Guy, Count of Nevers

Guy (died 19 October 1175), was count of Nevers and Auxerre.[1] He was the son of William III, Count of Nevers and Ida of Sponheim.[2] He married Matilda, granddaughter of Duke Hugh II of Burgundy,[1] just prior to his leaving for the holy land.[1]

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.[3]

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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