- William III, Count of Nevers
William III, Count of
Nevers , (c. 1107 -Auxerre ,21 November ,1161 ) Count of Nevers, Auxerre andTonnerre (1148-1161).Family
He was a son of
William II of Nevers and his wife Adelaide. The ancestry of his mother is unknown. ["Origine et Historia Brevi Nivernensium Comitum, RHGF XII, p. 316"]His brother Renaud of Nevers was
Count of Torrene until his death in 1148, while participating in theSecond Crusade . Robert of Nevers, another brother, is only mentioned in a charter dating to 1134. Their sister Anne of Nevers wasWilliam VIII, Count of Auvergne , also known as "William the Old" (reign 1155 - 1182). They were parents toRobert IV, Count of Auvergne (reign 1182 - 1194).Life account
He is recorded as co-signing legal decisions by his father in charter dating to 1121 and 1134. On
21 September ,1137 ,Orderic Vitalis records him accompanyingGeoffrey V of Anjou in his entry in theDuchy of Normandy [Orderic Vitalis , "Historia Ecclesiastica", Vol. VI, Book XIII, p. 467] , as part of the conflict between Matilda, Countess of Anjou and her cousinStephen of England . Their struggle lasted from 1135 to 1154 and is known asThe Anarchy .William III joined
Louis VII of France in theSecond Crusade . [Steven Runciman , "A History of the Crusades: Volume 2, The Kingdom of Jerusalem and the Frankish East" (1952), p. 262] On21 August ,1148 , his father died and William III succeeded him in Nevers and Auxerre. He is considered to have succeeded his younger brother in Tonnere at about the same time.Marriage
William III married Ida of Sponheim. She was a daughter of
Engelbert, Duke of Carinthia and Uta ofPassau . Her maternal grandparents were Ulrich, Count of Passau and Adelheid of Lechsgemünd. [ [http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/BURGUNDIAN%20NOBILITY.htm#GuillaumeIIIdied1161B His profile in "Medieval Lands" by Charles Cawley] ] . They had at least five children:*
William IV, Count of Nevers (d.24 October ,1168 ).
*Guy, Count of Nevers (d.19 October ,1175 ).
*Renaud of Nevers (d.5 August ,1191 ).
*Adelaide of Nevers. Married Renaud IV, Count of Joigny.
*Ermengarde of Nevers.References
External links
* [http://www.carantha.net/the_dynasty_of_carantania_and_their_relations_with_france.htm "The Dynasty of Carantania and their relations with France" by Jožko Šavli, an article covering Ida of Carinthia and her relations]
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