Odo III, Duke of Burgundy
Template:Short description Template:Infobox royalty Odo III (Template:Langx; 1166 – 1218) was Duke of Burgundy between 1192 and 1218.Template:Sfn Odo was the eldest son of Duke Hugh III and his first wife Alice, daughter of Duke Matthias I of Lorraine.
Life
Odo did not follow his father's aggressive policies towards France and proved a worthy ally of King Philip II of France in his wars against King John of England and Emperor Otto IV. Of a phlegmatic temperament,Template:Sfn he fought bravely against the latter in the Battle of Bouvines, where he lost, according to contemporary chroniclers, two horses beneath him.
Odo was also an important figure in the Albigensian Crusade against the Cathars.Template:Sfn When Philip II refused to get involved, Odo stepped forward with the support of the local bishops and his vassals and organized the campaign of 1209 against the Cathar strongholds.Template:Sfn Before leaving on crusade against the Cathars, Odo pledged the castle of Ile-d'Ouche and the village of Crimolois to the Knights Templar to assist them in the defense of the Catholic faith.Template:Sfn
Marriages and issue
In 1194, Odo married Theresa of Portugal (1156–1218), the daughter of Afonso I of Portugal and Matilda of Savoy. She was repudiated in 1195, having produced no children.Template:Sfn
In 1199, Odo married Alice of Vergy (1182–1252), the daughter of Hugh, Seigneur de Vergy, by Gillette de Trainel.Template:Sfn This marriage produced:
- Joan (1200–1223), married Raoul II of Lusignan (died 1250),Template:Sfn Seigneur d'Issoudun and Count of Eu.
- Alice (1204–1266) married Robert I (died 1262)Template:Sfn Count of Clermont and Dauphin of Auvergne
- Hugh IV (1213–1272), his successor in the duchyTemplate:Sfn
- Beatrice (born 1216), married Humbert III of Thoire (died 1279)
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