Raynald I, abbot of Flavigny

Raynald of Burgundy (1059–1090) was a son of Henry of Burgundy and grandson of Robert I, Duke of Burgundy. He was abbot of Flavigny from 1084 to his death in 1090. Philip I of France said in 1085 that Raynald "was joined to him in the flesh". After his premature death, the Abbey of Flavigny was without an abbot for 7 years, except for a brief period of 2 months under Elmuin.[1]

Raynald
Abbot of Flavigny
Died10 February 1090
Noble familyHouse of Burgundy
FatherHenry, son of Robert I of Burgundy
Motherunknown

References

  1. Constance Brittain Bouchard, Sword, Miter, and Cloister: Nobility and the Church in Burgundy, 980–1198, 415


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