Odo of Nevers
French noble (1230–1266)
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Odo of Burgundy, in French Eudes de Bourgogne or Eudes de Nevers (1230 – 4 August 1266), was the Count of Nevers, Auxerre and Tonnerre and son of Hugh IV, Duke of Burgundy and Yolande of Dreux.[1]
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Odo, Count of Nevers | |
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Seal of Odo of Nevers | |
| Born | 1230 |
| Died | 1266 (aged 35–36) Acre |
| Noble family | House of Burgundy |
| Spouse | Maud of Dampierre |
Issue | Yolande II, Countess of Nevers Margaret, Countess of Tonnerre Adelaide, Countess of Auxerre |
| Father | Hugh IV, Duke of Burgundy |
| Mother | Yolande of Dreux |
In 1265, Odo became one of the last European barons to lead a crusading force to the Holy Land. Among his fifty knights was Erard of Valery. He defended Acre when Sultan Baybars I harassed it on 1 June 1266 in advance of his besieging Safad. He died at Acre on 7 August 1266 and was buried in the church of Saint Nicholas.[2] He left all his wealth to pay his followers and to endow hospitals and religious institutions. He was described by the Templar of Tyre as a "holy man", and his tomb attracted veneration. Within a year of his death, the poet Rutebeuf wrote a Complainte du comte Eudes de Nevers, a lament for a valiant knight and also for the city that lost its defender.[3]
Burgundy passed to Odo's brother, Robert.
Marriage and children
Odo married Maud of Dampierre[1] and they had:
- Yolande, Countess of Nevers (1247–1280), married (1) John Tristan, Count of Valois, and (2) Count Robert III of Flanders[1]
- Margaret, Countess of Tonnerre (1250–1308), married King Charles I of Naples[4]
- Adelaide, Countess of Auxerre (1251–1290), married John I of Chalon, Lord of Rochefort
- Jeanne (1253–1271), died young