Robert II (Burgundy)

Robert II (* probably 1248 ; † March 21, 1306 in Vernon-sur-Seine ) was Duke of Burgundy from 1272 to 1305. He was the third son of Duke Hugo IV of Burgundy and Jolanthe von Dreux .

In 1272 Robert inherited the Duchy of Burgundy , the counties of Auxonne and Chalon and the claim to the Kingdom of Thessaloniki from his father, since his two older brothers had died without male heirs . In the same year he was appointed royal chamberlain. From 1273 to 1280 he was regent of the Dauphiné , in 1285 he became lord of Pontallier . He was also a peer of France .

Robert took part in the crusade against Aragón in 1285 , as well as in several campaigns against Flanders in 1297, 1302 and 1304.

Robert had been married to Princess Agnes (* probably 1260; † December 19, 1327 (or 1325) in the Château de Lantenay ), a daughter of King Louis IX , since the spring of 1279 . of France .

Robert II - like his wife years later - was buried in Citeaux .

progeny

The following children emerged from his marriage to Agnes of France :

• Johann (* probably 1279; † probably 1283)
• Margarete (* probably 1285; † before 1290)
• Blanka (* probably 1288; † July 28, 1348 in Dijon ), buried in the Franciscan church there , ⚭ 1307 Edward of Savoy († 1329)
• Margaret (* 1290, † 1315) ⚭ 1305 Louis X. (* 1289; † 1316) 1305 King of Navarre, 1314 King of France
• Joan of Burgundy , called the Lame ( la Boiteuse ) (* around 1293; † 1348/49) ⚭ 1313 Philip VI. (* 1293; † 1350) 1325 Count of Valois, 1328 King of France,
• Hugo V (* 1294; † 1315) 1306 Duke of Burgundy, titular king of Thessaloniki, peer of France
• Odo IV. (* 1295; † 1350) 1315 Duke of Burgundy, 1316–1321 Titular King of Thessaloniki, Prince of Achaia, 1330 Count Palatine of Burgundy and Count of Artois, Auxonne and Chalon-sur-Saône, Lord of Salins ⚭ 1318 Johanna III . (* 1308; † 1347), Countess Palatine of Burgundy, Countess of Artois, Mistress of Salins etc., daughter of King Philip V.
• Ludwig (* 1297; † 1316) 1315 titular king of Thessaloniki, 1313 prince of Achaia and Morea ⚭ 1313 Mathilde of Hainaut (* 1293; † 1331) 1301 princess of Achaia and Morea
• Maria (* 1298) ⚭ February 11, 1310 in the Château de Montbard Eduard I von Bar († 1336) ( House Scarponnois )
• Robert (* probably 1302; † October 19, 1334) 1321 Count von Tonnerre , buried in the Cîteaux monastery

literature

• Maurice Hugh Keen: Chivalry , New Haven, London 1984

Web links

• genealogie-mittelalter.de
• personal data

predecessor	Office	successor
Hugo IV	Duke of Burgundy 1272–1305	Hugo V.