henry i (also otto-henri) (946&ndash;1002), called the great, was count of nevers and duke of burgundy from 965 to his death. ==life== he was a younger son of hugh the great, count of paris, and hedwig of saxony and thus the younger brother of king hugh capet.detlev schwennicke, europÃ¤ische stammtafeln: stammtafeln zur geschichte der europÃ¤ischen staaten, neue folge, band ii (marburg, germany: verlag von j. a. stargardt, 1984), tafel 10 as odo, he entered the church at a young age and was a cleric at the time of the death of his brother otto, duke of burgundy, on 22 february 965.jim bradbury, the capetians: kings of france, 987-1328 (london, new york: hambledon continuum, 2007), p. 42 he was elected by the burgundian counts to succeed his brother and they gave him the name henry. however otto-henry only held three counties of his own, his vassals holding the remaining six that comprised the core of that held by richard the justiciar who died in 921.jim bradbury, the capetians: kings of france, 987-1328 (london, new york: hambledon continuum, 2007), p. 62 in 972, he married gerberga of mÃ¢con, the widow of adalbert ii of italy, who had sought refuge at autun. through gerberga, he had a stepson named otto william. he married a second time to gersenda, daughter of william ii of gascony. he died without any sons of his own by his first two wives and was succeeded by his stepson, otto-william.detlev schwennicke, europÃ¤ische stammtafeln: stammtafeln zur geschichte der europÃ¤ischen staaten, neue folge, band ii (marburg, germany: verlag von j. a. stargardt, 1984), tafel 59 the resulting war of succession between the adherents of otto-william and those of robert ii of france, the latter finally prevailing.constance brittain bouchard, sword, miter, and cloister: nobility and the church in burgundy, 980-1198 (new york: cornell university press, 1987), p. 33 ==family== by his third wife, mathilde of chalon he had a daughter: * aramburga (born 999), married dalmas de sÃ©mur. ==references==     
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