Judith de Melgueil

County of Melguil, France
"The County of Melgueil (Occitan: Melguelh, modern Mauguio) was a fief of first the Carolingian Emperor, then the King of France, and finally (1085) the Papacy during the Middle Ages. Counts probably sat at Melgueil from the time of the Visigoths. The counts of Melgueil were also counts of Maguelonne and from at least the time of 's homage to Pope Gregory VII on 27 April 1085."

FMG: "Auvergne"

ROBERT [II] (-[1096]). son of GUILLAUME [V] Comte d'Auvergne et de Clermont & his wife Philippa --- (-[1096]). "Guilelmus…princeps Arvernorum" donated property to the abbey of Charroux with the consent of "coniugis meæ Philippiæ ac filiorum meorum Stephani, Rotberti, Guillelmi, Pontii" by charter dated [1047][195].
Comte d'Auvergne et de Gevaudan.
"Guilelmus…princeps Arvernorum" donated property to the abbey of Charroux with the consent of "coniugis meæ Philippiæ ac filiorum meorum Stephani, Rotberti, Guillelmi, Pontii" by charter dated [1047][215].
"Willelmi comitis…et uxor sua Philipia et filii eorum Rotbertus et Willelmus et Pontius" donated property to Sauxillanges by undated charter[216].
"Willelmus, Arvenensis princeps" donated property to Sauxillanges, for the souls of "…filiis meis et uxore mea Phylippia", by undated charter subscribed by "Rotberti comitis, Willelmi comitis, Philippiæ matris eorum"[217]. "Rotbertus Rotenensis urbis comes cum…matre…Phylippia" donated the church of Taravella to the abbey of Conques by charters dated 1058, subscribed by "Willelmi comitis", and 1059[218].
Comte d'Auvergne et de Gevaudan.
"Philippa" donated property to Sauxillanges, for the souls of "domni Wilelmi senioris mei ac filiorum meorum…Wilelmi, Pontii" and "pro Rotberto comite filio meo", by undated charter, subscribed by "Rotberti comitis…uxoris eius Judith"[219].
"Rotbertus comes Arvernorum" donated property to Sauxillanges, for the souls of "patris mei Willelmi, matrisque meæ Philippæ, necnon et fratrum meorum…Willelmi et Pontii", by charter dated 18 Apr 1069 subscribed by "uxoris meæ comitisse Judit"[220].
"Robertus…comes…Arvernensis" donated property to Saint-Julien de Brioude, for the souls of "genitorum suorum Guillelmi et Philipiæ et uxoris suæ Judetæ", by undated charter[221].

m firstly (before 23 Jan 1051) BERTHE de Rouergue, daughter of HUGUES Comte de Rouergue et de Gevaudun [Toulouse] & his wife Fé de Cerdanya (? - [1063/64]).
"Hugo Ruthenensium comes et mater mea Ricardis comitissa" donated property to Conques, for the soul of "Raymundi comitis", by charter dated 23 Jan 1051, signed by "Ricardis commitissæ…Rodberti comitis, Fidei comitissæ, Bertæ comitissæ, Berengarii vicecomitis, Bernardi archidiaconi et fratrum eius"[222].
A charter dated 1079 records that "Rothbertus comes et eius uxor Berta, filia Ugonis Rutenensis comitis" donated "abbatiam sancti Amancii" to Saint-Victor, Marseille[223].
Ctss de Rouergue et de Gevaudun.
On her death, the counties of Narbonne, Agde, Béziers, Uzès and Rouergue reverted to Guillaume IV Comte de Toulouse.

m secondly (before 14 May 1068) JUDITH de Melgueil, daughter of RAYMOND [I] Comte de Melgueil & his wife Beatrix de Poitou (-30 Apr after [1096]).
"Philippa" donated property to Sauxillanges, for the souls of "domni Wilelmi senioris mei ac filiorum meorum…Wilelmi, Pontii" and "pro Rotberto comite filio meo", by undated charter, subscribed by "Rotberti comitis…uxoris eius Judith"[224].
The primary source which confirms her parentage has not yet been identified, although it is indicated by the charter of Pons [de Melgueil] Abbot of Cluny who names Judith “amitam suam” (see below).
"Rotbertus comes Arvernorum" donated property to Sauxillanges, for the souls of "patris mei Willelmi, matrisque meæ Philippæ, necnon et fratrum meorum…Willelmi et Pontii", by charter dated 18 Apr 1069 subscribed by "uxoris meæ comitisse Judit"[225].
"Robertus…comes…Arvernensis" donated property to Saint-Julien de Brioude, for the souls of "genitorum suorum Guillelmi et Philipiæ et uxoris suæ Judetæ", by undated charter[226].
"Poncius…Cluniacensis ecclesiæ…abbas" recommended "amitam suam domnam Judit Arvernorum comitissam" to donate property to Cluny, noting the later donation by "eidem comitissæ et filio eius domno Willelmo Arvernorum comiti…et filios eius Robertum…et Willelmum et eius filiam Judith", by undated charter[227].
She became a nun at Saint-Pierre de Cornillon, Grenoble after her husband died[228].
The necrology of the priory of Saint-Robert de Cornillon, Grenoble records the death "II Kal Mai" of "Judeta monacha comitissa Arvernensis"[229].

Comte Robert [II] & his second wife had two children:

1. JUDITH (-after 1109).
"Poncius…Cluniacensis ecclesiæ…abbas" recommended "amitam suam domnam Judit Arvernorum comitissam" to donate property to Cluny, noting the later donation by "eidem comitissæ et filio eius domno Willelmo Arvernorum comiti…et filios eius Robertum…et Willelmum et eius filiam Judith", by undated charter[230]. Nun at La Chaise-Dieu.

2. GUILLAUME [VI] (-25 Jan [1136]).
"Rotberti comitis Alvernorum, Wilelmi filii eius" subscribed a charter of "Francorum rex Philippus" dated 1095[231].
Comte d'Auvergne et de Velay.
The necrology of the priory of Saint-Robert de Cornillon, Grenoble records the death "VIII Kal Feb" of "Guillelmus comes Arverniæ"[232].

m ---. The name of Guillaume’s wife is not known. It is possible that she was Emma of Sicily, daughter of daughter of Roger I Count of Sicily & his first wife Judith d'Evreux [Normandie].
Malaterra names "filiam eius…Emmam…de prima uxore Judicta" when recording that her father arranged her marriage to Philippe I King of France, in return for a generous dowry, not knowing that the king was still married to Bertha of Holland. She left for France, but when the king's marital status came to light, the dowry was sent back to Sicily and her marriage to the Comte de Clermont was arranged by her brother-in-law Raymond de Saint-Gilles[233].
Baluze is extremely skeptical about the reliability of these statements and suggests that the "comte de Clermont" in question may have been a member of the Clermont [Chiaramonte] family which is recorded from the early 12th century in southern Italy[234]. According to Europäische Stammtafeln[235], the wife of Comte Guillaume [VI] was Emma, daughter of Guillaume d'Evreux, who was the maternal aunt of Emma of Sicily, but this appears to be chronologically impossible.
Emma married [secondly] Rodolfo Macabeo Conte di Montescaglioso.
Pope Pascal II confirmed the possessions of the abbey of Notre-Dame de Josaphat in Sicily and Calabria by charter dated 3 Jan 1113, listing the donations including "Emme filie Rogerii comitis Sicilie et Calabrie…orto ante ecclesiam Sancte Perpetue"[236].
"Rogerius…Sicilie et Italie rex" confirmed donations "a beate memorie Emma sorore nostra quondam comitissa civitate Severiane et Appii domina" to the church of St Basilius in Appia by charter dated 21 Sep 1133[237]. "Rogerius…Sicilie et Italie rex…Rogerii primi comitis heres et filius" confirmed past donations to St Mary Josephat, Jerusalem by (among others) "dona Emma soror nostra uxor quondam Radulfi Machabei" by charter dated 11 Oct 1144[238].

Comte Guillaume [VI] & his wife had two children:

• ROBERT [III] (-[1145]). "Poncius…Cluniacensis ecclesiæ…abbas" recommended "amitam suam domnam Judit Arvernorum comitissam" to donate property to Cluny, noting the later donation by "eidem comitissæ et filio eius domno Willelmo Arvernorum comiti…et filios eius Robertum…et Willelmum et eius filiam Judith", by undated charter[239]. Comte d'Auvergne. "Rotbertus comes Arvernorum" donated property to Sauxillanges, for the souls of "patris mei Willelmi et matris meæ ac fratris mei Willelmi et filii mei Willelmi", by undated charter[240]. m ---. The name of Robert's wife is not known. Comte Robert [III] & his wife had one child:

i) GUILLAUME [VII] "le Jeune" (-[1169]). "Rotbertus comes Arvernorum" donated property to Sauxillanges, for the souls of "patris mei Willelmi et matris meæ ac fratris mei Willelmi et filii mei Willelmi", by undated charter[241]. Comte d'Auvergne. [et cetera hyperlink]
* GUILLAUME [VIII] "le Vieux" d'Auvergne (-[1182]). "Poncius…Cluniacensis ecclesiæ…abbas" recommended "amitam suam domnam Judit Arvernorum comitissam" to donate property to Cluny, noting the later donation by "eidem comitissæ et filio eius domno Willelmo Arvernorum comiti…et filios eius Robertum…et Willelmum et eius filiam Judith", by undated charter[242]. He succeeded as Comte d'Auvergne. [et cetera hyperlink]