Reginald III, Count of Burgundy

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Renaud III, Count of Burgundy From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Renaud III (c. 1093 – 1148), son of Stephen I (Tête-hardi) and Beatrix of Lorraine, was the count of Burgundy between 1127 and 1148. Previously, he had been the count of Mâcon since his father's death in 1102, with his brother, William of Vienne. He proclaimed independence from the Holy Roman Emperor Lothair III, but was defeated by King Conrad III of Germany and forced to relinquish all his lands east of the Jura. The name of the region Franche-Comté is derived from his title, franc-compte, meaning "free count".

Family

About 1130, he married Agatha (d. April 1147), daughter of Simon I, duke of Lorraine. [edit]Children of Renaud and Agatha Beatrice (c.1145 – 15 November 1184) married the Emperor Frederick Barbarossa in 1156 Beatrice became countess of Burgundy on her father's death.

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Renaud III (c. 1093 – 1148), son of Stephen I (Tête-hardi) and Beatrix of Lorraine, was the count of Burgundy between 1127 and 1148. Previously, he had been the count of Mâcon since his father's death in 1102, with his brother, William of Vienne.

He proclaimed independence from the Holy Roman Emperor Lothair III, but was defeated by King Conrad III of Germany and forced to relinquish all his lands east of the Jura. The name of the region Franche-Comté is derived from his title, franc-compte, meaning "free count".

Family About 1130, he married Agatha of Lorraine (d. April 1147), daughter of Simon I, Duke of Lorraine.

Children of Renaud and Agatha Beatrice (c.1145 – 15 November 1184) married the Emperor Frederick Barbarossa in 1156 Beatrice became countess of Burgundy on her father's death.

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Nacio en el año 1090 en Borgoña. Murió el 22-I-1147/48. Casó con Agatha de Lorena hacia 1130. Tuvieron por hija a Beatriz De Maçon De Borgoña.

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Renaud III (c. 1093 – 1148), son of Stephen I (Tête-hardi) and Beatrix of Lorraine, was the count of Burgundy between 1127 and 1148. Previously, he had been the count of Mâcon since his father's death in 1102, with his brother, William of Vienne.

He proclaimed independence from the Holy Roman Emperor Lothair III, but was defeated by King Conrad III of Germany and forced to relinquish all his lands east of the Jura. The name of the region Franche-Comté is derived from his title, franc-compte, meaning "free count".

Family About 1130, he married Agatha of Lorraine (d. April 1147), daughter of Simon I, Duke of Lorraine.

Children of Renaud and Agatha Beatrice (c.1145 – 15 November 1184) married the Emperor Frederick Barbarossa in 1156 Beatrice became countess of Burgundy on her father's death.

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Renaud III (also called Reginald III) was the Count of Burgundy between 1127 and 1148. Previously, he had been the Count of Mâcon since his father's death in 1102, with his brother, William of Vienne.

He proclaimed independence from the Holy Roman Emperor Lothair III, but was defeated by King Conrad III of Germany and forced to relinquish all his lands east of the Jura. The name of the region Franche-Comté is derived from his title, franc-compte, meaning "free count."

See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renaud_III,_Count_of_Burgundy for more information.

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Renaud III, Count of Burgundy (c. 1093 – 1148), son of Stephen I (Tête-hardi) and Beatrix of Lorraine, was the count of Burgundy between 1127 and 1148. Previously, he had been the count of Mâcon since his father's death in 1102, with his brother, William of Vienne.

He proclaimed independence from the Holy Roman Emperor Lothair III, but was defeated by King Conrad III of Germany and forced to relinquish all his lands east of the Jura. The name of the region Franche-Comté is derived from his title, franc-compte, meaning "free count".

About 1130, he married Agatha of Lorraine (d. April 1147), daughter of Simon I, Duke of Lorraine.

Beatrice (c.1145 – 15 November 1184) married the Emperor Frederick Barbarossa in 1156

Beatrice became countess of Burgundy on her father's death.