Count Of Macon William Of Macon, III

1088 - 1155  (67 years)

• Name	William Of Macon
  Title	Count Of Macon
  Suffix	III
  Birth	1088	Rhône-Alpes, France
  Gender	Male
  FSID	GT6W-T25
  Death	27 Sep 1155
  Person ID	I7853	footsteps | Ancestors, Beaufort
  Last Modified	9 May 2025

  
  

  Family	Adala Traves,   b. Abt 1090, Rhine-Westphalia, Germany d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	1104	Rhône-Alpes, France
  Children	+ 1. Etienne Bourgogne,   b. Abt 1116, Boulogne, Pays de la Loire, France d. 21 Jul 1173 (Age 57 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] + 2. Gïraud Vienne,   b. 1125, Rhône-Alpes, France d. 22 Sep 1184, France (Age 59 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F1704	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Apr 2025

  
  

• Notes

  William III of Macon (1088-1156), also known as William IV of Burgundy , w a s c o u n t of Macon (1102-1156), count of Auxonne (1127-1156), coun t of V i e n n e ( 1148-1156) and regent of the county of Burgundy (1148-115 6). He w a s a y o u n ger son of Stephen I, Count of Burgundy, and of Beatrice of Lo r rai n e . A fter the death of his brother, Renaud III, he took control of t h e c o u n ty of Burgundy in the name of his niece Beatrice. He was recogni z e d a s c o unt by the emperor Frederick Barbarossa by 1152 . He died in 1 1 5 6 w h i le on Crusade in the Holy Land, and Frederick married Beatrice a n d t o o k o ver the county.