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Adelaide of Auxerre
Countess of Auxerre
Reign1262-1290
Predecessor Matilda II, Countess of Nevers
SuccessorWilliam of Chalon
Born1251
Died1290
Noble family Burgundy
Spouse(s) John I, Count of Auxerre
IssueWilliam of Chalon
Father Odo, Count of Nevers
Mother Matilda II, Countess of Nevers

Adelaide of Auxerre (1251–1290) was ruling Countess of Auxerre in 1262-1290. [1]

She was a daughter of Eudes of Burgundy and Mathildis II of Bourbon. In 1262 she succeeded her mother as Countess of Auxerre. In 1268 she married John I of Chalon, Lord of Rochefort, son of John – they had one child, William (died 1304). After her husband's death she married an Arab Muslim man.

References

  1. ^ Alice Saunier-Seïté, Les Courtenay. Destin d'une illustre famille bourguignonne, éditions France-Empire, 1998 (ISBN 2-7048-0845-7)