William III of Mâcon

{{Short description|French nobleman (1088–1156)}}

{{Short description|French nobleman (1088–1156)}}

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| title = Count of Mâcon

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'''William III of Mâcon''' (1088–1156), also known as '''William IV of Burgundy''', was [[Count of Mâcon]] (1102–1156), [[count of Auxonne]] (1127–1156), [[count of Vienne]] (1148–1156) and regent of the [[county of Burgundy]] (1148–1156). He was a younger son of [[Stephen I, Count of Burgundy]] and [[Beatrice of Lorraine, Countess of Burgundy|Beatrice of Lorraine]]. After the death of his brother, [[Renaud III, Count of Burgundy|Renaud III]], he took control of the county of Burgundy in the name of his niece [[Beatrice I, Countess of Burgundy|Beatrice]]. He effectively imprisoned Beatrice and was recognized as count by the emperor [[Frederick Barbarossa]] by 1152. He died in 1156 while on [[Crusade]] in the [[Holy Land]], and Frederick married Beatrice and took over the county.Constance Brittain Bouchard, ''Sword, Miter, and Cloister: Nobility and the Church in Burgundy, 980–1198'' (Ithaca and London: Cornell University Press, 1987), pp. 277–78.

'''William III of Mâcon''' (1088–1156), also known as '''William IV of Burgundy''', was [[Count of Mâcon]] (1102–1156), [[count of Auxonne]] (1127–1156), [[count of Vienne]] (1148–1156) and regent of the [[county of Burgundy]] (1148–1156). He was a younger son of [[Stephen I, Count of Burgundy]] and [[Beatrice of Lorraine, Countess of Burgundy|Beatrice of Lorraine]]. After the death of his brother, [[Renaud III, Count of Burgundy|Renaud III]], he took control of the county of Burgundy in the name of his niece [[Beatrice I, Countess of Burgundy|Beatrice]]. He effectively imprisoned Beatrice and was recognized as count by the emperor [[Frederick Barbarossa]] by 1152. He died in 1156 while on [[Crusade]] in the [[Holy Land]], and Frederick married Beatrice and took over the county.Constance Brittain Bouchard, ''Sword, Miter, and Cloister: Nobility and the Church in Burgundy, 980–1198'' (Ithaca and London: Cornell University Press, 1987), pp. 277–78.