• Born: Before Oct 1172, Auxonne, Cote d'Or, Bourgogne, France
• Married (1): Abt 1186
• Married (2):
• Married (3): Before 1212
• Married (4): Before 1218
• Died: 16 Mar 1240/1

  Research Notes:

The Chronicle of Alberic de Trois-Fontaines names "alter Stephanus" as son of "[comes] Stephanum de Ultrasagonam". "Stephanus comes Burgundie" donated property to Cîteaux with the consent of "uxoris mee Joete et filii mei Stephani" by charter dated 3 Oct 1172.

He succeeded his father in 1173 as Comte d'Auxonne, Comte de Traves, Seigneur de Scey-sur-Saône, de Frotey et d'Oiselay. “Stephanus comes filius comitis Stephani Burgund.” confirmed the donation of “una Montea apud Ledonium” made to Tart abbey by “pater meus” by undated charter. He continued the struggle against Othon [II] Comte Palatin de Bourgogne, but was defeated in battle several times. A charter dated 1197 records the agreement between “Stephanus comes Auxone…assensu Beatricis uxoris mee et Stephani filii mei" and "Odo dux Burgundie" concerning "Auxonam villam". "Stephanus comes Burgondie et dominus Treve" made donations to the church of St Marcel, Chalon by charter dated 1201 which names "comes Stephanus pater meus…et…Stephani filii mei". “Stephanus comes Burgundie” donated property to Charlieu abbey, with the approval of “Johanne filio meo”, by charter dated 1209. “Etienne de Chalon Comte de Bourgogne” received “ses droits sur Montbarrey et Montigny-lez-Vesoul” from Othon II Comte Palatin de Bourgogne in exchange for “ceux...à Choie” by charter dated 1213. “Ioannes comes Burgundiæ et Cabilonensis” exchanged property with “domino et consanguineo meo Hugone Duci Burgundiæ”, with the consent of “Mathildis uxor dicti comitis et comes Stephanus pater dicti comitis Cabilonens. et Agnes uxor eiusdem comitis Stephani et Hugo filius predicti comitis Cabilon.”, by charter dated 1237.

The necrology of the abbey of La Charité records the death “XVII Kal Apr” 1240 of “comes Stephanus pater comitis Iohannis”. ¹