Renauld I, Count of Nevers

Renauld I, Count of Nevers
Count of Nevers
Reign	1028 - 1040
Predecessor	Landry, Count of Nevers
Successor	William I
Died	(1040-05-29)29 May 1040 Seignelay (Yonne), France
Spouse(s)	Hedwig of France ​ (m. 1016)​
Father	Landerich of Monceau
Mother	Matilda of Mâcon

Renauld I (died 29 May 1040[1]) was a French nobleman. He was the Count of Nevers and Count of Auxerre from 1028 until his death at the battle of Seignelay against Robert I, Duke of Burgundy.[1]

Family

Renauld was the son of Landerich of Monceau and Matilda of Mâcon.[2]

Marriage

He married Hedwig (or Advisa) of France on 25 January 1016, daughter of Robert II, King of France and Constance of Arles.[3]

Children

• William I of Nevers (c. 1030–1083/1097)[4]
• Henry of Nevers (died 1067)[4]
• Guy of Nevers (died 1067)[4]
• Robert of Nevers Baron of Craon (c. 1035–1098)[4]
• Adelaide of Nevers

References

1. Bouchard 1987, p. 344.
2. Jessee 2000, p. figure 2.
3. Bouchard 1987, p. 343.
4. Bouchard 1987, p. 342.

Sources

• Bouchard, Constance Brittain (1987). Sword, Miter, and Cloister: Nobility and the Church in Burgundy, 980-1188. Cornell University Press.
• Jessee, W. Scott (2000). Robert the Burgundian and the Counts of Anjou, Ca. 1025-1098. The Catholic University of America.

External links

• Genealogical database by Herbert Stoyan