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| Robert IV of Auvergne | |
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 Detail of the recumbent figure of the tomb of Robert IV, Count of Auvergne, in the abbey of Bouschet-Vauluisant, Yronde-et-Buron. | |
| Count of Auvergne | |
| Reign | 1182-1194 |
| Predecessor | William VIII of Auvergne |
| Successor | William IX of Auvergne |
| Died | 1194 |
| Spouse | Mahaut of Burgundy |
| Issue | William IX of Auvergne Guy II of Auvergne Robert of Auvergne Robert 'of Clermont' Marie |
| House | House of Auvergne |
| Father | William VII of Auvergne |
| Mother | Anne of Nevers |
Robert IV of Auvergne († 1194) was count of Auvergne from 1182 until his death.
Life
[edit]Robert was the first-born son of William VIII, the count of Auvergne, and Anne of Nevers.[1]
In 1182, William VIII died and Robert inherited the county of Auvergne[1]
In 1183 he repelled an assaulted by the Brabançons merecenaries, who were, apperently, being paid by Geoffrey II, Duke of Brittany.[1]
He died in 1194 and was interred in the abbey of Bouschet.[1]
Family and issue
[edit]He married Mahaut (Matilda) of Burgundy, daughter of Odo II, Duke of Burgundy and Marie of Blois, Duchess of Burgundy. They had six children:
- William IX of Auvergne, count of Auvergne.[1]
- Guy II of Auvergne, count of Auvergne.[1]
- Robert of Auvergne, bishop of Clermont and Archbishop of Lyon[1]
- Robert 'of Clermont', addresed as lord of Oliergues in 1208 and is also cited in 1210 by the son of his sister Marie.[1]
- Marie, that married Albert II, lord of La Tour-du-Pin.[1]
