Geoffroy II de Semur Seigneur de Semur

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GEOFFROY [II] de Semur , son of DALMAS [I] Seigneur de Semur & his wife Aremburge --- (-[1070/80], bur Marcigny). The genealogy of the Seigneurs de Semur, included in the cartulary of Marcigny-sur-Loire and dated to [1144], names "le prince Jaufrois et Hugues abbé de Cluny et plusieurs autres" as children of "Dalmace et Aremburge…". "Gausfredus" names "Dalmacio fratre meo" and "Dalmacii patris mei" in a charter dated 1040. He succeeded his father as Seigneur de Semur. "Gaufredus" donated property to the abbey of Marcigny-sur-Loire for souls of "genitoris mei Dalmatii et genitricis meæ Aremburgis" by charter dated to [1055/80] which refers to "Cluniacensis monasterii ubi domnus Hugo frater meus præest". "Jaufrois et mes fils Jaufrois et Hugues Dalmace" donated property to the abbey of Marcigny-sur-Loire for the souls of "mon père Dalmace, de ma mere Aremburge et de la mère de mes fils Jaufrois et Hugues nommée Adaleide et de mes frères André et Dalmace et de notre ayeule Richoare" by charter dated to [1070]. "Gauffredus" donated property to the abbey of Marcigny-sur-Loire when he was about to become a monk with the consent of "filiorum eorum Gaufredi, Hugonis et Dalmacii" by charter dated to [after 1070]. His retirement to Cluny is shown by the charter dated 1102 of "frater Hugo…Cluniacensis abbas" who donated property to the abbey of Marcigny-sur-Loire "consiliante atque juvante germano nostro domno Gaufredo Sinemurensis postea vero monacho Cluniacensis".

m ([1045/50]) ADELAIDE, daughter of Comte RENAUD & his wife--- (-before [1070], bur Marcigny). The genealogy of the Seigneurs de Semur, included in the cartulary of Marcigny-sur-Loire and dated to [1144], names "Adeleide qui fut fille du comte Rainauld" as wife of "Jaufrois". If this is correct, she may have been Adelaide de Nevers , daughter of Renaud [I] Comte de Nevers & his wife Hedwige de France [Capet]. However, the Historia Comitum Ghisnensium names "Adelidem quoque Samurensem" as one of the children of "Balduinus [comes Ghisnensi]" & his wife, specifying that her marriage with "Samurensi domino Galfrido" was arranged by "Parisiensis episcopi Guiffredi, Boloniensis comitis Eustacii fratris" to whom she was "cognata et consanguinea". This would mean that she was Adelaide de Guines , daughter of Baudouin [I] Comte de Guines & his wife Adela [Christina] [of Holland]. Although the Historia contains many inaccuracies in its narrative of the earlier generations of the family of the Comtes de Guines, the precision of the text in relation to Adelaide does suggest some reliability. On the other hand, the reference to Geoffroy de Boulogne (appointed Bishop of Paris in 1061) does not provide a perfect chronological match. As seen below, the retirement of her son Geoffroy [III] to Marcigny with his wife and younger son is dated to 1088. This would suggest that Geoffroy [IV], older son of Geoffroy [III], was old enough to assume the lordship at the time, indicating that he must have been born not later than [1070] at the latest. His paternal grandparents are therefore unlikely to have married later than [1045/50]. In addition, the name Baudouin is not found among this couple's descendants, which would be expected if Adelaide had been the daughter of Baudouin Comte de Guines. "Gaufredus" confirmed the donations of property, including "Brolium quod est in Lavaletta…dedit domina Adeleida pro spetura sua" with the support of "domino Gaufredo et filiis Gaufredi et Hugoni", to the abbey of Marcigny-sur-Loire by charter dated to [1055/80]. "Jaufrois et mes fils Jaufrois et Hugues Dalmace" donated property to the abbey of Marcigny-sur-Loire for the souls of "…la mère de mes fils Jaufrois et Hugues nommée Adaleide…" by charter dated to [1070]. Her place of burial is proved by the charter dated to [1070/80] of "Jauffrois fils de Jauffroi cy-devant seigneur de Semur" under which he donated property to the abbey of Marcigny-sur-Loire for the soul of "ma mère qui a été enterrée en ce monastère…".

Geoffroy [II] & his wife had three children.

Geoffroy married Adélaïde de Nevers, daughter of Renaud I de Nevers Comte de Nevers and Hedwige de France.¹ (Adélaïde de Nevers died before 1070 ¹.)