Robert IV of Auvergne

Robert IV of Auvergne
Detail of the recumbent figure of the tomb of Robert IV, Count of Auvergne, in the abbey of Bouschet-Vauluisant, Yronde-et-Buron.
Count of Auvergne
Reign1182-1194
PredecessorWilliam VIII of Auvergne
SuccessorWilliam IX of Auvergne
Died1194
SpouseMahaut of Burgundy
IssueWilliam IX of Auvergne
Guy II of Auvergne
Robert of Auvergne
Robert 'of Clermont'
Marie
HouseHouse of Auvergne
FatherWilliam VII of Auvergne
MotherAnne of Nevers

Robert IV of Auvergne (died 1194) was count of Auvergne from 1182 until his death.

Life

Robert was the first-born son of William VIII, the count of Auvergne, and Anne of Nevers.[1][2]

In 1182, William VIII died and Robert inherited the county of Auvergne[1]

In 1183 he repelled an assault by the Brabançons merecenaries, who were, apparently, being paid by Geoffrey II, Duke of Brittany.[1]

He died in 1194 and was interred in the abbey of Bouschet.[1][2]

Family and issue

He married Mahaut (Matilda) of Burgundy, daughter of Odo II, Duke of Burgundy and Marie of Blois, Duchess of Burgundy.[1][2] They had six children:

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Histoire généalogique de la maison d'Auvergne, Livre 1. 1708.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Foundation for Medieval Genealogy".
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