William I of Provence

950 - 993  (~ 43 years)

• Name	William I of Provence
  Born	ca 950
  Gender	Male
  Died	29 Aug 993	Avignon, France
  Buried	Saint-Croix, Sarrian, France
  Notes	Wikipeida https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_I_of_Provence He was called the Liberator and was Count of Provence from 968 to his abdication. He is often considered the founder of the county of Provence. He and his elder brother Rotbold I were sons of Boso II of Arles and Constance of Viennois, daughter of Charles-Constantine. In 980, he was installed as Count of Arles. His sobriquet comes from his victories against the Saracens [Muslims] 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. He married first Arsenda, daughter of Arnold of Comminges and their son was William II of Provence. He married second (against papal advice) in 984, Adelaide-Blanche of Anjou, daughter of Fulk II of Anjou and Gerberga, and their daughter was Constance of Arles (986?1034), married Robert II of France. 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.
  Person ID	I36081	Master File
  Last Modified	10 Sep 2016

  
  

  Family	Adelaide-Blanche of Anjou,   b. ca 940,   d. 1026, Avignon, France  (Age ~ 86 years)
  Children	1. Constance of Arles, Queen of the Franks,   b. ca 986, Arles, France ,   d. 28 Jul 1032, Melun, Seine-et-Marne, Île-de-France, France  (Age ~ 46 years)
  Last Modified	10 Sep 2016
  Family ID	F14875	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart