Amadeus, Count of Neufchâtel^[1]

- 1285

• Name	Amadeus
  Suffix	Count of Neufchâtel
  Gender	Male
  Acceded	1272
  	Count of Neuchâtel
  	In 1272, he succeeded his father as Count of Neuchâtel. However, his brothers questioned the legitimacy of his sole rule and demanded a share of his inheritance. They asked the grandfather Theodoric III, Count of Montbéliard to arbitrate the dispute. Theodoric deviated from the usual practice in those days, and decided that the county should be regarded as an indivisible entity. He awarded the county to Amadeus, but acknowledged that his brothers were entitled to a share. However, the brothers would have to swear allegiance to Amadeus.
  Death	1285
  Notes	http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amadeus,_Count_of_Neufch%C3%A2tel http://fabpedigree.com/s098/f412507.htm
  Person ID	I55745	Glenn Cook Family
  Last Modified	15 Jan 2013

  
  

  Father	Rudolph IV, Count of Neufchâtel   d. 1272
  Mother	Sibylle of Montbéliard   d. Abt 1277
  Family ID	F13729	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Jordanna of Arberg   d. Aft 1288
  Children	1. Guillemette of Neufchâtel,   b. 1260   d. 1317 (Age 57 years)
  Family ID	F13730	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	15 Jan 2013

  
  

• Sources

  [S1728] Wikipedia-The Free Encyclopedia, (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page the free encyclopedia).