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Reginald II, Count of Burgundy

1056 – 1097

Count Palatine of Burgundy and Count of Mâcon from 1087

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Lived 1056 – 1097 (aged 40–41). Reginald II, Count of Burgundy was an aristocrat.

Reginald II (1061 – 1097) was the count of Burgundy, Mâcon, Vienne and Oltingen. He was born in 1061 as the eldest son of William I, Count of Burgundy and brother to Stephen I, Count of Burgundy, his successor, as well as to Pope Callixtus II.

He succeeded to the county, aged 25, on his father's death in 1087, also gaining the County of Mâcon.

By his marriage to Regina of Oltingen, Reginald obtained the County of Oltingen. They were the parents of William II, Count of Burgundy. His brother-in-law was Hézelon de Liège, canon and architect of the church of Cluny Abbey .

The place and date of Reginald's death is uncertain, as is Reginald's potential participation in the First Crusade. Reginald's death is dated either to 1095, prior to the First Crusade or to circa 1102 in the Holy Land along with Reginald’s brothers Stephen I and Hugh, archbishop of Besançon.

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Who was Reginald II, Count of Burgundy?

Count Palatine of Burgundy and Count of Mâcon from 1087

When was Reginald II, Count of Burgundy born?

Reginald II, Count of Burgundy was born on 1 December 1056.

When did Reginald II, Count of Burgundy die?

Reginald II, Count of Burgundy died in 1097.

What was Reginald II, Count of Burgundy's occupation?

Reginald II, Count of Burgundy was an aristocrat.

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· Wikipedia: Reginald II, Count of Burgundy

· Wikidata: Q145112

· DBpedia: Reginald II of Burgundy

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