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William VI, Seigneur de Montpellier

Male 1100 - 1162  (62 years)


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  1. 1.  William VI, Seigneur de Montpellier was born about 1100 (son of William V, Seigneur de Montpellier and Ermesende de Melguiel); died in 1162 in Grandselve Abbey, Bouillac, Occitanie, France.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Land/House: 1136; In 1136, he received Tortosa.
    • Religion: say 1160; In late life, he became a Cistercian monk at Grandselver.

    William married Sibel de Vasto di Savona in Aug 1129. Sibel (daughter of Bonifacio I, Marchese di Savona Vasto and Agnes de Vermandois) died before 1146. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. William VII, Duc de Montpellier and Montferrier was born about 1130; died after May 1173; was buried in Grandselve Abbey, Bouillac, Occitanie, France.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  William V, Seigneur de Montpellier was born on 1065 - 1069 (son of William IV, Seigneur de Montpellier and Ermengarde of Melgueil); died about 1122.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • History: He joined Raymonde de St. Gilles on the First Crusade. He held the castle of Melgueil in 1103.

    William married Ermesende de Melguiel in 1086/87. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Ermesende de Melguiel (daughter of Pierre, Count of Substantion Melgueil and Almodis of Toulouse).
    Children:
    1. 1. William VI, Seigneur de Montpellier was born about 1100; died in 1162 in Grandselve Abbey, Bouillac, Occitanie, France.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  William IV, Seigneur de Montpellier was born on 1030 - 1035 (son of William III, Seigneur de Montpellier); died in 1076.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • History: He bought the castle at Melgueil.

    William married Ermengarde of Melgueil about 1060. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Ermengarde of Melgueil (daughter of Raymond I, Count of Melgueil and Beatrix of Poitou).
    Children:
    1. 2. William V, Seigneur de Montpellier was born on 1065 - 1069; died about 1122.

  3. 6.  Pierre, Count of Substantion Melgueil (son of Raymond I, Count of Melgueil and Beatrix of Poitou); was buried in Maguelone Cathedral, Occitanie, France.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Living: 1085; He was living in 1085.

    Pierre married Almodis of Toulouse about 1065. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 7.  Almodis of Toulouse (daughter of Pons III, Count of Toulouse and Almodis de la Marche, Countess of Limoges).

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • General Information: Her name is also spelt Almode.
    • Living: 1135; She was living in 1135.
    • Last Full Review: 6 May 2020

    Children:
    1. 3. Ermesende de Melguiel


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  William III, Seigneur de Montpellier was born about 1000 (son of William II, Seigneur de Montpellier and Beliarde); died about 1068.
    Children:
    1. 4. William IV, Seigneur de Montpellier was born on 1030 - 1035; died in 1076.

  2. 10.  Raymond I, Count of Melgueil (son of Bernard III, Count of Melgueil and Adele, Countess of Substantion); died about 1079.

    Raymond married Beatrix of Poitou before 1055. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  3. 11.  Beatrix of Poitou (daughter of William III "the Great", Count of Poitou and Agnes of Burgundy, Princess of Lombardy).
    Children:
    1. 5. Ermengarde of Melgueil
    2. 6. Pierre, Count of Substantion Melgueil was buried in Maguelone Cathedral, Occitanie, France.

  4. 14.  Pons III, Count of ToulousePons III, Count of Toulouse was born in 991 (son of William III "Taillefer", Count of Toulouse and Emma de Mortain); died in 1060 in Toulouse, Haute-Garonne, Occitanie, France; was buried in Basilica of Saint-Sernin, Toulouse, Occitanie, France.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Title(s): 1037; In 1037 he became the Count of Toulouse.
    • Last Full Review: 7 Aug 2020

    Notes:

    Name:

    Pons married Almodis de la Marche, Countess of Limoges in 1040, and was divorced in 1053. Almodis (daughter of Bernard I, Count de la Haute Marche and Perigord and Amelia, Countess of Aubnay) was born about 1020; died on 16 Oct 1071; was buried in Barcelona Cathedral, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  5. 15.  Almodis de la Marche, Countess of LimogesAlmodis de la Marche, Countess of Limoges was born about 1020 (daughter of Bernard I, Count de la Haute Marche and Perigord and Amelia, Countess of Aubnay); died on 16 Oct 1071; was buried in Barcelona Cathedral, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • General Information: She was famed for her marriage career, in particularly for her third marriage to Ramon Berenguer I, Count of Barcelona, with whom she committed double bigamy, for which the Pope had them excommunicated. William of Malmesbury reflected that she was, "sad, [of] unbridled lewdness". Her name was also spelt Arlette or Almode.
    • Religion: 1054; In 1054 Pope Victor II excommunicated Almodis and Ramon for this illegal marriage until 1056.
    • Travel: 1066/67, Toulouse, Haute-Garonne, Occitanie, France; In 1066/67 she traveled to Toulouse for her daughter's wedding.
    • Last Full Review: 7 Aug 2020

    Notes:

    Name:


    Died:
    Peter Raymundi resented Almodis' influence and was concerned she was trying to replace him with her own two sons, his consanguinous nephews, both who had claims through their father, Count La Marche. He murdered her.

    Notes:

    Divorced:
    Pons repudiated her owing to her bigamy.

    Children:
    1. William IV of Toulouse, Count of Toulouse was born about 1040; died in 1093 in Spain.
    2. Raymond IV of Toulouse
    3. Hugh, Abbot of Saint-Gilles
    4. 7. Almodis of Toulouse


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