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Guy, Count of Nevers

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Guy
Died(1175-10-19)19 October 1175
TitleCount of Nevers and Auxerre
PredecessorWilliam IV, Count of Nevers
SuccessorWilliam V, Count of Nevers
SpouseMatilda
Children
  • William V, Count of Nevers
  • Agnes I, Countess of Nevers
  • Ida

Guy (French: Guy or Gui, died 19 October 1175), was count of Nevers and Auxerre. He was the son of William III, Count of Nevers and Ida of Sponheim. He married Matilda, granddaughter of Duke Hugh II of Burgundy, just prior to his leaving for the holy land.

Guy succeeded his brother William IV in 1168. He died in 1175 and was succeeded by his son, William, whilst his wife Mathilde would be regent of Nevers.

Children

Guy and Matilda had three children:

Notes

  1. ^ Bouchard 1987, p. 348.
  2. Bouchard 1987, p. 342.
  3. ^ Bouchard 1987, p. 349.

References

  • Bouchard, Constance Brittain (1987). Sword, Miter, and Cloister:Nobility and the Church in Burgundy, 980-1198. Cornell University Press.
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