William II, Count of Nevers

He was a son of Renauld II, Count of Nevers and his second wife Agnes of Beaugency.

[2] The Origine et Historia Brevi Nivernensium Comitum mentions that Renaud II served as co-ruler to his father but predeceased him on 5 August 1089.

He set out in February 1101 with 15,000 men, but his army failed to take the heavily garrisoned Seljuk-controlled Konya and was virtually wiped out during the disastrous Battle of Heraclea Cybistra.

[3] He persuaded Louis VI to break peace with Henry I and throw his support behind William Clito in 1115.

He is believed to have been buried in Chartreuse, where Bernard of Clairvaux attempted and failed to resurrect him.

William II
The routes through western Anatolia taken by the crusaders of 1101 . William followed the southern route, past Konya , leading to the Battle of Heraclea Cybistra.