Maud of Dampierre
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Maud of Dampierre or Mathilda II of Bourbon (1241-1262) was a daughter of Archambaud IX of Bourbon
and Yolande de Châtillon, countess of Nevers. As heiress to the counties of Nevers, Auxerre and Tonnerre, she was married off to Odo, son and heir of Hugh IV, Duke of Burgundy
. By this marriage Eudes reunited two important areas that had previously been united as the Duchy of Burgundy
, but he died leaving no male heirs and so the united territory passed to his brother Robert II, Duke of Burgundy
. After her father's death Maud also became lady of Bourbon
.
With Eudes she had three children:
Archambaud IX of Bourbon
Archambaud IX of Bourbon , called "Le Jeune" , was a ruler of Bourbonnais in the modern region of Auvergne, France....
and Yolande de Châtillon, countess of Nevers. As heiress to the counties of Nevers, Auxerre and Tonnerre, she was married off to Odo, son and heir of Hugh IV, Duke of Burgundy
Hugh IV, Duke of Burgundy
Hugh IV of Burgundy was duke of Burgundy between 1218 and 1271. Hugh was the only son of duke Odo III and Alice of Vergy...
. By this marriage Eudes reunited two important areas that had previously been united as the Duchy of Burgundy
Duchy of Burgundy
The Duchy of Burgundy , was heir to an ancient and prestigious reputation and a large division of the lands of the Second Kingdom of Burgundy and in its own right was one of the geographically larger ducal territories in the emergence of Early Modern Europe from Medieval Europe.Even in that...
, but he died leaving no male heirs and so the united territory passed to his brother Robert II, Duke of Burgundy
Robert II, Duke of Burgundy
Robert II of Burgundy was duke of Burgundy between 1271 and 1306, inheriting the title from his brother Eudes of Burgundy, who had no male heirs. Robert was the third son of duke Hugh IV and Yolande of Dreux...
. After her father's death Maud also became lady of Bourbon
Sire de Bourbon
The Sire de Bourbon or Seigneur de Bourbon, meaning Lord of Bourbon, was the title by which the rulers of the Bourbonnais were known, from 913 to 1327, and from which the cognomen of the illustrious royal House of the same name derives...
.
With Eudes she had three children:
- YolandeYolande of BurgundyYolande II or Yolande of Burgundy , was the daughter of Odo of Burgundy, and Matilda II, Countess of Nevers....
(1247-1280), countess of Nevers, - MargaretMargaret of Burgundy, Queen of SicilyMargaret of Burgundy was the second wife of Charles I of Sicily, and by marriage Queen consort of Sicily.The second daughter of Odo, Count of Nevers, and Maud of Dampierre, Margaret was Countess of Tonnerre by inheritance from 1262 until her death...
(1249-1308), countess of TonnerreTonnerreTonnerre is a commune in the Yonne department in Burgundy in north-central France.-Twin town:* Nenagh, North Tipperary, Ireland-References:*...
, in 1268 married Charles of Anjou, - Adelaide (1254-1290), countess of Auxerre, in 1268 married John, lord of ChalonJohn I of Chalon-AuxerreJohn I of Chalon-Auxerre was a son of John, Count of Chalon and his third wife Isabella van Courtenay - his brother was bishop Hugo III of Chalon. John I married Adelaide of Auxerre and they ruled jointly as count of Auxerre. John was the father of William of Chalon....
(-1309).