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Dalmas I of Semur
Dalmas I of Semur (French: Dalmace Ier de Semur, c. 980/985 - 1048) was a Burgundian nobleman.
He was the eldest son of Geoffroy I of Semur (c. 942 - c. 1000), lord of Semur-en-Brionnais, and his second wife, a daughter of Dalmace II, Viscount of Brioude (c. 935/950 - 985). Dalmas I died in 1048, at the hands of his son-in-law.
He had one brother, Renaud de Semur (c. 981/985 - c. 1040) and four half-siblings:
The contemporaries of Dalmas I thought him a man of great qualities and dubbed him "the Great." By all accounts, he had a passion for justice and was a fervent Christian. Unlike many of the local nobles, he refused to participate in the plundering of the Benedictine Abbey of Cluny. This looting was condemned by Pope Benedict VIII, who excommunicated many of the vandals.
Dalmas's son-in-law was Robert I of Burgundy, a man with a violent and explosive temper. It is certain that Robert killed Dalmas in a dispute, but its root cause remains uncertain. It is unclear which method was used to kill Dalmas, but Hildebert de Lavardin, a contemporary, reported that the Duke killed his father-in-law "propia manu," which has led some historians to suppose Dalmas lost his life in battle over the territory around Auxerre. However, given that Dalmas's son Josserand was also killed by "two of the Duke's soldiers" while trying to break up a fight between Robert and his father, it seems the scene of the murder may have been more intimate. It has also been theorized - based on figures on the tympanum on the gates of Notre-Dame de Semur-en-Auxois, built sometime after 1250 - that Dalmas was poisoned during a banquet attended by his son-in-law. The construction of Notre-Dame de Semur-en-Auxois was funded by Robert I, and some wonder whether he did so in order to assuage his guilt and atone for killing his wife's father.
He married Aramburge, sometimes called Aramburga, de Vergy. The two of them had several children:
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Dalmas I of Semur
Dalmas I of Semur (French: Dalmace Ier de Semur, c. 980/985 - 1048) was a Burgundian nobleman.
He was the eldest son of Geoffroy I of Semur (c. 942 - c. 1000), lord of Semur-en-Brionnais, and his second wife, a daughter of Dalmace II, Viscount of Brioude (c. 935/950 - 985). Dalmas I died in 1048, at the hands of his son-in-law.
He had one brother, Renaud de Semur (c. 981/985 - c. 1040) and four half-siblings:
The contemporaries of Dalmas I thought him a man of great qualities and dubbed him "the Great." By all accounts, he had a passion for justice and was a fervent Christian. Unlike many of the local nobles, he refused to participate in the plundering of the Benedictine Abbey of Cluny. This looting was condemned by Pope Benedict VIII, who excommunicated many of the vandals.
Dalmas's son-in-law was Robert I of Burgundy, a man with a violent and explosive temper. It is certain that Robert killed Dalmas in a dispute, but its root cause remains uncertain. It is unclear which method was used to kill Dalmas, but Hildebert de Lavardin, a contemporary, reported that the Duke killed his father-in-law "propia manu," which has led some historians to suppose Dalmas lost his life in battle over the territory around Auxerre. However, given that Dalmas's son Josserand was also killed by "two of the Duke's soldiers" while trying to break up a fight between Robert and his father, it seems the scene of the murder may have been more intimate. It has also been theorized - based on figures on the tympanum on the gates of Notre-Dame de Semur-en-Auxois, built sometime after 1250 - that Dalmas was poisoned during a banquet attended by his son-in-law. The construction of Notre-Dame de Semur-en-Auxois was funded by Robert I, and some wonder whether he did so in order to assuage his guilt and atone for killing his wife's father.
He married Aramburge, sometimes called Aramburga, de Vergy. The two of them had several children: