Count of Mâcon
Events
Date of Birth: unknown.
Place of Birth: unknown.
Date of Death: 22 January 1148 or 20 January 1149.
Place of Death: unknown.
The dates are given by Cawley.
Relationships
Father: Stephen I “the Rash”, count of Burgundy.
This relationship is given by père Anselme (8:412) and by Bouchard (p. 275).
Mother: Beatrix of Lorraine.
This relationship is given by père Anselme (8:412) and by Cawley.
(possible) Spouse: Agatha of Lorraine.
This relationship is given by Hermann and by Weller (p. 553). Bouchard (p. 277) states that this is based on a misreading, and that the wife of Renaud is unknown.
Children:
Beatrice I (about 1145 - 15 November 1184), countess of Burgundy, married Frederick I “Barbarossa”, Holy Roman Emperor.
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. “RENAUD de Mâcon” in Medieval Lands: A prosopography of medieval European noble and royal families.
Hermann, Hans-Walter. “Simon I.” in Neue Deutsche Biographie 24 (2010) S. 426-427 [Onlinefassung].
Peyer, Hans Conrad. “Beatrix von Burgund” in Neue Deutsche Biographie 1 (1953) S. 681 [Onlinefassung].
Weller, Tobias. Die Heiratspolitik des deutschen Hochadels im 12. Jahrhundert. (2004: Böhlau Verlag).