Henry I, Duke of Burgundy
Otto-Henry | |
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Duke of Burgundy | |
Reign | 965 – 15 October 1002 |
Successor | Otto-William |
Born | c. 946 |
Died | 15 October 1002 |
Spouse(s) | Gerberga m. 972 Gersenda Mathilde of Chalon |
Issue | Aramburga |
Father | Hugh the Great |
Mother | Hedwig of Saxony |
Henry I (946 – 15 October 1002), called the Great,[a] was Count of Nevers and Duke of Burgundy from 965 to his death. He is sometimes known as Odo-Henry or Otto-Henry (in French Eudes-Henri), since his birth name was "Odo" and he only adopted "Henry" on being elected duke of Burgundy.
Life
He was a younger son of Hugh the Great, Duke of the Franks, and Hedwig of Saxony and thus the younger brother of King Hugh Capet.[1] As Odo, he entered the church at a young age and was a cleric at the time of the death of his brother Otto, Duke of Burgundy, on 22 February 965.[2] He was elected by the Burgundian counts to succeed his brother and they gave him the name Henry. However Otto-Henry only held three counties of his own, his vassals holding the remaining six that comprised the core of that held by Richard the Justiciar who died in 921.[3]
In 978, Henry participated in the invasion of Lotharingia and the defence of Paris from a counter-raid.[4]
In 972, he married Gerberga, the widow of Adalbert II of Italy,[1] who had sought refuge at Autun. Through Gerberga, he had a stepson named Otto William.[5] He married a second time to Gersenda, daughter of William II of Gascony. As Henry had no child, Otto-William became a legitimate contender to inherit the Duchy of Burgundy. So did Henry's nephew, the king Robert II of France. This resulted[6]. in a war of succession (from 1003 to 1005) between Otto-William and Robert II. Otto William eventually gave up the Duchy but kept in the Western Frankish Kingdom, the county of Mâcon, the county of Beaune and the advowson for the abbey of St-Benigne in Dijon.[7]
Family
Henry died without any sons of his own two wives[1]. He adopted Otto-William making him a possible heir of the Duchy of Burgundy[8].
Odo-Henry had at least[9] one illegitimate child by an unknown mother:
- Odo of Beaune († after August 25, 1005), viscount of Beaune.
Notes
References
- ^ a b c Detlev Schwennicke, Europäische Stammtafeln: Stammtafeln zur Geschichte der Europäischen Staaten, Neue Folge, Band II (Marburg, Germany: Verlag von J. A. Stargardt, 1984), Tafel 10
- ^ Jim Bradbury, The Capetians: Kings of France, 987-1328 (London, New York: Hambledon Continuum, 2007), p. 42
- ^ Jim Bradbury, The Capetians: Kings of France, 987-1328 (London, New York: Hambledon Continuum, 2007), p. 62
- ^ Dunbabin, Jean (2000). "West Francia: The Kingdom". In Reuter, Timothy (ed.). The New Cambridge Medieval History, Volume 3, c.900–c.1024. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 388. ISBN 978-1-13905572-7.
- ^ Detlev Schwennicke, Europäische Stammtafeln: Stammtafeln zur Geschichte der Europäischen Staaten, Neue Folge, Band II (Marburg, Germany: Verlag von J. A. Stargardt, 1984), Tafel 59
- ^ Constance Brittain Bouchard, Sword, Miter, and Cloister: Nobility and the Church in Burgundy, 980-1198 (New York: Cornell University Press, 1987), pp. 33, 265, 267 and 310.
- ^ Raphaël Bijard. "La construction de la Bourgogne Robertienne (936 - 1031)". Academia. pp. 72–74.
- ^ Constance Brittain Bouchard, Sword, Miter, and Cloister: Nobility and the Church in Burgundy, 980-1198 (New York: Cornell University Press, 1987), pp. 33, 265, 267 and 310.
- ^ Charles Cawley. "Eudes (~948-15 oct. 1002) in « Duché de Bourgogne – Beaune et Chalon », ch. 1 : « Beaune »". Medlands.
Preceded by Otto |
Duke of Burgundy | Succeeded by Otto-William |