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Guy, Count of Nevers

Guy, was count of Nevers and Auxerre. He was the son of William III, Count of Nevers and Ida of Sponheim. He married Matilda, granddaughter of Duke Hugh II of Burgundy, just prior to his leaving for the holy land.

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Guy
Count of Nevers and Auxerre
Predecessor
William IV, Count of Nevers
Successor
William V, Count of Nevers
Died(1175-10-19)19 October 1175
SpouseMatilda
Issue
William V, Count of Nevers
Agnes I, Countess of Nevers
Ida
FatherWilliam III, Count of Nevers
MotherIda of Sponheim

Guy (French: Guy or Gui, died 19 October 1175), was count of Nevers and Auxerre.1 He was the son of William III, Count of Nevers and Ida of Sponheim.2 He married Matilda, granddaughter of Duke Hugh II of Burgundy,1 just prior to his leaving for the holy land.1

Guy succeeded his brother William IV in 1168. He died in 1175 and was succeeded by his son, William, whilst his wife Mathilde would be regent of Nevers.3

Children

Guy and Matilda had three children:

Notes

Notes

  1. Bouchard 1987, p. 348.
  2. Bouchard 1987, p. 342.
  3. Bouchard 1987, p. 349.
References

References

  • Bouchard, Constance Brittain (1987). Sword, Miter, and Cloister:Nobility and the Church in Burgundy, 980-1198. Cornell University Press.