List of counts of Burgundy
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County of Burgundy
The Free County of Burgundy , was a medieval county , within the traditional province and modern French region Franche-Comté, whose very French name is still reminiscent of the unusual title of its count: Freigraf...

, i.e., of the region known as 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...

 not to be confused with the Duchy of Burgundy
Duchy of Burgundy
The Duchy of Burgundy , was heir to an ancient and prestigious reputation and a large division of the lands of the Second Kingdom of Burgundy and in its own right was one of the geographically larger ducal territories in the emergence of Early Modern Europe from Medieval Europe.Even in that...

, from 982 to 1678.

House of Ivrea, (982-1190)

Image Name Date of birth Date of death Reign Relationship with predecessor
Otto William 962 21 September 1026 982
to
21 September 1026
Reginald I
Reginald I, Count of Burgundy
Reginald I, Count Palatine of Burgundy was the second Count of the Free County of Burgundy. Born in 986, he was the son of Otto-William, Count of Burgundy and Ermentrude of Reims and Roucy.In 1016, Reginald married Alice of Normandy....

986 3 September 1057 21 September 1026
to
3 September 1057
his son
William I the Great
William I, Count of Burgundy
William I , called the Great , was Count of Burgundy and Mâcon from 1057 to 1087. He was a son of Renaud I and Alice of Normandy, daughter of Richard II, Duke of Normandy...

1020 12 November 1087 3 September 1057
to
12 November 1087
his son
Reginald II
Reginald II, Count of Burgundy
Reginald II, Count Palatine of Burgundy and Count of Mâcon, Vienne and Oltingen, was born in 1061; he was the eldest son of William I of Burgundy and brother to Stephen I of Burgundy, his successor, as well as to Pope Callixtus II....

1061 1097 12 November 1087
to
1097
his son
William II the German 1075 1 March 1127 1097
to
January 1125
his son
William III the Child
William III, Count of Burgundy
William III, Count of Burgundy inherited his father William II's counties Burgundy and Mâcon as his only son, following William II's assassination by his barons. William III was himself then assassinated aged only 17 in 1127 and succeeded by Renaud II, son of William III's great-uncle Stephen....

1110 1 March 1127 January 1125
to
1 March 1127
his son
Stephen I the Rash
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....

1065 27 May 1102 1097
to
27 May 1102
his great-uncle
Renaud III
Renaud III, Count of Burgundy
Renaud III , son of Stephen I 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....

1093 22 January 1148 27 May 1102
to
22 January 1148
his son
Beatrice I
Beatrice I, Countess of Burgundy
Beatrice 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...

1143 15 November 1184 22 January 1148
to
15 November 1184
Under regency of William III of Mâcon
William III of Mâcon
William IV of Burgundy was count of Mâcon , count of Auxonne , count of Vienne then regent of the county of Burgundy . He was the son of Stephen I, Count of Burgundy and of Béatrice of Louvain...

's till 1157
his daughter
Frederick Barbarossa
Frederick I, Holy Roman Emperor
Frederick I Barbarossa was a German Holy Roman Emperor. He was elected King of Germany at Frankfurt on 4 March 1152 and crowned in Aachen on 9 March, crowned King of Italy in Pavia in 1155, and finally crowned Roman Emperor by Pope Adrian IV, on 18 June 1155, and two years later in 1157 the term...

1122 10 June 1190 9 June 1156
to
10 June 1190
her husband and co-ruler
Jure uxoris
Jure uxoris is a Latin term that means "by right of his wife" or "in right of a wife". It is commonly used to refer to a title held by a man whose wife holds it in her own right. In other words, he acquired the title simply by being her husband....

; afterwards sole-ruler

House of Hohenstaufen, (1190-1231)

Image Name Date of birth Date of death Reign Relationship with predecessor
Otto I June/July 1170 13 January 1200 10 June 1190
to
13 January 1200
their son
Joan I
Joan I, Countess of Burgundy
Joanna I, Countess of Burgundy , also called Joanna of Hohenstaufen, was Countess of Burgundy, daughter of Otto I, Count of Burgundy and Margaret of Blois....

1191 1205 13 January 1200
to
1205
his daughter
Beatrice II
Beatrice II, Countess of Burgundy
Beatrice II, Countess of Burgundy was Countess of Burgundy and Duchess consort of Merania. She was a member of the Swabian Hohenstaufen dynasty, the daughter of Count Otto I of Burgundy and Margaret of Blois, thereby a granddaughter of Emperor Frederick Barbarossa.She was born in 1191, younger...

1192 7 May 1231 1205
to
7 May 1231
her sister
Otto II
Otto I, Duke of Merania
Otto I was Duke of Andechs and Merania and was born, in 1180, to Berthold IV von Dießen, Duke of Andechs and Merania, and Agnes of Rochlitz. He was also Otto II, Count Palatine of Burgundy by his marriage to Beatrice II of Burgundy....

1180 7 May 1234 21 June 1208
to
7 May 1231
her husband and co-ruler
Jure uxoris
Jure uxoris is a Latin term that means "by right of his wife" or "in right of a wife". It is commonly used to refer to a title held by a man whose wife holds it in her own right. In other words, he acquired the title simply by being her husband....


House of Andechs
Andechs
The Benedictine abbey of Andechs is a place of pilgrimage on a hill east of the Ammersee in the Landkreis of Starnberg in Germany, in the municipality Andechs. Andechs Abbey is famed for its flamboyant Baroque church and its brewery...

, (1231-1279)

Image Name Date of birth Date of death Reign Relationship with predecessor
Otto III
Otto III, Count Palatine of Burgundy
Otto III, Count Palatine of Burgundy was the son of Beatrice II, Countess Palatine of Burgundy and Otto I, Duke of Merania....

1226 19 June 1248 7 May 1231
to
19 June 1248
their son
Adelaide
Adelaide, Countess Palatine of Burgundy
Adelaide was countess palatine of Burgundy from 1248 until her death. She was also Countess of Savoy and Bresse through her marriage in 1267 to Philip I, Count of Savoy....

1209 8 March 1279 19 June 1248
to
8 March 1279
his sister
Hugh I
Hugh III, Count of Burgundy
Hugh III of Chalon, Count of Burgundy , also known as Hugues de Bourgogne, was count of Burgundy by his marriage to countess Adelaide I of Burgundy when he was aged 16, on 1 November 1236. He was the son of John, Count of Chalon and his first wife Mahaud of Burgundy.He and Adelaide had the...

1220 12 November 1266 19 June 1248
to
12 November 1266
her first husband and co-ruler
Jure uxoris
Jure uxoris is a Latin term that means "by right of his wife" or "in right of a wife". It is commonly used to refer to a title held by a man whose wife holds it in her own right. In other words, he acquired the title simply by being her husband....

Philip I 1207 16 August 1285 11 June 1267
to
8 March 1279
her second husband and co-ruler
Jure uxoris
Jure uxoris is a Latin term that means "by right of his wife" or "in right of a wife". It is commonly used to refer to a title held by a man whose wife holds it in her own right. In other words, he acquired the title simply by being her husband....


House of Ivrea, (1279-1330)

Image Name Date of birth Date of death Reign Relationship with predecessor
Otto IV
Otto IV, Count of Burgundy
Otto IV, Count of Burgundy was the son of Hugh de Chalon and Adelaide, Countess Palatine of Burgundy. By his mother, he was a grandson of Countess Beatrice II of Burgundy. By his father, he was descended from another branch of the Counts of Burgundy.Upon his father's death in 1266/1267, he became...

1248 26 March 1303 8 March 1279
to
26 March 1303
Adelaide I's
and
Hugh I
Hugh III, Count of Burgundy
Hugh III of Chalon, Count of Burgundy , also known as Hugues de Bourgogne, was count of Burgundy by his marriage to countess Adelaide I of Burgundy when he was aged 16, on 1 November 1236. He was the son of John, Count of Chalon and his first wife Mahaud of Burgundy.He and Adelaide had the...

's
son
Robert
Robert, Count of Burgundy
Robert, Count of Burgundy was the son of Otto IV, Count of Burgundy and Mahaut, Countess of Artois. He was Count of Burgundy between 1302 and 1315. He died in 1315, and was succeeded by his sister, Queen Joan of France, and brother-in-law, King Philip V of France, as Joan II and Philip II....

1300 1315 26 March 1303
to
1315
his son
Joan II 15 January 1292 21 January 1330 1315
to
21 January 1330
his sister
Philip II the Tall 1292 3 January 1322 1315
to
3 January 1322
her husband and co-ruler
Jure uxoris
Jure uxoris is a Latin term that means "by right of his wife" or "in right of a wife". It is commonly used to refer to a title held by a man whose wife holds it in her own right. In other words, he acquired the title simply by being her husband....


House of Capet
House of Capet
The House of Capet, or The Direct Capetian Dynasty, , also called The House of France , or simply the Capets, which ruled the Kingdom of France from 987 to 1328, was the most senior line of the Capetian dynasty – itself a derivative dynasty from the Robertians. As rulers of France, the dynasty...

, (1330-1347)

Image Name Date of birth Date of death Reign Relationship with predecessor
Joan III 2 May 1308 15 August 1347 21 January 1330
to
15 August 1347
their daughter
Otto V
Eudes IV, Duke of Burgundy
Odo IV, or Eudes IV was Duke of Burgundy from 1315 until his death and Count of Burgundy and Artois between 1330 and 1347. He was the second son of Duke Robert II and Agnes of France.-Life:...

1295 3 April 1350 her husband and co-ruler
Jure uxoris
Jure uxoris is a Latin term that means "by right of his wife" or "in right of a wife". It is commonly used to refer to a title held by a man whose wife holds it in her own right. In other words, he acquired the title simply by being her husband....


House of Burgundy
House of Burgundy
The House of Burgundy was a cadet branch of the Capetian dynasty, descending from Robert I, Duke of Burgundy, a younger son of Robert II of France....

, (1347-1361)

Image Name Date of birth Date of death Reign Relationship with predecessor
Philip III of Rouvres
Philip I, Duke of Burgundy
Philip I of Burgundy, also Philip II of Palatine Burgundy, Philip III of Artois, Philip III of Boulogne and Auvergne, nicknamed Philip of Rouvres was Duke of Burgundy from 1350 until his death. Philip was the only son of Philip of Burgundy, heir to the Duchy of Burgundy, and Joanna I, Countess of...

1346 21 November 1361 15 August 1347
to
21 November 1361
their grandson

House of Capet
House of Capet
The House of Capet, or The Direct Capetian Dynasty, , also called The House of France , or simply the Capets, which ruled the Kingdom of France from 987 to 1328, was the most senior line of the Capetian dynasty – itself a derivative dynasty from the Robertians. As rulers of France, the dynasty...

, (1361-1382)

Image Name Date of birth Date of death Reign Relationship with predecessor
Margaret I
Margaret I, Countess of Artois
Margaret of France was a medieval noblewoman, reigning Countess Palatine of Burgundy and Countess of Artois, ruling both as Margaret I, as well as countess-consort of Flanders, Nevers and Rethel...

1310 9 May 1382 1 November 1361
to
9 May 1382
his great-aunt

House of Dampierre
House of Dampierre
The Dampierre family played an important role during the Middle Ages. They were Count of Flanders and later also Count of Nevers, Rethel, Artois and Franche-Comté. The senior line of the House died out with Margaret III...

, (1382-1404)

Image Name Date of birth Date of death Reign Relationship with predecessor
Louis I of Mâle
Louis II of Flanders
Louis II of Flanders , also Louis III of Artois and Louis I of Palatine Burgundy, known as Louis of Male, was the son of Louis I of Flanders and Margaret I of Burgundy, and Count of Flanders.On his father's death at the Battle of Crécy in 1346, he inherited the counties of Flanders, Nevers, and...

25 October 1330 30 January 1384 9 May 1382
to
30 January 1384
her son
Margaret II of Dampierre 13 April 1350 16/21 March 1405 30 January 1384
to
16/21 March 1405
his daughter
Philip IV the Bold
Philip the Bold
Philip the Bold , also Philip II, Duke of Burgundy , was the fourth and youngest son of King John II of France and his wife, Bonne of Luxembourg. By his marriage to Margaret III, Countess of Flanders, he also became Count Philip II of Flanders, Count Philip IV of Artois and Count-Palatine Philip IV...

15 January 1342 27 April 1404 30 January 1384
to
27 April 1404
her second husband and co-ruler
Jure uxoris
Jure uxoris is a Latin term that means "by right of his wife" or "in right of a wife". It is commonly used to refer to a title held by a man whose wife holds it in her own right. In other words, he acquired the title simply by being her husband....


House of Valois-Burgundy
House of Valois-Burgundy
The term "Valois Dukes of Burgundy" is employed to refer to the dynasty which began after John II of France granted the Duchy of Burgundy to his youngest son, Philip the Bold...

, (1405-1482)

Image Name Date of birth Date of death Reign Relationship with predecessor
John the Fearless 28 May 1371 10 September 1419 16/21 March 1405
to
10 September 1419
their son
Philip V the Good
Philip III, Duke of Burgundy
Philip the Good KG , also Philip III, Duke of Burgundy was Duke of Burgundy from 1419 until his death. He was a member of a cadet line of the Valois dynasty . During his reign Burgundy reached the height of its prosperity and prestige and became a leading center of the arts...

31 July 1396 15 June 1467 10 September 1419
to
15 June 1467
his son
Charles I the Bold
Charles I, Duke of Burgundy
Charles the Bold , baptised Charles Martin, was Duke of Burgundy from 1467 to 1477...

10 November 1433 5 January 1477 15 June 1467
to
5 January 1477
his son
Mary the Rich
Mary of Burgundy
Mary of Burgundy ruled the Burgundian territories in Low Countries and was suo jure Duchess of Burgundy from 1477 until her death...

13 February 1457 27 March 1482 5 January 1477
to
27 March 1482
his daughter
Maximilian
Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor
Maximilian I , the son of Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor and Eleanor of Portugal, was King of the Romans from 1486 and Holy Roman Emperor from 1493 until his death, though he was never in fact crowned by the Pope, the journey to Rome always being too risky...

22 March 1459 12 January 1519 her husband and co-ruler
Jure uxoris
Jure uxoris is a Latin term that means "by right of his wife" or "in right of a wife". It is commonly used to refer to a title held by a man whose wife holds it in her own right. In other words, he acquired the title simply by being her husband....


House of Habsburg, (1482-1678)

Image Name Date of birth Date of death Reign Relationship with predecessor
Philip VI
the Handsome
Philip I of Castile
Philip I , known as Philip the Handsome or the Fair, was the first Habsburg King of Castile...

22 July 1478 25 September 1506 27 March 1482
to
25 September 1506
her son
Charles II
Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
Charles V was ruler of the Holy Roman Empire from 1519 and, as Charles I, of the Spanish Empire from 1516 until his voluntary retirement and abdication in favor of his younger brother Ferdinand I and his son Philip II in 1556.As...

24 February 1500 21 September 1558 25 September 1506
to
16 January 1556
his son
Philip VII
Philip II of Spain
Philip II was King of Spain, Portugal, Naples, Sicily, and, while married to Mary I, King of England and Ireland. He was lord of the Seventeen Provinces from 1556 until 1581, holding various titles for the individual territories such as duke or count....

21 May 1527 21 September 1558 16 January 1556
to
13 September 1598
his son
Isabella Clara Eugenia
Infanta Isabella Clara Eugenia of Spain
Isabella Clara Eugenia of Austria was sovereign of the Spanish Netherlands in the Low Countries and the north of modern France, together with her husband Albert. In some sources, she is referred to as Clara Isabella Eugenia...

12 August 1566 1 December 1633 6 May 1598
to
13 July 1621
his daughter
Albert
Albert VII, Archduke of Austria
Archduke Albert VII of Austria was, jointly with his wife, the Infanta Isabella Clara Eugenia, sovereign of the Habsburg Netherlands between 1598 and 1621, ruling the Habsburg territories in the southern Low Countries and the north of modern France...

15 November 1559 13 July 1621 his son-in-law
Philip VIII
Philip IV of Spain
Philip IV was King of Spain between 1621 and 1665, sovereign of the Spanish Netherlands, and King of Portugal until 1640...

8 April 1605 17 September 1665 31 July 1621
to
17 September 1665
their nephew
Charles III
Charles II of Spain
Charles II was the last Habsburg King of Spain and the ruler of large parts of Italy, the Spanish territories in the Southern Low Countries, and Spain's overseas Empire, stretching from the Americas to the Spanish East Indies...

6 November 1661 1 November 1700 17 September 1665
to
19 September 1678
his son


In 1678 the County of Burgundy was annexed by France as part of the Treaty of Nijmegen.

See also

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  • Kingdom of Burgundy
    Kingdom of Burgundy
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    King of Burgundy
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  • Duchy of Burgundy
    Duchy of Burgundy
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  • Duke of Burgundy
    Duke of Burgundy
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  • County of Burgundy
    County of Burgundy
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  • Count of Burgundy
  • Dukes of Burgundy family tree
    Dukes of Burgundy family tree
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