Renauld I, Count of Nevers

{{infobox nobility

| name = Renauld I, Count of Nevers

| father = Landerich of Monceau

| mother = Matilda of Mâcon

| spouse = {{marriage|Hedwig of France|1016}}

| birth_date =

| death_date = {{death date|1040|5|29|df=y}}

| death_place = Seignelay (Yonne), France

| succession = Count of Nevers

| CoA =

| reign = 1028 - 1040

| tenure =

| successor = William I

| predecessor = Landry, Count of Nevers

}}

Renauld I (died 29 May 1040{{sfn|Bouchard|1987|p=344}}) was a French nobleman. He was the Count of Nevers and Count of Auxerre from 1028 until his death at the battle of Seignelay against Robert I, Duke of Burgundy.{{sfn|Bouchard|1987|p=344}}

Family

Renauld was the son of Landerich of Monceau and Matilda of Mâcon.{{sfn|Jessee|2000|p=figure 2}}

=Marriage=

He married Hedwig (or Advisa) of France on 25 January 1016, daughter of Robert II, King of France and Constance of Arles.{{sfn|Bouchard|1987|p=343}}

=Children=

  • William I of Nevers (c. 1030–1083/1097){{sfn|Bouchard|1987|p=342}}
  • Henry of Nevers (died 1067){{sfn|Bouchard|1987|p=342}}
  • Guy of Nevers (died 1067){{sfn|Bouchard|1987|p=342}}
  • Robert of Nevers Baron of Craon (c. 1035–1098){{sfn|Bouchard|1987|p=342}}
  • Adelaide of Nevers

References

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Sources

  • {{cite book |first=Constance Brittain |last=Bouchard |title=Sword, Miter, and Cloister: Nobility and the Church in Burgundy, 980-1188 |publisher=Cornell University Press |year=1987 }}
  • {{cite book |title=Robert the Burgundian and the Counts of Anjou, Ca. 1025-1098 |first=W. Scott |last=Jessee |publisher=The Catholic University of America |year=2000 }}