William III. (Nevers)
William III. (French Guillaume ) (* around 1110; † November 21, 1161 ) was a Count of Nevers , Auxerre and Tonnerre from the House of Monceaux . He was a son of Count Wilhelm II of Nevers and his wife Adelheid.
In 1137 Wilhelm supported Count Gottfried V von Anjou in the conquest of Normandy . Together with his brother Rainald , he accompanied King Ludwig VII on the second crusade , where the brother died in the fighting in Asia Minor.
Wilhelm died in 1161 and was buried in the Abbey of Saint-Germain in Auxerre . He was married to Ida von Sponheim († May 25, 1178), a daughter of Duke Engelbert of Carinthia . Your children were:
- Wilhelm IV. († October 24, 1168)
- Guido († October 19, 1175)
- Rainald († August 5, 1191 at the siege of Acre ), Lord of Decize
- Adele, ∞ with Renaud , Count of Joigny
literature
- Steven Runciman : History of the Crusades
Individual evidence
- ^ Gislebert von Mons , Wilhelm Arndt (ed.): Chronicon Hanoniense. In: Monumenta Germaniae Historica SS. 21 (1869), p. 579.
- ↑ Auguste Bernard, Alexandre Bruel (ed.): Recueil des chartes de l'abbaye de Cluny. (1894), Volume 5, No. 4334, p. 699.
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Wilhelm II. |
Count of Nevers 1146–1161 |
William IV |
| Wilhelm II. |
Count of Auxerre 1146–1161 |
William IV |
| Rainald |
Count of Tonnerre 1148–1161 |
William IV |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | William III. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Guillaume III |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Count of Nevers, Auxerre and Tonnerre |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1110 |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 21, 1161 |