Rainard, count of Tonnerre

Events

Date of Birth: about 980 or 990.

Place of Birth: unknown.

The estimated date is given by Cawley.

Date of Death: after 16 July 1039.

Place of Death: unknown.

The date is given by Cawley. Bouchard (p. 371) states that Rainard died in 1039.

Relationships

Father: Milo (II), count of Tonnerre.

This relationship is given by Petit (2:428) and by Bouchard (p. 370).

Mother: Ermengarde.

This relationship is given by Petit (2:428) and by Bouchard (p. 370).

Spouse: Helvis.

This relationship is given by Petit (2:429) and by Bouchard (p. 370).

Children:

(Complete source citations for facts about the children on this page are currently outside of the scope of this project. Most information below comes from Cawley.)

Otto de Tonnerre (died before July 1036).

Hardouin de Tonnerre (died 29 September 1065).

Ermengarde de Tonnerre married Guillaume I, count of Nevers and of Auxerre.

References

Anselme de Sainte-Marie. Histoire Généalogique et Chronologique de la Maison Royale de France, des Pairs, Grands Officiers de la Couronne, de la Maison du Roy et des Anciens Barons du Royaume. 9 Volumes (Paris: 1726-1733).

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

Cawley, Charles. “RAINARD de Tonnerre” in Medieval Lands: A prosopography of medieval European noble and royal families.

Petit, Ernest. Histoire des ducs de Bourgogne de la race capétienne avec des documents inédits et des pièces justificatives Tome II (Paris: 1888).