Also known as Oda-Henry. Duke of Burgundy; Count of Nevers. House of Capet.
Henry was a younger son of Hugh the Great, Duke of the Franks, and Hedwig of Saxony and thus the younger brother of King Hugh Capet. He entered the church at a young age and was a cleric at the time of the death of his brother Otto, Duke of Burgundy, on 22 February 965. He was elected by the Burgundian counts to succeed his brother and they gave him the name Henry. In 978, Henry participated in the invasion of Lotharingia and the defence of Paris from a counter-raid.
In 972, he married Gerberga, the widow of Adalbert II of Italy, who had sought refuge at Autun. Through Gerberga, he had a stepson named Otto-William. This marriage allowed Henry to rule the County of Nevers.
He married a second time to Gersenda, daughter of William II of Gascony. As Henry had no child, he later adopted Otto-William making him a legitimate contender to inherit the Duchy of Burgundy. But so did Henry's nephew, King Robert II of France. This resulted in a war of succession between Otto-William and Robert II.
C.Smith
Henry was a younger son of Hugh the Great, Duke of the Franks, and Hedwig of Saxony and thus the younger brother of King Hugh Capet. He entered the church at a young age and was a cleric at the time of the death of his brother Otto, Duke of Burgundy, on 22 February 965. He was elected by the Burgundian counts to succeed his brother and they gave him the name Henry. In 978, Henry participated in the invasion of Lotharingia and the defence of Paris from a counter-raid.
In 972, he married Gerberga, the widow of Adalbert II of Italy, who had sought refuge at Autun. Through Gerberga, he had a stepson named Otto-William. This marriage allowed Henry to rule the County of Nevers.
He married a second time to Gersenda, daughter of William II of Gascony. As Henry had no child, he later adopted Otto-William making him a legitimate contender to inherit the Duchy of Burgundy. But so did Henry's nephew, King Robert II of France. This resulted in a war of succession between Otto-William and Robert II.
C.Smith
Also known as Oda-Henry. Duke of Burgundy; Count of Nevers. House of Capet.
Henry was a younger son of Hugh the Great, Duke of the Franks, and Hedwig of Saxony and thus the younger brother of King Hugh Capet. He entered the church at a young age and was a cleric at the time of the death of his brother Otto, Duke of Burgundy, on 22 February 965. He was elected by the Burgundian counts to succeed his brother and they gave him the name Henry. In 978, Henry participated in the invasion of Lotharingia and the defence of Paris from a counter-raid.
In 972, he married Gerberga, the widow of Adalbert II of Italy, who had sought refuge at Autun. Through Gerberga, he had a stepson named Otto-William. This marriage allowed Henry to rule the County of Nevers.
He married a second time to Gersenda, daughter of William II of Gascony. As Henry had no child, he later adopted Otto-William making him a legitimate contender to inherit the Duchy of Burgundy. But so did Henry's nephew, King Robert II of France. This resulted in a war of succession between Otto-William and Robert II.
C.Smith
Henry was a younger son of Hugh the Great, Duke of the Franks, and Hedwig of Saxony and thus the younger brother of King Hugh Capet. He entered the church at a young age and was a cleric at the time of the death of his brother Otto, Duke of Burgundy, on 22 February 965. He was elected by the Burgundian counts to succeed his brother and they gave him the name Henry. In 978, Henry participated in the invasion of Lotharingia and the defence of Paris from a counter-raid.
In 972, he married Gerberga, the widow of Adalbert II of Italy, who had sought refuge at Autun. Through Gerberga, he had a stepson named Otto-William. This marriage allowed Henry to rule the County of Nevers.
He married a second time to Gersenda, daughter of William II of Gascony. As Henry had no child, he later adopted Otto-William making him a legitimate contender to inherit the Duchy of Burgundy. But so did Henry's nephew, King Robert II of France. This resulted in a war of succession between Otto-William and Robert II.
C.Smith
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