Matilda II, Countess of Nevers

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Matilda II, Countess of Nevers (1234/35–1262), also known as Maud of Dampierre or Mathilda II of Bourbon, was a sovereign Countess of Nevers, Countess of Auxerre, Countess of Tonnerre.

Matilda II
Countess of Nevers
Countess of Auxerre
Countess of Tonnerre
Lady of Bourbon
Born1234/5
Died1262 (aged 27–28)
Noble familyHouse of Bourbon-Dampierre
Spouse(s)Odo, Count of Nevers
IssueYolande II, Countess of Nevers
Margaret, Countess of Tonnerre
Adelaide, Countess of Auxerre
FatherArchambaud IX of Bourbon
Mother Yolande of Chatillon

Matilda was a daughter of Archambaud IX of Bourbon and Yolande de Châtillon, Countess of Nevers.[1] As heiress to the counties of Nevers, Auxerre and Tonnerre, she was married off to Odo,[1] the eldest son of Hugh IV, Duke of Burgundy. This marriage was meant to reunite two important counties with the Duchy of Burgundy, but he predeceased his father, and so the duchy passed to his brother Robert II. The county of Nevers was partitioned (Nevers, Tonnerre, Auxerre) among her daughters over the period of ten years.[2]

With Odo, Matilda had four daughters:

References

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  1. ^ a b c Berman 2018, p. 92.
  2. ^ Le Clech 2010, p. 38.
  3. ^ Bubenicek 2002, p. 54.
  4. ^ Jamison & Clementi 1992, p. 325.

Bibliography

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  • Berman, Constance Hoffman (2018). The White Nuns: Cistercian Abbeys for Women in Medieval France. University of Pennsylvania Press.
  • Bubenicek, Michelle (2002). Quand les femmes gouvernent: droit et politique au XIVe siècle:Yolande de Flandre, Droit et politique au XIV siecle. Ecole des Chartes.
  • Jamison, Evelyn Mary; Clementi, Dione (1992). Studies on the History of Medieval Sicily and South Italy. Scientia Verlag.
  • Le Clech, Sylvie, ed. (2010). Les établissements hospitaliers en France du Moyen Âge au XIXe siècle espaces, objets et populations. Éditions Universitaires de Dijon.
Regnal titles
Preceded by Countess of Nevers
1254–1262
with Odo
Succeeded by
Count of Tonnerre
1254–1262
with Odo
Succeeded by
Count of Auxerre
1254–1262
with Odo
Succeeded by
Preceded by Lady of Bourbon
1249–1262
with Odo
Succeeded by