William II, Count of Burgundy
William II of Burgundy (c. 1085 – 1125), known as the German, was a nobleman.[1]
Life
William was the only son of Reginald II, Count of Burgundy,[citation needed] and nephew of Pope Callixtus II via his father, whilst his mother, Countess Régine of Oltingen, was the daughter of Conon, Count of Oltingen, Bale in Swiss-Germany. He was brought up by his maternal grandfather and was given a German education, hence his nickname.[citation needed]
On Reginald's death in 1095 during the First Crusade aged 41, William succeeded him jointly with his uncle Stephen as count of Burgundy and count of Mâcon. He married Agnes, daughter of Berthold II of Zahringen.[citation needed] His son William III was assassinated during his youth in 1127,[citation needed] and Stephen I's son Renaud was made count.
William II died in 1125, the victim of a plot against him by his barons.[citation needed]
References
- ^ Collins, Arthur (1768). The Peerage of England: Containing a Genealogical and Historical Account of All the Peers of that Kingdom, Now Existing, Either by Tenure, Summons, Or Creation, Their Descents and Collateral Lines, Their Births, Marriages and Issue, Famous Actions Both in War and Peace, Religious and Charitable Donations, Deaths, Places of Burial, Monuments, Epitaphs, and Many Valuable Memoirs Never Before Printed...collected from Records, Old Wills, Authentic Manuscripts, Our Most Approved Historians, and Other Authorities. H. Woodfall. Retrieved 2025-09-03.