Deen, Fordice, Hallett, Hodges and Van Horn Families - Person Sheet
NameEudes I Duc de Bourgogne
Notes for Eudes I Duc de Bourgogne
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eudes_IEudes I, surnamed
Borel and called the Red, was
Duke of Burgundy between 1079 and 1103. Eudes was the second son of
Henry of Burgundy and grandson of
Robert I. He became the duke following the abdication of his older brother, Hugh I, who retired to become a
Benedictine monk. Eudes married
Sibylla of Burgundy , daughter of
William I, Count of Burgundy.
They had:
▪ Florine of Burgundy 1083-1097
▪ Helie of Burgundy 1080-1141 wife of
Bertrand of Toulouse and
William III of Ponthieu ▪ Hugh II of Burgundy ▪ Henry d.1131
An interesting incident is reported of this robber baron by an eyewitness,
Eadmer, biographer of
Anselm of Canterbury. While Saint Anselm was progressing through Eudes's territory on his way to
Rome in 1097, the bandit, expecting great treasure in the archbishop's retinue, prepared to ambush and loot it. Coming upon the prelate's train, the duke asked for the archbishop, whom they had not found. Anselm promptly came forward and took the duke by surprise, saying "My lord duke, suffer me to embrace thee." The flabbergasted duke immediately allowed the bishop to embrace him and offered himself as Anselm's humble servant.
He was a participant in the ill-fated
Crusade of 1101.