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Hugh III, Count of Burgundy

1220 – 1266

(1220-1266) Count of Burgundy jure uxoris

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About Hugh III, Count of Burgundy

Lived 1220 – 1266 (aged 45–46). Hugh III, Count of Burgundy was an aristocrat and count palatine.

Hugh of Chalon (; 1220–1266) was count of Burgundy by his marriage to Adelaide, Countess of Burgundy, on 1 November 1236, when he was aged 16. He was the son of John, Count of Chalon, and his first wife, Mahat, daughter of Hugh III, Duke of Burgundy.

Hugh and Adelaide had the following children: Otto IV, Count of Burgundy (born 1248) Hugh (fl. 1312), Lord of Montbrison and Aspremont, married Bonne daughter of Amadeus V, Count of Savoy Étienne (died 1299) Reginald of Burgundy (died 1322), Count of Montbéliard by his marriage to Guillemette of Neufchâtel Henri Jean (died 1302), Lord of Montaigu Alix, nun at Fontevraud Abbey Elisabeth (died 1275), married Count Hartmann V of Kyburg Hippolyte, Lady of Saint-Vallier, married Count Aymar IV of Poitiers and Diois Guyonne of Burgundy (died 1316), married Thomas III of Piedmont Marguerite, nun at Fontevraud Abbey Agnès, Lady of Saint-Aubin, married Count Philippe II de Vienne, Lord of Pagny

Hugh III's wife remarried to Philip I, Count of Savoy a year after his death and she was succeeded as count by Otto, one of her children by Hugh.

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Important facts

Born
1220
Birth century
Died
1266
Also known as
Hugues III de Bourgogne-Comté, Comte de Chalon, Hugues 'de Chalon', Count Palatine of Bourgogne

Family & relationships

Spouse
Adelaide I of Burgundy
Parent
John, Count of Chalon

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Hugh III, Count of Burgundy's

Frequently asked questions

Who was Hugh III, Count of Burgundy?

(1220-1266) Count of Burgundy jure uxoris

When was Hugh III, Count of Burgundy born?

Hugh III, Count of Burgundy was born in 1220.

When did Hugh III, Count of Burgundy die?

Hugh III, Count of Burgundy died in 1266.

What was Hugh III, Count of Burgundy's occupation?

Hugh III, Count of Burgundy was an aristocrat and count palatine.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Hugh III, Count of Burgundy

· Wikidata: Q1635933

· DBpedia: Hugh, Count of Burgundy

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