Odo IV or Eudes IV (1295 â€" 3 April 1349) was Duke of Burgundy from
1315 until his death and Count of Burgundy and Artois between 1330 and
1347. He was the second son of Duke Robert II and Agnes of France.Odo
succeeded his elder brother, Hugh V, in 1315. Odo defended the rights
of his niece Joan against Philip the Tall, another uncle, after Louis
X's death in 1316. In 1318, Odo married Philip's eldest daughter, Joan
III, Countess of Burgundy (1308 â€" 1347). Thus allying himself with
Philip V, who had become king of France.Odo succeeded his elder
brother, Hugh V, in 1315. Odo defended the rights of his niece Joan
against Philip the Tall, another uncle, after Louis X's death in 1316.
In 1318, Odo married Philip's eldest daughter, Joan III, Countess of
Burgundy (1308 â€" 1347). Thus allying himself with Philip V, who had
become king of France.On the death of his brother, Louis in 1316, Odo
became titular king of Thessalonica. By 1320, Odo was complaining to
the pope of the Angevins' usurpation of Thessalonica, yet later sold
his rights as King of Thessalonica and Prince of Achaea to Louis,
Count of Clermont.Odo's wife inherited the domains of her mother in
1330: the county of Artois and the county of Burgundy, the so-called
Free County. Her claim to the County of Artois was challenged by
Robert III of Artois, who at that time was a close friend and advisor
of King Philip VI. The dispute ended abruptly when in December 1330
the documents used by Robert of Artois to support his claim were found
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