William II of Burgundy
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William II of Burgundy known as the German, was a French nobleman.
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
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On Reginald's death in 1075 during the First Crusade
aged 41, he succeeded him jointly with his uncle Stephen
as count of Burgundy and count of Mâcon. William II died in 1125, the victim of a plot against him by his barons. He married Agnes the daughter of Berthold II of Zahringen and had William III
who was assassinated in infancy in 1127 and Stephen I's son Renaud
was made count.
Life
William was the only son of Reginald II, Count of BurgundyReginald 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....
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
Sissach (district)
Sissach District is one of the five districts of the largely German-speaking canton of Basel-Country in Switzerland. It has a population of . The district occupies the western portion of Basel-Country, bordering the neighbouring cantons of canton of Aargau and Solothurn. Its capital is the town of...
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On Reginald's death in 1075 during the First Crusade
First Crusade
The First Crusade was a military expedition by Western Christianity to regain the Holy Lands taken in the Muslim conquest of the Levant, ultimately resulting in the recapture of Jerusalem...
aged 41, he succeeded him jointly with his uncle Stephen
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....
as count of Burgundy and count of Mâcon. William II died in 1125, the victim of a plot against him by his barons. He married Agnes the daughter of Berthold II of Zahringen and had William III
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....
who was assassinated in infancy in 1127 and Stephen I's son Renaud
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....
was made count.