Guy, Count of Nevers
Guy | |
|---|---|
| Count of Nevers and Auxerre | |
Predecessor | William IV, Count of Nevers |
Successor | William V, Count of Nevers |
| Died | 19 October 1175 |
| Spouse | Matilda |
Issue | William V, Count of Nevers Agnes I, Countess of Nevers Ida |
| Father | William III, Count of Nevers |
| Mother | Ida of Sponheim |
Guy (French: Guy or Gui, died 19 October 1175), was count of Nevers and Auxerre.[1] He was the son of William III, Count of Nevers and Ida of Sponheim.[2] He married Matilda, granddaughter of Duke Hugh II of Burgundy,[1] just prior to his leaving for the holy land.[1]
Guy succeeded his brother William IV in 1168. He died in 1175 and was succeeded by his son, William, whilst his wife Mathilde would be regent of Nevers.[3]
Children
[edit]Guy and Matilda had three children:
Notes
[edit]- ^ a b c d e Bouchard 1987, p. 348.
- ^ Bouchard 1987, p. 342.
- ^ a b Bouchard 1987, p. 349.
References
[edit]- Bouchard, Constance Brittain (1987). Sword, Miter, and Cloister:Nobility and the Church in Burgundy, 980-1198. Cornell University Press.
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