Otto IV, Count of Burgundy

Otto IV, Count of Burgundy (1248, Ornans – 1302) was the son of Hugh de Chalon and Adelaide, Countess Palatine of Burgundy. By his mother, he was a grandson of Countess Beatrice II of Burgundy. By his father, he was descended from another branch of the Counts of Burgundy.

Upon his father's death in 1266/1267, he became Count of Châlons. His mother, Adelaide, died on March 8, 1279, and Otto inherited the County. However, he was unable to secure real power in the County until 1295. His son and elder daughter Blanche were eventually to succeed him in the County.

His wife Mahaut drew up a contract on June 4 1312 with the famous tomb maker Jean Pepin de Huy to make a tomb. The contract specifies a tomb made of stone and alabaster. Otto was to be shown as an armed knight with a sheld, sword and armor. A lion was shown beneath his feet. Two angels would support the pillow under his head. This tomb no longer exists today, but the designs were preserved. ^[1]

Marriage and children

He married Philippa of Bar in 1271. The marriage was childless.

He married his second wife, Mahaut of Artois, in 1285. They had three children:

• Jeanne (1287/8 - 1330) married Philip V of France ^[2]
• Blanche (1296/7 - 1325/6) married Charles of La Marche the future Charles IV of France.^[2]
• Robert.

Preceded by Adelaide of Burgundy

Count of Burgundy 1279–1302

Succeeded by Robert

References

1. ^ Frisch, TG, Gothic art 1140-c. 1450: sources and documents, University of Toronto Press, 1987, ISBN 9780802066794 Googlebooks
2. ^ ^{a b} Katherine Allen Smith, Scott Wells, Negotiating community and difference in medieval Europe: gender, power, patronage, and the authority of religion in Latin Christendom, BRILL, 2009 Google Books