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Stephen (or Étienne) III (died 1241) was count of Auxonne. He was from the House of Ivrea, son of Stephen II, count of Auxonne (died after 1173) and Judith of Lorraine (c. 1140-1173). He was Stephen III in his House and Stephen II as count of Auxonne.
His father Stephen II of Auxonne was son of William III, count of Mâcon and his wife Poncette/Alice, lady of Traves. His mother Judith was daughter of Matthias I, Duke of Lorraine and Bertha Hohenstaufen (daughter of Frederick II, Duke of Swabia).
Stephen III married firstly (c.1186) to Beatrix, countess of Châlon (daughter of Guillaume, count of Chalon & Beatrix a daughter of Frederick Barbarossa, Holy Roman Emperor) but they divorced 1197/1200. He married secondly (before 1212) to Agnes of Dreux (1195-1258), daughter of Robert II, Count of Dreux by his second wife Yolande de Coucy.
Stephen had issue only from his first marriage to Beatrix, countess of Châlon:
1.) John I count of Burgundy, Chalon and lord of Salins. He married three times. His great-granddaughter is Joan II, Countess of Burgundy, the wife of Philip V of France.
2.) Agnes (died 1223). Married to Richard III lord de Montfaucon, son of Amadeus II of Montfaucon.
3.) Clementia (died after 1235). Married to Berthold V, Duke of Zähringen.
4.) Beatrix (died 1260). Married to Simon de Joinville and had issue: Geoffrey de Geneville, 1st Baron Geneville.
He had also an illegitimate child:
1.) Stephen (Etienne), baron d' Oiselet (1208 - after 1267).
BIO
BIO: Count of Burgundy and Auxonne
** from http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/BURGUNDIAN%20NOBILITY.htm#EtienneIIIAuxonnedied1241B as of 3/16/2016
ETIENNE [III] d'Auxonne, son of ETIENNE [II] Comte d'
=== Given Name: Estienne (Estevenon) Count ===
Given Name: Estienne (Estevenon) Count Of Surname: Burgundy Sex: M Title: From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 January 1996.
=== This person was created through the impo ===
This person was created through the import of Bishop Family Tree.ged on 18 February 2011.
Son of ETIENNE [II] Comte d'Auxonne [Bourgogne-Comté]
== Biography ==
ETIENNE [III] d'Auxonne, son of ETIENNE [II] Comte d'Auxonne [Bourgogne-Comté] & his wife Judith de Lorraine (before Oct 1172-Marnay 16 Mar1241).http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/BURGUNDIAN%20NOBILITY.htm#EtienneIIIAuxonnedied1241B
He married firstly ([1186], divorced [1197/1199]) as her first husband, BEATRIX de Chalon, daughter and heiress of GUILLAUME [II] [de Thiern] Comte de Chalon-sur-Saône & his wife --- (-Tournus 7 Apr 1227, bur Abbaye de la Ferté-sur-Grosne).
m secondly] (bigamously [1196/98]) BLANDINE de Cicon, daughter of --- de Cicon & his wife --- (-after Nov 1208).
m thirdly (before 1212) AGNES de Dreux, daughter of ROBERT [II] Comte de Dreux & his wife Yolande de Coucy ([1195]-19 Sep 1258). http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/BURGUNDIAN%20NOBILITY.htm#EtienneIIIAuxonnedied1241B
== Sources ==
* http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/BURGUNDIAN%20NOBILITY.htm#JeanIComteChalondied1267B
=== Etienne de BOUGOGNE dit "Tête Hardie" + ===
Etienne de BOUGOGNE dit "Tête Hardie" + ca 1102 à la journée de Rames
=== Étienne de Bourgogne, III ===
Étienne de Bourgogne, III
Also Known As:
"Steven of Burgundy"
Birthdate:
1172 (69)
Birthplace:
Burgundy, France
Death:
March 16, 1241 (69)
Marnay, France
Immediate Family:
Son of Étienne II de Bourgogne and Judith de Lorraine, comtesse de Bourgogne
Husband of Beatrix de Thiers, comtesse de Chalon and Agnès de Dreux
Partner of Blandine de Cicon
Father of Clémence, comtesse de Bourgogne; Etienne Comte de Burgund, IV; Jean "le Sage" de Bourgogne, comte de Châlon; Beatrix de Bourgogne, dame d'Auxonne et de Marnay and Étienne I, baron d'Oiselet
Brother of Agnes d'Auxonne
Occupation:
Comte d'Auxonne (1173-1237), Comte de Traves, Seigneur de Scey-sur-Saône, de Frotey & d'Oiselay, Count of d'Auxonne, Comte d'Auxonne, sgr de Rochefort et d'Oiselay
=== !#21> Complete Peerage-v5-p628/9, (FHL 9 ===
!#21> Complete Peerage-v5-p628/9, (FHL 942 D22cok);
=== NAME Estienne (Estevenon) Count Of /BURG ===
NAME Estienne (Estevenon) Count Of /BURGUNDY/
TITL [Count of Auxonne]
=== !BIRTH RECORD; INFO FROM LDS CHURCH ANC ===
!BIRTH RECORD; INFO FROM LDS CHURCH ANCESTRAL FILE MARRIAGE RECORD; " " " DEATH RECORD; 22TH GREAT GRANDFATHER
=== #Générale# Comte d'Auxonne ===
#Générale# Comte d'Auxonne
=== Profession : Seigneur de Traves. ===
Profession : Seigneur de Traves.
=== Gf. v. Burgund u. Auxonne 1156, Herr v. ===
Gf. v. Burgund u. Auxonne 1156, Herr v. Traves
=== Name Suffix:Count of Auxonn Ances ===
Name Suffix:Count of Auxonn Ancestral File Number: V9SL-1M
=== PED OF AUGUSTINE H. AYERS ===
PED OF AUGUSTINE H. AYERS
=== http://knight-france.com/geneal/names/3818.htm ===
http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/BURGUNDIAN%20NOBILITY.htm#EtienneIIAuxonnedied1173
=== !#552-v2-t59; ===
!#552-v2-t59;
=== He laid claim to the succession of the C ===
He laid claim to the succession of the County of Burgundy and formed an alliance with Duke Hugues IV of Burgundy. Otto II was forced to share comital authority in Burgundy with Etienne, which lasted throughout the 13th century.
=== !Pedigree Chart from Family Org. from Pr ===
!Pedigree Chart from Family Org. from Professional Researcher
=== Louis Sorley: The Sorley Pedigrees pp 4 ===
Louis Sorley: The Sorley Pedigrees pp 43,26
=== !Royal Ancestors of Some American Famili ===
!Royal Ancestors of Some American Families by Michel Call SLC 1989 #328, 903;