Reginald III, Count of Burgundy

Renaud III, Count of Burgundy

Renaud III, Count of Burgundy
Spouse(s) Agatha of Lorraine
Noble family Ivrea
Father Stephen I, Count of Burgundy
Mother Beatrix of Lorraine
Born c.1093
Died 1148

Reginald III or 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 (died April 1147), daughter of Simon I, Duke of Lorraine. They had one daughter:

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

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Reginald III, Count of Burgundy
Born: c.1093 Died: 1148
Preceded by
Stephen I
Count of Burgundy
1127–1148
Succeeded by
Beatrice


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