William III, Count of Burgundy (d. 1127) was a 12th-century French noble. He inherited his father William II's counties Burgundy and Mâcon as his only son, following William II's assassination by his barons in 1125.
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He demonstrated his piety by founding a priory of the Order of Cluny on the island of Saint-Pierre, and married the daughter of Berthold II.[1]
William III was himself then assassinated, as was his son William IV, at the church of Payerne on 1 March 1127.[1]
He was succeeded by Renaud III, son of William III's great-uncle Stephen.
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