Eudes I Borel, Duke of Burgundy

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• History: He founded Cîteaux Abbey.

Eudes married Sibylle of Burgunday in 1080. Sibylle (daughter of William II "the Great", Count of Burgundy and Mâcon and Stephanie of Longwy) was born in 1065; died in 1103. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Weis (1982) calls her Maud of Burgundy, sister of William Testard, Count of Burgundy.

1. Alice of Burgundy was born in 1080; died on 28 Feb 1142.
2. Hugh II the Peaceful, Duke of Burgundy was born about 1085; died in 1143; was buried in Cîteaux Abbey, Saint-Nicolas-lès-Cîteaux, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France.

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• General Information: He was the heir apparent of the Duchy of Burgundy.
• Last Full Review: 7 Aug 2020

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Death: Weis (1982) give his death dates as 1061/62.

Henry married Sibylle of Barcelona about 1056. Sibylle (daughter of Raymond Berenger I "al Cueva", Count of Barcelona and Gisela of Lluçà) was born about 1035; died on 6 Jul 1074; was buried in St. Stephen's Cathedral, Besançon, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Weis (1982) gives his death date as 1075.

Robert married Eleanor of Semur-en-Auxois about 1033. Eleanor (daughter of Damas, Sire de Semur and Aremburga) was born in 1016; died on 22 Apr 1055. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Her name was also spelt Helie de Semur.

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• Title(s): 1018; He became the Count of Barcelona upon the death of his father in 1018. He was also the Marquis of Barcelona, and Count of Girona and Ausona.
• Last Full Review: 7 Aug 2020

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Raymond married Gisela of Lluçà on Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Last Full Review: 7 Aug 2020

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• Reign: From 988 to 1031; King of France (House of Capet)
• Crowned: 1 Jan 988; On 1 January 988, he became the King of France.

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Robert married Constance of Arles in 998. Constance (daughter of William I, Count of Provence and Arles and Adelaide of Anjou) was born about 986; died on 25 Jul 1032 in Meulan-en-Yvelines, Yvelines, Île-de-France, France; was buried in Basilica of Saint-Denis, St. Denis, Île-de-France, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• General Information: She was also known as Constance of Provence, and Constance of Toulouse.
• Miscellaneous: 998; Constance was married in 998 to King Robert, after his divorce from his second wife, Bertha of Burgundy. The marriage was stormy; Bertha's family opposed her, and Constance was despised for importing her Provençal kinfolk and customs. Robert's friend, Hugh of Beauvais, count palatine, tried to convince the king to repudiate her in 1007. Possibly at her request 12 knights of her kinsman Fulk Nerra then murdered Beauvais in 1008.
• Travel: 1010; Robert went to Rome in 1010, followed by his former wife Bertha, to seek permission to divorce Constance and remarry Bertha. Pope Sergius IV was not about to allow a consanguineous marriage which had been formally condemned by Pope Gregory V and Robert had already repudiated two wives. So the request was denied. After his return according to one source Robert "loved his wife more."
• Miscellaneous: 1017; At Constance's urging, her eldest son Hugh Magnus was crowned co-king alongside his father in 1017. But later Hugh demanded his parents share power with him, and rebelled against his father in 1025. Constance, however, on learning of her son's rebellion was furious with him, rebuking him at every turn. At some point Hugh was reconciled with his parents but shortly thereafter died, probably about age eighteen. The royal couple was devastated; there was concern for the queen’s mental health due to the violence of her grief.
• Legal: 1022; In 1022, a trial accused clergy members of heresy--Constance's previous confessor Stephen included, Robert had his wife Queen Constance stand at the door to prevent any mob violence. However, as the condemned clerics left the trial the queen "struck out the eye of Stephen... with the staff which she carried". This was seen as Constance venting her frustration at anyone subverting the prestige of the crown.
• Miscellaneous: 1027; Robert and Constance quarreled over which of their surviving sons should inherit the throne; Robert favored their second son Henry, while Constance favored their third son, Robert. Despite his mother's protests and her support by several bishops, Henry was crowned in 1027. Constance, however, was not graceful when she didn't get her way. The ailing Fulbert, bishop of Chartres told a colleague that he could attend the ceremony "if he traveled slowly to Reims—but he was too frightened of the queen to go at all".
• Miscellaneous: say 1028; Constance encouraged her sons to rebel, and they began attacking and pillaging the towns and castles belonging to their father. Son Robert attacked Burgundy, the duchy he had been promised but had never received, and Henry seized Dreux. At last King Robert agreed to their demands and peace was made which lasted until the king's death.
• Miscellaneous: 1031; King Robert died on 20 July 1031. Soon afterwards Constance fell ill; she was at also at odds with both her surviving sons. Constance seized her dower lands and refused to surrender them. Henry fled to Normandy, where he received aid, weapons and soldiers from his brother Robert. He returned to besiege his mother at Poissy but Constance escaped to Pontoise. She only surrendered when Henry began the siege of Le Puiset and swore to slaughter all the inhabitants.
• Last Full Review: 5 Jun 2020

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Died:
Constance died after passing out following a coughing fit.

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His name was also spelt Dalmace.

Died:
Murdered by his son-in-law, Robert, Duke of Burgundy

Damas married Aremburga. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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She is said to be the daughter of Henry I, Duke of Burgundy, but this has been disproved.

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• History: He was also known as Count Ramon Borrel I.

Raymond married Ermesinde de Carcassonne in 990/91. Ermesinde (daughter of Roger I, Count of Carcassonne and Adelaide of Auvergne) died on 1 Mar 1057. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]