Robert IV of Auvergne

Robert IV of Auvergne
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 (died 1194) was count of Auvergne from 1182 until his death.

Life

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 assault by the Brabançons merecenaries, who were, apparently, 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

He married Mahaut (Matilda) of Burgundy, daughter of Odo II, Duke of Burgundy and Marie of Blois, Duchess of Burgundy. ^[1] 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", addressed 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]
• An unnamed daughter (died 1210), who married Guy V, Viscount of Limoges.^{[ citation needed ]}

References

1. Histoire généalogique de la maison d'Auvergne, Livre 1. 1708.

French nobility
Preceded by William VIII	Count of Auvergne 1182–1194	Succeeded by William IX