Counts of Burgundy

Coat of arms of the Free County of Burgundy until the 13th century.

Coat of arms of the Free County of Burgundy after the 13th century.

This is a list of the counts of Burgundy, i.e., of the region known as Franche-Comté not to be confused with the Duchy of Burgundy, from 867 to 1678.

[edit] Bosonid dynasty

• 867-870: Odo, †870, count of Mâcon, Dijon & Autun
• 870-895: Rodfried, archcount
• 921-952: Hugh the Black, duke and archcount
• 952-956: Gilbert
• 956-971: Lenthold I.
• 971-975: Alberik II.
• 975-979: Lenthold II.
• 979-995: Alberik III.

[edit] House of Ivrea

• Otto William (995-1026)
• Renaud I (1026-1057), son of
• William I the Great (1057-1087), son of
• Renaud II (1087-1097), son of,
• William II the German (de facto count, 1097-1125), son of
• William III the Child (1125-1127), son of
• Stephen I (titular count, 1097-1102), son of
• Renaud III (titular count 1102-1127, count 1127-1148), son of
• William III of Mâcon (count-regent from 1148 to 1157 for Beatrice)
• Beatrice I (1148-1184), daughter of Renaud III, married
  • Emperor Frederick I Barbarossa, husband of, as Frederick I, (1156-1190)

[edit] House of Hohenstaufen

• Otto I (1190-1200), son of
• Jeanne I (1200-1205), daughter of
• Beatrice II (1205-1231), sister of, married
  • Otto of Andechs-Merania, husband of, as Otto II (1208-1231)

[edit] House of Andechs

• Otto III (1231-1248), son of
• Adelaide I (1248-1279), sister of, married
  • Hugh of Chalon, first husband of above, as Hugh I (1248-1266)
  • Philip I of Savoy, second husband of above, as Philip I (1267-1279)

[edit] House of Ivrea

• Otto IV (titular count, 1279-1295, count 1295-1302), son of Adelaide II and Hugh I
• Robert (titular count, 1302-1315), son of
• Jeanne II (1315-1330), sister of, married
  • Philip V of France, husband of above, as Count Philip II (1315-1322

[edit] House of Capet

• Jeanne III (1330-1347), daughter of, married
  • Eudes IV, Duke of Burgundy, husband of above, as Eudes I (1330-1347)

[edit] House of Burgundy

• Philip III of Rouvres (1347-1361), son of

[edit] House of Capet

• Margaret I (1361-1382), daughter of Jeanne II

[edit] House of Dampierre

• Louis I of Male, son of above, (1382-1383)
• Margaret II of Dampierre (1383-1404), daughter of, married
  • Philip the Bold, Duke of Burgundy, husband of above, as Philip IV (1383-1404)

[edit] House of Valois-Burgundy

• John I the Fearless (1405-1419), son of
• Philip V the Good (1419-1467), son of
• Charles I the Bold (1467-1477), son of
• Mary I (1477-1482), daughter of, married
  • Emperor Maximilian I (1477-1482), husband of above, as Maximilian I

[edit] House of Habsburg

• Philip VI the Handsome (1482-1506) (also Duke of Burgundy as Philip IV), son of
• Charles II (1506-1558) (also Holy Roman Emperor as Charles V), son of
• Philip VII (1558-1598) (also King of Spain as Philip II), son of
• Isabella III and Albert (1598-1621), co-sovereigns, daughter and nephew of Philip VII, married (1598-1621)
• Philip VIII (1621-1665) (also king of Spain as Philip IV), grandson of Philip VII
• Charles III (1665-1678) (also King of Spain as Charles II)

In 1678 the County of Burgundy was annexed by France as part of the Treaty of Nijmegen, and the title fell into abeyance.

[edit] See also

• Burgundy
• Kingdom of Burgundy
• King of Burgundy
• Duchy of Burgundy
• Duke of Burgundy
• County of Burgundy
• Count of Burgundy
• Dukes of Burgundy family tree