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Stephen I (1065–1102) Count Palatine of Burgundy shared his father’s nickname the Rash (French tête hardie). He was Count of Burgundy and Count of Mâcon and Vienne.Born into a powerful and influential family he was the son of Count William I of Burgundy and his wife Stephanie. His younger brothers were Reginald II Count of Burgundy and Pope Callixtus II.Stephen succeeded to the County in 1097 following the death in the Crusades of his elder brother.
