Commentary
Charles Cawley makes his father Manasses, Count of Dijon. This idea is based on an undated charter which is mentioned in the Chronicle of Saint-Bénigne de Dijon ["Manasses comes ... Walo filius eius et Manasses comes iunior"]. Cawley interprets Manasses to be the son rather than the father. He states that "it appears among other charters of the early years of the 10th century. If this is the correct dating, it is unlikely that it refers to Manassès (died after 925) as his sons would at the time have probably been too young to have confirmed charters. In addition, if the donation did refer to Manassès (died after 925) it is unclear why Walo and Manassès would have confirmed but not their brothers Hervé and Giselbert. The conclusion is therefore that the donation relates to the father of Manassès, who has otherwise not been identified. This interpretation appears supported by the Chronicle of Alberic de Trois-Fontaines which in 906 names "comes Manasses Divionensi", specifying that "Walo et alterius Manasses comes iunior" were his sons, although it is recognised that this source is not always chronologically and factually reliable." Stewart Baldwin rejects this logic, but does not present any reasoning as to why other than to say "it seems clear that the Walo and Manassès junior of the charter were sons of the Manassès who died 918×920." Charles Cawley's explaination does not account for why he chose the older Walo rather than the younger.
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SpouseErmengarde (e876-) 
Child +Giselbert Duke of Burgundy (e899-956) [S1362] [S3191]
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Child +Ermengarde (e912-) [S907] [S3191] [S3191]
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Attributes
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GenderMale
NameManassès , Comte de Dijon [S907]
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NameManassès II, Comte de Dijon [S3191]
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NameManassès , Count of Autun, Chalon, Dijon [S1363]
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Timeline
ClaimDateDetailAgeEvidence
Birthest 875 (856-878)
 
Living924 [S3191]
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Sources
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[S907] Cawley, Charles, "Foundation of Medieval Genealogy (Medieval Lands - Burgundy Duchy Nobility: Mâcon & Beaujeu)" (2006-7 (v1.2 Updated 25 August 2007)) (https://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/BURGUNDIAN NOBILITY.htm).
[S1363] Baldwin, Stewart, "The Henry Project - Manassès" (April 24, 2008) (https://fasg.org/projects/henryproject/data/manas000.htm).
[S3191] Cawley, Charles, "Foundation of Medieval Genealogy (Medieval Lands - Burgundy Duchy: Dijon)" (https://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/burgddijon.htm).