Guillaume II 'le Libérateur' Comte de Provence

Nicknames:	"William II Count of /Arles+Provence/", "le Libérateur", "the Liberator", "of Provence", "of Arles", "William I Count of /Provence/", "Le Libâerateur", "the Liberator", "le Liberateur", "William I "the Liberator" of Provence"
Place of Burial:	Sarrians, France
Birthdate:	September 13, 947
Birthplace:	Arles, Bouches-du-Rhone, Provence, France
Death:	Died August 29, 993 in Avignon, Jura, Franche-Comte, France
Occupation:	Count of Provence from 968 to his abdication. Comte d'Arles et de Provence, Count of Provence
Added by:	Ingvar Ejdfors on March 15, 2007
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Last Updated:	September 20, 2010

Immediate Family:	Son of Raimond III Pons, Cnt of Toulouse, Guillermo De Toulouse, Raimond (Raymond) III Comte de Toulouse, Boso, Count of Arles and 11 others Husband of Arsinde De Anjou, Blanche D'Anjou, Emma of Provence, Arsenda DE COMMINGS and 17 others Father of Ermengarde Auvergne (De Toulouse), Bertrand de Toulouse, Rengarde Trencavel, Hildegarde Toulouse and 13 others Brother of William III Taillefer of Toulouse, Adelaide Toulouse, Pons Toulouse, Raimonda Toulouse and 17 others Half brother of Luitgarde de Roergue Countess of Barcelona, William III Taillefer of Toulouse, Adelaida de Rouergue, Raymond III, comte de Rouergue and 57 others

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Guillaume Ier de Provence Un article de Wikipédia, l'encyclopédie libre. Guillaume Ier de Provence dit le Libérateur, (né v. 955 - mort en 993, après le 29 août), fils de Boson II, comte d'Arles et de Constance de Provence, il fut successivement comte d'Avignon (962), comte de Provence (972), marquis de la Provence arlésienne (979) et prince de toute la Provence (991)[1]. En raison d'un oncle appelé lui aussi Guillaume[2], il est parfois dénommé Guillaume II de Provence. Sommaire [masquer] * 1 Biographie o 1.1 Ses premières années o 1.2 La libération de la Provence et ses conséquences o 1.3 Son gouvernement et sa renommée o 1.4 La fin de sa vie * 2 Voir aussi o 2.1 Liens internes o 2.2 Liens externes et bibliographie o 2.3 Notes et références Biographie [modifier] Ses premières années [modifier] Guillaume et son frère ainé Roubaud, succèdent à leur père Boson et oncle appelé lui aussi Guillaume entre 962 et 966. Le comté de Provence leur appartient en indivision, Guillaume devenant comte d'Avignon et Roubaud comte d'Arles suivant la division opérée à la génération précédente entre leur père et oncle. Il épouse entre 968 et avril 970[3], Arsinde de Comminges[4], fille d'Arnaud, comte de Comminges et d'Arsinde de Carcassonne. Si Arsinde, sa première femme, a été parfois été confondue avec Adelaïde, sa seconde, pour ne lui faire qu'une seule et unique épouse, la controverse est aujourd'hui terminée[5]. De cette première union seraient nés : * Odile de Provence dite Odile de Nice (c.976-c.1032) * Guillaume II de Provence (c.981-av. 30 mai 1018)[6]. La libération de la Provence et ses conséquences [modifier] A la suite à l'enlèvement de l'abbé Mayeul en juillet 972 par les bandes de Sarrasins installées dans le massif des Maures depuis la fin du IXe siècle, le comte Guillaume et son frère Roubaud prennent la tête de l'ost provençal renforcé par les troupes d'Ardouin, comte de Turin. Ils traquent les Maures (quelques centaines d'hommes au mieux) qu'ils écrasent à la bataille de Tourtour en 973, puis les chassent de Provence[7]. Cette campagne militaire contre les Sarrasins conduite sans les troupes de Conrad, masque en fait une mise au pas de la Provence, de l'aristocratie locale et des communautés urbaines et paysannes qui avaient jusque là toujours refusé la mutation féodale et le pouvoir comtal. Elle permet à Guillaume d'obtenir la suzeraineté de fait de la Provence et avec le consentement royal, de contrôler le fisc de la Provence. Il distribue les terres reconquises à ses vassaux, arbitre les différents et crée ainsi la féodalité provençale[8]. Avec Isarn, évêque de Grenoble, il entreprend de repeupler le Dauphiné et autorise un comte italien nommé Ugo Blavia à se fixer près de Fréjus au début des années 970 pour remettre les terres en cultures. Son gouvernement et sa renommée [modifier] Comme son père Boson, Guillaume se fait conseiller par un vicomte qui dès 977 l'accompagne dans tous ces déplacements et il s'appuie sur un groupe important de juges pour rendre la justice. Devenu marquis de Provence en 979, il s'installe à Arles au début des années 980. Sa première femme Arsinde de Comminges (c.950-983) venant à décéder, il épouse en 984 dans cette cité, contre l'avis du pape, Adélaïde d'Anjou qui vient de se séparer de son époux, le futur roi de France, Louis V. Le couple aurait eu deux enfants : * Constance d'Arles (986-1032) reine de France par son mariage avec Robert II vers l'an 1000, * et une autre fille Ermengarde d'Arles, dont la filiation est plus contestée[9]; Ermengarde d'Arles épouse par la suite Robert Ier d'Auvergne. Pour tout ceci, il est un personnage important des chroniques de Raoul Glaber qui le traite de duc et il apparaît dans une charte de 992 avec le nom de pater patriae. La fin de sa vie [modifier] À la fin de sa vie Guillaume devient très pieux et restitue de nombreux biens au temporel de l'Eglise. Déjà en 991[10], à la demande de l'évêque de Fréjus, Riculf[11], qui implore à Arles auprès du prince la restitution des anciens domaines de l'évêché, Guillaume accède à cette pétition et lui accorde de surplus la moitié de Fréjus et le village de Puget[12]. En 992, il rend également d’importants domaines en Camargue au monastère Saint-Jean d'Arles. En 993, se sentant mourir dans la ville d'Avignon dont il a été le comte, il prend l'habit de moine et fait appel à l'abbé Mayeul pour soulager son âme. Il fait des restitutions et des offrandes à l'abbaye de Cluny[13], et c'est entouré par la multitude de ses sujets, que Guillaume de Provence passe de vie à trépas dans cette ville, peu après le 29 août 993. Avant de mourir, il avait émis le vœu d'être inhumé à Sarrians, près de Carpentras, dans le prieuré en cours de construction sur la villa offerte à l'abbaye bourguignonne[14]. Voir aussi [modifier] Liens internes [modifier] * Liste des souverains de Provence * Liste des comtes de Comminges * Histoire d'Arles à l'époque haute-médiévale * Histoire de la Provence Liens externes et bibliographie [modifier] * Les comtes de Provence * Joseph Hyacinthe Albanés - Gallia christiana novissima, Tome 3 – Edition 1895 ; ouvrage accessible sur Gallica ici * Martin Aurell, Jean-Paul Boyer et Noël Coulet - La Provence au Moyen Âge Notes et références [modifier] 1. ↑ Martin Aurell, Jean-Paul Boyer et Noël Coulet - La Provence au Moyen Âge, page 13 2. ↑ Il s'agit du frère de Boson II; Boson était comte d'Arles et Guillaume comte d'Avignon. 3. ↑ Avant avril 970 d'après Les comtes de Provence [archive]: Wilelmus comes Provincie et coniunx mea Arsinna donated property to Saint-Victor de Marseille by charter dated Apr 970. 4. ↑ La date de naissance d'Arsinde généralement fixée vers 950 pourrait être plus ancienne compte tenu que les enfants du comte Arnaud, son père, sont nés probablement dans les années 930-945. Arsende serait ainsi bien plus agée que Guillaume. La date de sa mort pose aussi des difficultés. On admet qu'elle se situe entre 979 et 983. 5. ↑ Jean-Pierre Papon, Jules Frédéric Paul Fauris de Saint-Vincens - Histoire générale de Provence ..., page 491 ici [archive] : Les historiens ne font pas d'accord sur le nombre de ses femmes ; les uns lui en donnent une, les autres deux , savoir Arsinde et Adélaïde. Ce dernier sentiment est le seul qu'on doive suivre ; car, 1°) depuis l'année 968, jusqu'en 979, la femme de Guillaume eut constamment le nom d'Arsinde ; et depuis l’an 986 jusqu'en 1026, elle s'appella Adélaïde : distinction qui n'auroit pas été exactement observée, si la même personne eût porté les deux noms. 2°) Arsinde étoit déjà mariée à Guillaume I l'an 968 ; et si elle eût été la même qu'Adélaïde , elle auroit été comtesse de Provence pendant plus de cinquante huit ans, ce qui ne doit point être admis sans de fortes preuves. 6. ↑ Les comtes de Provence [archive] : "Willelmus comes" donated property to Cluny by charter dated 28 Aug [990] signed by "Rodbaldus comes, Adalaix comitissa, Wilelmus comes et filius eius Wilelmus". According to Europäische Stammtafeln, he was the son of Comte Guillaume by his first wife but the primary source on which this is based has not been identified. It is possible that it is speculative in light of his marriage date, which suggests that he was born earlier than the date of his father's second marriage. GUILLAUME [III] Comte de Provence 992, minor until 994 . Toutefois la date de décès d'Arsinde, sa mère supposée, que certains historiens fixent autour de 979, entretient la confusion. Pour d'autres, qui situent le décès d'Arsende avant 983, il n'y pas forcément d'impossibilité. 7. ↑ Des sources tardives comme la Chronique de la Novalaise et la Vie de Saint Bobon donnent des informations romancées de ces événements. 8. ↑ Jean-Pierre Poly, La Provence et la société féodale (879-1166), Paris, 1976 9. ↑ Ermengarde est parfois considérée comme la fille d'Adélaïde et d'Étienne de Gévaudan. 10. ↑ La GCN, page 333 indique le 6 mars 990 11. ↑ Neveu de Teucinde d'Arles. 12. ↑ Martin Aurell, Jean-Paul Boyer et Noël Coulet - La Povence au Moyen Âge, pages 14-15 13. ↑ Martin Aurell, Jean-Paul Boyer et Noël Coulet - La Provence au Moyen Âge, page 13 14. ↑ Ibidem, page 13 -------------------- William I (c. 950 – 993, after 29 August), called the Liberator, was Count of Provence from 968 to his abdication. In 975 or 979, he took the title of marchio or margrave. He is often considered the founder of the county of Provence. He married 1st Arsenda, daughter of Arnold of Comminges and their son was: * William II of Provence He married 1st Arsenda, daughter of Arnold of Comminges and their son was: * William II of Provence He married 2nd (against papal advice) in 984, Adelaide of Anjou, daughter of Fulk II of Anjou and Gerberga of Maine, and their daughter was: * Constance of Arles (973 - 1034), married Robert II of Fra Sources * Lewis, Archibald R. The Development of Southern French and Catalan Society, 718–1050. University of Texas Press: Austin, 1965. He married 2nd (against papal advice) in 984, Adelaide of Anjou, daughter of Fulk II of Anjou and Gerberga of Maine, and their daughter was: * Constance of Arles (973 - 1034), married Robert II of Fra Sources * Lewis, Archibald R. The Development of Southern French and Catalan Society, 718–1050. University of Texas Press: Austin, 1965. -------------------- William I (c. 950 – 993, after 29 August), called the Liberator, was Count of Provence from 968 to his abdication. In 975 or 979, he took the title of marchio or margrave. He is often considered the founder of the county of Provence. He and his elder brother Rotbold II, sons of Boso II of Arles, both carried the title of comes or count concurrently, but it is unknown if they were joint-counts of the whole of Provence or if the region was divided. His brother never bore any other title than count so long as William lived, so the latter seems to have attained a certain supremacy. In 980, he was installed as Count of Arles. His sobriquet comes from his victories against the Saracens by which he liberated Provence from their threat, which had been constant since the establishment of a base at Fraxinet. At the Battle of Tourtour in 973, with the assistance of the counts of the High Alps and the viscounts of Marseille and Fos, he definitively routed the Saracens, chasing them forever from Provence. He reorganised the region east of the Rhône, which he conquered from the Saracens and which had been given him as a gift from King Conrad of Burgundy. Also by royal consent, he and his descendants controlled the fisc in Provence. With Isarn, Bishop of Grenoble, he repopulated Dauphiné and settled an Italian count named Ugo Blavia near Fréjus in 970 in order to bring that land back to cultivation. For all this, he figures prominently in Ralph Glaber's chronicle with the title of dux and he appears in a charter of 992 as pater patriae. He donated land to Cluny and retired to become a monk, dying at Avignon, where he was buried in the church of Saint-Croix at Sarrians. He was succeeded as margrave by his brother. His great principality began to diminish soon after his death as the castles of his vassals, which he had kept carefully under ducal control, soon became allods of their possessors. He married 1st Arsenda, daughter of Arnold of Comminges and their son was: William II of Provence He married 2nd (against papal advice) in 984, Adelaide of Anjou, daughter of Fulk II of Anjou and Gerberga of Maine, and their daughter was: Constance of Arles (973 - 1034), married Robert II of France [ -------------------- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_I_of_Provence William I (c. 950 – 993, after 29 August), called the Liberator, was Count of Provence from 968 to his abdication. In 975 or 979, he took the title of marchio or margrave. He is often considered the founder of the county of Provence. He and his elder brother Rotbold II, sons of Boso II of Arles and Constance of Viennois, daughter of Charles-Constantine, both carried the title of comes or count concurrently, but it is unknown if they were joint-counts of the whole of Provence or if the region was divided. His brother never bore any other title than count so long as William lived, so the latter seems to have attained a certain supremacy. In 980, he was installed as Count of Arles. His sobriquet comes from his victories against the Saracens by which he liberated Provence from their threat, which had been constant since the establishment of a base at Fraxinet. At the Battle of Tourtour in 973, with the assistance of the counts of the High Alps and the viscounts of Marseille and Fos, he definitively routed the Saracens, chasing them forever from Provence. He reorganised the region east of the Rhône, which he conquered from the Saracens and which had been given him as a gift from King Conrad of Burgundy. Also by royal consent, he and his descendants controlled the fisc in Provence. With Isarn, Bishop of Grenoble, he repopulated Dauphiné and settled an Italian count named Ugo Blavia near Fréjus in 970 in order to bring that land back to cultivation. For all this, he figures prominently in Ralph Glaber's chronicle with the title of dux and he appears in a charter of 992 as pater patriae. He donated land to Cluny and retired to become a monk, dying at Avignon, where he was buried in the church of Saint-Croix at Sarrians. He was succeeded as margrave by his brother. His great principality began to diminish soon after his death as the castles of his vassals, which he had kept carefully under ducal control, soon became allods of their possessors. Marriage and issue He married 1st Arsenda, daughter of Arnold of Comminges and their son was: William II of Provence He married 2nd (against papal advice) in 984, Adelaide of Anjou, daughter of Fulk II of Anjou and Gerberga of Maine, and their daughter was: Constance of Arles (973 - 1034), married Robert II of France http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_I_of_Provence -------------------- William I of Provence From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia William I (c.950 – 993, after 29 August), called the Liberator, was Count of Provence from 968 to his abdication. In 975 or 979, he took the title of marchio or margrave. He is often considered the founder of the county of Provence. He and his elder brother Rotbold II, sons of Boso II of Arles, both carried the title of comes or count concurrently, but it is unknown if they were joint-counts of the whole of Provence or if the region was divided. His brother never bore any other title than count so long as William lived, so the latter seems to have attained a certain supremacy. In 980, he was installed as Count of Arles. His sobriquet comes from his victories against the Saracens by which he liberated Provence from their threat, which had been constant since the establishment of a base at Fraxinet. At the Battle of Tourtour in 973, with the assistance of the counts of the High Alps and the viscounts of Marseille and Fos, he definitively routed the Saracens, chasing them forever from Provence. He reorganised the region east of the Rhône, which he conquered from the Saracens and which had been given him as a gift from King Conrad of Burgundy. Also by royal consent, he and his descendants controlled the fisc in Provence. With the Isarn, Bishop of Grenoble, he repopulated the Dauphiny and settled an Italian count named Ugo Blavia near Fréjus in 970 in order to bring that land back to cultivation. For all this, he figures prominently in Ralph Glaber's chronicle with the title of dux and he appears in a charter of 992 as pater patriae. He donated land to Cluny and retired to become a monk, dying at Avignon, where he was buried in the church of Saint-Croix at Sarrians. He was succeeded as margrave by his brother. His great principality began to diminish soon after his death as the castles of his vassals, which he had kept carefully under ducal control, soon became allods of their possessors. Marriage and issue He married 1st Arsenda, daughter of Arnold of Comminges and their son was: William II of Provence He married 2nd (against papal advice) in 984, Adelaide of Anjou, daughter of Fulk II of Anjou and Gerberga of Maine, and their daughter was: Constance of Arles (973 - 1034), married Robert II of France Sources Lewis, Archibald R. The Development of Southern French and Catalan Society, 718–1050. University of Texas Press: Austin, 1965. -------------------- http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/PROVENCE.htm GUILLAUME [II] “le Libérateur” ([955]-Avignon 993 after 29 Aug, bur Sarrians, église de Sainte-Croix). "Boso comes et uxor sua Constantia…illorum filii…Willelmus comes, Rotbaldus comes, Pontius juvenis" signed the charter dated May [963] under which "Gencius et uxor mea Aiburga" donated property "in pago Aquense superiore ad castrum…Ansoyse" to Monmajour[250]. The order of birth of the two sons of Boson is unclear. The May [963] charter suggests that Guillaume was his older son. However, Guillaume is omitted from the charter dated Mar 965 under which "eius filio Rothboldo et fratre eius Wilelmo comite" consented to the charter of "Bosoni comitis, filii Rothboldi quondam"[251], which suggests that Rotbald was older. Comte de Provence, charters showing that both he and his older brother Rotbald were recorded as counts during the same period, although it is not known whether this was a joint countship or whether there was a geographical split between their jurisdictions. Marquis de Provence. "Vuilelmus marchius Arelatense Provintie" donated property "in comitatu Avinionense, in agro Rupiano, in loco…la Lona" to Saint-Victor, Marseille by charter dated 17 Apr 979, signed by "Arsinda comitissa"[252]. "Willelmus comes" donated property to Cluny by charter dated 28 Aug [990] signed by "Rodbaldus comes, Adalaix comitissa, Wilelmus comes et filius eius Wilelmus"[253]. "Dominus princeps et marchio istius provinciæ…Willelmus cum coniuge sua…Adelaix et filio suo…Willelmo" restored property to the abbey of Saint-Césaire d´Arles by charter dated 992, subscribed by "Domnus Rotbaldus comes…Willelmus comes filius Rotbaldi et uxor sua Lucia, Wilelmus comes Tolosanus et uxor sua Ema…"[254]. He became a monk. m firstly (before Apr 970) ARSINDE, daughter of --- (-after 17 Apr 979). "Wilelmus comes Provincie et coniunx mea Arsinna" donated property to Saint-Victor de Marseille by charter dated Apr 970[255]. "Vuilelmus marchius Arelatense Provintie" donated property "in comitatu Avinionense, in agro Rupiano, in loco…la Lona" to Saint-Victor, Marseille by charter dated 17 Apr 979, signed by "Arsinda comitissa"[256]. Szabolcs de Vajay suggests that the first wife of Marquis Guillaume was the sister of Adelais, whose first testament dated 4 Oct 978 names her, basing the hypothesis on onomastics and favorable chronology[257]. Under this testament of "Adelais", she donated her foundation "Narbonam…sanctique Salvatoris" to "sororibus meis et domnæ Arsindæ comitissæ", bequeathed "mea hereditas de Vidiliano" to "Arsindi sorori meæ", "alodes de Tolomiano" to "Ermesindi", and "mea hereditas de Artimiciano" to "Garsindi"[258]. The wording suggests that "Arsindi…Ermesindi…Garsindi" were all sisters of the testator, although the relationship is not specified in the case of Arsinde. It is probable that "domnæ Arsindæ comitissæ" in this document was the wife of Guillaume II Comte de Provence as no other Ctss Arsende has been identified at the time. However, the wording of the passage in which she is named suggests that she was a different person from "Arsindi sorori meæ". Szabolcs de Vajay suggests (as reported by Settipani: the Szabolcs article has not yet been consulted) that the testator was the possible daughter of Arnaud [I] Comte de Comminges. She can be identified as Adelais, widow of Matfried Vicomte de Narbonne, as the document names the couple´s two sons whose affiliation is confirmed by other primary sources. As explained more fully in the document TOULOUSE, KINGS, DUKES & COUNTS, other primary source documentation suggests that the wife of Vicomte Matfried may have been the daughter of Raymond Pons Comte de Toulouse. If this is correct, the chronology suggests that her sister would have been too old to have married Guillaume II Comte de Provence. m secondly ([984/86]) as her fourth husband, ADELAIS [Blanche] d'Anjou, widow firstly of ETIENNE de Brioude, secondly of RAYMOND IV Comte de Toulouse, divorced wife (thirdly) of LOUIS V King of the West Franks, daughter of FOULQUES II "le Bon" Comte d’Anjou & his first wife Gerberge --- ([945/50]-1026, bur Montmajour, near Arles). A manuscript written by Arnoux, monk at Saint-André-lès-Avignon, records the death in 1026 of "Adalax comitissa"[277]. The necrology of Saint-Pierre de Mâcon records the death "IV Kal Jun" of "Adalasia comitissa vocata regali progenie orta"[278]. An enquiry dated 2 Jan 1215 records that "comitissa Blanca" was buried "apud Montem Majorem"[279]. Comte Guillaume [II] & his second wife had two children: 1. GUILLAUME [III] ([986/87]-1018 before 30 May). Comte de Provence 992, minor until 994. 2. CONSTANCE ([987/89]-Château de Melun 22 or 25 Jul 1032, bur église de l'Abbaye royale de Saint-Denis). m ([Sep 1001/25 Aug 1003]) as his third wife, ROBERT II King of France, son of HUGUES Capet King of France & his wife Adelais d’Aquitaine (Orléans ([27 Mar] 972-Château de Melun 20 Jul 1031, bur église de l'Abbaye royale de Saint-Denis). -------------------- William I (c. 950 – 993, after 29 August), called the Liberator, was Count of Provence from 968 to his abdication. In 975 or 979, he took the title of marchio or margrave. He is often considered the founder of the county of Provence. He and his elder brother Rotbold II, sons of Boso II of Arles and Constance of Viennois, daughter of Charles-Constantine, both carried the title of comes or count concurrently, but it is unknown if they were joint-counts of the whole of Provence or if the region was divided. His brother never bore any other title than count so long as William lived, so the latter seems to have attained a certain supremacy. In 980, he was installed as Count of Arles. His sobriquet comes from his victories against the Saracens by which he liberated Provence from their threat, which had been constant since the establishment of a base at Fraxinet. At the Battle of Tourtour in 973, with the assistance of the counts of the High Alps and the viscounts of Marseille and Fos, he definitively routed the Saracens, chasing them forever from Provence. He reorganised the region east of the Rhône, which he conquered from the Saracens and which had been given him as a gift from King Conrad of Burgundy. Also by royal consent, he and his descendants controlled the fisc in Provence. With Isarn, Bishop of Grenoble, he repopulated Dauphiné and settled an Italian count named Ugo Blavia near Fréjus in 970 in order to bring that land back to cultivation. For all this, he figures prominently in Ralph Glaber's chronicle with the title of dux and he appears in a charter of 992 as pater patriae. He donated land to Cluny and retired to become a monk, dying at Avignon, where he was buried in the church of Saint-Croix at Sarrians. He was succeeded as margrave by his brother. His great principality began to diminish soon after his death as the castles of his vassals, which he had kept carefully under ducal control, soon became allods of their possessors. He married 1st Arsenda, daughter of Arnold of Comminges and their son was: William II of Provence He married 2nd (against papal advice) in 984, Adelaide of Anjou, daughter of Fulk II of Anjou and Gerberga of Maine, and their daughter was: Constance of Arles (973 - 1034), married Robert II of France -------------------- He married 1st Arsenda, daughter of Arnold of Comminges and their son was: * William II of Provence He married 2nd (against papal advice) in 984, Adelaide of Anjou, daughter of Fulk II of Anjou and Gerberga of Maine, and their daughter was: * Constance of Arles (973 - 1034), married Robert II of France -------------------- The family of Guillaume II de PROVENCE and Adèle dite Blanche d'ANJOU [128949] PROVENCE (de), Guillaume II (Boso & Constance de PROVENCE [128948]), comte de Provence et d'Arles, born about 950 * married about 980, from France ? (France) ANJOU (d'), Adèle dite Blanche (Geoffroy Ier & Adélaïs de VERMANDOIS [129058]) 1) Constance, born 986, died 1032-07, buried Saint-Denis (Seine-Saint-Denis : 930066), France, married .. (France) 1003 or 1005 Robert II le Pieux de FRANCE Bibliographie : Essai sur l'histoire des comtes souverains de Provence; Histoire de la maison royale de France (Père Anselme); Mémoires (Société généalogique canadienne-française) http://www.francogene.com/quebec--genealogy/128/128949.php -------------------- William I of Provence From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search William I (c. 950 – 993, after 29 August), called the Liberator, was Count of Provence from 968 to his abdication. In 975 or 979, he took the title of marchio or margrave. He is often considered the founder of the county of Provence. He and his elder brother Rotbold II, sons of Boso II of Arles and Constance of Viennois, daughter of Charles-Constantine, both carried the title of comes or count concurrently, but it is unknown if they were joint-counts of the whole of Provence or if the region was divided. His brother never bore any other title than count so long as William lived, so the latter seems to have attained a certain supremacy. In 980, he was installed as Count of Arles. His sobriquet comes from his victories against the Saracens by which he liberated Provence from their threat, which had been constant since the establishment of a base at Fraxinet. At the Battle of Tourtour in 973, with the assistance of the counts of the High Alps and the viscounts of Marseille and Fos, he definitively routed the Saracens, chasing them forever from Provence. He reorganised the region east of the Rhône, which he conquered from the Saracens and which had been given him as a gift from King Conrad of Burgundy. Also by royal consent, he and his descendants controlled the fisc in Provence. With Isarn, Bishop of Grenoble, he repopulated Dauphiné and settled an Italian count named Ugo Blavia near Fréjus in 970 in order to bring that land back to cultivation. For all this, he figures prominently in Ralph Glaber's chronicle with the title of dux and he appears in a charter of 992 as pater patriae. He donated land to Cluny and retired to become a monk, dying at Avignon, where he was buried in the church of Saint-Croix at Sarrians. He was succeeded as margrave by his brother. His great principality began to diminish soon after his death as the castles of his vassals, which he had kept carefully under ducal control, soon became allods of their possessors. [edit] Marriage and issue He married 1st Arsenda, daughter of Arnold of Comminges and their son was: * William II of Provence He married 2nd (against papal advice) in 984, Adelaide of Anjou, daughter of Fulk II of Anjou and Gerberga of Maine, and their daughter was: * Constance of Arles (973 - 1034), married Robert II of FranceSources * Lewis, Archibald R. The Development of Southern French and Catalan Society, 718–1050. University of Texas Press: Austin, 1965. -------------------- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_I_of_Provence and in French: http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guillaume_Ier_de_Provence William I (c. 950 – 993, after 29 August), called the Liberator, was Count of Provence from 968 to his abdication. In 975 or 979, he took the title of marchio or margrave. He is often considered the founder of the county of Provence. He and his elder brother Rotbold II, sons of Boso II of Arles and Constance of Viennois, daughter of Charles-Constantine, both carried the title of comes or count concurrently, but it is unknown if they were joint-counts of the whole of Provence or if the region was divided. His brother never bore any other title than count so long as William lived, so the latter seems to have attained a certain supremacy. In 980, he was installed as Count of Arles. His sobriquet comes from his victories against the Saracens by which he liberated Provence from their threat, which had been constant since the establishment of a base at Fraxinet. At the Battle of Tourtour in 973, with the assistance of the counts of the High Alps and the viscounts of Marseille and Fos, he definitively routed the Saracens, chasing them forever from Provence. He reorganised the region east of the Rhône, which he conquered from the Saracens and which had been given him as a gift from King Conrad of Burgundy. Also by royal consent, he and his descendants controlled the fisc in Provence. With Isarn, Bishop of Grenoble, he repopulated Dauphiné and settled an Italian count named Ugo Blavia near Fréjus in 970 in order to bring that land back to cultivation. For all this, he figures prominently in Ralph Glaber's chronicle with the title of dux and he appears in a charter of 992 as pater patriae. He donated land to Cluny and retired to become a monk, dying at Avignon, where he was buried in the church of Saint-Croix at Sarrians. He was succeeded as margrave by his brother. His great principality began to diminish soon after his death as the castles of his vassals, which he had kept carefully under ducal control, soon became allods of their possessors. [edit] Marriage and issue He married 1st Arsenda, daughter of Arnold of Comminges and their son was: * William II of Provence He married 2nd (against papal advice) in 984, Adelaide of Anjou, daughter of Fulk II of Anjou and Gerberga of Maine, and their daughter was: * Constance of Arles (973 - 1034), married Robert II of France -------------------- Wilhelm I. genannt der Befreier (französisch: Guillaume I. le Libérateur) († 994) war Graf und später Markgraf von Provence sowie als Wilhelm II. Graf von Arles. Er war der jüngere Sohn der Grafen Boso II. und der Constance von Provence aus dem Haus der Buviniden, 970 war er Graf von Arles und Provence, 979 nahm er den Titel eines Markgrafen von Provence an, was ihn vor allem – gegenüber seinem älteren Bruder Graf Rotbald II. – als Oberhaupt der Familie bezeichnet. Ob damit eine tatsächliche Teilung des Landes oder eine gemeinsame Regierung verbunden war, ist unbekannt. Er erhielt seinen Beinamen aufgrund seiner Siege über die Sarazenen, durch die er die Provence von dieser Bedrohung befreite, die seit der Errichtung ihrer Basis in Fraxinetum (La Garde-Freinet) beständig war. In der Schlacht von Tourtour 973 verjagte er mit Unterstützung der Grafen aus den Alpen, den Vizegrafen von Marseille und Fos-sur-Mer endgültig aus dem Land. Er reorganisierte das Land östlich der Rhône, das König Konrad III. von Burgund ihm zugesprochen und das er den Sarazenen weggenommen hatte. Mit königlicher Zustimmung kontrollierten er und seine Nachkommen auch den provenzalischen Fiscus. Er und der Bischof von Grenoble Isarn siedelten in der Dauphiné wieder Menschen an. Bei Fréjus wurde 970 ein Italiener namens Ugo Blavia als Graf eingesetzt. Aufgrund seiner Leistungen wird er in Rodulfus Glabers Chronik als Dux und in einem Dokument aus dem Jahr 992 als Pater patriae bezeichnet. Er beschenkte die Abtei Cluny und zog sich gegen Ende seines Lebens in ein Kloster zurück. Er starb in Avignon und wurde in der Kirche Saint-Croix in Sarrians beerdigt. Sein Nachfolger als Markgraf wurde sein Bruder Ehen [Bearbeiten]Er heiratete in erster Ehe Arsenda von Comminges, 984/986 dann in zweiter Ehe – gegen den Willen des Papstes – 984/86 Adelheid (Blanche) von Anjou († 1026), Tochter von Fulko II., Graf von Anjou, die Witwe des Grafen Stephan (Étienne) von Gévaudan und geschiedene Ehefrau des Königs Ludwig V. der Faule (Louis V. le Fainéant) von Frankreich († 22. Mai 987). Nach Wilhelms Tod heiratete Adelheid vor 1016 in vierter Ehe den Vater ihrer Schwiegertochter, Otto Wilhelm von Burgund († 21. September 1026) Nachkommen [Bearbeiten]Aus der ersten Ehe stammt Wilhelms Erbe: Wilhelm III. (Guillaume III.) (992 minderjährig, † 1018 vor dem 30. Mai) Graf von Provence 994-1018; ? um 1002 Gerberga von Burgund († 1020/23) aus dem Haus Burgund-Ivrea, Tochter des Grafen Otto Wilhelm von Burgund Aus seiner zweiten Ehe stammen seine Töchter: Konstanze (Constance) († 28. Juli 1032), ? zwischen August 1001 und 25. August 1002 Robert II. der Fromme König von Frankreich (Kapetinger), † 28. Juli 1031 Ermgard, ? Robert I. Graf von Auvergne († vor 1032) Darüber hinaus hatte er vermutlich zwei weitere Kinder: Odilia de Nizza, wohl aus der ersten Ehe, ? I Miron Vizegraf von Sisteron aus dem Haus Barcelona; ? II um 1004 Laugier Graf von Nizza Toda, wohl aus der zweiten Ehe, ? um 992 Bernhard I. Taillefer (Bernardo I Tallaferro) Graf von Besalú und Ripoli († 1020) William I (c.950 – 993, after 29 August), called the Liberator, was Count of Provence from 968 to his abdication. In 975 or 979, he took the title of marchio or margrave. He is often considered the founder of the county of Provence. He and his elder brother Rotbold II, sons of Boso II of Arles, both carried the title of comes or count concurrently, but it is unknown if they were joint-counts of the whole of Provence or if the region was divided. His brother never bore any other title than count so long as William lived, so the latter seems to have attained a certain supremacy. In 980, he was installed as Count of Arles. His sobriquet comes from his victories against the Saracens by which he liberated Provence from their threat, which had been constant since the establishment of a base at Fraxinet. At the Battle of Tourtour in 973, with the assistance of the counts of the High Alps and the viscounts of Marseille and Fos, he definitively routed the Saracens, chasing them forever from Provence. He reorganised the region east of the Rhône, which he conquered from the Saracens and which had been given him as a gift from King Conrad of Burgundy. Also by royal consent, he and his descendants controlled the fisc in Provence. With the Isarn, Bishop of Grenoble, he repopulated the Dauphiny and settled an Italian count named Ugo Blavia near Fréjus in 970 in order to bring that land back to cultivation. For all this, he figures prominently in Ralph Glaber's chronicle with the title of dux and he appears in a charter of 992 as pater patriae. He donated land to Cluny and retired to become a monk, dying at Avignon, where he was buried in the church of Saint-Croix at Sarrians. He was succeeded as margrave by his brother. His great principality began to diminish soon after his death as the castles of his vassals, which he had kept carefully under ducal control, soon became allods of their possessors. [edit] Marriage and issue He married 1st Arsenda, daughter of Arnold of Comminges and their son was: William II of Provence He married 2nd (against papal advice) in 984, Adelaide of Anjou, daughter of Fulk II of Anjou and Gerberga of Maine, and their daughter was: Constance of Arles (973 - 1034), married Robert II of France [edit] Sources Lewis, Archibald R. The Development of Southern French and Catalan Society, 718–1050. University of Texas Press: Austin, 1965. This biography of a European noble is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. -------------------- Guillaume III Taillefer, Comte de Provence (1) M, #113577, b. circa 947, d. September 1037 Last Edited=11 Jul 2005 Guillaume III Taillefer, Comte de Provence was born circa 947. He is the son of Raimond III Pons, Comte de Toulouse and Gersende (?). He married, firstly, Adelaide d'Anjou, daughter of Fulk II d'Anjou, Comte d'Anjou and Gerberge de Tours. He married, secondly, Emma of Venaissin, daughter of Rotbold of Venaissin, Count of Venaissin and Ermengarde (?), circa 990. He died in September 1037. Guillaume III Taillefer, Comte de Provence succeeded to the title of Comte de Provence. He succeeded to the title of Comte de Toulouse in 960. (2) Child of Guillaume III Taillefer, Comte de Provence and Adelaide d'Anjou -1. Constance d'Arles+ b. c 973, d. 25 Jul 1032 (1) Child of Guillaume III Taillefer, Comte de Provence and Emma of Venaissin -1. Pons, Comte de Toulouse+ b. c 990, d. c 1061 (3) Forrás / Source: http://www.thepeerage.com/p11358.htm#i113577 -------------------- Gift två gånger -------------------- William I (c. 950 – 993, after 29 August), called the Liberator, was Count of Provence from 968 to his abdication. In 975 or 979, he took the title of marchio or margrave. He is often considered the founder of the county of Provence. He and his elder brother Rotbold II, sons of Boso II of Arles, both carried the title of comes or count concurrently, but it is unknown if they were joint-counts of the whole of Provence or if the region was divided. His brother never bore any other title than count so long as William lived, so the latter seems to have attained a certain supremacy. In 980, he was installed as Count of Arles. His sobriquet comes from his victories against the Saracens by which he liberated Provence from their threat, which had been constant since the establishment of a base at Fraxinet. At the Battle of Tourtour in 973, with the assistance of the counts of the High Alps and the viscounts of Marseille and Fos, he definitively routed the Saracens, chasing them forever from Provence. He reorganised the region east of the Rhône, which he conquered from the Saracens and which had been given him as a gift from King Conrad of Burgundy. Also by royal consent, he and his descendants controlled the fisc in Provence. With the Isarn, Bishop of Grenoble, he repopulated the Dauphiny and settled an Italian count named Ugo Blavia near Fréjus in 970 in order to bring that land back to cultivation. For all this, he figures prominently in Ralph Glaber's chronicle with the title of dux and he appears in a charter of 992 as pater patriae. He donated land to Cluny and retired to become a monk, dying at Avignon, where he was buried in the church of Saint-Croix at Sarrians. He was succeeded as margrave by his brother. His great principality began to diminish soon after his death as the castles of his vassals, which he had kept carefully under ducal control, soon became allods of their possessors. He married 1st Arsenda, daughter of Arnold of Comminges and their son was: William II of Provence He married 2nd (against papal advice) in 984, Adelaide of Anjou, daughter of Fulk II of Anjou and Gerberga of Maine, and their daughter was: Constance of Arles (973 - 1034), married Robert II of France -------------------- William I (c. 950 – 993, after 29 August), called the Liberator, was Count of Provence from 968 to his abdication. In 975 or 979, he took the title of marchio or margrave. He is often considered the founder of the county of Provence. He and his elder brother Rotbold II, sons of Boso II of Arles and Constance of Viennois, daughter of Charles-Constantine, both carried the title of comes or count concurrently, but it is unknown if they were joint-counts of the whole of Provence or if the region was divided. His brother never bore any other title than count so long as William lived, so the latter seems to have attained a certain supremacy. In 980, he was installed as Count of Arles. His sobriquet comes from his victories against the Saracens by which he liberated Provence from their threat, which had been constant since the establishment of a base at Fraxinet. At the Battle of Tourtour in 973, with the assistance of the counts of the High Alps and the viscounts of Marseille and Fos, he definitively routed the Saracens, chasing them forever from Provence. He reorganised the region east of the Rhône, which he conquered from the Saracens and which had been given him as a gift from King Conrad of Burgundy. Also by royal consent, he and his descendants controlled the fisc in Provence. With Isarn, Bishop of Grenoble, he repopulated Dauphiné and settled an Italian count named Ugo Blavia near Fréjus in 970 in order to bring that land back to cultivation. For all this, he figures prominently in Ralph Glaber's chronicle with the title of dux and he appears in a charter of 992 as pater patriae. He donated land to Cluny and retired to become a monk, dying at Avignon, where he was buried in the church of Saint-Croix at Sarrians. He was succeeded as margrave by his brother. His great principality began to diminish soon after his death as the castles of his vassals, which he had kept carefully under ducal control, soon became allods of their possessors. [edit] Marriage and issue He married 1st Arsenda, daughter of Arnold of Comminges and their son was: * William II of Provence He married 2nd (against papal advice) in 984, Adelaide of Anjou, daughter of Fulk II of Anjou and Gerberga of Maine, and their daughter was: * Constance of Arles (973 - 1034), married Robert II of France [edit] Sources * Lewis, Archibald R. The Development of Southern French and Catalan Society, 718–1050. University of Texas Press: Austin, 1965.

Guillaume Ier de Provence
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Guillaume Ier de Provence dit le Libérateur, (né v. 955 - mort en 993, après le 29 août), fils de Boson II, comte d'Arles et de Constance de Provence, il fut successivement comte d'Avignon (962), comte de Provence (972), marquis de la Provence arlésienne (979) et prince de toute la Provence (991)[1].
En raison d'un oncle appelé lui aussi Guillaume[2], il est parfois dénommé Guillaume II de Provence.
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* 1 Biographie
o 1.1 Ses premières années
o 1.2 La libération de la Provence et ses conséquences
o 1.3 Son gouvernement et sa renommée
o 1.4 La fin de sa vie
* 2 Voir aussi
o 2.1 Liens internes
o 2.2 Liens externes et bibliographie
o 2.3 Notes et références

Biographie [modifier]

Ses premières années [modifier]

Guillaume et son frère ainé Roubaud, succèdent à leur père Boson et oncle appelé lui aussi Guillaume entre 962 et 966. Le comté de Provence leur appartient en indivision, Guillaume devenant comte d'Avignon et Roubaud comte d'Arles suivant la division opérée à la génération précédente entre leur père et oncle. Il épouse entre 968 et avril 970[3], Arsinde de Comminges[4], fille d'Arnaud, comte de Comminges et d'Arsinde de Carcassonne. Si Arsinde, sa première femme, a été parfois été confondue avec Adelaïde, sa seconde, pour ne lui faire qu'une seule et unique épouse, la controverse est aujourd'hui terminée[5]. De cette première union seraient nés :

* Odile de Provence dite Odile de Nice (c.976-c.1032)
* Guillaume II de Provence (c.981-av. 30 mai 1018)[6].

La libération de la Provence et ses conséquences [modifier]

A la suite à l'enlèvement de l'abbé Mayeul en juillet 972 par les bandes de Sarrasins installées dans le massif des Maures depuis la fin du IXe siècle, le comte Guillaume et son frère Roubaud prennent la tête de l'ost provençal renforcé par les troupes d'Ardouin, comte de Turin. Ils traquent les Maures (quelques centaines d'hommes au mieux) qu'ils écrasent à la bataille de Tourtour en 973, puis les chassent de Provence[7]. Cette campagne militaire contre les Sarrasins conduite sans les troupes de Conrad, masque en fait une mise au pas de la Provence, de l'aristocratie locale et des communautés urbaines et paysannes qui avaient jusque là toujours refusé la mutation féodale et le pouvoir comtal. Elle permet à Guillaume d'obtenir la suzeraineté de fait de la Provence et avec le consentement royal, de contrôler le fisc de la Provence. Il distribue les terres reconquises à ses vassaux, arbitre les différents et crée ainsi la féodalité provençale[8]. Avec Isarn, évêque de Grenoble, il entreprend de repeupler le Dauphiné et autorise un comte italien nommé Ugo Blavia à se fixer près de Fréjus au début des années 970 pour remettre les terres en cultures.

Son gouvernement et sa renommée [modifier]

Comme son père Boson, Guillaume se fait conseiller par un vicomte qui dès 977 l'accompagne dans tous ces déplacements et il s'appuie sur un groupe important de juges pour rendre la justice. Devenu marquis de Provence en 979, il s'installe à Arles au début des années 980. Sa première femme Arsinde de Comminges (c.950-983) venant à décéder, il épouse en 984 dans cette cité, contre l'avis du pape, Adélaïde d'Anjou qui vient de se séparer de son époux, le futur roi de France, Louis V. Le couple aurait eu deux enfants :

* Constance d'Arles (986-1032) reine de France par son mariage avec Robert II vers l'an 1000,
* et une autre fille Ermengarde d'Arles, dont la filiation est plus contestée[9]; Ermengarde d'Arles épouse par la suite Robert Ier d'Auvergne.

Pour tout ceci, il est un personnage important des chroniques de Raoul Glaber qui le traite de duc et il apparaît dans une charte de 992 avec le nom de pater patriae.

La fin de sa vie [modifier]

À la fin de sa vie Guillaume devient très pieux et restitue de nombreux biens au temporel de l'Eglise. Déjà en 991[10], à la demande de l'évêque de Fréjus, Riculf[11], qui implore à Arles auprès du prince la restitution des anciens domaines de l'évêché, Guillaume accède à cette pétition et lui accorde de surplus la moitié de Fréjus et le village de Puget[12]. En 992, il rend également d’importants domaines en Camargue au monastère Saint-Jean d'Arles. En 993, se sentant mourir dans la ville d'Avignon dont il a été le comte, il prend l'habit de moine et fait appel à l'abbé Mayeul pour soulager son âme. Il fait des restitutions et des offrandes à l'abbaye de Cluny[13], et c'est entouré par la multitude de ses sujets, que Guillaume de Provence passe de vie à trépas dans cette ville, peu après le 29 août 993. Avant de mourir, il avait émis le vœu d'être inhumé à Sarrians, près de Carpentras, dans le prieuré en cours de construction sur la villa offerte à l'abbaye bourguignonne[14].

Voir aussi [modifier]

Liens internes [modifier]

* Liste des souverains de Provence
* Liste des comtes de Comminges
* Histoire d'Arles à l'époque haute-médiévale
* Histoire de la Provence

Liens externes et bibliographie [modifier]

* Les comtes de Provence
* Joseph Hyacinthe Albanés - Gallia christiana novissima, Tome 3 – Edition 1895 ; ouvrage accessible sur Gallica ici
* Martin Aurell, Jean-Paul Boyer et Noël Coulet - La Provence au Moyen Âge

Notes et références [modifier]

1. ↑ Martin Aurell, Jean-Paul Boyer et Noël Coulet - La Provence au Moyen Âge, page 13
2. ↑ Il s'agit du frère de Boson II; Boson était comte d'Arles et Guillaume comte d'Avignon.
3. ↑ Avant avril 970 d'après Les comtes de Provence [archive]:

Wilelmus comes Provincie et coniunx mea Arsinna donated property to Saint-Victor de Marseille by charter dated Apr 970.

4. ↑ La date de naissance d'Arsinde généralement fixée vers 950 pourrait être plus ancienne compte tenu que les enfants du comte Arnaud, son père, sont nés probablement dans les années 930-945. Arsende serait ainsi bien plus agée que Guillaume.
La date de sa mort pose aussi des difficultés. On admet qu'elle se situe entre 979 et 983.
5. ↑ Jean-Pierre Papon, Jules Frédéric Paul Fauris de Saint-Vincens - Histoire générale de Provence ..., page 491 ici [archive] :

Les historiens ne font pas d'accord sur le nombre de ses femmes ; les uns lui en donnent une, les autres deux , savoir Arsinde et Adélaïde. Ce dernier sentiment est le seul qu'on doive suivre ; car, 1°) depuis l'année 968, jusqu'en 979, la femme de Guillaume eut constamment le nom d'Arsinde ; et depuis l’an 986 jusqu'en 1026, elle s'appella Adélaïde : distinction qui n'auroit pas été exactement observée, si la même personne eût porté les deux noms. 2°) Arsinde étoit déjà mariée à Guillaume I l'an 968 ; et si elle eût été la même qu'Adélaïde , elle auroit été comtesse de Provence pendant plus de cinquante huit ans, ce qui ne doit point être admis sans de fortes preuves.

6. ↑ Les comtes de Provence [archive] :

"Willelmus comes" donated property to Cluny by charter dated 28 Aug [990] signed by "Rodbaldus comes, Adalaix comitissa, Wilelmus comes et filius eius Wilelmus". According to Europäische Stammtafeln, he was the son of Comte Guillaume by his first wife but the primary source on which this is based has not been identified. It is possible that it is speculative in light of his marriage date, which suggests that he was born earlier than the date of his father's second marriage. GUILLAUME [III] Comte de Provence 992, minor until 994 .

Toutefois la date de décès d'Arsinde, sa mère supposée, que certains historiens fixent autour de 979, entretient la confusion. Pour d'autres, qui situent le décès d'Arsende avant 983, il n'y pas forcément d'impossibilité.
7. ↑ Des sources tardives comme la Chronique de la Novalaise et la Vie de Saint Bobon donnent des informations romancées de ces événements.
8. ↑ Jean-Pierre Poly, La Provence et la société féodale (879-1166), Paris, 1976
9. ↑ Ermengarde est parfois considérée comme la fille d'Adélaïde et d'Étienne de Gévaudan.
10. ↑ La GCN, page 333 indique le 6 mars 990
11. ↑ Neveu de Teucinde d'Arles.
12. ↑ Martin Aurell, Jean-Paul Boyer et Noël Coulet - La Povence au Moyen Âge, pages 14-15
13. ↑ Martin Aurell, Jean-Paul Boyer et Noël Coulet - La Provence au Moyen Âge, page 13
14. ↑ Ibidem, page 13

He married 1st Arsenda, daughter of Arnold of Comminges and their son was:

* William II of Provence

He married 1st Arsenda, daughter of Arnold of Comminges and their son was:

* William II of Provence

He married 2nd (against papal advice) in 984, Adelaide of Anjou, daughter of Fulk II of Anjou and Gerberga of Maine, and their daughter was:

* Constance of Arles (973 - 1034), married Robert II of Fra

Sources

* Lewis, Archibald R. The Development of Southern French and Catalan Society, 718–1050. University of Texas Press: Austin, 1965.

He married 2nd (against papal advice) in 984, Adelaide of Anjou, daughter of Fulk II of Anjou and Gerberga of Maine, and their daughter was:

* Constance of Arles (973 - 1034), married Robert II of Fra

Sources

* Lewis, Archibald R. The Development of Southern French and Catalan Society, 718–1050. University of Texas Press: Austin, 1965.

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William I (c. 950 – 993, after 29 August), called the Liberator, was Count of Provence from 968 to his abdication. In 975 or 979, he took the title of marchio or margrave. He is often considered the founder of the county of Provence. He and his elder brother Rotbold II, sons of Boso II of Arles, both carried the title of comes or count concurrently, but it is unknown if they were joint-counts of the whole of Provence or if the region was divided. His brother never bore any other title than count so long as William lived, so the latter seems to have attained a certain supremacy.

In 980, he was installed as Count of Arles. His sobriquet comes from his victories against the Saracens by which he liberated Provence from their threat, which had been constant since the establishment of a base at Fraxinet. At the Battle of Tourtour in 973, with the assistance of the counts of the High Alps and the viscounts of Marseille and Fos, he definitively routed the Saracens, chasing them forever from Provence. He reorganised the region east of the Rhône, which he conquered from the Saracens and which had been given him as a gift from King Conrad of Burgundy. Also by royal consent, he and his descendants controlled the fisc in Provence. With Isarn, Bishop of Grenoble, he repopulated Dauphiné and settled an Italian count named Ugo Blavia near Fréjus in 970 in order to bring that land back to cultivation. For all this, he figures prominently in Ralph Glaber's chronicle with the title of dux and he appears in a charter of 992 as pater patriae.

He donated land to Cluny and retired to become a monk, dying at Avignon, where he was buried in the church of Saint-Croix at Sarrians. He was succeeded as margrave by his brother. His great principality began to diminish soon after his death as the castles of his vassals, which he had kept carefully under ducal control, soon became allods of their possessors.

He married 1st Arsenda, daughter of Arnold of Comminges and their son was:

William II of Provence
He married 2nd (against papal advice) in 984, Adelaide of Anjou, daughter of Fulk II of Anjou and Gerberga of Maine, and their daughter was:

Constance of Arles (973 - 1034), married Robert II of France

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William I (c. 950 – 993, after 29 August), called the Liberator, was Count of Provence from 968 to his abdication. In 975 or 979, he took the title of marchio or margrave. He is often considered the founder of the county of Provence. He and his elder brother Rotbold II, sons of Boso II of Arles and Constance of Viennois, daughter of Charles-Constantine, both carried the title of comes or count concurrently, but it is unknown if they were joint-counts of the whole of Provence or if the region was divided. His brother never bore any other title than count so long as William lived, so the latter seems to have attained a certain supremacy.

Marriage and issue

He married 1st Arsenda, daughter of Arnold of Comminges and their son was:
William II of Provence

He married 2nd (against papal advice) in 984, Adelaide of Anjou, daughter of Fulk II of Anjou and Gerberga of Maine, and their daughter was:
Constance of Arles (973 - 1034), married Robert II of France

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_I_of_Provence

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William I of Provence
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William I (c.950 – 993, after 29 August), called the Liberator, was Count of Provence from 968 to his abdication. In 975 or 979, he took the title of marchio or margrave. He is often considered the founder of the county of Provence. He and his elder brother Rotbold II, sons of Boso II of Arles, both carried the title of comes or count concurrently, but it is unknown if they were joint-counts of the whole of Provence or if the region was divided. His brother never bore any other title than count so long as William lived, so the latter seems to have attained a certain supremacy.

In 980, he was installed as Count of Arles. His sobriquet comes from his victories against the Saracens by which he liberated Provence from their threat, which had been constant since the establishment of a base at Fraxinet. At the Battle of Tourtour in 973, with the assistance of the counts of the High Alps and the viscounts of Marseille and Fos, he definitively routed the Saracens, chasing them forever from Provence. He reorganised the region east of the Rhône, which he conquered from the Saracens and which had been given him as a gift from King Conrad of Burgundy. Also by royal consent, he and his descendants controlled the fisc in Provence. With the Isarn, Bishop of Grenoble, he repopulated the Dauphiny and settled an Italian count named Ugo Blavia near Fréjus in 970 in order to bring that land back to cultivation. For all this, he figures prominently in Ralph Glaber's chronicle with the title of dux and he appears in a charter of 992 as pater patriae.

Marriage and issue

He married 1st Arsenda, daughter of Arnold of Comminges and their son was:
William II of Provence

Sources
Lewis, Archibald R. The Development of Southern French and Catalan Society, 718–1050. University of Texas Press: Austin, 1965.
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GUILLAUME [II] “le Libérateur” ([955]-Avignon 993 after 29 Aug, bur Sarrians, église de Sainte-Croix). "Boso comes et uxor sua Constantia…illorum filii…Willelmus comes, Rotbaldus comes, Pontius juvenis" signed the charter dated May [963] under which "Gencius et uxor mea Aiburga" donated property "in pago Aquense superiore ad castrum…Ansoyse" to Monmajour[250]. The order of birth of the two sons of Boson is unclear. The May [963] charter suggests that Guillaume was his older son. However, Guillaume is omitted from the charter dated Mar 965 under which "eius filio Rothboldo et fratre eius Wilelmo comite" consented to the charter of "Bosoni comitis, filii Rothboldi quondam"[251], which suggests that Rotbald was older.

Comte de Provence, charters showing that both he and his older brother Rotbald were recorded as counts during the same period, although it is not known whether this was a joint countship or whether there was a geographical split between their jurisdictions.

Marquis de Provence. "Vuilelmus marchius Arelatense Provintie" donated property "in comitatu Avinionense, in agro Rupiano, in loco…la Lona" to Saint-Victor, Marseille by charter dated 17 Apr 979, signed by "Arsinda comitissa"[252]. "Willelmus comes" donated property to Cluny by charter dated 28 Aug [990] signed by "Rodbaldus comes, Adalaix comitissa, Wilelmus comes et filius eius Wilelmus"[253]. "Dominus princeps et marchio istius provinciæ…Willelmus cum coniuge sua…Adelaix et filio suo…Willelmo" restored property to the abbey of Saint-Césaire d´Arles by charter dated 992, subscribed by "Domnus Rotbaldus comes…Willelmus comes filius Rotbaldi et uxor sua Lucia, Wilelmus comes Tolosanus et uxor sua Ema…"[254]. He became a monk.

m firstly (before Apr 970) ARSINDE, daughter of --- (-after 17 Apr 979). "Wilelmus comes Provincie et coniunx mea Arsinna" donated property to Saint-Victor de Marseille by charter dated Apr 970[255]. "Vuilelmus marchius Arelatense Provintie" donated property "in comitatu Avinionense, in agro Rupiano, in loco…la Lona" to Saint-Victor, Marseille by charter dated 17 Apr 979, signed by "Arsinda comitissa"[256]. Szabolcs de Vajay suggests that the first wife of Marquis Guillaume was the sister of Adelais, whose first testament dated 4 Oct 978 names her, basing the hypothesis on onomastics and favorable chronology[257]. Under this testament of "Adelais", she donated her foundation "Narbonam…sanctique Salvatoris" to "sororibus meis et domnæ Arsindæ comitissæ", bequeathed "mea hereditas de Vidiliano" to "Arsindi sorori meæ", "alodes de Tolomiano" to "Ermesindi", and "mea hereditas de Artimiciano" to "Garsindi"[258]. The wording suggests that "Arsindi…Ermesindi…Garsindi" were all sisters of the testator, although the relationship is not specified in the case of Arsinde. It is probable that "domnæ Arsindæ comitissæ" in this document was the wife of Guillaume II Comte de Provence as no other Ctss Arsende has been identified at the time. However, the wording of the passage in which she is named suggests that she was a different person from "Arsindi sorori meæ". Szabolcs de Vajay suggests (as reported by Settipani: the Szabolcs article has not yet been consulted) that the testator was the possible daughter of Arnaud [I] Comte de Comminges. She can be identified as Adelais, widow of Matfried Vicomte de Narbonne, as the document names the couple´s two sons whose affiliation is confirmed by other primary sources. As explained more fully in the document TOULOUSE, KINGS, DUKES & COUNTS, other primary source documentation suggests that the wife of Vicomte Matfried may have been the daughter of Raymond Pons Comte de Toulouse. If this is correct, the chronology suggests that her sister would have been too old to have married Guillaume II Comte de Provence.

m secondly ([984/86]) as her fourth husband, ADELAIS [Blanche] d'Anjou, widow firstly of ETIENNE de Brioude, secondly of RAYMOND IV Comte de Toulouse, divorced wife (thirdly) of LOUIS V King of the West Franks, daughter of FOULQUES II "le Bon" Comte d’Anjou & his first wife Gerberge --- ([945/50]-1026, bur Montmajour, near Arles). A manuscript written by Arnoux, monk at Saint-André-lès-Avignon, records the death in 1026 of "Adalax comitissa"[277]. The necrology of Saint-Pierre de Mâcon records the death "IV Kal Jun" of "Adalasia comitissa vocata regali progenie orta"[278]. An enquiry dated 2 Jan 1215 records that "comitissa Blanca" was buried "apud Montem Majorem"[279].

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

1. GUILLAUME [III] ([986/87]-1018 before 30 May). Comte de Provence 992, minor until 994.

2. CONSTANCE ([987/89]-Château de Melun 22 or 25 Jul 1032, bur église de l'Abbaye royale de Saint-Denis). m ([Sep 1001/25 Aug 1003]) as his third wife, ROBERT II King of France, son of HUGUES Capet King of France & his wife Adelais d’Aquitaine (Orléans ([27 Mar] 972-Château de Melun 20 Jul 1031, bur église de l'Abbaye royale de Saint-Denis).

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William I (c. 950 – 993, after 29 August), called the Liberator, was Count of Provence from 968 to his abdication. In 975 or 979, he took the title of marchio or margrave. He is often considered the founder of the county of Provence. He and his elder brother Rotbold II, sons of Boso II of Arles and Constance of Viennois, daughter of Charles-Constantine, both carried the title of comes or count concurrently, but it is unknown if they were joint-counts of the whole of Provence or if the region was divided. His brother never bore any other title than count so long as William lived, so the latter seems to have attained a certain supremacy.

He married 1st Arsenda, daughter of Arnold of Comminges and their son was:

William II of Provence
He married 2nd (against papal advice) in 984, Adelaide of Anjou, daughter of Fulk II of Anjou and Gerberga of Maine, and their daughter was:

Constance of Arles (973 - 1034), married Robert II of France
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He married 1st Arsenda, daughter of Arnold of Comminges and their son was:

* William II of Provence

He married 2nd (against papal advice) in 984, Adelaide of Anjou, daughter of Fulk II of Anjou and Gerberga of Maine, and their daughter was:

* Constance of Arles (973 - 1034), married Robert II of France

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The family of Guillaume II de PROVENCE and Adèle dite Blanche d'ANJOU
[128949] PROVENCE (de), Guillaume II (Boso & Constance de PROVENCE [128948]), comte de Provence et d'Arles, born about 950
* married about 980, from France ? (France)
ANJOU (d'), Adèle dite Blanche (Geoffroy Ier & Adélaïs de VERMANDOIS [129058])
1) Constance, born 986, died 1032-07, buried Saint-Denis (Seine-Saint-Denis : 930066), France, married .. (France) 1003 or 1005 Robert II le Pieux de FRANCE

Bibliographie : Essai sur l'histoire des comtes souverains de Provence; Histoire de la maison royale de France (Père Anselme); Mémoires (Société généalogique canadienne-française)

http://www.francogene.com/quebec--genealogy/128/128949.php

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William I of Provence
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[edit] Marriage and issue

He married 1st Arsenda, daughter of Arnold of Comminges and their son was:

* William II of Provence

He married 2nd (against papal advice) in 984, Adelaide of Anjou, daughter of Fulk II of Anjou and Gerberga of Maine, and their daughter was:

* Constance of Arles (973 - 1034), married Robert II of FranceSources

* Lewis, Archibald R. The Development of Southern French and Catalan Society, 718–1050. University of Texas Press: Austin, 1965.

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William I (c. 950 – 993, after 29 August), called the Liberator, was Count of Provence from 968 to his abdication. In 975 or 979, he took the title of marchio or margrave. He is often considered the founder of the county of Provence. He and his elder brother Rotbold II, sons of Boso II of Arles and Constance of Viennois, daughter of Charles-Constantine, both carried the title of comes or count concurrently, but it is unknown if they were joint-counts of the whole of Provence or if the region was divided. His brother never bore any other title than count so long as William lived, so the latter seems to have attained a certain supremacy.

He married 1st Arsenda, daughter of Arnold of Comminges and their son was:

* William II of Provence

He married 2nd (against papal advice) in 984, Adelaide of Anjou, daughter of Fulk II of Anjou and Gerberga of Maine, and their daughter was:

* Constance of Arles (973 - 1034), married Robert II of France

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Wilhelm I. genannt der Befreier (französisch: Guillaume I. le Libérateur) († 994) war Graf und später Markgraf von Provence sowie als Wilhelm II. Graf von Arles. Er war der jüngere Sohn der Grafen Boso II. und der Constance von Provence aus dem Haus der Buviniden,

970 war er Graf von Arles und Provence, 979 nahm er den Titel eines Markgrafen von Provence an, was ihn vor allem – gegenüber seinem älteren Bruder Graf Rotbald II. – als Oberhaupt der Familie bezeichnet. Ob damit eine tatsächliche Teilung des Landes oder eine gemeinsame Regierung verbunden war, ist unbekannt.

Er erhielt seinen Beinamen aufgrund seiner Siege über die Sarazenen, durch die er die Provence von dieser Bedrohung befreite, die seit der Errichtung ihrer Basis in Fraxinetum (La Garde-Freinet) beständig war. In der Schlacht von Tourtour 973 verjagte er mit Unterstützung der Grafen aus den Alpen, den Vizegrafen von Marseille und Fos-sur-Mer endgültig aus dem Land. Er reorganisierte das Land östlich der Rhône, das König Konrad III. von Burgund ihm zugesprochen und das er den Sarazenen weggenommen hatte. Mit königlicher Zustimmung kontrollierten er und seine Nachkommen auch den provenzalischen Fiscus. Er und der Bischof von Grenoble Isarn siedelten in der Dauphiné wieder Menschen an. Bei Fréjus wurde 970 ein Italiener namens Ugo Blavia als Graf eingesetzt. Aufgrund seiner Leistungen wird er in Rodulfus Glabers Chronik als Dux und in einem Dokument aus dem Jahr 992 als Pater patriae bezeichnet.

Er beschenkte die Abtei Cluny und zog sich gegen Ende seines Lebens in ein Kloster zurück. Er starb in Avignon und wurde in der Kirche Saint-Croix in Sarrians beerdigt. Sein Nachfolger als Markgraf wurde sein Bruder

Ehen [Bearbeiten]Er heiratete in erster Ehe Arsenda von Comminges, 984/986 dann in zweiter Ehe – gegen den Willen des Papstes – 984/86 Adelheid (Blanche) von Anjou († 1026), Tochter von Fulko II., Graf von Anjou, die Witwe des Grafen Stephan (Étienne) von Gévaudan und geschiedene Ehefrau des Königs Ludwig V. der Faule (Louis V. le Fainéant) von Frankreich († 22. Mai 987).

Nach Wilhelms Tod heiratete Adelheid vor 1016 in vierter Ehe den Vater ihrer Schwiegertochter, Otto Wilhelm von Burgund († 21. September 1026)

Nachkommen [Bearbeiten]Aus der ersten Ehe stammt Wilhelms Erbe:

Wilhelm III. (Guillaume III.) (992 minderjährig, † 1018 vor dem 30. Mai) Graf von Provence 994-1018; ? um 1002 Gerberga von Burgund († 1020/23) aus dem Haus Burgund-Ivrea, Tochter des Grafen Otto Wilhelm von Burgund
Aus seiner zweiten Ehe stammen seine Töchter:

Konstanze (Constance) († 28. Juli 1032), ? zwischen August 1001 und 25. August 1002 Robert II. der Fromme König von Frankreich (Kapetinger), † 28. Juli 1031
Ermgard, ? Robert I. Graf von Auvergne († vor 1032)
Darüber hinaus hatte er vermutlich zwei weitere Kinder:

Odilia de Nizza, wohl aus der ersten Ehe, ? I Miron Vizegraf von Sisteron aus dem Haus Barcelona; ? II um 1004 Laugier Graf von Nizza
Toda, wohl aus der zweiten Ehe, ? um 992 Bernhard I. Taillefer (Bernardo I Tallaferro) Graf von Besalú und Ripoli († 1020)

William I (c.950 – 993, after 29 August), called the Liberator, was Count of Provence from 968 to his abdication. In 975 or 979, he took the title of marchio or margrave. He is often considered the founder of the county of Provence. He and his elder brother Rotbold II, sons of Boso II of Arles, both carried the title of comes or count concurrently, but it is unknown if they were joint-counts of the whole of Provence or if the region was divided. His brother never bore any other title than count so long as William lived, so the latter seems to have attained a certain supremacy.

In 980, he was installed as Count of Arles. His sobriquet comes from his victories against the Saracens by which he liberated Provence from their threat, which had been constant since the establishment of a base at Fraxinet. At the Battle of Tourtour in 973, with the assistance of the counts of the High Alps and the viscounts of Marseille and Fos, he definitively routed the Saracens, chasing them forever from Provence. He reorganised the region east of the Rhône, which he conquered from the Saracens and which had been given him as a gift from King Conrad of Burgundy. Also by royal consent, he and his descendants controlled the fisc in Provence. With the Isarn, Bishop of Grenoble, he repopulated the Dauphiny and settled an Italian count named Ugo Blavia near Fréjus in 970 in order to bring that land back to cultivation. For all this, he figures prominently in Ralph Glaber's chronicle with the title of dux and he appears in a charter of 992 as pater patriae.

[edit] Marriage and issue
He married 1st Arsenda, daughter of Arnold of Comminges and their son was:

William II of Provence
He married 2nd (against papal advice) in 984, Adelaide of Anjou, daughter of Fulk II of Anjou and Gerberga of Maine, and their daughter was:

Constance of Arles (973 - 1034), married Robert II of France

[edit] Sources
Lewis, Archibald R. The Development of Southern French and Catalan Society, 718–1050. University of Texas Press: Austin, 1965.
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Guillaume III Taillefer, Comte de Provence (1)
M, #113577, b. circa 947, d. September 1037
Last Edited=11 Jul 2005
Guillaume III Taillefer, Comte de Provence was born circa 947. He is the son of Raimond III Pons, Comte de Toulouse and Gersende (?). He married, firstly, Adelaide d'Anjou, daughter of Fulk II d'Anjou, Comte d'Anjou and Gerberge de Tours. He married, secondly, Emma of Venaissin, daughter of Rotbold of Venaissin, Count of Venaissin and Ermengarde (?), circa 990. He died in September 1037.
Guillaume III Taillefer, Comte de Provence succeeded to the title of Comte de Provence. He succeeded to the title of Comte de Toulouse in 960. (2)
Child of Guillaume III Taillefer, Comte de Provence and Adelaide d'Anjou
-1. Constance d'Arles+ b. c 973, d. 25 Jul 1032 (1)
Child of Guillaume III Taillefer, Comte de Provence and Emma of Venaissin
-1. Pons, Comte de Toulouse+ b. c 990, d. c 1061 (3)

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William I (c. 950 – 993, after 29 August), called the Liberator, was Count of Provence from 968 to his abdication. In 975 or 979, he took the title of marchio or margrave. He is often considered the founder of the county of Provence. He and his elder brother Rotbold II, sons of Boso II of Arles, both carried the title of comes or count concurrently, but it is unknown if they were joint-counts of the whole of Provence or if the region was divided. His brother never bore any other title than count so long as William lived, so the latter seems to have attained a certain supremacy.

In 980, he was installed as Count of Arles. His sobriquet comes from his victories against the Saracens by which he liberated Provence from their threat, which had been constant since the establishment of a base at Fraxinet. At the Battle of Tourtour in 973, with the assistance of the counts of the High Alps and the viscounts of Marseille and Fos, he definitively routed the Saracens, chasing them forever from Provence. He reorganised the region east of the Rhône, which he conquered from the Saracens and which had been given him as a gift from King Conrad of Burgundy. Also by royal consent, he and his descendants controlled the fisc in Provence. With the Isarn, Bishop of Grenoble, he repopulated the Dauphiny and settled an Italian count named Ugo Blavia near Fréjus in 970 in order to bring that land back to cultivation. For all this, he figures prominently in Ralph Glaber's chronicle with the title of dux and he appears in a charter of 992 as pater patriae.

He married 1st Arsenda, daughter of Arnold of Comminges and their son was:

William II of Provence
He married 2nd (against papal advice) in 984, Adelaide of Anjou, daughter of Fulk II of Anjou and Gerberga of Maine, and their daughter was:

Constance of Arles (973 - 1034), married Robert II of France
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William I (c. 950 – 993, after 29 August), called the Liberator, was Count of Provence from 968 to his abdication. In 975 or 979, he took the title of marchio or margrave. He is often considered the founder of the county of Provence. He and his elder brother Rotbold II, sons of Boso II of Arles and Constance of Viennois, daughter of Charles-Constantine, both carried the title of comes or count concurrently, but it is unknown if they were joint-counts of the whole of Provence or if the region was divided. His brother never bore any other title than count so long as William lived, so the latter seems to have attained a certain supremacy.

He married 1st Arsenda, daughter of Arnold of Comminges and their son was:

* William II of Provence

He married 2nd (against papal advice) in 984, Adelaide of Anjou, daughter of Fulk II of Anjou and Gerberga of Maine, and their daughter was:

* Constance of Arles (973 - 1034), married Robert II of France

[edit] Sources

* Lewis, Archibald R. The Development of Southern French and Catalan Society, 718–1050. University of Texas Press: Austin, 1965.