Ermengarde of Tonnerre

French noble
The basics

Quick Facts

IntroFrench noble
PlacesFrance
isNoble
Work fieldRoyals
Gender
Female
Death1083
Family
Father:Renaud de Tonnerre, Comte de Tonnerre
Spouse:William I, Count of Nevers
Children:Renauld II, Count of Nevers Guillaume II de Nevers Ermengarde de Nevers Robert de Nevers Guillaume II de Nevers Comte de Tonnerre Heloise de Nevers Sibille de Nevers
The details

Biography

Ermengarde (c. 1032 – 1083), daughter of Renauld, Count of Tonnerre and Herviz, she married William I, Count of Nevers in 1045. She had six children:

  1. Ermengarde (born 1050, date of death unknown), married Hubert I, Count of Beaumont
  2. Robert (1052 – February 12, 1095), later Bishop of Auxerre
  3. William II (1052–1090), inherited grandfather's title as Count of Tonnerre
  4. Heloise (born 1056, date of death unknown), married William, Count of Évreux
  5. Sibille (1058–1078), married Hugh I, Duke of Burgundy
  6. Renauld II (1059–1097), inherited father's title as Count of Nevers.

Her husband William I was the son of Renauld I, Count of Nevers and Hedwig/Advisa of Auxerre, daughter of Robert II of France.

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