Renaud III, Count of Burgundy
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Stephen I, Count of Burgundy
Stephen I , Count Palatine of Burgundy, sharing his father's nickname "the Rash" , was Count of Burgundy and Count of Mâcon and Vienne....
(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
Holy Roman Emperor
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Lothair III, but was defeated by King Conrad III of Germany
Conrad III of Germany
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and forced to relinquish all his lands east of the Jura
Jura mountains
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. The name of the region Franche-Comté
Franche-Comté
Franche-Comté the former "Free County" of Burgundy, as distinct from the neighbouring Duchy, is an administrative region and a traditional province of eastern France...
is derived from his title, franc-compte, meaning "free count".
Family
About 1130, he married Agatha of LorraineAgatha of Lorraine
Agatha of Lorraine was the wife of Renaud III, Count of Burgundy. She was the daughter of Simon I, Duke of Lorraine and his wife Adelaide of Leuven.Agatha's children with her husband included:...
(d. April 1147), daughter of Simon I
Simon I, Duke of Lorraine
Simon I was the duke of Lorraine from 1115 to his death, the eldest son and successor of Thierry II and Hedwige of Formbach....
, Duke of Lorraine.
Children of Renaud and Agatha
- BeatriceBeatrice I, Countess of BurgundyBeatrice of Burgundy was the only daughter of Renaud III, Count of Burgundy and Agatha of Lorraine. She was the second wife and Empress of Frederick I, Holy Roman Emperor. Her maternal grandparents were Simon I, Duke of Lorraine and his wife Adelaide of Leuven. Beatrice was active at the...
(c.1145 – 15 November 1184) married the Emperor Frederick Barbarossa in 1156
Beatrice became countess of Burgundy on her father's death.