Stephen I (1065 – 17 May 1102), known as the Rash , was Count of Burgundy , Mâcon and Vienne from 1097 until his death.
Born into a powerful and influential family, Stephen was the son of William I, Count of Burgundy and his wife Stephanie. Stephen’s younger brother was Pope Callixtus II .
Stephen succeeded to the County in 1097, following the death in the First Crusade of his elder brother, Reginald II.[1] Stephen participated in the Crusade of 1101 ,[2] as a commander in the army of Stephen of Blois , helping with the capture of Ancyra and fighting in the disastrous Battle of Mersivan .[3] Stephen later died at the battle of Ramla in 1102.[3] He was succeeded by his eldest son, Reginald III .
Family
Stephen was married to Beatrice of Lorraine .[4] Beatrice and Stephen’s children were:
References
^ Setton, Kenneth M. ; Baldwin, Marshall W., eds. (1969) [1955]. A History of the Crusades, Volume I: The First Hundred Years (Second ed.). Madison, Milwaukee, and London: University of Wisconsin Press. pp. 350, 363. ISBN 0-299-04834-9 .
^ Setton, Kenneth M. ; Baldwin, Marshall W., eds. (1969) [1955]. A History of the Crusades, Volume I: The First Hundred Years (Second ed.). Madison, Milwaukee, and London: University of Wisconsin Press. p. 349. ISBN 0-299-04834-9 .
^ a b Crusade of 1101 , Alan V. Murray, The Crusades to the Holy Land: The Essential Reference Guide , (ABC-CLIO, 2015), 57-58.
^ a b c Mary Stroll, Calixtus the Second, 1119-1124 , ed. Robert J. Bast, (Brill, 2004), 9.
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