Robert V of Auvergne (c. 1225 – 11 January 1277) was count of Auvergne from 1247 and Boulogne from 1265 until his death.
| Robert V of Auvergne | |
|---|---|
 Detail of the recumbent figure of the tomb of Robert V, Count of Auvergne, in the Church of Bouschet-Vauluisant, Yronde-et-Buron | |
| Count of Auvergne | |
| Reign | 1247-1277 |
| Predecessor | William X of Auvergne |
| Successor | William XI of Auvergne |
| Count of Boulogne | |
| Reign | 1265-1277 |
| Predecessor | Adelaide of Brabant |
| Successor | William XI of Auvergne |
| Born | c. 1225 |
| Died | 11th of January 1277 |
| Spouse | Éléonore of Baffie |
| Issue | William XI of Auvergne Robert VI of Auvergne |
| House | House of Auvergne |
| Father | William X of Auvergne |
| Mother | Adelaide of Brabant |
Life
editRobert was the first-born son of the count of Auverge William X and the countess of Boulogne Adelaide of Brabant.[1] His parents married before 1225, renouncing every right they had on the duchy of Lower Lorraine,[1][2] that they had since Adelaide was the daughter of Henry I, Duke of Lower Lorraine.
In 1247, William X died and Robert inherited the county of Auvergne.[1] His mother remarried with Arnold II of Wezemaal.[1] The two guaranteed Robert that they would not demand any of the possessions he inherited from his father.[3]
In 1259, Matilda II, Countess of Boulogne died.[4] The Parlement of Paris ruled that her title would be inherited by Robert's mother, Adelaide.[citation needed] When she died, in 1265, the tile passed to Robert himself.[1]
Family and issue
editIn 1245, Robert married Èleonore of Baffie,[5] daughter of William "the Elder" of Baffie and his wife, whose name is unknown.[6] They had six children:
- William XI of Auvergne, count of Boulogne and Auvergne.[6]
- Robert VI of Auvergne, count of Boulogne and Auvergne.[6]
- Godfrey († 1302), who was started on the ecclesiastical path, but after finishing his studies, left the church and later died in the Battle of the Golden Spurs.[6]
- Guy († 1336), bishop of Tournai and of Cambrai.[6]
- Mathilde († after 1291), that married Stephen, lord of Mont-Saint-Jean.[6]
- Marie († 1286), nun at Fontevraud Abbey.[6]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e Histoire généalogique de la maison d'Auvergne, Livre 1, pag. 85. 1708.
- ^ Butkens, Christophe (1724). "Trophées tant sacrées que profanes du Duché de Brabant, Volume 1, Preuves, Extraicts des chartes de Brabant, pag. 70".
- ^ Preuves de l'Histoire généalogique de la maison d'Auvergne, tome II, Livre 1, pages 108 and 109. 1708.
- ^ Baluze, Etienne (1679). "Chronicon Savigniacense, Stephani Baluzii Miscellaneorum, Liber II, Collectio Veterum, page 321".
- ^ Preuves de l'Histoire généalogique de la maison d'Auvergne, tome II, Livre 1, pagg. 114 e 115. 1708.
- ^ a b c d e f g Histoire généalogique de la maison d'Auvergne, Livre 1, pages 103, 104 and 105. 1708.
