Odo III, Duke of Burgundy

Odo III, Duke of Burgundy

Seal of Odo III
Spouse(s) Teresa of Portugal
Alice of Vergy
Noble family House of Burgundy
Father Hugh III, Duke of Burgundy
Mother Alice of Lorraine
Born 1166
Died 6 July 1218(1218-07-06)
Lyon

Eudes III (1166 – July 6, 1218), commonly known in English as Odo III, was duke of Burgundy between 1192 and 1218.[1] Odo was the eldest son of duke Hugh III and his first wife Alice, daughter of Matthias I, Duke of Lorraine.

Odo did not follow his father's aggressive policies towards France and proved a worthy ally of king Philip II of France in his wars against John Lackland and the Holy Roman Emperor Otto IV of Germany. He fought bravely against the latter in the Battle of Bouvines, where he lost, according to contemporary chroniclers, two horses beneath him. Odo was also an important figure in the Crusade against the Cathars. [2] When Philip II refused to get involved, the Odo stepped forward with the support of the local bishops and his vassals and organized the campaign of 1209 against the Cathar strongholds.[2]

Marriages and Issue

He married in 1194 Teresa of Portugal (1156–1218), the daughter of Alphonso I of Portugal, and Maud of Savoy, and the widow of Philip, Count of Flanders. She was repudiated in 1195, having produced no children.[3]

In 1199, he married Alice of Vergy (1182–1252), the daughter of Hugues, Seigneur de Vergy by Gillette de Trainel.[3] This marriage produced:

References

  1. Constance Brittain Bouchard, Sword, Miter, and Cloister: Nobility and the Church in Burgundy, 980-1198, (Cornell University Press, 1988), 459.
  2. 1 2 Malcolm Barber, The Cathars: Dualist Heretics in Languedoc in the High Middle Ages, (Pearson Education Limited, 2000), 110.
  3. 1 2 Constance Brittain Bouchard, Sword, Miter, and Cloister: Nobility and the Church in Burgundy, 980-1198, 261
  4. Constance Brittain Bouchard, Sword, Miter, and Cloister: Nobility and the Church in Burgundy, 980-1198, 256.

Portrayal in the media

Odo was portrayed by actor Peter Baldwin in the 1978 BBC TV drama series The Devil's Crown.

See also

Odo III, Duke of Burgundy
Born: 1166 Died: 6 July 1218
Preceded by
Hugh III
Duke of Burgundy
1192–1218
Succeeded by
Hugh IV
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