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County of Auxerre
The County of Auxerre is a former state of current central France, with capital in Auxerre.-History:The first count attested by the sources is one Ermenaud, a companion of Charlemagne who reigned around 770. In 859 Charles the Bald handed over the county to his cousin Conrad II of Burgundy. When he...
and the heir of Hugh IV, Duke of Burgundy
Hugh IV, Duke of Burgundy
Hugh IV of Burgundy was duke of Burgundy between 1218 and 1271. Hugh was the only son of duke Odo III and Alice of Vergy...
. His mother was Yolande of Dreux.
He never inherited the duchy, due to his death before his father; Burgundy was thereafter ruled by Odo's brother Robert
Robert II, Duke of Burgundy
Robert II of Burgundy was duke of Burgundy between 1271 and 1306, inheriting the title from his brother Eudes of Burgundy, who had no male heirs. Robert was the third son of duke Hugh IV and Yolande of Dreux...
. Odo married Maud of Dampierre
Maud of Dampierre
Maud of Dampierre or Mathilda II of Bourbon was a daughter of Archambaud IX of Bourbon and Yolande de Châtillon, countess of Nevers. As heiress to the counties of Nevers, Auxerre and Tonnerre, she was married off to Odo, son and heir of Hugh IV, Duke of Burgundy...
and had three daughters, all of whom became rulers of their parents' counties:
- Yolande II, Countess of Nevers (1247–1280), married Jean-Tristan, prince of France and count of Valois (son of Louis IX of FranceLouis IX of FranceLouis IX , commonly Saint Louis, was King of France from 1226 until his death. He was also styled Louis II, Count of Artois from 1226 to 1237. Born at Poissy, near Paris, he was an eighth-generation descendant of Hugh Capet, and thus a member of the House of Capet, and the son of Louis VIII and...
) and Robert III of FlandersRobert III of FlandersRobert III of Flanders , also called Robert of Bethune and nicknamed The Lion of Flanders , was Count of Nevers 1273–1322 and Count of Flanders 1305–1322.-History:... - Margaret, Countess of Tonnerre (1250–1308), married king Charles I of Naples
- Adelaide, Countess of AuxerreAdelaide, Countess of AuxerreAdelaide of Auxerre was a daughter of Eudes of Burgundy and Mathildis II of Bourbon. In 1262 she succeeded her mother as countess of Auxerre. In 1268 she married John I of Chalon, lord of Rochefort, son of John - they had one child, William ....
(1251–1290)