County of Auxerre
The County of Auxerre was a medieval and early modern county in the West Frankish Kingdom, and consequently in the Kingdom of France. Its capital was the city of Auxerre. It was commonly associated with the Duchy of Burgundy.
History
The first count attested by the sources is one Ermenaud, a companion of Charlemagne who reigned around 770. Sometime around 853/858, king Charles the Bald handed over the county to his cousin Conrad the Younger, from the Elder [House of Welf], whose father Conrad the Elder was lay abbot of Saint-Germaine in Auxerre. When he left for Transjuran Burgundy, the county was assigned to Robert the Strong. After the latter's death, he county was administered by Hugh the Abbot of Saint-Germain d'Auxerre. County of Auxerre was later included into the Burgundian dominion of duke Richard the Justiciar.Count John IV sold it to the King of France in 1370. After the Treaty of Arras between Charles VII of France and Philip III of Burgundy, it returned once again to the latter. In 1477, with the annexion of Burgundy, it became definitively part of France.
List of counts
- Peonius, under Chlothar I
- Ermenaud I of Auxerre, ca. 758
- Ermenaud II of Auxerre ca. 800
- Ermenaud III of Auxerre, ca. 840
- Jouvert of Auxerre, ca. 853
- Conrad the Younger, ca. 853/858–864
- Robert the Strong, 864–866
- Hugh the Abbot, brother of count Conrad the Younger, 866–886
- Richard the Justiciar, 886–921, married Adelaide, daughter of count Conrad the Younger
- Rudolph of France, 921–923 until his election as King of France
- Hugh the Black, 923–952
- Gilbert of Chalon, 952–956
- Otto of Paris, 956–965
- Otto-Henry 965–1002
- Landerich of Monceau, 1002–1028
- Renauld, son of Landerich, 1028–1040
- Robert I, Duke of Burgundy, briefly in 1040
- William I, Count of Nevers, son of Renauld, 1040–1083
- Renauld II of Nevers 1083–1089
- William II, Count of Nevers 1097–1148
- William III, Count of Nevers 1148–1161
- William IV, Count of Nevers 1161–1168
- Guy I of Nevers 1168–1175
- William V, Count of Nevers 1175–1181
- Agnes I of Nevers 1181–1192
- Peter II of Courtenay 1184–1218
- Mahault I of Coutenay 1218–1257
- Hervé of Donzy 1218–1222
- Agnes II of Donzy 1218–1225
- Guy II of Châtillon, count of Saint Pol 1223–1225
- Gaucher of Châtillon ?
- Yolande of Châtillon ?–1254
- Archambaud of Dampierre ?–1249
- Mahaut of Dampierre 1257–1262
- Odo of Burgundy 1257–1262
- Alix of Burgundy 1251–1290
- John I 1273–1290
- William VI the Great 1290–1304
- John II 1304–1361
- John III 1361–1370
- John IV 1370, sold to Charles V of France
- Philip , granted as a peerage in the Treaty of Arras
- Charles
- Reverted to the French crown