Matilda II, Countess of Nevers
Matilda II, Countess of Nevers (1234/35–1262), also known as Maud of Dampierre or Mathilda II of Bourbon, was a sovereign Countess of Nevers, Countess of Auxerre, Countess of Tonnerre and Lady of Bourbon.[1]
Matilda II | |
|---|---|
| Countess of Nevers Countess of Auxerre Countess of Tonnerre Lady of Bourbon | |
| Born | 1234/5 |
| Died | 1262 (aged 27–28) |
| Noble family | House of Dampierre |
| Spouse(s) | Odo, Count of Nevers |
| Issue | Yolande II, Countess of Nevers Margaret, Countess of Tonnerre Adelaide, Countess of Auxerre |
| Father | Archambaud IX of Bourbon |
| Mother | Yolande de Châtillon |
She was a daughter of Archambaud IX of Bourbon and Yolande de Châtillon, Countess of Nevers. As heiress to the counties of Nevers, Auxerre and Tonnerre, she was married off to Odo, the eldest son of Hugh IV, Duke of Burgundy. This marriage was meant to reunite two important counties with the Duchy of Burgundy, but he predeceased his father, and so the duchy passed to his brother Robert II. After her father's death Matilda also became Lady of Bourbon.
With Odo she had four daughters:
- Yolande, Countess of Nevers (1247–1280), married (1) John Tristan, Count of Valois, and (2) Count Robert III of Flanders[2]
- Margaret, Countess of Tonnerre (1250–1308), married King Charles I of Naples[3]
- Adelaide, Countess of Auxerre (1251–1290), married John I of Chalon, Lord of Rochefort
- Joan (1253–1271), died young
References
- Detlev Schwennicke: Europäische Stammtafeln Band II (1984) Tafel 21
- Bubenicek 2002, p. 54.
- Jamison & Clementi 1992, p. 325.
Bibliography
- Bubenicek, Michelle (2002). Quand les femmes gouvernent: droit et politique au XIVe siècle:Yolande de Flandre, Droit et politique au XIV siecle. Ecole des Chartes.
- Jamison, Evelyn Mary; Clementi, Dione (1992). Studies on the History of Medieval Sicily and South Italy. Scientia Verlag.
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