Kings of Burgundy

Rudolph I belonged to the elder Welf family and was the son of Conrad, Count of Auxerre, from whom he inherited the lay abbacy of St Maurice en Valais, making him the most powerful magnate in Upper Burgundy - present-day western Switzerland and the Franche Comté.

After the deposition and death of Charles the Fat, the nobles and leading clergy of Upper Burgundy met at St Maurice and elected Rudolph as king. Apparently on the basis of this election, Rudolph claimed the whole of Lotharingia, taking much of modern Lorraine and Alsace - but his claim was contested by Arnulf of Carinthia, the new king of East Francia or Germany, who rapidly forced Rudolph to abandon Lotharingia in return for recognition as king of Burgundy. However, hostilities between Rudolph and Arnulf seem to have continued intermittently until 894.

Rudolph's relationships with his other neighbours were friendlier. His sister Adelaide married Richard the Justiciar, duke of Burgundy, and his daughter, another Adelaide, married Louis the Blind of Provence. His son, Rudolph II, Rudolf II was king of Upper Burgundy (912–937), Lower Burgundy (Provence) (933–937), and Italy (effective, 922–926—claim abandoned 933). .... more

The amazing story of Saint Adelaide


Ce château de Druyes date du 12ème siècle. Il passa dans les mains des Comtes de Flandres puis aux mains des Ducs de Bourgogne.

  • A1 = Eggo, King of Austrasia and Neustria, d:646, m. Gerberga;  ==>  Carolingian Dynasty
    • B1 = Erchembaldus, d:661;
      • C1 = Lendifius, d:680;
        • D1 = Athicus Albericus, d:720;
          • E1 = Adalbertus, Duke of Alsace, d:720;
            • F1 = Charhard, Duke of Alsace;
              • G1 = Warinus, Count of Altorf, d:780;
                • H1 = Heribert, Count of Altorf, m. Irmentrudis;
                  • I1 = Welf, Graf in Swabia, m. Heilwig;
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    • J1 = Count Conrad of Paris and Auxerre, m. Aelis of Tours;
      • K1 = Graf Welf I im Argengau und Linzgau;  <==  Welf Dynaty
      • K2 = Count Conrad of Auxerre, m. Waldrada;
        • L1 = King Rudolf I of Burgundy, lvd:859/912, m. Willa of Provence;
          • M1 = King Rudolf II of Burgundy & Italy, d:937, m. Bertha of Swabia;
            • N1 .. Saint Adelaide, lvd:931/999, m. Emperor Otto I 'the Great' of Germany;
            • N2 = King Conrad 'the Peaceful' of Burgundy, d:993, m. Matilda of France;  ==>  Carolingian
              • O1 -- Gerberge of Burgundy, m. Duke Herman II of Swabia;
              • O2 = Bertha of Burgundy, d:993, m. Eudes I, Count de Blois;  <==  Counts of Champagne

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Bertha of Swabia was Queen consort of Burgundy - painting by Albert Anke in 1888