William II of Nevers
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William II, Count of Nevers (1098-1147), was a crusader in the Crusade of 1101. He set out in February of 1101 with 15,000 men, but his army was nearly wiped out by August, and he arrived in Antioch with only a handful of knights left.[1]
His sister was Helwise (d. 1114), countess of Evreux and aunt of Amaury de Montfort.[2]
He persuaded Louis VI to break peace with Henry I and throw his support behind William Clito in 1115.[2] He was imprisoned shortly afterwards by Theobald, count of Blois.[2]
Hew participated in the Council of Troyes which opened on 14 January[3] 1129[4] and is known for his support of the Second Crusade.
He is believed to have been buried in Chartreuse, where Bernard of Clairvaux attempted and failed to resurrect him.[5]
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- ^ Richard, Jean. The Crusades, C. 1071-c. 1291. Cambridge University Press, 73. ISBN 0521625661.
- ^ a b c Hollister, Charles Warren (2003). Henry I. Yale University Press, 244. ISBN 0300098294.
- ^ Wallace-Murphy, Tim (2006). What Islam Did for Us: Understanding Islam's Contribution to Western Civilization. Sterling Publishing Company, Inc., 151. ISBN 1842932012.
- ^ Barber, Malcolm (1995). The New Knighthood: A History of the Order of the Temple. Cambridge University Press, 14. ISBN 0521420415.
- ^ Kleinberg, Aviad M. (1992). Prophets in Their Own Country: Living Saints and the Making of Sainthood in the Later Middle Ages. University of Chicago Press, 160. ISBN 0226439712.
