William I, Count of Burgundy
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Imaginary 19th-century portrait in the Cathédrale Saint-Jean de Besançon
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| Spouse(s) | Stephanie (a.k.a. Etiennette) |
| Noble family | Ivrea |
| Father | Renaud I, Count of Burgundy |
| Mother | Alice of Normandy |
| Born | 1020 |
| Died | 12 November 1087 Besançon |
| Buried | Besançon Cathedral |
William I (1020 – 12 November 1087), called the Great (le Grand or Tête Hardie, "the Stubborn"), was Count of Burgundy from 1057 to 1087 and Mâcon from 1078 to 1087. He was a son of Renaud I and Alice of Normandy, daughter of Richard II, Duke of Normandy. William was the father of several notable children, including Pope Callixtus II.
In 1057, he succeeded his father and reigned over a territory larger than that of the Franche-Comté itself. In 1087, he died in Besançon, Prince-Archbishopric of Besançon, Holy Roman Empire -- an independent city within the County of Burgundy. He was buried in Besançon's Cathedral of St John.
William married a woman named Stephanie (a.k.a. Etiennette).
Children of Stephanie (order uncertain):
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