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William IV de Nevers

Type Figure Region France Time c. 1135–1180 Also known as William IV, Count of Nevers、Guillaume IV de Nevers、讷韦尔伯爵威廉四世

William IV de Nevers (c. 1135–1180) was a French Burgundian nobleman who successively held the counties of Nevers, Auxerre, and Tonnerre.…

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  1. 1161–1178Nevers · NeversInherited and ruled the counties of central Burgundy, handling vassal and church affairs in France proper, maintaining the family's political position under the Capetian dynasty, and accumulating resources and men for his late-life crusade.
  2. 1179–1180Jerusalem · Kingdom of JerusalemTook crusader vows and sailed east in 1179, joining Baldwin IV's military operations against Saladin, providing French reinforcements as the kingdom faced pressure from Muslim Egypt and Syria, and died of illness in the East in 1180.

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