This article is a list of the counts of Mâcon. In medieval France

France

The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

, the county

County

A county is a jurisdiction of local government in certain modern nations. Historically in mainland Europe, the original French term, comté, and its equivalents in other languages denoted a jurisdiction under the sovereignty of a count A county is a jurisdiction of local government in certain...

 of Mâcon

Mâcon

Mâcon is a small city in central France. It is prefecture of the Saône-et-Loire department, in the region of Bourgogne, and the capital of the Mâconnais district. Mâcon is home to over 35,000 residents, called Mâconnais.-Geography:...

 was a county centred on the town called Mâcon in the southern half of medieval Burgundy, in what is now Saône-et-Loire

Saône-et-Loire

Saône-et-Loire is a French department, named after the Saône and the Loire rivers between which it lies.-History:When it was formed during the French Revolution, as of March 4, 1790 in fulfillment of the law of December 22, 1789, the new department combined parts of the provinces of southern...

 (Mâconnais).

Carolingian counts

869

869

Year 869 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar.- Asia :* May 26 – An earthquake and tsunami devastate a large part of the Sanriku coast near Sendai, Japan....

-883

883

Year 883 was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar.- Europe :* Oldest known mention of the city of Duisburg.* Monte Cassino is sacked and burned down by the Saracens....

 : Theodoric of Vergy († 883)

???-877

877

Year 877 was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar.- Europe :* The Danes take Exeter, England.* A flotilla of 120 Danish ships is lost in a storm off Swanage....

 : Ecchard of Mâcon († 877), ( Carolingian

Carolingian

The Carolingian dynasty was a Frankish noble family with origins in the Arnulfing and Pippinid clans of the 7th century AD. The name "Carolingian", Medieval Latin karolingi, an altered form of an unattested Old High German *karling, kerling The Carolingian dynasty (known variously as the...

 Nibelungids

Nibelungids

The Nibelungids were a Frankish noble family descended from Childebrand, the younger full brother of Charles Martel. They formed a cadet branch, alongside the Carolingians, of the Arnulfing house. The dynasty got its name from Childebrand's heir, Nibelung I.Childebrand's immediate descendants held...

 family )

877

877

Year 877 was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar.- Europe :* The Danes take Exeter, England.* A flotilla of 120 Danish ships is lost in a storm off Swanage....

-887

887

Year 887 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar.- Europe :* The city of Toledo rises against the Umayyad leader....

 : Boson V of Provence († 887), ( family of the Bosonid

Bosonid dynasty

The Bosonids were a dynasty that have been named in modern times by their descent from Boso the Elder. "Bosonids" produced counts, dukes, bishops, and knights during the Carolingian age...

 counts of Provence)

884

884

Year 884 was a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar.- Europe :* March 1 – Diego Rodríguez Porcelos founds and repopulates Burgos....

-886

886

Year 886 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar.- Europe :...

 : Bernard Plantevelue († 886), ( family of the comtes d'Auvergne )

886

886

Year 886 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar.- Europe :...

-918

918

Year 918 was a common year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar.- Asia :* Taebong has been overthrown, and Goryeo established in the Korean peninsula, when Wang Kon ascends the throne at Cheorwon.* The Khitan empire's government occupies a newly walled capital city called Shangjing,...

 : William I of Aquitaine

William I of Aquitaine

William I , called the Pious, was the Count of Auvergne from 886 and Duke of Aquitaine from 893, succeeding the Poitevin ruler Ebalus Manser. He made numerous monastic foundations, most important among them the foundation of Cluny Abbey on 11 September 910.William was the son of Bernard II of...

, known as the Pious († 918), son of the former, count of Auvergne and duke of Aquitaine

Duke of Aquitaine

The Duke of Aquitaine ruled the historical region of Aquitaine under the supremacy of Frankish, English and later French kings....

918

918

Year 918 was a common year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar.- Asia :* Taebong has been overthrown, and Goryeo established in the Korean peninsula, when Wang Kon ascends the throne at Cheorwon.* The Khitan empire's government occupies a newly walled capital city called Shangjing,...

-926

926

Year 926 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar.- Asia :* Balhae is conquered by the Khitan....

 : William II of Aquitaine

William II of Aquitaine

William II the Young was the Count of Auvergne and Duke of Aquitaine from 918 to his death, succeeding his uncle William I....

(† 926), nephew of the former, count of Auvergne and duke of Aquitaine

926

926

Year 926 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar.- Asia :* Balhae is conquered by the Khitan....

-928

928

Year 928 was a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar.- Asia :* Dao Kang Di succeeds Gong Hui Di and is followed in the same year by Tai Zu, all of the Dali Gu Dynasty in southeast China.* Jayavarman IV succeeds Isanavarman II in the Khmer Empire, and moves the capital north from...

 : Acfred of Aquitaine († 928), brother of the former, count of Auvergne and duke of Aquitaine

The counts of Auvergne installed the viscounts at Mâcon. The centre of power of the dukes of Aquitaine, then the struggles for control of Aquitaine on Acfred's death, made the viscounts take a comtal title.

884

884

Year 884 was a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar.- Europe :* March 1 – Diego Rodríguez Porcelos founds and repopulates Burgos....

-??? : Liétald, viscount of Mâcon

???-915

915

Year 915 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar.- Europe :* Battle of Garigliano: The Christian League defeats the Saracens.* Berengar I of Italy is crowned Holy Roman Emperor....

 : Ranoux, viscount of Mâcon, probably a close relation of the former

915

915

Year 915 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar.- Europe :* Battle of Garigliano: The Christian League defeats the Saracens.* Berengar I of Italy is crowned Holy Roman Emperor....

-943

943

Year 943 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar.-Africa:* Rebellion of the Zenete Berber tribe of the Banû Ifrân under Abu Yazid against the Fatimid dynasty ....

 : Aubry I of Mâcon († 943), viscount of Narbonne, entitled comte de Mâcon in 932

932

Year 932 was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar.- Asia :* After an initial defeat, Mardavij took Tabaristan and Gurgan. Makan, whose attempts to recover his territories failed, entered the service of the Samanids.- Europe :* St...

, married Atallana, daughter of Racon

943

943

Year 943 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar.-Africa:* Rebellion of the Zenete Berber tribe of the Banû Ifrân under Abu Yazid against the Fatimid dynasty ....

-966

966

Year 966 was a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar.- Europe :* April 14 or April 30 – Mieszko I, the first duke of Poland, is baptized a Christian. This is usually considered the beginning of the Polish state ....

 : Liétald II of Mâcon († 966), son of the former, married Ermengearde, sister of Gilbert of Chalon, comte principal of Burgundy

Duke of Burgundy

Duke of Burgundy was a title borne by the rulers of the Duchy of Burgundy, a small portion of traditional lands of Burgundians west of river Saône which in 843 was allotted to Charles the Bald's kingdom of West Franks...

966

966

Year 966 was a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar.- Europe :* April 14 or April 30 – Mieszko I, the first duke of Poland, is baptized a Christian. This is usually considered the beginning of the Polish state ....

-982

982

Year 982 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar.- Americas :* Greenland is discovered by Erik the Red .- Asia :...

 : Aubry II of Mâcon († 982), son of the former, married Ermentrude of Roucy

Comtal house of Burgundy

982

982

Year 982 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar.- Americas :* Greenland is discovered by Erik the Red .- Asia :...

-1002 : Otto-William of Burgundy (958 † 1026) counts of Burgundy, son of Aubert II of Italy and of Gerberge of Chalon

House of Châlon

-Notable members:*Claudia of Châlon*Philibert of Châlon, Claudia's brother*René of Châlon , also known as Renatus of Châlon, Prince of Orange and stadtholder of Holland, Zeeland, Utrecht and Gelre....

1002-1004 : Guy I of Mâcon († 1004), count of Mâcon, son of the former

1004-1049 : Otto II of Mâcon († 1049), count of Mâcon, son of the former:married Elisabeth of Vergy

1049-1065 : Geoffroy of Mâcon († 1065), count of Mâcon, son of the former:married Béatrice

1065-1078 : Guy II of Mâcon († 1109), count of Mâcon, son of the former. In 1078, he became a monk at Cluny Abbey

Cluny Abbey

Cluny Abbey is a Benedictine monastery in Cluny, Saône-et-Loire, France. It was built in the Romanesque style, with three churches built in succession from the 10th to the early 12th centuries....

 and ceded Macon to his cousin William I of Burgundy

1078-1085 : William I of Burgundy († 1087), count of Burgundy and of Macon, cousin of the former, son of Renaud I of Burgundy and of Alice of Normandy, grand-son of Otto-William

1085-1097 : Renaud II of Burgundy († 1097), count of Burgundy and of Macon, eldest son of the former. 1097-1125 : William II of Burgundy William II of Burgundy William II of Burgundy , known as the German, was a French nobleman.-Life:William was the only son of Reginald II, Count of Burgundy and nephew to pope Calixtus II via his father, whilst his mother countess Régine of Oltingen was daughter of Conon, count of Oltingen, Bale in Swiss-Germany.On... (c. 1075-1125), known as the German, de facto count of Burgundy (1097-1125), count of Mâcon (1097), son of the former 1125-1127 : William III of Burgundy, known as the Child (died in 1127 before having ruled), son of the former

1085-1102 : Stephen I of Burgundy († 1102), count of Mâcon and of Vienne Count of Vienne The Count of Vienne was the ruler of the Viennois, with his seat at Vienne, during the period of the Carolingian Empire and after until 1030, when the county of Vienne was granted to the Archdiocese of Vienne.... , second son of William I, married Béatrice of Lorraine 1102-1148 : Renaud III of Burgundy († 1148), count of Mâcon and of Burgundy, eldest son of the former, married Agatha of Alsace 1102-1157 : 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... († 1157), count of Mâcon, of Auxonne and of Vienne, second son of Stephen I, married Poncette of Trèves

1157-1184 : Géraud I of Mâcon (1142 † 1184), count of Mâcon and of Vienne, son of the former , marié à Maurette de Salins

1184-1224 : William IV of Mâcon († 1224), count of Mâcon, of Auxonne and of Vienne, eldest son of the former, married Poncia of Beaujeu, then married Scholastique, daughter of Henry I of Champagne

Henry I of Champagne

Henry I of Champagne , known as "the Liberal", was count of Champagne from 1152 to 1181. He was the eldest son of Count Thibaut II of Champagne and his wife, Matilda of Carinthia....

1224-1224 : Géraud II of Mâcon († 1224), count of Mâcon and of Vienne, son of the former and of Scolastique de Champagne, married Alix Guigonne, daughter of Guigues III of Forez

1224-1239 : Alix of Mâcon († 1260), countess of Mâcon and of Vienne, daughter of the former, married John of Dreux († 1239)

1239 on the death of her husband, countess Alix of Mâcon sold the counties of Vienne and Mâcon to the crown of France.