Guy, Count of Nevers

Guy (died 19 October 1175), was count of Nevers and Auxerre.^[1] He was the son of William III, Count of Nevers and Ida of Sponheim.^[2] He married Matilda, granddaughter of Duke Hugh II of Burgundy,^[1] just prior to his leaving for the holy land.^[1]

Guy succeeded his brother William IV in 1168. He died in 1175 and was succeeded by his son, William, whilst his wife Mathilde would be regent of Nevers.^[3]

Children

Guy and Matilda had three children:

• William V, Count of Nevers^[1]
• Agnes I, Countess of Nevers^[1]
• Ida^[3]

Notes

1. Bouchard 1987, p. 348.
2. Bouchard 1987, p. 342.
3. Bouchard 1987, p. 349.

References

• Bouchard, Constance Brittain (1987). Sword, Miter, and Cloister:Nobility and the Church in Burgundy, 980-1198. Cornell University Press.