneur de Visieu, son of LOUIS [II] de Savoie Baron de Vaud & his wife Isabelle de Chalon [Bourgogne-Comté] (-killed in battle Laupen 21 Jun 1339). m secondly HENRI de Vienne Seigneur d'Antigny, son of ---.

6. JEANNE de Chalon (-[1342]). Dame de Nancuise. m (1335) THIBAUT [V] Sire de Neufchatel, son of --- (-[1366]).

7. BEATRICE de Chalon (-after 16 Dec 1369). Dame de Mongefond. m (Papal dispensation 10 Jul 1342) as his second wife, HUMBERT [V] Sire de Thoire-Villars, son of HUMBERT [IV] Sire de Thoire et de Villars & his wife Eléonore de Beaujeu [Forez] (-18 Aug 1372).

8. HENRIETTE de Chalon (after 1373). Dame de Binant. m (contract 24 May 1358) HUGUES de Vienne Seigneur de Pagny, son of --- (-before 1374).

9. LOUISE de Chalon (-1394). Abbess of Baume-les-Dames, resigned.

10. ELEONORE de Chalon (-8 Aug 1374). Abbess of Remiremont.

11. ISABELLE de Chalon (-1385 or after). Nun at Château-Chalon.

Comte Jean [II] had one illegitimate son by Mistress (1):

12. JEAN . Seigneur de Oliferne. 1345.

JEAN [III] d'Auxerre "le Chevalier Blanc", son of JEAN [II] Comte d'Auxerre et de Tonnerre [Bourgogne-Comté] & his wife Alix de Bourgogne dame de Montfleur (-1379). He succeeded his father in 1362 as Comte d'Auxerre et Comte de Tonnerre. He died insane.

m (1334) MARIE Crespin du Bec, daughter of GUILLAUME Crespin du Bec & his wife Mathilde de Beaumez.

Mistresses (1): - (4): ---.

Mistress (5): PERRETTE Darnichot, daughter of ---.

Comte Jean [III] & his wife had four children:

1. JEAN de Chalon (-Poligny 1370). He succeeded in 1363 as Seigneur de Rochefort.

2. LOUIS "le Chevalier Vert" (-1398). He succeeded his father in 1379 as Comte de Tonnerre.

- COMTES de TONNERRE.

3. MARGUERITE de Chalon . 1376

4. MATHILDE de Chalon . 1356. m JEAN [II] Sire de Sainte-Croix, son of ---.

Comte Jean [III] had four illegitimate children by Mistresses (1) - (4):

5. HENRI (-1400). Châtelain de Saint-Aubin.

6. JEAN (-1402, bur Baume-les-Moines). Captain of Auxerre.

7. AIME (-1431, bur Baume-les-Moines). Abbot of Baume-les-Moines.

8. HUGUES (-1399). Prior of Jouhé.

Comte Jean [III] had two illegitimate daughters by Mistress (5):

9. daughter .

10. daughter .

Chapter 4. COMTES d'AUXOIS et de DUESMOIS, SIRES de FOUVENT

A. COMTES d'AUXOIS

1. ---. m ALQUIDIS, daughter of ---. Her name is confirmed by the charter dated Aug 1000 under which "Milo nobili ortus progenie" donated property to the abbey of Flavigny, including the donation supported by "Aymone…comite" of property which "mater sua Alquidis" gave to "filie sue Eldesnodi"[135]. Alquidis & her husband had [three] children:

a) AIMON [I] (-17 Mar 1004 or after). He is named with his son Walo in a charter of Hugues Duke of Burgundy dated in the 980s. He is called Comte d'Auxois in 992[136]. "Milo nobili ortus progenie" donated property, including the donation supported by "Aymone…comite" of property which "mater sua Alquidis" gave to "filie sue Eldesnodi", to the abbey of Flavigny by charter dated Aug 1000 subscribed by "Aymo comes Alsinsis eius consanguineus"[137]. "Comes Alsensis comitatus" restored rights to the abbey of Flavigny by charter dated 3 Apr 1002[138]. The testament of "Aymo…comitatus Alsinses atque Dusmensis" dated 17 Mar 1004 is recorded in the cartulary of the abbey of Flavigny, subscribed by "Gualo filius eius, Vualterius filius eius, Hubertus, Gerardus, Helinnanus nepotes eius…Gerardi vicecomitis"[139]. m ---. The name of Aimon's wife is not known. Comte Aimon [I] & his wife had [three] children:

i) [AIMON (-before [1034/46]). Aimon's parentage is not entirely certain. "Miles nobilis stemmatis linea progenitus…Vualo…cum sua iugali…Iudith" donated a serf to the abbey of Flavigny by undated charter[140]. It is noted in the compilation that Duchesne[141] adds a list of signatories to this charter, which does not appear in any of the surviving manuscripts, which includes "Vualonis, Iudith uxoris eius, Aymonis comitis fratris eius qui consensit, Hervei fratris eius alterius…". If this is genuine, it suggests that Aimon was older than his brother Gauthier because of his position in the list. He may even have been his father's oldest son, because of his title "comitis", but in this case it is curious that he is not named in any of his father's charters and in particular does not appear in his father's 1004 testament.

- COMTES de BOLENOIS.]

ii) WALO (-1020 or after). The testament of "Aymo…comitatus Alsinses atque Dusmensis" dated 17 Mar 1004 is recorded in the cartulary of the abbey of Flavigny, subscribed by "Gualo filius eius, Vualterius filius eius, Hubertus, Gerardus, Helinnanus nepotes eius…Gerardi vicecomitis"[142]. "Walo vocatus comes et fratre meus Walterius et Warnerius Sembernonis atque Humbertus advocatus seu frater eius Girardus" donated property to Saint-Bénigne de Dijon by charter dated 1020 signed in different groups by "Vualonis quondam comitis et uxoris eius Judith et filiorum eius Aymonis atque Hugonis, Vualterii fratris eius", by "Vuarnerii et uxoris eius Istiburgis et filiarum eius Anne et Addile", and by "Humberti advocati et uxoris eius Ermentrude et filii eius Hileranni, Girardi fratris eius, Bertrade sororis eius, Tetbaldi nepotis eius"[143]. m JUDITH, daughter of ---. "Walo vocatus comes et fratre meus Walterius et Warnerius Sembernonis atque Humbertus advocatus seu frater eius Girardus" donated property to Saint-Bénigne de Dijon by charter dated 1020 signed by "Vualonis quondam comitis et uxoris eius Judith et filiorum eius Aymonis atque Hugonis, Vualterii fratris eius"[144]. "Miles nobilis stemmatis linea progenitus…Vualo…cum sua iugali…Iudith" donated a serf to the abbey of Flavigny by undated charter[145]. m ---. The name of Walo's wife is not known. Comte Walo & his wife had two children:

(a) AIMON (-after 1020). "Walo vocatus comes et fratre meus Walterius et Warnerius Sembernonis atque Humbertus advocatus seu frater eius Girardus" donated property to Saint-Bénigne de Dijon by charter dated 1020 signed by "Vualonis quondam comitis et uxoris eius Judith et filiorum eius Aymonis atque Hugonis, Vualterii fratris eius"[146].

(b) HUGUES (-1052 or after). "Walo vocatus comes et fratre meus Walterius et Warnerius Sembernonis atque Humbertus advocatus seu frater eius Girardus" donated property to Saint-Bénigne de Dijon by charter dated 1020 signed by "Vualonis quondam comitis et uxoris eius Judith et filiorum eius Aymonis atque Hugonis, Vualterii fratris eius"[147].

iii) GAUTHIER (-1020 or after). The testament of "Aymo…comitatus Alsinses atque Dusmensis" dated 17 Mar 1004 is recorded in the cartulary of the abbey of Flavigny, subscribed by "Gualo filius eius, Vualterius filius eius, Hubertus, Gerardus, Helinnanus nepotes eius…Gerardi vicecomitis"[148]. "Walo vocatus comes et fratre meus Walterius et Warnerius Sembernonis atque Humbertus advocatus seu frater eius Girardus" donated property to Saint-Bénigne de Dijon by charter dated 1020 signed by "Vualonis quondam comitis et uxoris eius Judith et filiorum eius Aymonis atque Hugonis, Vualterii fratris eius"[149].

b) [GERTRUDE . It is assumed that the mother of "…Hubertus, Gerardus, Helinnanus nepotes eius…" who subscribed the testament of "Aymo…comitatus Alsinses atque Dusmensis" dated 17 Mar 1004[150] was the testator's sister although there is no proof that this is correct. Dame d'Arsincourt "Gertrude" is named by her husband when he built a church at Fouvent, which he says was on land which was her inheritance, but her origin is not given[151]. m GERARD de Fouvent, son of GERARD de Fouvent & his wife --- (-1032 or after).

c) ELDESNODIS . "Milo nobili ortus progenie" donated property, including the donation supported by "Aymone…comite" of property which "mater sua Alquidis" gave to "filie sue Eldesnodi", to the abbey of Flavigny by charter dated Aug 1000 subscribed by "Aymo comes Alsinsis eius consanguineus"[152]. Although the meaning of this charter is not certain, it is suggested that the wording indicates that Eldesnodis was the sister not daughter of Comte Aymon.

2. [---. m ---.]

a) MILO (-after Aug 1000). "Aymo comes Alsinsis eius consanguineus" subscribed the charter dated Aug 1000 by which "Milo nobili ortus progenie" donated property to the abbey of Flavigny for the soul of "nepotis sui…Aymonis Pilo" who was killed "apud castrum Grinionem"[153]. The precise relationship between the two is not known.

b) [---. m ---.]

i) AIMON "Pilus" (-killed Grignon castle before Aug 1000). "Aymo comes Alsinsis eius consanguineus" subscribed the charter dated Aug 1100 by which "Milo nobili ortus progenie" donated property to the abbey of Flavigny for the soul of "nepotis sui…Aymonis Pilo" who was killed "apud castrum Grinionem"[154]. The precise relationship between the two is not known.

B. SIRES de FOUVENT

GERARD de Fouvent, son of ---. 990/95.

m ---. The name of Gérard's wife is not known.

Gérard & his wife had one child:

1. GERARD de Fouvent (-1032 or after). Europäische Stammtafeln names Gérard as son of Gérard de Fouvent[155], but the primary source on which this is based has not yet been identified. Gérard's supposed son, Hubert, is referred to as nepos of Aimon [I] Comte d'Auxois in the latter's 1004 testament, but the family relationship could have been through Gérard, his wife Gertrude or through Aimon's unknown wife. The Chronicon Besuense notes a donation of property “terræ apud Artionis…villam quam de hereditate Geretrudis uxoris suæ” by “Girardus Fontis-vennæ castri dominus” dated 1019, signed by “Girardus Comes Fontis-vennæ…Hugo comes…”[156]. The Chronicon Besuense notes a donation of property by “Girardus…cum Gertrude uxore mea” dated 1 May 1020, signed by “Girardi, Gertrudis, Girardi Clerici, Humberti filiorum eorum…”[157]. m GERTRUDE, daughter of [AIMON [I] Comte d'Auxois & his wife ---]. She is named Gertrude de Lavoncourt in Europäische Stammtafeln[158], but the primary source on which this is based has not yet been identified. It is assumed that the mother of "…Hubertus, Gerardus, Helinnanus nepotes eius…" who subscribed the testament of "Aymo…comitatus Alsinses atque Dusmensis" dated 17 Mar 1004[159] was the testator's sister, although there is no proof that this is correct. "Gertrude" is named by her husband when he built a church at Fouvent, which he says was on land which was her inheritance, but her origin is not stated[160]. The Chronicon Besuense notes a donation of property “ecclesie in comitatu Atoariensi” by “miles quidam…Girardus” with the consent of “uxoris suæ…Gertrudis et filii sui Humberti”[161]. The Chronicon Besuense notes a donation of property by “Girardus…cum Gertrude uxore mea” dated 1 May 1020, signed by “Girardi, Gertrudis, Girardi Clerici, Humberti filiorum eorum…”[162]. Gérard & his wife had [seven] children:

a) HUMBERT [Hubert] de Fouvent (-1032 or after). The Chronicon Besuense notes a donation of property “ecclesie in comitatu Atoariensi” by “miles quidam…Girardus” with the consent of “uxoris suæ…Gertrudis et filii sui Humberti”[163]. The testament of "Aymo…comitatus Alsinses atque Dusmensis" dated 17 Mar 1004 is recorded in the cartulary of the abbey of Flavigny, subscribed by "Gualo filius eius, Vualterius filius eius, Hubertus, Gerardus, Helinnanus nepotes eius…Gerardi vicecomitis"[164]. The Chronicon Besuense notes a donation of property by “Girardus…cum Gertrude uxore mea” dated 1 May 1020, signed by “Girardi, Gertrudis, Girardi Clerici, Humberti filiorum eorum…”[165]. Cousin of the brothers Walo and Gauthier (sons of Aimon [I] Comte d'Auxois) with whom he acted in 1020[166]. m GERBERGE, daughter of ---. She is named as wife of Hubert in Europäische Stammtafeln[167], but the primary source on which this is based has not yet been identified. Hubert & his wife had two children:

i) GERARD [III] de Fouvent (-1077 or after). m ---. The name of Gérard's wife is not known. Gérard & his wife had three children, although the primary source on which this is based has not yet been identified.

(a) HUMBERT [I] "le Brun" de Fouvent (-1082). m ---.

- SEIGNEURS de FOUVENT, de CONFLANDEY et de MONTAGNEY[168].

(b) GUILLAUME de Fouvent . 1095/1125. An undated charter under which "Severicus de Verziaco dominus Cabilonensis comes et uxor eius Elisabeth, et Symon filius suus et filia Ayglentina [domina] de Puliaco" sold "villam…Franceis" [Francxault] to Dijon Saint-Etienne records that "domino Vuidone de Foventis…et domino Guilermo avunculo suo" consented to the donation[169]. m ---. The name of Guillaume´s wife is not known. Guillaume & his wife had one child:

(1) GERARD de Fouvent . 1114.

ii) HUMBERT de Fouvent (-[1085/87]). m [ADELAIS de Chalon], daughter of ---. The primary source which confirms the name of Humbert's wife has not yet been identified. Humbert & his wife had two children, although the primary source on which this is based has not yet been identified:

(a) HUMBERT "le Roux" de Fouvent dit de Jonvelle . 1075/1098.

- SEIGNEURS de JONVELLE[170].

(b) GUY "le Roux" de Fouvent . same person as …? GUY de Palleau . This possible co-identity is shown in Europäische Stammtafeln[171] but the basis for this is not known. 1077. m ---. The name of Guy's wife is not known. Guy & his wife had one child:

(1) HUMBERT de Palleau . Seigneur de Palleau. 1120/24.

b) GERARD de Fouvent (-killed 1030). The Chronicon Besuense notes a donation of property by “Girardus…cum Gertrude uxore mea” dated 1 May 1020, signed by “Girardi, Gertrudis, Girardi Clerici, Humberti filiorum eorum…”[172]. The testament of "Aymo…comitatus Alsinses atque Dusmensis" dated 17 Mar 1004 is recorded in the cartulary of the abbey of Flavigny, subscribed by "Gualo filius eius, Vualterius filius eius, Hubertus, Gerardus, Helinnanus nepotes eius…Gerardi vicecomitis"[173]. Cousin of the brothers Walo and Gautier (sons of Aimon [I] Comte d'Auxois) with whom he acted in 1020[174], and assumed therefore to be the brother of "Humbert" although direct proof of this has not been found. Cleric.

c) HALINARD de Fouvent . The testament of "Aymo…comitatus Alsinses atque Dusmensis" dated 17 Mar 1004 is recorded in the cartulary of the abbey of Flavigny, subscribed by "Gualo filius eius, Vualterius filius eius, Hubertus, Gerardus, Helinnanus nepotes eius…Gerardi vicecomitis"[175]. He is assumed to be the brother of Hubert and Gerard although there is no proof that this is correct.

d) BERTRADA de Fouvent . She and her parents are named in a charter of Saint-Bénigne de Dijon[176].

e) daughter . Her origin, as maternal grandmother of "domno abbate Stephano", is stated in the Chronicle of Saint-Bénigne de Dijon which names the abbot's parents as "patre Joffredo…consul [qui] a patre et avo consulibus originem duxit" and "matre…Arnulfi…consulis de Risnel filia, matrem habens…consulis Gerardi de Fonvenz filiam"[177]. Bouchard suggests that she may have been the same person as Gérard's known daughter Bertrada[178]. m ARNOUL Comte de Reynel, son of ---. 1074.

f) [ERMENTRUDE . She is named with her husband and children in a charter of Saint-Bénigne de Dijon[179], but her origin is not given. m HUMBERT de Salmaise, son of ---. The Chronicle of St Bénigne de Dijon records a donation by "Humbertus dominus castri quod vocatur Sarmacia" dated 1013[180]. Bouchard[181] suggests that he is the same person as "Hubert [de Fouvent]", the supposed brother of Ermentrude (see above). However, Europäische Stammtafeln names the latter's wife Gerberge and their children Gérard and Humbert (although the primary sources on which this is based have not yet been identified, see above)[182]. A close relationship with the Fouvent family is indicated by the common use of the unusual name "Halinard", the hypothesis being that Humbert's wife was Hubert's sister.] Humbert & his wife had six children:

i) HALINARD . He is named with his parents.

ii) THIBAUT . He is named with his parents.

iii) AIMON . He is named with his parents.

iv) ARLEUS . He is named with his parents.

v) GUILLAUME . He is named with his parents.

vi) WANDELMODIS . She is named with her parents.

g) [--- . m ---.]

i) [THIBAUT . Nepos of Humbert de Salmaise, with whom he is named[183], although it is not known whether the relationship was through his own or his wife's family.]

C. SEIGNEURS de MONTREAL

Montréal en Bourgogne is located near to Avallon. The ancient county in whose territory it lay has not yet been ascertained with certainty. It appears to have been beyond the southern boundary of the county of Auxerre and north of the county of Nevers. The most likely possibility is that it lay within the short-lived county of Auxois, which was subsumed into the duchy of Burgundy.

HUGUES de Chacenay, son of MILON Sire de Chacenay & his wife Adelaide ). "Milo de Cacenniaco et Adelaidis uxor eius et filius eorum Hugo" donated property to the abbey of Molesme by charter dated 26 Dec, dated to [1084/1107][184]. same person as…? HUGUES (-[1119/20]). The primary source which confirms this co-identity has not yet been identified. Seigneur de Montréal.

m as her second husband, HELVIDE de Baudémont, widow of HELIE de Montmirail, daughter of ANDRE de Baudémont Seneschal de Champagne & his wife Agnes --- (-1165). "Domina Montis Regali…Alaisa" ratified donations to Fontenoy after the death of "viri sui Hugonis" by undated charter[185]. She married thirdly ([1120/25]) Guy [I] Seigneur de Dampierre et de Saint-Dizier Vicomte de Troyes. "Eluidis Montis regali domina" donated property to Jully-les-Nonnains, with the consent of "Anserici filii sui", by charter dated 1129[186].

Hugues & his wife had one child:

1. ANSERIC [I] de Montréal (-25 or 26 Jan 1174). "Eluidis Montis regali domina" donated property to Jully-les-Nonnains, with the consent of "Anserici filii sui", by charter dated 1129[187]. Seigneur de Montréal. Seigneur de Montmirail. Sénéchal de Bourgogne. "Ansericus de Monteregali…Ansericus filius eius…Johannes minor frater eiusdem et eorum mater Aalidis, Heluis filia eius" attested the donation to Reigny by "Ivo de Avalone" by charter dated 1164[188]. "Ansericus de Monteregali" donated property to the church of Notre-Dame de Montréal, for the soul of "Alaydis uxoris meæ" and with the consent of "Ansericus et Johannes filii mei et Sybilla predicti Anserici uxor", by charter dated 1170[189]. The necrology of Notre-Dame de Montréal records the death "26 Jan" of "Ansericus dominus Montis Regalis, qui quatuor familias apud Sivriacum dedit" [which links with the 1170 charter quoted above][190]. The necrology of Molesme records the death "VIII Kal Feb" of "Ansericus de Monteregali qui edificavit domum Sanctimonialum"[191]. m as her second husband, ALAIDIS de Pleurre, widow of HELIE de Montmirail, daughter of MANASSES de Pleurre & his wife --- (-after 1170). The Genealogiæ Scriptoris Fusniacensis names specifies that one daughter (unnamed, mentioned second) of "Andreas comes de Rameruth" married "Iohannes vicecomes de Maruel" by whom she had "Manassem de Plaierris et sororem eius, quam duxit Helyas de Monte-Mirail, de qua nati sunt Galcherus et Andreas et Hugo Prorulliensis abbas; defuncto vero Helia, nupsit domino de Monte-regali, cui peperit liberos"[192]. "Ansericus de Monteregali…Ansericus filius eius…Johannes minor frater eiusdem et eorum mater Aalidis, Heluis filia eius" attested the donation to Reigny by "Ivo de Avalone" by charter dated 1164[193]. "Ansericus de Monteregali" donated property to the church of Notre-Dame de Montréal, for the soul of "Alaydis uxoris meæ" and with the consent of "Ansericus et Johannes filii mei et Sybilla predicti Anserici uxor", by charter dated 1170[194]. The primary source which confirms her parentage has not yet been identified. Anséric [I] & his wife had [four] children:

a) ANSERIC [II] de Montréal (-[in Palestine] [1190/96]). "Ansericus de Monteregali…Ansericus filius eius…Johannes minor frater eiusdem et eorum mater Aalidis, Heluis filia eius" attested the donation to Reigny by "Ivo de Avalone" by charter dated 1164[195]. "Ansericus de Monteregali" donated property to the church of Notre-Dame de Montréal, for the soul of "Alaydis uxoris meæ" and with the consent of "Ansericus et Johannes filii mei et Sybilla predicti Anserici uxor", by charter dated 1170[196]. Seigneur de Montréal. "Ansericus dominus Montis Regalis" confirmed the donations to Molesme by "pater meus Ansericus de Montemirabili", with the consent of "uxor mea Sibilla et filii mei Ansericus, Johannes, Milo", by charter dated 1183[197]. "Ansericus dominus Montis Regalis" granted customs exemptions to the Chartreux monks of Lugny, for the soul of "Sibille uxoris mee", with the consent of "filiis nostris Anserico et Johanne", by charter dated 1184[198]. "Ansericus de Monte-Regali" donated property to the abbey of Pontigny with the support of "Sybilla uxor mea et Ansericus et Johannes filii mei" by charter dated 1186[199]. "Ansericus dominus Montis Regalis", leaving for Jerusalem, donated property to the priory of Saint-Bernard de Montréal by charter dated 1189, witnessed by "dominus Joannes de Arceis frater meus…"[200]. The Chronicle of Alberic de Trois-Fontaines names "Guido de Domno Petro…Ansericus de Monteregali cognatus illius…" among those who left on crusade in 1190[201]. It is possible that Anséric [II] died while on the Third Crusade, although no primary source has yet been identified which confirms that this is correct. It is also possible that he was "Ansericus dominus Montis-regalis…" who witnessed the charter dated 5 Aug 1195 under which Mathilde Ctss de Nevers founded an anniversary at Reigny[202], although the witness could also have been his son Anséric [III]. m (Aug 1170) SIBYLLE de Bourgogne, daughter of HUGUES "Rufus" de Bourgogne [Capet] Seigneur du Châtelet-Chalon et de Meursault & his first wife Isabelle de Chalon ([1150]-[1201]). The Chronicle of Alberic de Trois-Fontaines refers to "Hugo Rufus" as father of "domne de Monteregali"[203]. Dame de Meursault, which she received from her father as her dowry. "Ansericus de Monteregali" donated property to the church of Notre-Dame de Montréal, for the soul of "Alaydis uxoris meæ" and with the consent of "Ansericus et Johannes filii mei et Sybilla predicti Anserici uxor", by charter dated 1170[204]. Her name and marriage are confirmed by a charter dated to [1172/75] which records an agreement between the abbey of Cîteaux and "domnus Ansericum de Monte regali" and a donation by "Ansericum in vita uxoris sue Sibille"[205]. "Ansericus dominus Montis Regalis" confirmed the donations to Molesme by "pater meus Ansericus de Montemirabili", with the consent of "uxor mea Sibilla et filii mei Ansericus, Johannes, Milo", by charter dated 1183[206]. "Ansericus dominus Montis Regalis" granted customs exemptions to the Chartreux monks of Lugny, for the soul of "Sibille uxoris mee", with the consent of "filiis nostris Anserico et Johanne", by charter dated 1184[207]. "Ansericus de Monte-Regali" donated property to the abbey of Pontigny with the support of "Sybilla uxor mea et Ansericus et Johannes filii mei" by charter dated 1186[208]. The wording of this last charter suggests that Sibylle may not have been the mother of Anseric's named sons, but no proof has been found of an earlier marriage. Anséric [II] & his wife had five children:

i) ANSERIC [III] . "Ansericus dominus Montis Regalis" confirmed the donations to Molesme by "pater meus Ansericus de Montemirabili", with the consent of "uxor mea Sibilla et filii mei Ansericus, Johannes, Milo", by charter dated 1183[209]. "Ansericus de Monte-Regali" donated property to the abbey of Pontigny with the support of "Sybilla uxor mea et Ansericus et Johannes filii mei" by charter dated 1186[210]. Seigneur de Montréal. "Ansericus dominus Montis-regalis…" witnessed the charter dated 5 Aug 1195 under which Mathilde Ctss de Nevers founded an anniversary at Reigny[211]. "Ansericus dominus Montisregalis et Sibilla mater mea…Johannes frater meus" donated property to the abbey of Reigny by charter dated 1197[212].

ii) JEAN . "Ansericus dominus Montis Regalis" confirmed the donations to Molesme by "pater meus Ansericus de Montemirabili", with the consent of "uxor mea Sibilla et filii mei Ansericus, Johannes, Milo", by charter dated 1183[213]. "Ansericus de Monte-Regali" donated property to the abbey of Pontigny with the support of "Sybilla uxor mea et Ansericus et Johannes filii mei" by charter dated 1186[214]. "Ansericus dominus Montisregalis et Sibilla mater mea…Johannes frater meus" donated property to the abbey of Reigny by charter dated 1197[215].

iii) MILON ([1175]-before 1186). "Ansericus dominus Montis Regalis" confirmed the donations to Molesme by "pater meus Ansericus de Montemirabili", with the consent of "uxor mea Sibilla et filii mei Ansericus, Johannes, Milo", by charter dated 1183[216].

iv) GUY (-13 Sep 1199). Seigneur de Beauvoir[-sur-Serain]. The necrology of Notre-Dame de Montréal records the death "13 Sep 1199" of "Guido de Bellovisu frater domini Anserici, domini de Monte Regali"[217].

v) HUGUES de Montréal (-15 Mar 1232, bur Clairvaux). The Chronicle of Alberic de Trois-Fontaines records that "Hugo…filius Anserici de Monteregali" was made bishop of Langres, dated to 1219 from the context[218]. Bishop of Langres 1219. The necrology of Notre-Dame de Montréal records the death "15 Mar" of "Hugo de Monte Regali, Lingonensis episcopus"[219].

b) JEAN de Montréal (-Acre 7 Jul 1189). "Ansericus de Monteregali…Ansericus filius eius…Johannes minor frater eiusdem et eorum mater Aalidis, Heluis filia eius" attested the donation to Reigny by "Ivo de Avalone" by charter dated 1164[220]. "Ansericus de Monteregali" donated property to the church of Notre-Dame de Montréal, for the soul of "Alaydis uxoris meæ" and with the consent of "Ansericus et Johannes filii mei et Sybilla predicti Anserici uxor", by charter dated 1170[221]. Seigneur d´Arcis-sur-Aube. "Ansericus dominus Montis Regalis", leaving for Jerusalem, donated property to the priory of Saint-Bernard de Montréal by charter dated 1189, witnessed by "dominus Joannes de Arceis frater meus…"[222]. "Johannes de Arcies", leaving for Jerusalem, donated rights to the churches of Escharlis and Fontaine-Jean, with the consent of "Helissanz uxor mea", by charter dated 1189, witnessed by "dominus Ansericus de Monte-Regali, Guido de Dampetro, Gaucherius dominus Castri-Rainardi…"[223]. The necrology of Notre-Dame de Montréal records the death "7 Jul" of "Johannes de Arcis frater domini Anserici, domini de Monte Regali"[224]. m HELISENDE, daughter of --- (-after 1189). "Johannes de Arcies", leaving for Jerusalem, donated rights to the churches of Escharlis and Fontaine-Jean, with the consent of "Helissanz uxor mea", by charter dated 1189[225].

c) [GUILLAUME de Montréal (-30 Dec ----). The necrology of Notre-Dame de Montréal records the death "30 Dec" of "Willelmus filius domini Anserici"[226]. The identity of Guillaume´s father, among the different seigneurs de Montréal who are named Anséric, is uncertain.]

d) HELVIDE de Montréal . "Ansericus de Monteregali…Ansericus filius eius…Johannes minor frater eiusdem et eorum mater Aalidis, Heluis filia eius" attested the donation to Reigny by "Ivo de Avalone" by charter dated 1164[227].

2. HUGUES de Montréal . Seigneur de Montréal. m ---. Hugues & his wife had one child:

a) ANDRE de Montréal (-18 Sep ----). The necrology of Notre-Dame de Montréal records the death "18 Sep" of "Andreas filius domini Hugonis de Monte Regali"[228].

Chapter 5. SEIGNEURS de BÂGÉ [BAUGÉ]

1. RATHER, son of ---. m TRISBURGA ---. "Ratherium [et]…Trisburgis uxori sue" donated land in "pago Matisconensium" to Cluny by charter dated 4 Oct 957[229]. Rather & his wife had one child:

a) TETBERT . "Teutbertus filius eorum" subscribed the charter dated 4 Oct 957 of "Ratherium [et]…Trisburgis uxori sue"[230]. same person as …? TETBERT . "Vir nobilissimus Teotbertus…uxoris sue Rannodi et filio eorum Udelrico" donated property to Saint-Vincent-de-Mâcon by charter dated to [971/77][231]. There is no indication in the document that this was the same person as the son of Rather and Trisburga apart from the name, and also that one of the sons of Tetbert and Raimodis was named Rather. m RAIMODIS, daughter of --- (-[980]). "Teotbertus et uxor sua Raimodis" donated property "in pago Lugdunense in agro Balgiacense…villa Curte" to Saint-Vincent-de-Mâcon by charter dated to [971/77][232]. Tetbert & his wife had two children:

i) ULRIC [I] [Olry] (-1018 or after). "Vir nobilissimus Teotbertus…uxoris sue Rannodi et filio eorum Udelrico" donated property to Saint-Vincent-de-Mâcon by charter dated to [971/77][233].

- see below.

ii) RATHER . "Ratherio fratri suo qui concessit" subscribed a charter dated 2 Sep 994 under which "Uldricus" granted property "in pago Matisconense…villa Morincas…[et] in pago Lugdunensi…ecclesiam…sancti Martini" to "sponse meæ Ermengarda"[234]. same person as…? RATHER . "Rotherius et uxor mea Berta" donated property "in pago Matisconense in agro Potiaco in villa Frontiniace" to Cluny by charter dated Mar 993[235]. There is no indication in the document that this was the same person as the brother of Ulric [I] apart from the relatively unusual name. m BERTHA, daughter of ---. "Rotherius et uxor mea Berta" donated property "in pago Matisconense in agro Potiaco in villa Frontiniace" to Cluny by charter dated Mar 993[236].

ULRIC [I] [Olry], son of TETBERT & his wife Raimodis --- (-1018 or after). "Vir nobilissimus Teotbertus…uxoris sue Rannodi et filio eorum Udelrico" donated property to Saint-Vincent-de-Mâcon by charter dated to [971/77][237]. "Udulrici filii eorum" subscribed the charter dated to [971/77] under which "Teotbertus et uxor sua Raimodis" donated property "in pago Lugdunense in agro Balgiacense…villa Curte" to Saint-Vincent-de-Mâcon[238], which confirms that he held land in Bâgé although no evidence has so far been found that he was "Seigneur de Bâgé". "Udelrici filii Tetberti, Udelrici pueri filii eius" subscribed the charter dated 1018 under which "Adalardus…sacerdos" donated property "in pago Matisconensi" to Saint-Vincent-de-Mâcon[239].

[m firstly AREMBURG, daughter of ---. "Aremburgis" donated property to Cluny "in pago Lugdunensi villa…Pratum Borsanum in agro Balgiaco" by charter dated Nov 993 subscribed by "Vulrici senioris eius"[240]. As pointed out below (see Ulric [II]), difficulties in interpreting the charters which name the sons of Ulrich [I] would be resolved if the latter in fact only married once. If this is correct, either "Vulrici" who subscribed this 993 charter was not Ulrich [I] or "Aremburgis" is simply a mistranscription for "Ermengardis".]

m [secondly] (before 3 Sep 994) ERMENGARD, daughter of ---. "Ulricus et Ermengardis uxor mea" donated property to Saint-Vincent-de-Mâcon by charter dated to [996/1031][241]. "Udulricus cum uxore mea Ermengardi" donated property "in pago Matisconensi in agro Iggiacensis in villa Verriaco" to Saint-Vincent-de-Mâcon at the request of "filio meo Walterio canonicale" by undated charter[242]. "Uldricus" granted property "in pago Matisconense…villa Morincas…[et] in pago Lugdunensi…ecclesiam…sancti Martini" to "sponse meæ Ermengarda" by charter dated 2 Sep 994 subscribed by "Ratherio fratri suo qui concessit"[243]. "Coniuge mee Ermengardi" is named in the charter dated to [1004/19] under which "Udulricus vir eius" granted property "in pago Lugdunensi sive Matisconensi…in villa Balgiaco…ecclesia…sancti Michaelis" to Cluny[244].

Ulric [I] & his [second] wife had two children:

1. ULRIC [II] (-[1026/31]). "Ulrici filii mei" subscribed the charter dated to [996/1031] under which "Ulricus et Ermengardis uxor mea" donated property to Saint-Vincent-de-Mâcon[245]. "Udelrici filii Tetberti, Udelrici pueri filii eius" subscribed the charter dated 1018 under which "Adalardus…sacerdos" donated property "in pago Matisconensi" to Saint-Vincent-de-Mâcon[246]. If Ulrich was "puer" in 1018, it is likely that he was born from his father's [second] marriage, assuming that the date of this marriage is correct as shown above. On the other hand, the fact that he was described as "filii mei" rather than "filii nostrorum" in the charter dated to [996/1031] could suggest that Ermengard was not his mother. The issue is further complicated by the undated charter under which "Udulricus cum uxore mea Ermengardi" donated property to Saint-Vincent-de-Mâcon at the request of "filio meo Walterio canonicale"[247] which also suggests that Gauthier was born from his father's supposed earlier marriage as well. This, however, appears incompatible with Ulric [II] (presumably the older brother) having succeeded his father. These difficulties would be resolved if Ulric [I] in fact only married once, as discussed above. Ulric [II]'s date of death is estimated based on an interpretation of the charter of his supposed wife Beatrix (see below). m [BEATRIX, daughter of ---. "Beatrix" granted property "in villa Clitgiaci [iuxta] terra vicecomitis Wigonis" to Cluny for the soul of "senioris mei Ulrici" by charter dated to [996/1031][248]. It is probable that "Ulrici" was Ulrich [II] but this is not certain. This charter is subscribed by "Ottonis comitis". It is likely that this refers to Otton [II], who succeeded as Comte de Mâcon after the 1026 death of his father, the latter normally subscribing charters jointly with his wife. If this is correct, the charter should be dated to [1026/31] which is presumably consistent with this being a donation after the death of Ulric [II]. If Ulric [II] was "puer" in 1018, he must still have been young at the time of his supposed marriage.] Ulric [II] & his wife had one child:

a) ULRIC [III] de Bâgé (-after 19 Jan 1074). His parentage is confirmed by the charter dated 19 Jan 1074 under which "Hulricus de Balgie, Beatricis filius" donated property to Tournus abbey[249]. Seigneur de Bâgé. "Udulricus [dominus] de Balgiaco" donated property to Saint-Vincent-de-Mâcon by charter dated to [1074/96][250]. The dating suggests that this must have been a different person from Ulric [II]. However, there is nothing in the document which proves that Ulric [III] was the son of Ulric [II], although this is probably correct. If this is so, he was probably an infant when his father died. According to Bouchard[251], Ulric [III] was the father of Ulric [IV] although according to Europäische Stammtafeln[252] the latter was the son of Josseran de Bâgé.

2. GAUTHIER . "Udulricus cum uxore mea Ermengardi" donated property "in pago Matisconensi in agro Iggiacensis in villa Verriaco" to Saint-Vincent-de-Mâcon at the request of "filio meo Walterio canonicale" by undated charter[253].

1. RODOLPHE, son of ---. He is shown in Europäische Stammtafeln as Seigneur de Bâgé et de Bresse[254], but there is no indication how he may have been related to the previous family, if at all. The primary sources which confirms his existence and that of his son and grandson have not yet been identified. m ---. The name of Rodolphe's wife is not known. Rodolphe & his wife had one child:

a) RAYMOND [Renaud] (-1072). The primary source which confirms his parentage has not yet been identified. Seigneur de Bâgé et de Bresse. m ---. The name of Raymond's wife is not known. Raymond & his wife had one child:

i) JOSSERAN [Gaulseran] (-1110). The primary source which confirms his parentage has not yet been identified. Seigneur de Bâgé et de Bresse.

According to Bouchard[255], Ulric [IV] was the son of Ulric [III] de Bâgé (see above). According to Europäische Stammtafeln[256], he was the son of Josseran de Bâgé. The basis for either of these speculations is not known, but the apparent continuation of the names Renaud and Josseran in the family suggest a close relationship. Another possibility is that the lordship of Bâgé was transmitted from one family to the other through marriage.

[six or more] brothers and sisters:

1. ULRIC [IV] de Bâgé (-after 1125). Seigneur de Bâgé. He became a crusader in 1120, and a Benedictine monk in 1125. m ---, daughter of Comte AMEDEE & his wife ---. The 1118 charter of "Ulricus [de Balgiaco] et filii sui Ulricus et Rainaldus", relating to donations of property to Saint-Vincent-de-Mâcon, also refers to "domina vero domni Uldrici uxor" without naming her[257]. The primary source which names her father has not yet been identified. According to Europäische Stammtafeln[258], she was --- de Savoie, daughter of AMEDEE I Comte de Savoie & his wife Jeanne [de Genève]. This seems difficult to support chronologically, in light of the dates of death of two of the sons of Ulric de Bâgé (1180 and 1184 respectively) which suggests that it is unlikely that they were born much before 1100. If her father was a count of Savoy (as suggested by the name Amédée), it is more likely that he was Amédée II. Ulric [IV] & his wife had five children:

a) ULRIC de Bâgé . 1113. "Ulricus [de Balgiaco] et filii sui Ulricus et Rainaldus" are named in a charter dated "VI Id Apr" 1118 which relates to donations of property to Saint-Vincent-de-Mâcon[259].

b) RENAUD [II] de Bâgé (-1153). "Ulricus [de Balgiaco] et filii sui Ulricus et Rainaldus" are named in a charter dated "VI Id Apr" 1118 which relates to donations of property to Saint-Vincent-de-Mâcon[260]. Seigneur de Bâgé et de Bresse. m ---. The name of the wife of Renaud [II] is not known. Renaud [II] & his wife had two children:

i) ULRIC de Bâgé (-before 1153). The primary source which confirms his parentage has not yet been identified.

ii) RENAUD [III] de Bâgé (-1180, bur église de la Musse[261]). The primary source which confirms his parentage has not yet been identified. Seigneur de Bâgé. m ---. The name of the wife of Renaud [III] is not known. Renaud [III] & his wife had two children:

(a) ULRIC [V] de Bâgé (-before 1220). "Raynaldi Balgiacensis…et Ulricus filius eius" donated property to Saint-Vincent-de-Mâcon for the former's burial by charter dated to [1167/84], subscribed by "Artaldi vicecomitis"[262]. Seigneur de Bâgé et de Bresse.

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(b) GUY de Bâgé . The primary source which confirms his parentage has not yet been identified. 1180.

c) BLANDIN de Bâgé . The primary source which confirms his parentage has not yet been identified. 1152.

d) HUMBERT de Bâgé (-12 Oct or 13 Nov 1180). The primary source which confirms his parentage has not yet been identified. Bishop of Autun 1140/1148. Archbishop of Lyon 1148, resigned [1157]. Cartusian Prior at Seillon. The 13^th century obituary of the Eglise primatiale de Lyon records the death "IV Id Oct" of "Humbertus, Valle Sancte Marie monachus et quondam Lugdunensis archiepiscopus"[263].

e) ETIENNE de Bâgé (-19 Mar 1184). The primary source which confirms his parentage has not yet been identified. Bishop of Mâcon 1167.

2. HUGUES de Bâgé . The primary source which confirms his parentage has not yet been identified. Canon at Mâcon 1120.

3. [JOSSERAN de Bâgé (-[1131/43] or after). The 1118 charter of "Ulricus [de Balgiaco] et filii sui Ulricus et Rainaldus", relating to donations of property to Saint-Vincent-de-Mâcon, is subscribed by "Gausceranno decano"[264]. The document gives no indication of any relationship with the Bâgé family. However, such a connection is suggested by "Gausceranus de Balgiaco" witnessing two other charters, dated 1116 and dated to [1131/43] respectively, which record donations of property to Saint-Vincent-de-Mâcon[265].]

4. ETIENNE de Bâgé (-7 Jan 1140). The primary source which confirms his parentage has not yet been identified. Bishop of Autun 1112/1136. Monk at Cluny 1136.

5. daughter . The 1118 charter of "Ulricus [de Balgiaco] et filii sui Ulricus et Rainaldus", relating to donations of property to Saint-Vincent-de-Mâcon, also refers to "sororibus suis" without naming them or indicating how many sisters there were[266].

6. daughter . The 1118 charter of "Ulricus [de Balgiaco] et filii sui Ulricus et Rainaldus", relating to donations of property to Saint-Vincent-de-Mâcon, also refers to "sororibus suis" without naming them or indicating how many sisters there were[267].

ULRIC [V] [Olry] de Bâgé, son of RENAUD [III] Seigneur de Bâgé et de Bresse & his wife --- (-before 1220). "Raynaldi Balgiacensis…et Ulricus filius eius" donated property to Saint-Vincent-de-Mâcon for the former's burial by charter dated to [1167/84], subscribed by "Artaldi vicecomitis"[268]. Seigneur de Bâgé et de Bresse.

m firstly ([1176/77]) as her second husband, ALIX de Chalon [dame de Miribel], widow of JOSSERAND [IV] Grossus Seigneur de Brancion et d'Uxelles, daughter of GUILLAUME [I] Comte de Chalon & his wife --- (-15 Jun 1187 or before[269]). The primary source which confirms her parentage and her two marriages has not yet been identified. Bouchard records the first wife of Ulric [V] as "dame de Mirebeau" (died 1187 or before) and speculates that she may have been Elisabeth, daughter of Odo Seigneur de Mirebeau & his wife Aegidia ---, who is named with her parents in 1174[270]. It is not known which "Mirebeau" this is. However, the reference to her husband's great-granddaughter Simone [Sibylle] de Bâgé (wife of Amédée V Count of Savoy, see below) succeeding as "dame de Miribel-en-Forez" suggests that the place may have been a different "Mirebeau" from the one of which Odo was seigneur. Europäische Stammtafeln[271] names Ulric's first wife as Alix de Chalon (married in 1198), specifying that she was "dame de Miribel". The first husband of Alix de Chalon died in [1175], which places her second marriage in the right timeframe to have been the mother of Guy and therefore Ulric [V]'s first wife. The necrology of Saint-Pierre, Lyon records the death "XVII Kal Jul" of "Alis domina de Miribello"[272].

m secondly (1188) ALEXANDRINE de Vienne, daughter of GERARD [I] Comte de Mâcon et de Vienne [Bourgogne-Comté] & his wife Guyonne [Maurette] de Salins (-after 1242). The primary source which confirms her parentage and marriage has not yet been identified. Europäische Stammtafeln[273] names Ulric's first wife as Alix de Chalon (married in 1198), specifying that she was "dame de Miribel", and his second wife as Alexandrine de Vienne. Bouchard names Ulric's second wife as Alix de Chalon.

Ulric [V] & his [first] wife had one child:

1. GUY de Bâgé ([1177/79]-[1219]). The primary source which confirms his parentage has not yet been identified. Guy was presumably born from his father's first marriage as his daughter is also recorded as dame de Miribel, although it is true that the seigneurie was ultimately inherited by the descendants of Guy's younger brother Renaud [IV] who appears to have been born from his father's second marriage. Seigneur de Bâgé. He is named with his father in 1180[274]. He died on pilgrimage. m ---. The name of Guy's wife is not known. Guy & his wife had two children:

a) ULRIC [VI] de Bâgé . The primary source which confirms his parentage has not yet been identified.

b) MARGUERITE de Bâgé (-20 Dec before Mar 1252). Dame de Miribel. She is named as wife of Humbert de Beaujeu[275]. The Anniversary Book of Notre-Dame de Beaujeu records the death "XIII Kal Jan" of "Marguarita domina Bellijocis"[276]. m (15 Jul 1219) HUMBERT [V] Sire de Beaujeu, son of GUICHARD [IV] Sire de Beaujeu & his wife Sibylle de Hainaut (-Egypt 25 Jul 1250, bur Cluny). Connétable de France 1248.

Ulric [V] & his second wife had three children:

2. RENAUD [IV] (-after 29 Mar 1250). The primary source which confirms his parentage has not yet been identified. Sire de Bâgé et de Bresse.

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3. HUGUES de Bâgé . The primary source which confirms his parentage has not yet been identified. Seigneur de Saint-Trivier et de Cuisert. 1250.

4. BEATRIX de Bâgé (-after 23 Nov 1251). The marriage contract of "Amedeus dominus de Gez" and "Beatricem filiam domini de Baugiaco" is dated 4 Jun 1227 and names "Rainoldo de Baugiaco fratri meo"[277]. "Amedeus dominus de Gex" granted compensation to the bishopric of Geneva for the wrongs which he had committed, with the consent of "Dne Beatricis uxoris sue", by charter dated 30 Jul 1236[278]. "Leoneta filia et heres…Amedei quondam domini de Jaiz" promised not to marry without the consent of "D. Petro de Sabaudia", with the consent of "D. Willelmi comitis Vyenensis tutoris mei", by charter dated 23 Nov 1251, witnessed by "…G. domini de Baugis et domine B matris mee"[279]. m (before 4 Jun 1227) AMEDEE Sire de Gex, son of AMEDEE de Genève Sire de Gex & his wife Poncia de Thoire (-14 or 16 Feb 1247).

RENAUD [IV] de Bâgé, son of ULRIC [V] Sire de Bâgé et de Bresse & his second wife Alexandrine de Vienne [Bourgogne-Comté] (-after 29 Mar 1250). The primary source which confirms his parentage has not yet been identified. Seigneur de Bâgé et de Bresse. Testaments dated 18 Aug 1249 and (in Egypt) 29 Mar 1250[280].

m (1 Jan 1229) as her first husband, SIBYLLE de Beaujeu, daughter of GUICHARD [IV] Sire de Beaujeu & his wife (before 1216-1 Aug 1265, bur St Vincent de Mâcon). "Guichardus Belli Joci dominus" names his daughters "Agnetam primogenitam nostram…filiam autem nostram Margaritam…Philippam autem filiam nostram…minorem autem filiam nostram Sibillam" in his testament dated 18 Sep 1216[281]. The marriage contract of "Humbertus dominus Bellijoci…Sibillam sororem meam" and "Rainaldo domino Balgiaco" is dated Jan 1229[282]. She married secondly Pierre "le Gros" de Brancion Seigneur de Visargent. The death of "comitissa de Balgiaco uxor quondam Petri le Gros" is recorded "1265 Kal Aug" and her burial at Saint-Vincent de Mâcon is recorded in an epitaph at the abbey[283].

Renaud [IV] & his wife had five children:

1. GUY [II] de Bâgé (-[5 Apr/20 Oct] 1255, bur Saint-André hors de Bâgé). The primary source which confirms his parentage has not yet been identified. He succeeded his father in 1251 as Seigneur de Bâgé et de Bresse. "Leoneta filia et heres…Amedei quondam domini de Jaiz" promised not to marry without the consent of "D. Petro de Sabaudia", with the consent of "D. Willelmi comitis Vyenensis tutoris mei", by charter dated 23 Nov 1251, witnessed by "…G. domini de Baugis et domine B matris mee"[284]. Testament dated 5 Apr 1255. m as her second husband, BEATRICE de Monferrato, widow of GUIGUES VI Dauphin de Viennois [Capet], daughter of GUGLIELMO V Marchese di Monferrato & his second wife Berta di Clavesana ([1204/10]-1274). The primary source which confirms her parentage and marriage has not yet been identified. It is unlikely that Beatrice was born later than 1210 as her first son was born in 1225. Dame de Saint-Bonnet. She married thirdly (before 1259) Jean [I] Sire de Châtillon-en-Bezois et de La Roche-Milay, and fourthly ([1271/72]) Pierre Seigneur de la Roue . Guy [II] & his wife had one child:

a) SIMONE [Sibylle] de Bâgé (posthumously [Apr/20 Oct] 1256-28 Feb 1294). "Filippo Conte di Savoia e di Borgonia" and "Sibilla del fu Guidone Signore di Bugey Moglie d'Amedeo figlio del Conte Tomaso di Savoia nipote del detto Filippo" settled a dispute concerning the succession of "Alessandro figlio del fu Rinaldo Signore di Bugey" by contract dated 4 Jul 1272[285]. Dame de Bâgé et de Bresse. Dame de Miribel-en-Forez 1276. The testament of "Sibilla Contessa di Savoia Dama di Bauge Moglie del Conte Amedeo di Savoia" dated 1294 grants bequests "ad Eleonora Moglie del Conte Guglielmo d'Auxerre sua figlia…a Margarita altra di Lei figlia…da costituirsele in dote in occasione di matrimonio…ad Agnes altra sua figlia…al di Lei Ventre pregnante…ad Aymone suo figlio…Odoardo suo figlio"[286]. m (5 Jul 1272) as his first wife, AMEDEE de Savoie, son of THOMAS II Conte [Marchese] del Piemonte & his second wife Beatrice Fieschi (Bourget du Lac [1253]-Avignon 16 Oct 1323). He succeeded his uncle in 1285 as AMEDEE V "le Grand" Comte de Savoie .

Guy [II] had one illegitimate child by an unknown mistress:

b) JULIANE . The primary source which confirms her identity has not yet been identified. 1267.

2. SIBYLLE de Bâgé . The primary source which confirms her parentage has not yet been identified. Nun at Notre-dame de Lys, Nièvre.

3. RENAUD de Bâgé (-1255 or after). The primary source which confirms his parentage has not yet been identified. Seigneur de Bourg, de Saint-Trivier, de Cuisert et de Sagy. 1251/1255. m ---. The wife of Renaud is not known. Renaud & his wife had one child:

a) ALEXANDRE de Bâgé (-before 4 Jul 1272). Seigneur de Bourg, de Saint-Trivier, de Cuisert et de Sagy. Testament dated Nov 1266. "Filippo Conte di Savoia e di Borgonia" and "Sibilla del fu Guidone Signore di Bugey Moglie d'Amedeo figlio del Conte Tomaso di Savoia nipote del detto Filippo" settled a dispute concerning the succession of "Alessandro figlio del fu Rinaldo Signore di Bugey" by contract dated 4 Jul 1272[287].

4. BEATRIX de Bâgé . The primary source which confirms her parentage and marriage has not yet been identified. m GUICHARD Seigneur de Châtillon-en-Michaille, son of ---.

5. JEANNE de Bâgé . The primary source which confirms her parentage has not yet been identified.

Renaud [IV] had one illegitimate child by an unknown mistress:

6. BARTHELEMY . The primary source which confirms his identity has not yet been identified. 1267.

Chapter 6. SEIGNEURS de BEAUJEU

It is possible that the Seigneurs de Beaujeu were related in some way to the comtes de Lyon et de Forez. Samuel Guichenon, in his Histoire de la Souverainté de Dombes written in 1662, cites earlier secondary sources which suggest that they descend from "Umfred, fils d'un comte de Lyon et de Forest, son frère, inhumés en l'église de Saint-Irénée de Lyon". This is based on an epitaph (disappeared by the date of Guichenon's work) which records the death in "the year 99" of "Artaudus comes Lugdunensis et comes Forensis et dominus Bellijoci et Umfredus frater eius et mater eorum"[288]. Guichenon cites another version of the epitaph, from "une ancienne généalogie manuscrite" which he found in the archives of the "chapitre de Saint-Jean de Lyon"[289], which reads "Artaudus comes Lugdunensis ac Forensis, dominus Bellijoci, anno 999" and "Artaldus filius et mater eius". The editor of the 1874 edition of Guichenon records yet another version, from "la chronique trouvée à Belleville" which reads "…Artaldus comes Lugd. et Forensis dns Stephanus comes frater eius et Amphredus Bellijoci dns et pater et frater eorum, obiit dictus Artaldus 993". Guichenon's conclusion is that none of these versions is likely to be genuine, based on his supposition that pre-1000 epitaphs are infrequent and that the authentic ones which do survive record only names and titles not the territories ruled. He adds that the chronology is such that, if the Beaujeu family did descend from the comtes de Lyon, "Berardus" cited below could have been the brother of Gerard Comte de Lyon, and son of Comte Artaud [I] who lived in 900[290]. Auguste Bernard states that the seigneurs de Beaujeu descended from "Bernard ou Béraud ou Gérard", who he says was the youngest of the three sons of Guillaume [I] Comte de Lyon (see BURGUNDY KINGDOM NOBILITY) to whom his father granted "la sirerie de Beaujolais", but he cites no primary source on which he bases his statement[291]. From an onomastic point of view, neither of the names typical of the family of the Comtes de Lyon (Artaud and Gérard) is found in the family of the Seigneurs de Beaujeu, although this is not of course conclusive proof that the relationship did not exist.

A. SEIGNEURS de BEAUJEU

1. GUICHARD (-before [973/74]). "Bernardus et Berardus" donated property "in pago Matisconensi in villa Locis" to Cluny for the souls of "fratris nostri Lantberti et avunculi nostri Wichardi", referring to Cluny as the burial place of the former, by charter dated [12 Nov 973/11 Nov 974][292].

2. [--- . Assuming the "avunculus" is used in its strict sense in the 973/74 charter referred to above, this unidentified person was Guichard's sister.] m ---. Four children:

a) GUICHARD (-after Jan 976). "Vuichardus et Berardus" donated property "ex rebus fratris nostri Bernardi…in pago Matisconensi in villa Tisiaco" to Cluny by charter dated Jan 976, subscribed by "Berardi, Vuicardi, Gotefredi, Adalberti"[293].

b) BERNARD (-before Jan 976). "Bernardus et Berardus" donated property "in pago Matisconensi in villa Locis" to Cluny for the souls of "fratris nostri Lantberti et avunculi nostri Wichardi", referring to Cluny as the burial place of the former, by charter dated [12 Nov 973/11 Nov 974], subscribed by "Wichardi, Bernardi, Berardi, Landrici, Erpii, Arnulfi, Arberti"[294]. "Vuichardus et Berardus" donated property "ex rebus fratris nostri Bernardi…in pago Matisconensi in villa Tisiaco" to Cluny by charter dated Jan 976, subscribed by "Berardi, Vuicardi, Gotefredi, Adalberti"[295].

c) BERARD (-after Jan 976). "Bernardus et Berardus" donated property "in pago Matisconensi in villa Locis" to Cluny for the souls of "fratris nostri Lantberti et avunculi nostri Wichardi", referring to Cluny as the burial place of the former, by charter dated [12 Nov 973/11 Nov 974], subscribed by "Wichardi, Bernardi, Berardi, Landrici, Erpii, Arnulfi, Arberti"[296]. "Vuichardus et Berardus" donated property "ex rebus fratris nostri Bernardi…in pago Matisconensi in villa Tisiaco" to Cluny by charter dated Jan 976, subscribed by "Berardi, Vuicardi, Gotefredi, Adalberti"[297].

d) LAMBERT (-before [973/74], bur Cluny). "Bernardus et Berardus" donated property "in pago Matisconensi in villa Locis" to Cluny for the souls of "fratris nostri Lantberti et avunculi nostri Wichardi", referring to Cluny as the burial place of the former, by charter dated [12 Nov 973/11 Nov 974][298].

The exact relationship between the above family sub-group and Berard husband of Wandelmode is not known, but the common use of the names Guichard, Berard and Lambert suggests that the two families were closely related. It is possible that they were related through Berard's mother.

1. BERARD, son of --- (-[9 Dec 961/966]). "Berardus" donated property "in villa Morgono, comitato Matisconense" to Cluny dated Oct 957, consented to by "Arlulfo" who has not been identified[299]. m WANDELMODE, daughter of --- (-after [987/96]). "Vuandalmodis" is named as wife of Bérard in his donation to Cluny dated Oct 957[300]. Her origin is not known. Chaume proposes that she was Wandelmode de Salins, daughter of Humbert de Salins & his wife Wandalmode ---, for onomastic reasons because of her own name as well as the names of her son Humbert and grandson Letaud[301]. "Vuandalmodis et filius meus Vuichardus" donated property "in pago Augustodunense…in villa Trescurtis…[et] in villa Vualiaco" to Cluny for the soul of "Letaudi filii mei" by charter dated to [987/96], subscribed by "Vuigonis, Lamberti, Girardi, Bernardi, Josberti, Aimini, Annoni, Humberti, Ermenardi, Roberti, Ermenrici"[302]. Bérard & his wife had [nine] children:

a) HUMBERT [I] (-before 1016). The primary source which confirms directly that Humbert [I] was the son of Bérard has not yet been identified, but the various primary sources cited below indicate that this affiliation is probably correct. He founded the church of Beaujeu with his parents [303].

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b) GUICHARD [I] (-[987/96]). "Vuichardus" donated property "in pago Lucdunense in villa Ronnenco ecclesiam…sancti Georgii" to Cluny by charter dated 978, signed by "Vuichardus et uxor eius Aialmodis, Milo, Stephanus, Vuigo, Umfredus, Agno, Rotlandus" witnessed by "Umbertus, Ameldus, Berardus, Vuichardus, Letaudus, Bermundus, Raimodis, Aldebaldus"[304]. Guichenon also refers to this charter, adding that the donation was for the souls of "Beraud son père…Vandalmode sa mère"[305], but this does not appear in the transcription in the Bruel compilation. The charter may be the confirmation of an earlier donation of the church of St George, in the same town, by Guichard's brother Humbert, assuming that "sancti Germani" in the earlier charter was a transcription error for "sancti Georgii". "Vuandalmodis et filius meus Vuichardus" donated property "in pago Augustodunense…in villa Trescurtis…[et] in villa Vualiaco" to Cluny for the soul of "Letaudi filii mei" by charter dated to [987/96][306], which indicates that Wandelmode was not deceased at the date of the 978 charter. m (before [969/70]) as her second husband, ALMODIS, widow of HUGUES, daughter of ---. Her first two marriages are indicated by the charter dated [11 Jul 969/10 Jul 970] under which "Ailmodis" donated property "in pago atque in comitatu Lugdunensi…ecclesiam…sancti Martini in villa…Oratorias [et] in villa Lazeniaco ecclesiam…sancti Johannis [et] in villa…Liergio ecclesiam…sancti Ferreoli" to Cluny for the souls of "Bermundi et Gislane et senioris mei Hugonis atque Vuichardi et fratris eius Stephani atque Bermundi", which names "senior meus Vuichardus" and is signed "Vuichardi atque Ailmodis"[307]. According to Guichenon, Almodis donated property "Casoja" to Cluny by charter dated 977 which names her daughter Viceline, Guichard her father, and Ansède subsequent husband of Ailmodis[308]. This charter has not been found in the Bruel compilation. It must be incorrectly dated if the charter of "Vuandalmodis et filius meus Vuichardus" is correctly dated to [987/96][309]. Guichard [I] & his wife had one child:

i) WENCELINE (-977 or after). According to Guichenon, Almodis donated property "Casoja" to Cluny by charter dated 977 which names her daughter Viceline, Guichard her father, and Ansède later husband of Ailmodis[310], but this charter has not been found in the Bruel compilation.

c) [MILO (-after 978). "…Milo, Stephanus, Vuigo, Umfredus…" signed the charter dated 978 under which "Vuichardus" donated property to Cluny[311]. It is possible that these four witnesses were Guichard's brothers.]

d) ETIENNE (-[before 967]). "Ailmodis" donated property to Cluny for the souls of "…Vuichardi et fratris eius Stephani atque Bermundi" by charter dated [11 Jul 969/10 Jul 970][312]. "…Milo, Stephanus, Vuigo, Umfredus…" signed the charter dated 978 under which "Vuichardus" donated property to Cluny[313]. It is possible that these four witnesses were Guichard's brothers which, if correct, would mean that Etienne was not deceased at the date of the earlier charter cited above.

e) HUGUES (-after Dec 994). "Unbertus" donated property "in pago Lugdunensi in villa…Quinciaco" to Cluny by charter dated to [993/1048], subscribed by "Ugoni fratri eius"[314]. "Hugo" donated property "in pago Matiscensi in villa Lintiniaco in ago Bliacensi" to Cluny for by charter dated Dec 994, subscribed by "Humberti, Emeldis, Berardi, Vuichardi"[315], the subscribers presumably being Hugues oldest brother, his wife and two oldest sons.

f) LETAUD (-before [987/96]). "Vuandalmodis et filius meus Vuichardus" donated property "in pago Augustodunense…in villa Trescurtis…[et] in villa Vualiaco" to Cluny for the soul of "Letaudi filii mei" by charter dated to [987/96][316].

g) [GUY (-after [987/96]). "Wigo" donated property "in pago Augustodunense…in villa Vissalar…[et] in villa Giblas" to Cluny, and refers to "ecclesiam de Attolas et in villa Matur mansum unum quem Wichardus dedit Sancto Petro", for the soul of "fratris Guichardi…et patris nostri Blisardi et matris nostre Blismodis" by charter dated to [987/96], which names "frater meus Lambertus" and is subscribed by "Lamberti, Umberti, Willelmi, Wigonis, Ugonis, Arberti, Bladini"[317]. The references to Guichard and Humbert in this document suggest a family connection with the family of the Seigneurs de Beaujeu. It is possible that "Blisardi et…Blismodis" are copyist errors for "Berardi…Wandelmodis", in which case Guy and Lambert would have been two other sons of theirs. This appears to be corroborated by the charter dated to [987/96] subscribed by "Vuigonis, Lamberti…Humberti…" under which "Vuandalmodis et filius meus Vuichardus" donated property to Cluny for the soul of "Letaudi filii mei"[318]. "…Milo, Stephanus, Vuigo, Umfredus…" signed the charter dated 978 under which "Vuichardus" donated property to Cluny[319]. It is possible that these four witnesses were Guichard's brothers.]

h) [ONFROI (-after 978). "…Milo, Stephanus, Vuigo, Umfredus…" signed the charter dated 978 under which "Vuichardus" donated property to Cluny[320]. It is possible that these four witnesses were Guichard's brothers. "Umfredus" donated property "in pago Lugdunense ecclesiam…sancti Aunemundi" to Cluny for the souls of "Vuichardi, Umberti, Vuigoni" (presumably the donor's brothers), by charter dated [11 Jul 976/10 Jul 977], subscribed by "Tedonis, Anscherici, Ugoni, Milonis archipresbiteri, Stephani, item Umfredi"[321].]

i) [LAMBERT (-after [987/96]). "Wigo" donated property for the soul of "fratris Guichardi…et patris nostri Blisardi et matris nostre Blismodis" by charter dated to [987/96], which names "frater meus Lambertus" and is subscribed by "Lamberti, Umberti, Willelmi, Wigonis, Ugonis, Arberti, Bladini"[322]. "Vuigonis, Lamberti…Humberti…" subscribed the charter dated to [987/96] under which "Vuandalmodis et filius meus Vuichardus" donated property to Cluny for the soul of "Letaudi filii mei"[323].] same person as…? LAMBERT (-[993/1000]). "Lantbertus miles…et uxor mea Ema et filii mei Wichardus et Gausfredus atque Berardus" donated property "in villa…Curtiacus" to Cluny by undated charter, dated to [993/1048], subscribed by "Walterii, Wigonis"[324]. There is no proof that this co-identity is correct. However, the names of his sons Guichard and Berard suggest a connection with the family of the Seigneurs de Beaujeu. m as her first husband, EMMA ---. "Ema" donated property "in pago Matisconense in agro Ainniacensis ad Crevadicios" to Cluny with the consent of "filio meo Gauceranno" by undated charter, dated to [996/1031], which names "seniori meo Bernardo", subscribed by "Gauceranni filii eius, Emme filie eius, Vuichardi et uxoris eius, Hugonis, Vualterii"[325]. She married secondly (before 11 Nov 1003) Bernard, brother of Mayeul, ---. "Emma et Maiolus clericus, frater senioris mei Bernardi" donated property "in comitatu Matisconensi in pagro Puziaco in villa Busserias" to Cluny for the soul of "senioris mei Bernardi" by charter dated 11 Nov 1003, subscribed by "Wichardi…"[326]. She maybe married thirdly Odilo ---. "Emma uxor condam Odilonis" donated property "in pago Matisconense in villa Ammoniaco in agro Ainacensi" to Cluny by charter dated [24 Oct 1007/23 Oct 1008], subscribed by "Vuichardi…"[327]. Lambert & his wife had four children:

i) GUICHARD . "Lantbertus miles…et uxor mea Ema et filii mei Wichardus et Gausfredus atque Berardus" donated property "in villa…Curtiacus" to Cluny by undated charter, dated to [993/1048], subscribed by "Walterii, Wigonis"[328]. "…Vuichardi et uxoris eius…" subscribed the charter dated to [996/1031] under which "Ema" donated property to Cluny[329]. m ---.

ii) GAUSFRED . "Lantbertus miles…et uxor mea Ema et filii mei Wichardus et Gausfredus atque Berardus" donated property "in villa…Curtiacus" to Cluny by undated charter, dated to [993/1048], subscribed by "Walterii, Wigonis"[330]. "Gauceranni filii eius…" subscribed the charter dated to [996/1031] under which "Ema" donated property to Cluny[331].

iii) BERARD . "Lantbertus miles…et uxor mea Ema et filii mei Wichardus et Gausfredus atque Berardus" donated property "in villa…Curtiacus" to Cluny by undated charter, dated to [993/1048], subscribed by "Walterii, Wigonis"[332].

iv) EMMA . "…Emme filie eius…" subscribed the charter dated to [996/1031] under which "Ema" donated property to Cluny[333].

2. TIBURGE . Guichenon states that "Berardus" had a sister named Tiburge but does not cite the primary source on which this is based[334].

HUMBERT [I], son of BERARD & his wife Wandelmode [de Salins] (-before 1016). The primary source which confirms directly that Humbert [I] was the son of Bérard has not yet been identified, but the various primary sources cited below indicate that this affiliation is probably correct. He founded the church of Beaujeu with his parents[335]. The chronology of the charters in which he, his brothers and his sons are named suggests that Humbert was one of the oldest of his parents' children. "Humbertus…[et] Ameldis uxor mea" made a donation of property "in pago Lucdunensi in villa Ronnenco…capellam…sancti Germani…" to Cluny by charter dated [11Jul 966/10 Jul 967], subscribed by "Umbertus, Ameldis, Beraldus filius eius, Arbertus, Letaudus, Bladinus, Arnaldus, Girbertus, Ugo, Girardus, Arbertus, Aldebaldus"[336]. "Umbertus, Ameldus, Berardus, Vuichardus, Letaudus, Bermundus, Raimodis, Aldebaldus" witnessed the charter dated 978 under which "Vuichardus" donated property to Cluny[337], the first five witnesses presumably being Guichard's brother Humbert, the latter's wife and their three sons. "Humbertus et uxor mea Emeldis" donated property "in pago Matisconensi in villam…Morgonum" to Cluny by charter dated to [987/96], subscribed by "Berardi, Wichardi et Letaudi filiorum ipsorum"[338]. "Vuigonis, Lamberti…Humberti…" subscribed the charter dated to [987/96] under which "Vuandalmodis et filius meus Vuichardus" donated property to Cluny for the soul of "Letaudi filii mei"[339]. "Umbertus et uxor mea Aimeldis" donated property "in pago Lugdunensi" to Cluny by charter dated 994, subscribed by "Berardi, Wicardi, Letaudi et filiorum eius…"[340], the subscribers presumably being the sons of the joint donors despite the wording of the document.

m ([966/67] or before) EMELDIS, daughter of --- (-[997/98]). "Humbertus…[et] Ameldis uxor mea" made a donation of property to Cluny by charter dated [11Jul 966/10 Jul 967][341]. "Umbertus, Ameldus, Berardus, Vuichardus, Letaudus…" witnessed the charter dated 978 under which "Vuichardus" donated property to Cluny[342], these five witnesses presumably being Guichard's brother Humbert, the latter's wife and their three sons.

Humbert [I] & his wife had [eight] children:

1. BERAUD (-[994 or after). "Beraldus filius eius" subscribed the charter of "Humbertus…[et] Ameldis uxor mea" dated [11 Jul 966/10 Jul 967][343]. "Umbertus, Ameldus, Berardus, Vuichardus, Letaudus…" witnessed the charter dated 978 under which "Vuichardus" donated property to Cluny[344], these five witnesses presumably being Guichard's brother Humbert, his wife and their three sons. "Humbertus et uxor mea Emeldis" donated property "in pago Matisconensi in villam…Morgonum" to Cluny by charter dated to [987/96], subscribed by "Berardi, Wichardi et Letaudi filiorum ipsorum"[345]. "Umbertus et uxor mea Aimeldis" donated property "in pago Lugdunensi" to Cluny by charter dated 994, subscribed by "Berardi, Wicardi, Letaudi et filiorum eius"[346], the subscribers presumably being the sons of the joint donors despite the wording of the document.

2. GUICHARD [II] (before 978-[1031/50]). "Humbertus et uxor mea Emeldis" donated property "in pago Matisconensi in villam…Morgonum" to Cluny by charter dated to [987/96], subscribed by "Berardi, Wichardi et Letaudi filiorum ipsorum"[347].

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3. LETAUD . "Umbertus, Ameldus, Berardus, Vuichardus, Letaudus…" witnessed the charter dated 978 under which "Vuichardus" donated property to Cluny[348], these five witnesses presumably being Guichard's brother Humbert, his wife and their three sons. "Humbertus et uxor mea Emeldis" donated property "in pago Matisconensi in villam…Morgonum" to Cluny by charter dated to [987/96], subscribed by "Berardi, Wichardi et Letaudi filiorum ipsorum"[349]. "Umbertus et uxor mea Aimeldis" donated property "in pago Lugdunensi" to Cluny by charter dated 994, subscribed by "Berardi, Wicardi, Letaudi et filiorum eius"[350], the subscribers presumably being the sons of the joint donors despite the wording of the document.

4. [HUGUES . "Ricoarie uxoris eius ac filii eorum Humberti, Hugonis avunculi eius" subscribed the charter dated to [1031/60] under which "Wicardus veniens de Bellijoco" donated property to Saint-Vincent-de-Mâcon "recordans peccata…pater suus Wicardus"[351]. If avunculus is given its literal interpretation, Hugues would have been the maternal uncle of Guichard [I]. If this is correct, it would also explain the absence of Hugues from the two charters dated 994 and to [987/96] which are subscribed by the three known sons of Humbert [I].]

5. ETIENNE . Guichenon names "Etienne, Beraurd, Elisabeth, Wandelmode" as younger children of Humbert & his wife but does not cite the primary source on which this is based[352].

6. BERAUD . Guichenon names "Etienne, Beraurd, Elisabeth, Wandelmode" as younger children of Humbert & his wife but does not cite the primary source on which this is based[353].

7. ELISABETH . Guichenon names "Etienne, Beraurd, Elisabeth, Wandelmode" as younger children of Humbert & his wife but does not cite the primary source on which this is based[354].

8. WANDELMODE . Guichenon names "Etienne, Beraurd, Elisabeth, Wandelmode" as younger children of Humbert & his wife but does not cite the primary source on which this is based[355].

GUICHARD [II], son of HUMBERT [I] & his wife Emeldis --- (-[1031/50]). "Umbertus, Ameldus, Berardus, Vuichardus, Letaudus…" witnessed the charter dated 978 under which "Vuichardus" donated property to Cluny[356], these five witnesses presumably being Guichard's brother Humbert, his wife and their three sons. "Humbertus et uxor mea Emeldis" donated property "in pago Matisconensi in villam…Morgonum" to Cluny by charter dated to [987/96], subscribed by "Berardi, Wichardi et Letaudi filiorum ipsorum"[357]. "Umbertus et uxor mea Aimeldis" donated property "in pago Lugdunensi" to Cluny by charter dated 994, subscribed by "Berardi, Wicardi, Letaudi et filiorum eius"[358], the subscribers presumably being the sons of the joint donors despite the wording of the document. "Wichardus" donated property "in pago Augustodunensi…in villa Mozocst" to Cluny by undated charter dated to [993/1048], subscribed by "Adelaidis uxoris eius, Wichardi filii eius"[359]. "Wichardus" donated property "in loco…Rocam in villa Quinciaco" to Cluny by charter dated 1020, subscribed by "Adeledis uxoris eius, Wichardi filii eius"[360].

m ADELAIDE, daughter of ---. "Wichardus" donated property "in loco…Rocam in villa Quinciaco" to Cluny by charter dated 1020, subscribed by "Adeledis uxoris eius, Wichardi filii eius"[361].

Guichard [II] & his wife had four children:

1. GUICHARD [III] (-after 31 Mar 1070). "Wichardus" donated property "in loco…Rocam in villa Quinciaco" to Cluny by charter dated 1020, subscribed by "Adeledis uxoris eius, Wichardi filii eius"[362].

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2. HUGUES . He is named with his supposed brothers Guichard and Etienne in a 1076 letter from the papal legate relating to the recently restored church of Beaujeu, in relation to Berard, Wandelmodis and Humbert described as their parentes and avus[363]. m ---. The name of Hugues's wife is not known. Hugues & his wife had [two] children:

a) WIGO (-after [1070]). "Stephanus [de Bellojoco]" donated property to Cluny with the consent of "Wigo filius Hugonis consobrinus eius, necnon etiam Humbertus, Wichardus atque Dalmatius filii Wichardi, consobrini ipsius similiter…atque Wichardi monachi consobrini ipsius Stephani" by charter dated [1070][364]. As "nepos" of Dalmas of Verneis, he consented to the latter's 1090 dying gift to Cluny[365].

b) [GUICHARD (-after [1070]). "Stephanus [de Bellojoco]" donated property to Cluny with the consent of "Wigo filius Hugonis consobrinus eius, necnon etiam Humbertus, Wichardus atque Dalmatius filii Wichardi, consobrini ipsius similiter…atque Wichardi monachi consobrini ipsius Stephani" by charter dated [1070][366]. Although this document does not name the father of "Wichardi monachi", it is likely that this was Hugues de Beaujeu.]

3. ETIENNE . He is named with his supposed brothers Guichard and Hugues in the 1076 letter from the papal legate[367]. m ---. The name of Etienne's wife is not known. Etienne & his wife had [two] children:

a) ETIENNE (-after 1090). "Stephanus [de Bellojoco]" donated property to Cluny with the consent of "Wigo filius Hugonis consobrinus eius, necnon etiam Humbertus, Wichardus atque Dalmatius filii Wichardi, consobrini ipsius similiter…atque Wichardi monachi consobrini ipsius Stephani" by charter dated [1070][368]. As "nepos" of Dalmas of Verneis, he consented to the latter's 1090 dying gift to Cluny[369]. He made a gift to Beaujeu in 1090 for the soul of his late brother Letaud [370].

b) LETAUD (-1090). Brother of Etienne who made a gift to Beaujeu for his soul in 1090[371].

4. WANDELMODE . She is named as sister of Guichard in the 1076 letter from the papal legate[372].

GUICHARD [III], son of GUICHARD [II] [Seigneur de Beaujeu] & his wife Adelaide --- (-after 31 Mar 1070). "Wichardus" donated property "in loco…Rocam in villa Quinciaco" to Cluny by charter dated 1020, subscribed by "Adeledis uxoris eius, Wichardi filii eius"[373]. His parentage is confirmed in the charter dated to [1031/60] under which "Wicardus veniens de Bellijoco" donated property to Saint-Vincent-de-Mâcon "recordans peccata…pater suus Wicardus", subscribed by "Ricoarie uxoris eius ac filii eorum Humberti, Hugonis avunculi eius"[374].

m RICHOARA [de Salornay, daughter of ROCLENUS & his wife Testa ---]. Guichenon names the wife of Guichard [III] as Richoara de Salornay, although the editor of the 1874 edition says that this is not certain as no document proves it[375]. "Wichardus miles de Bellojoco" donated property "in comitatu Matisconensi in villa Brurericus in agro Biliaco" to Saint-Vincent-de-Mâcon by charter dated to [1031/62] subscribed by "uxoris eius Ricoare et filiorum eius Humberti, Guichardi et Dalmacii"[376]. "Ricoarie uxoris eius ac filii eorum Humberti, Hugonis avunculi eius" subscribed the charter dated to [1031/60] under which "Wicardus veniens de Bellijoco" donated property to Saint-Vincent-de-Mâcon "recordans peccata…pater suus Wicardus"[377]. She is named with her husband and sons in charters dated to [1031/60]. Richoara donated the church of Vitry to Cluny for the souls of "patris mee Rocleni et matris mee Tedce et sponsi mei domni Wichardi" by charter dated [1055] subscribed by "Joceranni Rufi, Wichardi, Umberti, Wichardi, Dalmatii, Gaumarii, Petri"[378]. By a second charter dated [1055] "Richoara uxor Wichardi de Bellojoco" donated the church of Vitry with the consent of "viro meo Wichardo et filiis meis Humberto et Dalmatio et filiabus meis" to Cluny, which confirms that after the death of Richoara "Lebaldus de Igonia gener eius" was obliged to accept this donation to settle a dispute with the abbey[379].

Guichard [III] & his wife had seven children:

1. HUMBERT [II] (-[1102/03]). "Wichardus miles de Bellojoco" donated property to Saint-Vincent-de-Mâcon by charter dated to [1031/62] subscribed by "uxoris eius Ricoare et filiorum eius Humberti, Guichardi et Dalmacii"[380]. "Ricoarie uxoris eius ac filii eorum Humberti, Hugonis avunculi eius" subscribed the charter dated to [1031/60] under which "Wicardus veniens de Bellijoco" donated property to Saint-Vincent-de-Mâcon "recordans peccata…pater suus Wicardus"[381]. "Stephanus [de Bellojoco]" donated property to Cluny with the consent of "Wigo filius Hugonis consobrinus eius, necnon etiam Humbertus, Wichardus atque Dalmatius filii Wichardi, consobrini ipsius similiter…atque Wichardi monachi consobrini ipsius Stephani" by charter dated [1070][382]. m firstly WANDELMODE de Thiern, daughter of GUILLAUME de Thiern & his wife Adelaide de Chalon. The primary source which confirms her origin and marriage has not yet been identified. m secondly ([1080]) AUXILIA, daughter of --- (-[6 Sep] 1094 or after). She is named with her husband in 1090, but without her origin[383]. According to Europäische Stammtafeln[384], she was Auxilia de Savoie, daughter of of Amédée II Comte de Savoie & his wife Jeanne [de Genève]. Guichenon suggests that there is confusion between Auxilia and Alix de Savoie, wife of Humbert [III] (see below)[385]. The necrology of Notre-Dame de Beaujeu records "Humberti et Auxilie uxoris domini Bellijoci" on "VII Id Sep"[386], but it is not clear which death is commemorated. Humbert [II] & his second wife had six children:

a) GUICHARD [IV] (-Cluny 23 Sep 1137). He and his three brothers are named with their parents in 1094 [387].

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b) HUMBERT . He and his three brothers are named with their parents in 1094[388].

c) WIGO . He and his three brothers are named with their parents in 1094[389].

d) HUGUES (-Nov 1127). He and his three brothers are named with their parents in 1094[390]. Canon at Mâcon and Lyon, Abbé de Saint-Just at Lyon by [1117].

e) ELISABETH . The primary source which confirms her parentage has not yet been identified.

f) WANDELMODE . The primary source which confirms her parentage and marriage has not yet been identified. m [as his first/second wife,] RENARD [III] Comte de Joigny, son of RENARD [II] Comte de Joigny & his wife Vaindemonde de Courtenay (-1150).

2. GUICHARD (-after [1070]). "Wichardus miles de Bellojoco" donated property to Saint-Vincent-de-Mâcon by charter dated to [1031/62] subscribed by "uxoris eius Ricoare et filiorum eius Humberti, Guichardi et Dalmacii"[391]. His parentage is recorded in charters dated between 1031 and 1060. "Stephanus [de Bellojoco]" donated property to Cluny with the consent of "Wigo filius Hugonis consobrinus eius, necnon etiam Humbertus, Wichardus atque Dalmatius filii Wichardi, consobrini ipsius similiter…atque Wichardi monachi consobrini ipsius Stephani" by charter dated [1070][392].

3. DALMAS (-1090 or after). "Wichardus miles de Bellojoco" donated property to Saint-Vincent-de-Mâcon by charter dated to [1031/62] subscribed by "uxoris eius Ricoare et filiorum eius Humberti, Guichardi et Dalmacii"[393]. His parentage is recorded in charters dated between 1031 and 1060. "Stephanus [de Bellojoco]" donated property to Cluny with the consent of "Wigo filius Hugonis consobrinus eius, necnon etiam Humbertus, Wichardus atque Dalmatius filii Wichardi, consobrini ipsius similiter…atque Wichardi monachi consobrini ipsius Stephani" by charter dated [1070][394]. "Dalmas of Verneis" made a dying gift to Beaujeu in 1090, with the consent of his nepotes Etienne and Wigo[395]. m ---. The name of Dalmas's wife is not known. Dalmas & his wife had one child:

a) daughter . Guichenon refers to the only daughter of Dalmas de Beaujeu, married to Guy de Chabeu, but does not cite the primary source on which this is based[396]. m GUY de Chabeu, son of ---.

4. HUGUES . "Umbertus de Bellojoco et mater mea Richoara et fratres mei Vuichardus, Dalmacius et Hugo" donated the church of Mont Melard to Savigny by charter dated 1081[397].

5. daughter . The origin of the wife of Liebaud de Digoine is determined from the second charter dated [1055] under which "Richoara uxor Wichardi de Bellojoco" donated the church of Vitry with the consent of "viro meo Wichardo et filiis meis Humberto et Dalmatio et filiabus meis" to Cluny, which confirms that after the death of Richoara "Lebaldus de Igonia gener eius" was obliged to accept this donation to settle a dispute with the abbey[398]. m LIEBAUD Seigneur de Digoine, son of JOCERAN Seigneur de Digoine & his wife ---. "Jocerannus de Digonia" donated property to Cluny, confirmed after his death by "Letbaudus de Digonia filius eius…filius ipsius Leubaudi, Letbaudus iunior", by two undated charters which refer to the unnamed wife of "Letbaudus [senior]". She and her husband are named in Cluny charters[399].

6. ALSINDE . The primary source which confirms her parentage and marriage has not yet been identified. m GUIGUES --- (-22 Apr 1075).

7. WANDELMODE . The primary source which confirms her parentage and marriage has not yet been identified. m GUILLAUME [I] Comte de Lyon et de Forez, son of ARTAUD [II] Comte de Lyon et de Forez & his wife Raymonde --- (-after 1097).

GUICHARD [IV], son of HUMBERT [II] [Seigneur de Beaujeu] & his second wife Auxilia --- (-Cluny 23 Sep 1137). He and his three brothers are named with their parents in 1094[400]. Seigneur de Beaujeu. He retired to Cluny. The necrology of Notre-Dame de Beaujeu records the death "IX Kal Oct" of "Guichardus Bellijoci in Cluniacensi monasterio anno 1137"[401].

m (after 23 May 1107) LUCIENNE de Rochefort, daughter of GUY [II] "le Rouge" de Rochefort Sire de Rochefort-en-Yvelines & [his second wife Adelais de Crécy dame de Gournay-sur-Marne] ([1088]-6 May after 1137). Her betrothal to Louis de France, later Louis VI King of France, is recorded by Orderic Vitalis, who calls her "Luciana", names her father and specifies that she later married "Guiscardo de Bello Loco"[402]. She is named and her origin given in the cartulary of Longpont[403]. The necrology of Notre-Dame de Beaujeu records the death "II Non Mai" of "Luciana…mater domini Humberti Bellijoci"[404].

Guichard [IV] & his wife had eight children:

1. GUICHARD de Beaujeu (-18 Aug after 1118). 1118. The necrology of Notre-Dame de Beaujeu records the death "XV Kal Sep" of "Vuichardus Belijocensis filius domini Humberti"[405].

2. GAUTHIER de Beaujeu . The primary source which confirms his parentage has not yet been identified. Canon at Beaujeu.

3. BAUDOUIN de Beaujeu (-26 Jul ----, young). The necrology of Notre-Dame de Beaujeu records the death "VII Kal Aug" of "Bauduinus puer filius Guichardi domini Bellijoci"[406].

4. [ETIENNE de Beaujeu . "Stephanus Beljocensis decanus" is named in and also witnessed a charter dated to [1144/66][407]. The document contains no reference to any relationship with the family of the Seigneurs de Beaujeu, although this is a possibility as Etienne was a family name used in previous generations.]

5. ALIX de Beaujeu . The primary source which confirms her parentage has not yet been identified. 1118.

6. MARIE de Beaujeu . The primary source which confirms her parentage has not yet been identified. 1118.

7. [daughter . Her parentage is assumed from her supposed brother Humbert [III] Sire de Beaujeu calling her son Guy [II] Comte de Forez nepos[408]. m GUY [I] Comte de Lyon et de Forez, son of GUIGUES RAYMOND d'Albon & his wife Ita Raymond de Forez ([1095]-26 or 27 Oct 1138).]

8. HUMBERT [III] de Beaujeu ([1120]-[1192]). The primary source which confirms his parentage has not yet been identified. Seigneur de Beaujeu. He went on crusade in 1142, joining the Templars in Jerusalem but giving up the Order on his return. "Humberto…de Bellojoco et filiis eiusdem Gui et Humberto…" witnessed the charter dated 16 Jul 1158 under which "Guigo comes Forensis" granted safe passage to the Knights Hospitallers[409]. m ALIX [Elise] de Savoie, daughter of AMEDEE III Comte de Savoie & his first wife Adelaide ---. She is named as wife of Humbert in a Beaujeu charter[410]. Her origin is also alluded to in the Chronicle of Alberic de Trois-Fontaines which names "pater Wichardi [de Belloico] senior Humbertus" as "nepos ex sorore comitis Sabaudie", although she is not named in this source[411]. Her birth date range is estimated based on the birth of her second son in 1142, as shown in Europäische Stammtafeln[412]. Dame de Châteauneuf-en-Valromey, de Virieu-le-Grand, et de Cordon-en-Bugey[413]. "Amedeus comes et marchio" confirmed donations to Saint-Sulpice en Bugey, for the soul of "filii mei Humberti", by charter dated to [1148], which also names "uxore mea Matildi", confirmed by "Aalasia comitissa de Bello Joco…cum filio meo Guichardo"[414]. Humbert [III] & his wife had five children:

a) HUGUES de Beaujeu (-[before 16 Jul 1158]). A manuscript genealogy of the Cabinet de d'Hozier refers to "une charte de 1194" which names "Hug, Guichard, Humbert et Guy" as the children of "Humbert et Alexie sa femme"[415]. No other indication concerning this charter has yet been found, and it is presumed that it has not survived. If the wording of the charter is correctly reported as above by d'Hozier, Hugues must have been his parents' oldest child. If this is correct, he must have predeceased his brother Humbert [IV] and left no descendants, as they would otherwise have been the legitimate heirs to Beaujeu. Published secondary sources, Europäische Stammtafelnń for example, show Hugues as third brother. The basis for this has not yet been traced. It is likely that it dates from Guichenon[416] who names "Hugues de Beaujeu" as father of Guicharde de Beaujeu, wife of Archambaud [VI] Vicomte de Comborn and named as "consanguinea nostra" in the first testament of Guichard [V] Seigneur de Beaujeu dated to [1195] (see below). Guichenon cites no primary source on which his speculation is based, and it must be incorrect if the wording of the 1194 charter is correctly stated as above. It is assumed that Hugues, if indeed he was his father´s oldest son, died before 16 Jul 1158 as he is not named with his father and two brothers "Humberto…de Bellojoco et filiis eiusdem Gui et Humberto…" who witnessed the charter of that date under which "Guigo comes Forensis" granted safe passage to the Knights Hospitallers[417].

b) GUICHARD de Beaujeu (-19 Aug 1165). A manuscript genealogy of the Cabinet de d'Hozier refers to "une charte de 1194" which names "Hug, Guichard, Humbert et Guy" as the children of "Humbert et Alexie sa femme"[418]. "Amedeus comes et marchio" confirmed donations to Saint-Sulpice en Bugey, for the soul of "filii mei Humberti", by charter dated to [1148], which also names "uxore mea Matildi", confirmed by "Aalasia comitissa de Bello Joco…cum filio meo Guichardo"[419]. "Humberto…de Bellojoco et filiis eiusdem Gui et Humberto…" witnessed the charter dated 16 Jul 1158 under which "Guigo comes Forensis" granted safe passage to the Knights Hospitallers[420]. As noted below, it is possible that "Gui" in this document was an error for "Guichard".

c) HUMBERT [IV] de Beaujeu (-[1189]). A manuscript genealogy of the Cabinet de d'Hozier refers to "une charte de 1194" which names "Hug, Guichard, Humbert et Guy" as the children of "Humbert et Alexie sa femme"[421].

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d) GUY de Beaujeu (-[16 Jul 1158/1195]). A manuscript genealogy of the Cabinet de d'Hozier refers to "une charte de 1194" which names "Hug, Guichard, Humbert et Guy" as the children of "Humbert et Alexie sa femme"[422]. If this document is correctly reported as shown here, Guy must have been the fourth son. However, "Humberto…de Bellojoco et filiis eiusdem Gui et Humberto…" witnessed the charter dated 16 Jul 1158 under which "Guigo comes Forensis" granted safe passage to the Knights Hospitallers[423], which suggests that Guy was one of his father´s older sons, unless "Gui" in this document is an error for "Guichard". As he is not named as second heir to Guichard [V] Seigneur de Beaujeu in the latter's first testament (see below), he must have died before the date of this document. It is possible that he was the father of "Guicharda consanguinea nostra", named as second heir of Guichard [V] in that testament. However, no reference has been found to his marriage.

e) PONTIA de Beaujeu . The primary source which confirms her parentage and marriage has not yet been identified. m as his first wife, GUILLAUME [IV] Comte de Vienne et de Mâcon, son of GERAUD [I] Comte de Mâcon et de Vienne [Bourgogne-Comté] & his wife Guyonne [Maurette] de Salins (-1224).

f) [son/daughter]. The identity of Guicharde's parents is unknown. The documents quoted below suggest that Guicharde was the second surviving heir of the Beaujeu family in [1195], after the sister of Guichard [V] Seigneur de Beaujeu. It is assumed therefore that she was the daughter of one of the siblings of Humbert [IV]. Guichenon names "Hugues de Beaujeu" as her father[424], without citing any primary source on which this is based. As explained above, Guichenon's hypothesis would be disproved by the report concerning the wording of the charter dated 1194 (referred to above), according to which Hugues was his parents' oldest child. As noted above, no reference to any marriage of Guy, youngest surviving brother, has been identified. It therefore appears more probable that Guicharde was the daughter of Pontia, who must have died before [1195] if this speculation is correct. It is of course possible that all the siblings of Humbert [IV] died childless. If this is correct, Guicharde would have been the senior descendant of the oldest surviving sister of Humbert [III] Seigneur de Beaujeu. The only probable sister whose marriage is recorded was the wife of Guy [I] Comte de Lyon et de Forez. This couple is recorded as leaving male descendants, who must have been alive at the date of Guichard [V]'s first testament. It does not therefore appear possible that Guicharde was that couple's senior descendant. In conclusion therefore, it appears the most likely case that Pontia de Beaujeu was Guicharde's mother. It should be noted that none of the sources quoted below refer to Guicharde as "Guicharde de Beaujeu". It would not therefore be inconsistent with these documents for her to have been "Guicharde de Mâcon". m ---. One child:

i) GUICHARDE . The precise parentage of Guicharde is not known, but as explained above it is most likely that she was the daughter of one of the siblings of Humbert [IV] de Beaujeu, Pontia the first wife of Guillaume [IV] Comte de Vienne et de Mâcon being the most likely possibility. "Domini Vicardi Bellijoci" drew up a first testament dated to [1195], when he was unmarried, leaving Beaujeu to his (unnamed) sister and Bugey ("terram de Beuzeis") to "Vicardo, filio domine Vicarde"[425]. "Guichardus Belli Joci dominus" names "Guicharda consanguinea nostra" in his second testament dated 18 Sep 1216, when recording his agreement with her that Bugey should be left to the testator's third son instead of to Guicharde (hinting at the earlier testament dated to [1195] under which the testator left the territory to Guicharde's son)[426]. A charter dated Oct 1246 records an agreement between "Bernardus de Comborn" and Humbert [V] Seigneur de Beaujeu, relating to Bernard's rights "in terra et baronia Bellijoci ex parte dominæ Guichardæ quondam matris nostræ" granted to "Archambaldo…vicecomiti de Comborn patri nostro" by "dominus Guichardus de Bellojoco quondam pater ipsius Humberti"[427]. Her marriage is dated from her absence from the original text of the Chronique de Geoffroy de Vigeois, which is dated to [1184][428]. m ARCHAMBAUD [VI] Vicomte de Comborn, son of ARCHAMBAUD [V] Vicomte de Comborn & his wife Jordana de Périgord. 1229.

HUMBERT [IV] de Beaujeu, son of HUMBERT [III] Seigneur de Beaujeu & his wife Alix [Elise] de Savoie (-[1189]). A manuscript genealogy of the Cabinet de d'Hozier refers to "une charte de 1194" which names "Hug, Guichard, Humbert et Guy" as the children of "Humbert et Alexie sa femme"[429]. "Humberto…de Bellojoco et filiis eiusdem Gui et Humberto…" witnessed the charter dated 16 Jul 1158 under which "Guigo comes Forensis" granted safe passage to the Knights Hospitallers[430]. He died on the Third Crusade.

m ([1160]) as her second husband, AGNES de Montpensier, widow of RAYMOND de Bourgogne Comte de Grignon [Capet], daughter of GUY de Thiern Seigneur de Montpensier & his wife ---. The primary source which confirms her parentage has not yet been identified. Her two marriages are deduced from the Chronicle of Alberic de Trois-Fontaines which names "Agnes de Montepancerii in Alvernia" as the mother of "domni de Belloioco Wichardi" (her son by her second marriage) and specifies that she was also mother of "Mathilde comitisse Nivernensis"[431].

Humbert [IV] & his wife had three children:

1. GUICHARD [V] de Beaujeu (-Dover 27 Sep 1216, bur Cluny[432]). The primary source which confirms his parentage has not yet been identified. He succeeded his grandfather in [1192] as Seigneur de Beaujeu. "Domini Vicardi Bellijoci" drew up a first testament dated to [1195], when he was unmarried, leaving Beaujeu to his (unnamed) sister and Bugey ("terram de Beuzeis") to "Vicardo, filio domine Vicarde"[433]. "Guichardus Belli Joci dominus" names his wife and children in his testament dated 18 Sep 1216 [434]. He died fighting with the king's forces[435]. The 13th century Histoire des ducs de Normandie et des rois d´Angleterre records that "Guichars de Biaugeu" died at the siege of Dover[436]. The Anniversary Book of Notre-Dame de Beaujeu records the death "V Kal Oct" of "Guichardus nobilissimus vir dominus Bellijoci" and "commemoracio domine Sibille uxoris sue"[437]. m ([1196/98]) SIBYLLE de Hainaut, daughter of BAUDOUIN VIII Count of Flanders [BAUDOUIN V Comte de Hainaut] & his wife Marguerite I Ctss of Flanders (-9 Jan 1217, bur Cluny[438]). The Chronicle of Alberic de Trois-Fontaines in 1191 names "Elizabeth Francie reginam…Hyolenz uxorem Petri Autisiodorensis et Sibiliam domnam Bellioci uxorem Wichardi" as the three daughters of "Balduinus [Haynaco]"[439]. "Guichardus Belli Joci dominus" names "uxor et amica nostra Sibilla" in his testament dated 18 Sep 1216[440]. Guichard [V] & his wife had eight children:

a) HUMBERT [V] de Beaujeu (-Egypt 25 Jul 1250, bur Cluny). "Guichardus Belli Joci dominus" names his sons "Guichardo filio nostro…Henrico…duos minores…primogenitum nostrum Humbertum…quartum filium nostrum et minorem", specifying that Humbert was appointed Seigneur de Beaujeu, in his testament dated 18 Sep 1216[441]. He succeeded his father in 1216 as Seigneur de Beaujeu.

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b) GUICHARD de Beaujeu (-before 1256). "Guichardus Belli Joci dominus" names his sons "Guichardo filio nostro…Henrico…duos minores…primogenitum nostrum Humbertum…quartum filium nostrum et minorem", specifying that Guichard was appointed Seigneur de Montpensier, in his testament dated 18 Sep 1216 [442]. "Humbertus dominus Belli Joci" names "fratrem meum Guichardum dominum Montis Pancerii et dilectum meum Raynaldum dominum Baugiaci et Raynaldum de Foresio" in his testament dated Jul 1248[443].

- SEIGNEURS de MONTPENSIER.

c) HENRI de Beaujeu (-before 1264). "Guichardus Belli Joci dominus" names his sons "Guichardo filio nostro…Henrico…duos minores…primogenitum nostrum Humbertum…quartum filium nostrum et minorem", specifying that Henri was appointed Seigneur de Bugey, in his testament dated 18 Sep 1216[444].

d) LOUIS de Beaujeu (-23 Aug ----). "Guichardus Belli Joci dominus" names his sons "Guichardo filio nostro…Henrico…duos minores…primogenitum nostrum Humbertum…quartum filium nostrum et minorem" specifying that he entrusted his youngest son to "domino et consanguineo nostro Renaldo Lionensi archiepiscopo" to become a canon in his testament dated 18 Sep 1216[445]. The Anniversary Book of Notre-Dame de Beaujeu records the death "VI Kal Sep" of "dom Ludovicus de Bellijoco canonicus noster"[446].

e) AGNES de Beaujeu (-11 Jul 1231, bur Clairvaux). "Guichardus Belli Joci dominus" names his daughters "Agnetam primogenitam nostram…filiam autem nostram Margaritam…Philippam autem filiam nostram…minorem autem filiam nostram Sibillam" in his testament dated 18 Sep 1216[447]. The Chronicle of Alberic de Trois-Fontaines records the second marriage of "Theobaldus comes Campaniensis" and "Agnetem sororem Humberti filiam Wichardi de Belloioco"[448]. m (1222) as his second wife, THIBAUT IV Comte de Champagne, son of THIBAUT III Comte de Champagne & his wife Infanta doña Blanca de Navarra (Pamplona 3 May 1201-Pamplona 8 Jul 1253, bur Pamplona). He succeeded his maternal uncle in 1234 as TEOBALDO I "le Grand" King of Navarre.

f) MARGUERITE de Beaujeu (-16 Nov ----). "Guichardus Belli Joci dominus" names his daughters "Agnetam primogenitam nostram…filiam autem nostram Margaritam…Philippam autem filiam nostram…minorem autem filiam nostram Sibillam", providing for the betrothal of Marguerite to "Henrico filio comitis Willelmi Masconensis" in his testament dated 18 Sep 1216[449]. The necrology of Notre-Dame de Beaujeu records the death "XVI Kal Dec" of "Marguarita filia domini Guichardi de Bellijoco et Sibyllæ uxoris eius"[450]. Betrothed (1216) to HENRI de Vienne, son of GUILLAUME [IV] Comte de Mâcon et de Vienne & his second wife Scholastique de Champagne (- Geneva 1233). Seigneur de Montmorot et de Vadans.

g) PHILIPPA de Beaujeu . "Guichardus Belli Joci dominus" names his daughters "Agnetam primogenitam nostram…filiam autem nostram Margaritam…Philippam autem filiam nostram…minorem autem filiam nostram Sibillam", entrusting Philippa to his sister Alix, who was by then a nun at Fontevrault, in his testament dated 18 Sep 1216[451]. .

h) SIBYLLE de Beaujeu (before 1216-1265, bur St Vincent de Mâcon). "Guichardus Belli Joci dominus" names his daughters "Agnetam primogenitam nostram…filiam autem nostram Margaritam…Philippam autem filiam nostram…minorem autem filiam nostram Sibillam" in his testament dated 18 Sep 1216[452]. The marriage contract of "Humbertus dominus Bellijoci…Sibillam sororem meam" and "Rainaldo domino Balgiaco" is dated Jan 1229[453]. The death of "comitissa de Balgiaco uxor quondam Petri le Gros" is recorded "1265 Kal Aug" and her burial at Saint-Vincent de Mâcon is recorded in an epitaph at the abbey[454]. m firstly (1 Jan 1229) RENAUD [IV] Sire de Bâgé, son of ULRIC [V] Sire de Bâgé et de Bresse & his second wife Alexandrine de Vienne [Bourgogne-Comté] (-after 29 Mar 1250). m secondly PIERRE "le Gros" de Brancion Seigneur de Visargent, son of ---.

2. ALIX de Beaujeu (-17 Dec [1219]). "R de Niv" granted privileges to the monks of Cluny with the consent of "uxore mea Aalide" by charter dated 1188[455]. "Domini Vicardi Bellijoci" drew up a first testament dated to [1195], when he was unmarried, leaving Beaujeu to his (unnamed) sister and Bugey ("terram de Beuzeis") to "Vicardo, filio domine Vicarde"[456]. "Guichardus Belli Joci dominus" entrusted his daughter Philippa to "sorori nostre quondam de Tournouerre comitisse" in his testament dated 18 Sep 1216[457]. "R[ainaldus] de Niv[ernis]" granted concessions to Cluny "uxore mea Aalide laudante" by charter dated 1188[458]. She became a nun at Fontevrault after her husband died[459]. m RENAUD de Nevers Sire de Decize, son of GUILLAUME [III] Comte de Nevers & his wife Ida von Sponheim (-Acre 5 Aug 1191).

3. PIERRE de Beaujeu . The primary source which confirms his parentage has not yet been identified. Provost of La Charité-sur-Loire 1219.

HUMBERT [V] de Beaujeu, son of GUICHARD [V] Seigneur de Beaujeu & his wife Sibylle de Hainaut (-Egypt 25 Jul 1250, bur Cluny). "Guichardus Belli Joci dominus" names his sons "Guichardo filio nostro…Henrico…duos minores…primogenitum nostrum Humbertum…quartum filium nostrum et minorem", specifying that Humbert was appointed Seigneur de Beaujeu, in his testament dated 18 Sep 1216[460]. He succeeded his father in 1216 as Seigneur de Beaujeu. He went to Constantinople in 1239. "Humbertus dominus Belli Joci" names "Margarita uxor mea" his son "Guichardum…" his daughters "Ysabellis filia mea…Sybilla filia mea…filius Byatricis filie mee…filiam meam Margaritam", specifying that Isabelle was "nunc uxorem Raynaldi de Foresio" and would inherit if his son Guichard died without issue, that Sibylle was "nunc uxorem Ademarii de Peyters" "fratrem meum Guichardum dominum Montis Pancerii et dilectum meum Raynaldum dominum Baugiaci et Raynaldum de Foresio" in his testament dated Jul 1248 [461].

m (15 Jul 1219) MARGUERITE de Bâgé Dame de Miribel, daughter of GUY [I] Sire de Bâgé & his wife --- (-20 Dec before Mar 1252). "Humbertus dominus Belli Joci" names "Margarita uxor mea" in his testament dated Jul 1248[462]. She is named as wife of Humbert[463]. The Anniversary Book of Notre-Dame de Beaujeu records the death "XIII Kal Jan" of "Marguarita domina Bellijocis"[464].

Humbert [V] & his wife had five children:

1. GUICHARD [VI] de Beaujeu (-8 or 9 May 1265). "Humbertus dominus Belli Joci" names his son "Guichardum…" in his testament dated Jul 1248[465]. He succeeded his father in 1250 as Seigneur de Beaujeu. The Anniversary Book of Notre-Dame de Beaujeu records the death "VIII Id Mai" of "Guichardus dominus Bellijoci, Belleville sepultus", referring on the same date to "Humbertus pater eius qui decessit in partibus transmarinis…domina Margarita soror eiusdem domina de Monte S Johannis"[466]. m (1260) as her first husband, BLANCHE de Salins, daughter of JEAN [I] "le Sage" Comte de Chalon [Bourgogne-Comté] & his second wife Isabelle de Courtenay (-1306). “Jehans cuens de Bourgoigne et sires de Salins” granted “Rochefort, Saint-Juliain, Orgelet et Valnantois” to “es enfanz que nous avons de…Ysabel…Johan, Estevenet et Perrenin…dame Blanche dame de Biaujuel”, by charter dated 25 Mar 1263[467]. A charter dated [1/28] Nov 1282 records an agreement between the monks of Cluny and "Ludovicum dominum Bellijoci", and names “dominam Blanchiam, relictam domini Guichardi, quondam domini Bellijoci”[468]. She married secondly (1268) Béraud [VII] Sire de Mercœur. The primary source which confirms her second marriage has not yet been identified.

2. ISABELLE de Beaujeu (-Jan or 22 Aug 1297). "Guidonem comitem Forisiensem et Raynaudum de Forisio fratres" and "Humbertum dominum Bellijoci" agreed the dowry for the daughter of the latter "Elizabeth…relictam Simonis quondam domini de Luzi in uxorem Raynaudo supradicto" by charter dated Dec 1247[469]. "Humbertus dominus Belli Joci" names his daughters "Ysabellis…Sybilla…filius Byatricis filie mee…Margaritam", specifying that Isabelle was "nunc uxorem Raynaldi de Foresio" and would inherit if his son Guichard died without issue, in his testament dated Jul 1248[470]. She succeeded her brother in 1265 as Dame de Beaujeu. A charter dated [1/28] Nov 1282 records an agreement between the monks of Cluny and "Ludovicum dominum Bellijoci", and names “dominam Ysabellam matrem suam, relictam domini Raynaudi, quondam comitis Forensis, patris sui”[471]. The Anniversary Book of Notre-Dame de Beaujeu records the death "XI Kal Sep" of "domina Ysabella comitissa Forensis domina Bellijoci, soror domini Guichardi"[472]. m firstly ([1240]) SIMON de Semur Sire de Luzy, son of DAMAS de Semur Sire de Luzy & his wife Beatrix de Vignory (-before 1247). m secondly (Feb or Nov 1247) RENAUD [I] Comte de Forez, son of GUY [IV] Comte de Forez [Albon] & his first wife Philippa [Mathilde] de Dampierre (-13 Nov 1270).

3. SIBYLLE de Beaujeu (-after Jul 1248). "Humbertus dominus Belli Joci" names his daughters "Ysabellis…Sybilla…filius Byatricis filie mee…Margaritam", specifying that Sibylle was "nunc uxorem Ademarii de Peyters", in his testament dated Jul 1248[473]. Dame de Belleroche. m (before 1243) as his first wife, AYMAR [III] de Poitiers Comte de Valentinois, son of GUILLAUME de Poitiers Comte de Valentinois & his wife Flotte de Royans (-1277, bur Bonlieu).

4. BEATRICE de Beaujeu . "Humbertus dominus Belli Joci" names his daughters "Ysabellis…Sybilla…filius Byatricis filie mee…Margaritam", in his testament dated Jul 1248[474], which implies that Beatrice was deceased at the time. The primary source which confirms her marriage has not yet been identified. 1250. m ROBERT de Montgascon, son of --- (-1248).

5. MARGUERITE de Beaujeu (-18 Jan 1260). "Humbertus dominus Belli Joci" names his daughters "Ysabellis…Sybilla…filius Byatricis filie mee…Margaritam" in his testament dated Jul 1248[475]. The primary source which confirms her marriage has not yet been identified. Prioress at Pelletins. The Anniversary Book of Notre-Dame de Beaujeu records the death "VIII Id Mai" of "Guichardus dominus Bellijoci, Belleville sepultus", referring on the same date to "…domina Margarita soror eiusdem domina de Monte S Johannis" and on "VI Id Mai" to "domina Margarita de Monte S Johannis"[476]. m BERAUD de la Mothe-Saint-Jean, son of --- (-before 1248).

B. SEIGNEURS de BEAUJEU [FOREZ-ALBON]

The primary sources which confirm the parentage and marriages of the members of this family have not yet been identified, unless otherwise stated below.

LOUIS de Forez, son of RENAUD Comte de Forez Sire de Beaujeu & his wife Elisabeth de Beaujeu (-23 Aug 1295). The testament of "Raynaudus comes Forensis et dominus Bellijoci" is dated Jun 1270 and names "Guiotum filium meum…Ludovico filio meo clerico…"[477]. He succeeded in 1272 as Seigneur de Beaujeu et de Dombes. "Ludovicus dominus Bellijoci" confirmed the rights of "villa Tysiaci" granted by "Humberti quondam domini Bellijoic, avi nostri…bonæ memoriæ nobilis viri Guichardi avunculi nostri quondam domini Bellijoci, necnon…matris nostræ Isabellæ Comitissæ Forensis, dominæ quondam Bellijoci", by charter dated Feb 1274[478]. A charter dated [1/28] Nov 1282 records an agreement between the monks of Cluny and "Ludovicum dominum Bellijoci", and names “dominam Ysabellam matrem suam, relictam domini Raynaudi, quondam comitis Forensis, patris sui”, “dominam Johannam, relictam Guidonis, quondam fratris dicti Ludovici, et comitis Forensis”, “dominam Blanchiam, relictam domini Guichardi, quondam domini Bellijoci”, and “domina Helienor uxor domini Bellijoci predicti”[479]. The Anniversary Book of Notre-Dame de Beaujeu records the death "X Kal Sep" of "Ludovicus dominus Bellijoci"[480].

m (1270) ELEONORE de Savoie, daughter of THOMAS II Comte de Savoie & his second wife Beatrice Fieschi (-24 Aug 1296). "Eleonora figlia del Conte Tommaso di Savoia" renounced her rights over the county of Savoy in favour of her brothers by charter dated 25 May 1273, ratified by "Louis Seigneur de Beaujeu" her husband by charter dated 26 May 1273[481]. "Lodovico de la Forest Signore di Beaujeu" reached agreement with "Tomaso di Savoia" concerning the dowry payment of "Eleonora Sorella di questo e moglie del detto Ludovico" by contract dated Aug 1274[482]. A charter dated [1/28] Nov 1282 records an agreement between the monks of Cluny and "Ludovicum dominum Bellijoci", and names “domina Helienor uxor domini Bellijoci predicti”[483]. The Anniversary Book of Notre-Dame de Beaujeu records the death "IX Kal Sep" of "domina Elyenors de Sabaudia, domina Bellijoci" and her donation to the church[484].

Louis & his wife had --- children:

1. GUICHARD [VI] de Beaujeu (-Paris 1331). "Amédée Comte de Savoie" donated property to "Guichard Seigneur de Beaujeu" in return for the latter renouncing any rights in the county of Savoy inherited from "Eleonore de Savoie sa mère" by charter dated 25 Jun 1308[485]. Seigneur de Beaujeu.

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2. HUMBERT de Beaujeu (-killed in battle 1325). Seigneur de Montmerle. m CATHERINE Roerce, daughter of --- (-1322).

3. GUILLAUME de Beaujeu (-1337). Bishop of Bayeux.

4. THOMAS de Beaujeu (-1306). Canon at Lyon.

5. PIERRE de Beaujeu . Canon at La Charité-sur-Loire.

6. LOUIS de Beaujeu (-1300). Archdeacon of Troyes.

7. MARGUERITE de Beaujeu (-1338 or after). "Margarita de Bello-joco, relicta Joannis de Cabilone Comitis Autissiodorensis et domini de Rupeforti" renounced rights after her husband's death, by charter dated 5 Nov 1309[486]. Dame de Saint-Julien. m (1290) as his third wife, JEAN de Chalon Comte d'Auxerre, son of JEAN [I] "le Sage/l'Antique" Comte de Chalon, later Sire de Salins [Bourgogne-Comté] & his second wife Isabelle de Courtenay (1243-before 10 Nov 1309).

8. ELEONORE de Beaujeu . m (contract Lyon 30 Jun 1291) HUMBERT [IV] Sire de Thoire et de Villars, son of HUMBERT [III] Sire de Thoire et Villars & his second wife Marguerite --- (-28 Nov 1336).

9. ISABELLE de Beaujeu . Abbess of Saint-Pierre 1317.

10. BEATRIX de Beaujeu . Nun at Poletins.

11. JEANNE de Beaujeu . Nun at Poletins.

12. CATHERINE de Beaujeu . m (1305) JEAN de Châteauvillain Seigneur de Luzy (-after 1325).

GUICHARD [VI] de Beaujeu, son of LOUIS de Forez Seigneur de Beaujeu & his wife Eleonore de Savoie (-Paris 1331). "Amédée Comte de Savoie" donated property to "Guichard Seigneur de Beaujeu" in return for the latter renouncing any rights in the county of Savoy inherited from "Eleonore de Savoie sa mère" by charter dated 25 Jun 1308[487]. Seigneur de Beaujeu.

m firstly (1300) JEANNE de Genève, daughter of AMEDEE [II] Comte de Genève & his wife Agnes de Chalon [Bourgogne-Comté] (-23 Feb 1303).

m secondly MARIE de Châtillon, daughter of --- (-after 18 Apr 1318).

m thirdly ([1320]) JEANNE de Châteauvillain dame de Semur, daughter of --- (-after 16 Jul 1345).

Guichard [VI] & his first wife had one child:

1. MARIE de Beaujeu (-after 29 Jun 1337). m (contract 14 Jan 1329) as his second wife, JEAN [I] l'Archévêque Sire de Parthenay, son of GUILLAUME [VI] l´Archévêque Sire de Parthenay & his first wife Jeanne de Montfort (-1 May 1358, bur Parthenay Franciscan Church).

Guichard [VI] & his second wife had two children:

2. EDOUARD [I] de Beaujeu (1316-killed in battle Ardres 1351). Seigneur de Beaujeu. Seigneur de Montpensier-en-Auvergne. m MARIE de Thil, daughter of --- (-1360). Edouard & his wife had two children:

a) ANTOINE de Beaujeu (1343-1374). Seigneur de Beaujeu. m (1362) BEATRIX de Chalon dame de Broyes, daughter of --- (-after Jul 1402).

b) MARGUERITE de Beaujeu (1346-1402). The contract of marriage between "Giacomo di Savoia Principe d'Acaja" and "la Damigella Margarita di Beaujeu" is dated 16 Jul 1362[488]. A dispensation for the marriage between "Giacomo di Savoia Principe d'Acaja" and "Margarita figlia del fu Edoardo Signore di Beaujeu" was granted by "Amedeo di Savoia Vescovo di Moriena Subdelegato Apostolico" 18 Jul 1362[489]. Her marriage was agreed as a condition of the treaty of 2 Jul 1362 which settled the dispute between her future husband and Amédée VI Comte de Savoie. Dame de Berzay. She conspired to exclude her step-son from the succession in Piemonte, in favour of her own sons[490]. After the suppression of the rebellion of her stepson, she was obliged to resign the guardianship of her infant sons in 1369 in return for an annual pension of 3,000 florins, and was interned in a Franciscan convent[491]. The testament of "Margarita di Beaujeu Vedova di Giacomo di Savoia Principe d'Accaja" dated 21 Oct 1388 chooses her burial "nella Chiesa de' P. P. Minori di S. Francesco di Pinerolo…in cui resta sepolto suo Marito" and names as her heirs "Amedeo Principe d'Accaja suo figlio primogenito…Lodovico secundo Genito" and, in default of male descendants, "Gioanni Signore di Thyl di Lei Zio, e suoi Figliuoli"[492]. Dame de Berzay. m (contract 16 Jul 1362, Episcopal dispensation 18 Jul 1362[493]) JACQUES de Savoie Signore del Piemonte, son of PHILIPPE de Savoie Signore del Piemonte, Prince of Achaia & his second wife Catherine de Viennois ([6/16] Jan 1315-Pinerolo 14 May 1367).

3. MARGUERITE de Beaujeu (-1336). m (1330) CHARLES [I] Seigneur de Montmorency (-11 Sep 1381).

Guichard [VI] & his third wife had six children:

4. BLANCHE de Beaujeu . m (1346) JEAN de Linières .

5. ELEONORE de Beaujeu . Prioress at Poletins.

6. GUICHARD [VII] de Beaujeu (-killed in battle Poitiers 19 Sep 1356). Seigneur de Perreux. m (contract 14 May 1343) MARGUERITE de Poitiers, daughter of LOUIS de Poitiers Comte de Valentinois & his wife Marguerite de Vergy Dame de Vadans (-after 2 Jun 1380). Guichard & his wife had six children:

a) PHILIBERT de Beaujeu (-young).

b) EDOUARD [II] de Beaujeu ([1351/52]-Perreux 1400). Seigneur de Beaujeu. He ceded Beaujeu to Louis de Bourbon in the 1390s. m (1370) ELEONORE Ctss de Beaufort Vicomtesse de Turenne, daughter of --- (-1420).

i) GUICHARD de Beaujeu (1372-1372).

c) MARIE de Beaujeu (-[1406]). Dame de Bossy. m JEAN de Montagu Seigneur de Sombernon (-1410).

d) ALIX de Beaujeu (-1418). m firstly (1372) JOSSERAND de Lavieu Seigneur de Fougerolles (-1398). m secondly ETIENNE de Sancerre Seigneur de Vailly . m thirdly GUY [IV] de Dalmas Baron de Cousan (-1418).

e) JEANNE de Beaujeu . m (1371) HUGUES de Saint-Trivier .

f) BLANCHE de Beaujeu . Nun at Marcigny.

7. GUILLAUME de Beaujeu (-1406). Seigneur de Cenves. Governor of Berry. m firstly --- de Villedieu, daughter of ---. m secondly AGNES de Saint-Germain dame de l'Estours, daughter of ---. m thirdly MARGUERITE de Gorse, daughter of ---. Guillaume & his --- wife had children:

a) EDOUARD de Beaujeu (-after 1404). m JACQUELINE dame de Linières, daughter of ---.

b) GUICHARD de Beaujeu (-young).

c) JEANNE de Beaujeu . m JEAN de Saint-Symphorien Seigneur de Chamouset .

8. ROBERT de Beaujeu (-1380). Seigneur d'Arcinges. m AGNES de Chaudenay, daughter of --- (-after 28 Feb 1391).

- SEIGNEURS de JOUX et de BELLEVILLE, SEIGNEURS de MONTCOCQUIER[494].

9. LOUIS de Beaujeu (-after 1365). Seigneur d'Aloigney. Governor of Beaujolais. m (1356) JEANNE de Beaujeu-sur-Saône, daughter of ---.

a) ANTOINETTE de Beaujeu (-[1385]). m JACQUES d'Arguel (-1387).

Chapter 8. COMTES de BOLENOIS, SEIGNEURS de SAXFONTAINE

AIMON [II], son of [AIMON [I] [d'Auxois] & his wife ---] (-before [1034/46]). His suggested origin is based on the following. "Miles nobilis stemmatis linea progenitus…Vualo…cum sua iugali…Iudith" donated a serf to the abbey of Flavigny by undated charter[495]. It is noted in the compilation that Duchesne[496] adds a list of signatories, not in any of the surviving manuscripts, which includes "Vualonis, Iudith uxoris eius, Aymonis comitis fratris eius qui consensit, Hervei fratris eius alterius…". If this correctly refers to Aimon [II], later Comte de Bolenois, he was presumably older than his brother Gauthier because of his position in the list. He may even have been his father's oldest son, because of his title "comitis", but in this case it is curious that he is not named in any of his father's charters and in particular does not appear in his father's 1004 testament. Comte de Bolenois. Lambert Bishop of Langres granted the right of jouissance in the abbey of Sexfontaine to "Aimo…et uxori…Cunegundis cum duobus filiis…Heynricus…et Ottho" by charter dated 23 Jan 1019[497]. "Haymo [comes]" donated land near Saxfontaine castle to Saint-Bénigne de Dijon by charter dated 1030 before Sep subscribed[498]. Hugues Bishop of Langres returned the church of Saint-Pierre de Meure to the abbey of Sexfontaine at the request of "Haymonis comitis" by charter dated 1034 subscribed by "Aymonis, Conigundis et filiorum eius Girardi et Ottonis"[499].

m (before [1017]) CUNIGUNDE, daughter of ---. Lambert Bishop of Langres granted the right of jouissance in the abbey of Sexfontaine to "Aimo…et uxori…Cunegundis cum duobus filiis…Heynricus…et Ottho" by charter dated 23 Jan 1019[500]. Hugues Bishop of Langres returned the church of Saint-Pierre de Meure to the abbey of Sexfontaine at the request of "Haymonis comitis" by charter dated 1034 subscribed by "Aymonis, Conigundis et filiorum eius Girardi et Ottonis"[501].

Vicomte Aimon [II] & his wife had two children:

1. HENRI [Gérard] (-1034 or before). Lambert Bishop of Langres granted the right of jouissance in the abbey of Sexfontaine to "Aimo…et uxori…Cunegundis cum duobus filiis…Heynricus…et Ottho" by charter dated 23 Jan 1019[502]. Hugues Bishop of Langres returned the church of Saint-Pierre de Meure to the abbey of Sexfontaine at the request of "Haymonis comitis" by charter dated 1034 subscribed by "Aymonis, Conigundis et filiorum eius Girardi et Ottonis"[503]. It is likely that "Heynricus" and "Girardi" in these two documents refer to the same person. In both cases the name appears before that of "Ottonis", implying that Otto was the younger brother. However, if there had been three brothers Henri, Gérard and Otto, it is likely that Gérard would also have been named in the earlier charter dated 1019. It is clear that Henri (and also Gérard if he was a separate individual) died before his brother Otto, who is later recorded as his father's successor.

2. OTTO (-after [1034/46]). Lambert Bishop of Langres granted the right of jouissance in the abbey of Sexfontaine to "Aimo…et uxori…Cunegundis cum duobus filiis…Heynricus…et Ottho" by charter dated 23 Jan 1019[504]. Hugues Bishop of Langres returned the church of Saint-Pierre de Meure to the abbey of Sexfontaine at the request of "Haymonis comitis" by charter dated 1034 subscribed by "Aymonis, Conigundis et filiorum eius Girardi et Ottonis"[505]. He succeeded his father as Comte de Bolenois. "Comes Otto" donated property to Saint-Bénigne de Dijon in memory of "pater meus Aymo" by charter dated to [1034/46][506].

Chapter 9. SEIGNEURS de BOURBON-LANCY

1. ANSEDEUS . "Ansedei de Burbon, Ansedeii filii eius, Wichardi filii eius…" subscribed the charter of "Hugo comes" under which he donated property to Paray-le-Monial, dated to before 1039[507]. 1030. m ---. The wife of Ansedeus is not known. Ansedeus & his wife had two children:

a) ANSEDEUS . "Ansedei de Burbon, Ansedeii filii eius, Wichardi filii eius…" subscribed the charter of "Hugo comes" under which he donated property to Paray-le-Monial, dated to before 1039[508]. 1030/1049. m ---. The wife of Ansedeus is not known. Ansedeus & his wife had two children:

i) ANSEDEUS . 1056/1087. m WILELMA, daughter of ---. She became a nun at Marcigny[509]. Ansedeus & his wife had two children:

(a) DALMAS . "Domnus Dalmatius de Borbon…laudante filio suo Falcone" donated property to Paray-le-Monial by undated charter[510]. "Miles domnus Dalmatius…Agnes uxor eius filiique Falco et Wichardus" donated property to Paray-le-Monial by undated charter[511]. m AGNES, daughter of ---. "Miles domnus Dalmatius…Agnes uxor eius filiique Falco et Wichardus" donated property to Paray-le-Monial by undated charter[512]. Dalmas & his wife had four children:

(1) FOULQUES . "Domnus Dalmatius de Borbon…laudante filio suo Falcone" donated property to Paray-le-Monial by undated charter[513]. "Miles domnus Dalmatius…Agnes uxor eius filiique Falco et Wichardus" donated property to Paray-le-Monial by undated charter[514].

- SEIGNEURS de BOURBON-LANCY[515].

(2) GUICHARD . "Miles domnus Dalmatius…Agnes uxor eius filiique Falco et Wichardus" donated property to Paray-le-Monial by undated charter[516].

(3) HUMBERT . 1077.

(4) BARTHELEMY . 1077.

(b) ANSEDEUS de Charolles . m CLAIRE, daughter of ---.

- SEIGNEURS de BOURBON-LANCY[517].

ii) HUMBERT [I] de Bourbon-Lancy . m ERMENGARDE de Chalon, daughter of THIBAUT Comte de Chalon & his wife Ermentrude ---. "Ermengardis" made a donation to Cluny dated Nov 1083, naming "Teudbaldus comes Cabilonensis" (although not specifying that she was his daughter), witnessed by "Humbertus de Borbon…viri mei" and "Humbertum filium nostrum puerulum monachum ad serviendum Deo in ipso loco"[518]. This is supplemented by the undated charter which records that "post mortem eius [comes domus Tetbaldus] filius eius domnus Hugo" agreed with "domnun Unbertum" to give "sororem Hermengardam in conjugium", before stating that "prædicta Hermengardis sentiens sibi mortem vicinam" wished to donate property to the abbey of Paray-le-Moniale, naming "filium Unbertum puerulum" whom she "obtulit Deo", which "[viri sui] domnus Unbertus" later donated by an undated charter[519]. Dame de Digoine. Humbert & his wife had one child:

(a) HUMBERT . "Ermengardis" made a donation to Cluny dated Nov 1083, naming "Teudbaldus comes Cabilonensis" (although not specifying that she was his daughter), witnessed by "Humbertus de Borbon…viri mei" and "Humbertum filium nostrum puerulum monachum ad serviendum Deo in ipso loco"[520]. Monk at Cluny.

b) GUICHARD de Bourbon-Lancy (-after [1055/65]). "Ansedei de Burbon, Ansedeii filii eius, Wichardi filii eius…" subscribed the charter of "Hugo comes" under which he donated property to Paray-le-Monial, dated to before 1039[521]. "Guichard [de Bourbon-Lancy]" donated property to the abbey of Marcigny-sur-Loire when "ma fille vierge nommé Cécile" was about to become a nun "approuvé par mon fils Dalmace" by charter dated to [1055/65][522]. m MATHILDE de Semur, daughter DALMAS [I] Seigneur de Semur & his wife Aremburge ---. The origin of the wife of Guichard de Bourbon-Lancy is proved by the charter dated to [1098/1109] under which "Dalmacius Borbonensis" (this couple's son) donated property to the abbey of Marcigny-sur-Loire in which he names "avunculus meus domnus Hugo abbas Cluniacensis"[523]. Bouchard highlights that she is named as Mathilde only by Jean Richard in his study of the cartulary of Marcigny, not in the actual charters[524]. The four daughters of Dalmas [I] Seigneur de Semur are named in the "Notes historiques sur le prieuré de Marcigny", included in the cartulary of Marcigny-sur-Loire, (in order) "…Materdis, Adalaidæ et Cecilæ atque Evellæ"[525]. Other sources name the husbands of Adelaide and "Evella" [Hélie]. It is not impossible that the wife of Guichard was the daughter named Cécile. Guichard & his wife had two children:

i) DALMAS de Bourbon-Lancy . "Guichard [de Bourbon-Lancy]" donated property to the abbey of Marcigny-sur-Loire when "ma fille vierge nommé Cécile" was about to become a nun "approuvé par mon fils Dalmace" by charter dated to [1055/65][526]. "Dalmacius Borbonensis" donated property to the abbey of Marcigny-sur-Loire by charter dated to [1098/1109] in which he names "avunculus meus domnus Hugo abbas Cluniacensis"[527]. m WILLELMA, daughter of ---. "Dalmacius Borbonensis et eius frater Wichardus necnon et Willelmus Fortis qui eorum habet sororem" donated property to the abbey of Marcigny-sur-Loire "pro eorum matre Willelma" who was about to become a nun there, by charter dated to [after 1130?][528]. Dalmas & his wife had three children:

(a) DALMAS . "Dalmacius Borbonensis et eius frater Wichardus necnon et Willelmus Fortis qui eorum habet sororem" donated property to the abbey of Marcigny-sur-Loire "pro eorum matre Willelma" who was about to become a nun there, by charter dated to [after 1130?][529].

(b) GUICHARD . "Dalmacius Borbonensis et eius frater Wichardus necnon et Willelmus Fortis qui eorum habet sororem" donated property to the abbey of Marcigny-sur-Loire "pro eorum matre Willelma" who was about to become a nun there, by charter dated to [after 1130?][530].

(c) daughter . "Dalmacius Borbonensis et eius frater Wichardus necnon et Willelmus Fortis qui eorum habet sororem" donated property to the abbey of Marcigny-sur-Loire "pro eorum matre Willelma" who was about to become a nun there, by charter dated to [after 1130?][531]. m GUILLAUME "Fortis" ---.

ii) CECILE . "Guichard [de Bourbon-Lancy]" donated property to the abbey of Marcigny-sur-Loire when "ma fille vierge nommé Cécile" was about to become a nun "approuvé par mon fils Dalmace" by charter dated to [1055/65][532].

Chapter 10. COMTES de CHALON

The earliest record of the county of Chalon identified in the primary sources so far consulted is the appointment of Ekkehard (of the Carolingian family of Nibelung/Childebrand) as comte de Chalon in 863. He was also appointed comte d'Autun and comte de Mâcon in 873, which suggests that he played an important role in the whole of the future duchy of Burgundy. It is assumed that he continued to hold these counties until his death in [876/77], although it is not clear who succeeded him. The dispute over control of Burgundy involving the future Boson King [of Provence] must have started shortly after Ekkehard died. King Boson's brother Richard was installed as comte d'Autun and comte d'Auxerre, and it is possible that he also assumed control over Chalon and Mâcon.

The next recorded comte de Chalon is Lambert, son of Robert Vicomte de Dijon, who was probably invested with the county some time in the 950s. No record has yet been found to indicate who appointed him as count. As mentioned below, it is likely that Lambert was related to the family of the early comtes de Mâcon but the precise relationship is not known. His descendants continued to govern the county until the death of Comte Hugues in 1039, when Chalon was inherited by the deceased count's nephew Thibaut de Semur. On the death of the latter, Chalon passed to the family of the seigneurs de Thiern. Chalon was inherited by a junior branch of the family of the comtes palatins de Bourgogne in 1227. In 1237, Comte Jean "l'Antique/le Sage" exchanged Chalon-sur-Saône and Auxonne with his brother-in-law Hugues IV Duke of Burgundy for Salins (including its salt mines, which meant that the deal was economically more favourable for Jean de Chalon), Bracon, Vuillefans and other seigneuries in upper Burgundy.

A. COMTES de CHALON

1. EKKEHARD [Ecchard], son of CHILDEBRAND [III] & his wife Dunna --- ([810/15]-8 Apr [876/77], bur monastère de Fleury-sur-Loire, Nièvre). "Hludovvicus…imperator augustus" granted land at Perrecy in Autun to "fideli nostro Ecchardo" by charter dated 29 Dec 839[533]. The Annales Bertiniani record that "filii Etkardi comitis duo, item Eokardus, Guntardus et Richuinus comites" were captured at the siege of Toulouse in 844[534], Settipani suggesting that "item Eokardus" refers to Ekkehard son of Childebrand [III] and his wife Dunna[535]. Ekkehard was one of the rebels against King Charles "le Chauve" in 858. Invested as Comte de Chalon in 863, Comte d'Autun et Comte de Mâcon in 873. A charter dated to [866/75] relates to a dispute between "Vulfaldum episcopum et Heccardum comitem" concerning land at Perrecy, heard before "Leudo episcopus et Adelardus comes missi dominici in comitatu Augustidunense", refers to a charter "de temporibus domni Pipini regis sive de nomen Nivelongi"[536].

ROBERT, son of --- (-after 952). same person as…? ROBERT (-[958/60]). Bouchard suggests that Robert was the same person as the witness of the charter of Rodolfe Comte de Dijon dated Jun 952[537]. Vicomte d'Autun. Vicomte de Dijon. 940. "Rotbertus…vicecomes et coniunx mea Ingeltrudis" donated property to Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire for the soul of "Ramgardis" by charter dated Dec 958 subscribed by "Lanberti filii eorum, Wichardi, Ugonis, Letaldi, Waloni"[538].

m INGELTRUDE, daughter of ---. 940. "Rotbertus…vicecomes et coniunx mea Ingeltrudis" donated property to Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire by charter dated Dec 958 subscribed by "Lanberti filii eorum, Wichardi, Ugonis, Letaldi, Waloni"[539]. The origin of Ingeltrud is unknown. Jackman[540] suggests, for onomastic reasons only, that she may have been Ingeltrud, daughter of Eberhard Graf im Oberlahngau, Pfalzgraf [Konradiner] & his wife ---. However, this appears unlikely from a geographical perspective. In addition, no strikingly typical Konradiner names feature among this couple's descendants. Settipani suggests that Ingeltrud may have been the daughter of Eberhard's younger brother Otto[541]. It is more likely that she was related to the comtes de Mâcon, which would explain why Letald Comte de Mâcon names her son as "Lanbertus consanguineus meus" in his charter dated 944[542].

Robert & his wife had three children:

1. LAMBERT (-22 Feb 979). "Lanbertus consanguineus meus" was named by Letald Comte de Mâcon in a charter dated 944[543], although any relationship between the early comtes de Chalon and the comtes de Mâcon has not been established. "Lanberti filii eorum…" subscribed the charter dated Dec 958 under which "Rotbertus…vicecomes et coniunx mea Ingeltrudis" donated property to Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire[544]. [m firstly ---. There is no evidence that Comte Lambert had a first wife before he married Adelais. However, if Gerberge was Lambert's daughter (which is far from certain, as explained below), it is extremely unlikely from a chronological point of view that her mother could have been Adelais.] m [secondly] as her first husband, ADELAIS, daughter of --- (-after 18 Oct 984). "Lanbertus comes [et]…Adeleydis uxor mea" made a joint donation of "capellam beati Martini in villa Vigoseto" to Cluny by charter dated 978[545]. If Adelais was the mother of all of Comte Lambert's children, she could not have been born later than [930/32]. This is early for her also to have given birth to her son by her second marriage after 978. The date would of course be later if Adelaide was Comte Lambert's second wife, as suggested above. The origin of Adelais has been the subject of much speculation. Settipani has suggested[546] that she was the daughter of Hugues Comte en Bourgogne and his wife Willa von Thurgau. Chaume suggested[547] that Adelais was the daughter or granddaughter of Charles Constantin Comte de Vienne. Bouchard sets out several different theories concerning Adelais's origin, with the aim mainly of explaining Lambert's accession to Chalon by inheritance through his wife. However, none appears to be based on any primary documentation and Bouchard concludes that she prefers "to leave Adelais's origins unknown"[548]. An earlier theory was that Adelais was the sister of "Wera" Ctss de Meaux[549], which would mean that she was Adelais, daughter of Giselbert Duke of Burgundy & his wife Ermengardis [de Dijon]. Duchesne[550] suggested that she was the daughter of Robert Comte de Meaux et de Troyes, although this would mean that the two wives of Geoffroy I Comte d'Anjou were sisters, no mention of which has so far been found in contemporary sources. Another suggestion is that Adelais Ctss de Chalon was the same person as Wera-Adelais Ctss de Meaux. However, this is even more unlikely from a chronological perspective considering the estimated birth date of Wera-Adelais and the fact that Adelais de Chalon gave birth to at least one child by her second husband, Geoffroy Comte d'Anjou, after her marriage in 979. It would also mean that Comte Geoffroy married, as his second wife, his first wife's mother which is unlikely. In 1619, Duchesne[551] suggested that Adelais was the sister of Guillaume I Comte d'Arles. Adelais married secondly (2 or 9 Mar 979) as his second wife, Geoffroi I "Grisegonelle" Comte d'Anjou, who acted as Comte de Chalon until his death in 987. Comte Lambert & his [first] wife had [one possible child]:

a) [GERBERGE ([945]-11 Dec [987/991]). Her name and her two marriages are confirmed by the Chronicle of Saint-Bénigne, interpolated into the Chronicle of Alberic de Trois-Fontaines, which names "Guilelmum Ottonem et eius matrem Gerbergam" when recording that her son was adopted by his mother's second husband "dux Burgundie Henricus"[552]. Her birth date is estimated from the estimated birth date of her son in [960/62]. Her origin is indicated by the Vita of Hugues Comte de Chalon which refers to his (unnamed) sister as having married the duke of Burgundy[553]. Chronologically, this refers most probably to Duke Henri who died in 1002, although the original of this document has not yet been consulted to check whether the wording supports this conclusion. Gerberge's origin has not yet been corroborated in the other primary sources so far consulted. The Vita appears to indicate that Lambert Comte de Chalon was her father, but this raises several problems if it is correct. Firstly, on the death without direct heirs in 1039 of her supposed brother Hugues Comte de Chalon, the county was inherited by the comparatively obscure children of his younger sister Mathilde, apparently ignoring the superior claims of Gerberge's own numerous descendants, among whom were the powerful counts palatine of Burgundy who, one would have thought, would not have missed the opportunity of acquiring another county. Rodulfus Glaber does record that "Hugo filius Lanberti Cabilonensis comitis…episcopus Autissioderi" was an opponent of "Willemus, Henrici ducis priuignus, Adalberti Longobardorum ducis filius"[554], which could explain why Bishop Hugues favoured a nephew by his younger sister to succeed to his county. Nevertheless, after the bishop's death, his past opposition to Comte Otto-Guillaume may have provided an excuse for his son to intervene in the Chalon succession if he had a legitimate claim. Secondly, considering the likely birth date of her son, Gerberge's first marriage must have taken place while her husband and father-in-law were still reigning kings of Italy. They were under continuous pressure from Otto I King of Germany and it is likely that Adalberto's marriage could have brought additional political support. It is not clear how the relatively obscure count of Chalon could have provided this. Thirdly, after the death in 978 of Lambert Comte de Chalon, and his widow's second marriage to Geoffroy I Comte d'Anjou, no record has been found in the primary sources so far consulted of Henri Duke of Burgundy intervening to prevent Comte Geoffroy taking control of the county of Chalon,