Guillaume II le Liberateur Comte de Provence et Arles , 950994 (aged 44 years)

Name
Guillaume II // Comte de Provence et Arles
Given names
Guillaume II
Nickname
le Liberateur
Name suffix
Comte de Provence et Arles
Name
William I /of Provence/ Count of Provence
Given names
William I
Nickname
the Liberator
Surname prefix
of
Surname
Provence
Name suffix
Count of Provence
Birth
Text:

~Europäische Stammtafeln, J.A. Stargardt Verlag, Marburg, Schwennicke, Detlev (Ed.), Reference: II 187

Marriage
Text:

- The Lineage and Ancestry of H.R.H. Prince Charles, Prince of Wales, Edinburgh, 1977, Paget, Gerald, Reference: 139
- Caroli Magni Progenies, Neustadt an der Aisch, 1977 , Rösch, Siegfried, Reference: 176

Death
Text:

~Europäische Stammtafeln, J.A. Stargardt Verlag, Marburg, Schwennicke, Detlev (Ed.), Reference: II 187

Note
Source citation
Source citation
Note

BIOGRAPHY
Guillaume was born about 950, the son of Boso II, comte d'Avignon et Arles, and Constance de Provence. Called 'le Liberateur' (the Liberator), Guillaume 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 Roubaud II 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 Guillaume lived, so Guillaume seems to have attained a certain supremacy.

Guillaume's first marriage was with Arsenda de Comminges. They had at least two children, Arsinde and Guillaume III, both of whom would have progeny. Between 984 and 986, against papal advice he married Adelaide dite Blanche d'Anjou, daughter of Foulques II 'the Good', comte d'Anjou, and Gerberge de Tours. Adelaide was a widow thrice over (her last husband had been Louis V, king of France), but none of her marriages had resulted in progeny. With Guillaume she had at least two daughters, both of whom would have progeny.

In 980, Guillaume 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_ (the royal demesne which paid taxes, entirely in kind, from which the royal household was meant to be supported) in Provence. With 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._

Guillaume donated land to Cluny and retired to become a monk, dying about 994 at Avignon, where he was buried in the church of Saint-Croix at Sarrians. He was succeeded as margrave by his brother Roubaud II. 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.

 

Great-grandparents

generation +3 relationship coefficient: 12.5% (Biological great-grandparents)

le Liberateur has no great-grandparents recorded.

Grandparents

generation +2 relationship coefficient: 25.0% (Biological grandparents)

le Liberateur has 1 grandfather and 1 grandmother recorded (2 in total).

Biological parents of father (2)

Partnership  Roubaud I d'Agel + d'Aquitaine
1 Roubaud I d'Agel 949

Uncles and Aunts

generation +1 relationship coefficient: 25.0% (Full siblings of biological parents)

le Liberateur has no uncles or aunts recorded.

Uncles and Aunts by marriage

generation +1 no blood relationship

le Liberateur has no uncles or aunts by marriage recorded.

Parents

generation +1 relationship coefficient: 50.0% (Biological parents)

le Liberateur has 1 father and 1 mother recorded (2 in total).

Parents-in-law

generation +1 no blood relationship

le Liberateur has 1 father-in-law and 1 mother-in-law recorded (2 in total).

Co-parents-in-law

same generation no blood relationship

le Liberateur has 1 co-father-in-law and 1 co-mother-in-law recorded (2 in total).

Parents-in-law of biological children (2)

Marriage  Robert II le Pieux King of France 996-1031 + Constance de Provence
2 Aelis 9501006

Partners

same generation no blood relationship

le Liberateur has one female partner recorded.

Partner of le Liberateur  (1)

Partner chains

same generation no blood relationship

le Liberateur has no members of a partner chain recorded.

Siblings

same generation relationship coefficient: 50.0% (Full siblings)

le Liberateur has no siblings recorded.

Siblings-in-law

same generation no blood relationship

le Liberateur has no siblings-in-law recorded.

Co-siblings-in-law

same generation no blood relationship

le Liberateur has no co-siblings-in-law recorded.

Cousins

same generation relationship coefficient: 12.5% (Children of full siblings of biological parents)

le Liberateur has no first cousins recorded.

Nephews and Nieces

generation -1 relationship coefficient: 25.0% (Children of full siblings)

le Liberateur has no nephews or nieces recorded.

Children

generation -1 relationship coefficient: 50.0% (Biological children)

le Liberateur has one daughter recorded.

Children-in-law

generation -1 no blood relationship

le Liberateur has one son-in-law recorded.

Partners of biological children (1)

Daughter Constance de Provence

Grandchildren

generation -2 relationship coefficient: 25.0% (Biological grandchildren)

le Liberateur has 1 grandson and 1 granddaughter recorded (2 in total).

Grandchildren-in-law

generation -2 no blood relationship

le Liberateur has 1 grandson-in-law and 1 granddaughter-in-law recorded (2 in total).

Summary for the shown extended family

The extended family of le Liberateur has 16 members (including le Liberateur). (additional members of the partner chains are not counted)

Great-grandparents

generation +3 relationship coefficient: 12.5% (Biological great-grandparents)

le Liberateur has no great-grandparents recorded.

Grandparents

generation +2 relationship coefficient: 25.0% (Biological grandparents)

le Liberateur has one grandfather recorded.

Biological parents of father (1)

Partnership  Roubaud I d'Agel + d'Aquitaine
1 Roubaud I d'Agel 949

Uncles and Aunts

generation +1 relationship coefficient: 25.0% (Full siblings of biological parents)

le Liberateur has no uncles or aunts recorded.

Uncles and Aunts by marriage

generation +1 no blood relationship

le Liberateur has no uncles or aunts by marriage recorded.

Parents

generation +1 relationship coefficient: 50.0% (Biological parents)

le Liberateur has one father recorded.

Parents-in-law

generation +1 no blood relationship

le Liberateur has one father-in-law recorded.

Co-parents-in-law

same generation no blood relationship

le Liberateur has one co-father-in-law recorded.

Partners

same generation no blood relationship

le Liberateur has no partners recorded.

Partner chains

same generation no blood relationship

le Liberateur has no members of a partner chain recorded.

Siblings

same generation relationship coefficient: 50.0% (Full siblings)

le Liberateur has no siblings recorded.

Siblings-in-law

same generation no blood relationship

le Liberateur has no siblings-in-law recorded.

Co-siblings-in-law

same generation no blood relationship

le Liberateur has no co-siblings-in-law recorded.

Cousins

same generation relationship coefficient: 12.5% (Children of full siblings of biological parents)

le Liberateur has no first cousins recorded.

Nephews and Nieces

generation -1 relationship coefficient: 25.0% (Children of full siblings)

le Liberateur has no nephews or nieces recorded.

Children

generation -1 relationship coefficient: 50.0% (Biological children)

le Liberateur has no children recorded.

Children-in-law

generation -1 no blood relationship

le Liberateur has one son-in-law recorded.

Partners of biological children (1)

Daughter Constance de Provence

Grandchildren

generation -2 relationship coefficient: 25.0% (Biological grandchildren)

le Liberateur has one grandson recorded.

Grandchildren-in-law

generation -2 no blood relationship

le Liberateur has one grandson-in-law recorded.

Summary for the shown extended family

The extended family of le Liberateur has 8 members (including le Liberateur). (additional members of the partner chains are not counted)

Great-grandparents

generation +3 relationship coefficient: 12.5% (Biological great-grandparents)

le Liberateur has no great-grandparents recorded.

Grandparents

generation +2 relationship coefficient: 25.0% (Biological grandparents)

le Liberateur has one grandmother recorded.

Biological parents of father (1)

Partnership  Roubaud I d'Agel + d'Aquitaine

Uncles and Aunts

generation +1 relationship coefficient: 25.0% (Full siblings of biological parents)

le Liberateur has no uncles or aunts recorded.

Uncles and Aunts by marriage

generation +1 no blood relationship

le Liberateur has no uncles or aunts by marriage recorded.

Parents

generation +1 relationship coefficient: 50.0% (Biological parents)

le Liberateur has one mother recorded.

Parents-in-law

generation +1 no blood relationship

le Liberateur has one mother-in-law recorded.

Co-parents-in-law

same generation no blood relationship

le Liberateur has one co-mother-in-law recorded.

Parents-in-law of biological children (1)

Marriage  Robert II le Pieux King of France 996-1031 + Constance de Provence
1 Aelis 9501006

Partners

same generation no blood relationship

le Liberateur has one female partner recorded.

Partner of le Liberateur  (1)

Partner chains

same generation no blood relationship

le Liberateur has no members of a partner chain recorded.

Siblings

same generation relationship coefficient: 50.0% (Full siblings)

le Liberateur has no siblings recorded.

Siblings-in-law

same generation no blood relationship

le Liberateur has no siblings-in-law recorded.

Co-siblings-in-law

same generation no blood relationship

le Liberateur has no co-siblings-in-law recorded.

Cousins

same generation relationship coefficient: 12.5% (Children of full siblings of biological parents)

le Liberateur has no first cousins recorded.

Nephews and Nieces

generation -1 relationship coefficient: 25.0% (Children of full siblings)

le Liberateur has no nephews or nieces recorded.

Children

generation -1 relationship coefficient: 50.0% (Biological children)

le Liberateur has one daughter recorded.

Children-in-law

generation -1 no blood relationship

le Liberateur has no children-in-law recorded.

Grandchildren

generation -2 relationship coefficient: 25.0% (Biological grandchildren)

le Liberateur has one granddaughter recorded.

Grandchildren-in-law

generation -2 no blood relationship

le Liberateur has one granddaughter-in-law recorded.

Partners of biological grandchildren (1)

Marriage  Guillaume II le Liberateur Comte de Provence et Arles + Adelaide Blanche d'Anjou
1 Anna of Kiev 10361076

Summary for the shown extended family

The extended family of le Liberateur has 9 members (including le Liberateur). (additional members of the partner chains are not counted)

No family available

No family available

Great-grandparents

generation +3 relationship coefficient: 12.5% (Biological great-grandparents)

le Liberateur has no great-grandparents recorded.

Grandparents

generation +2 relationship coefficient: 25.0% (Biological grandparents)

le Liberateur has 1 grandfather and 1 grandmother recorded (2 in total).

Biological parents of father (2)

Partnership  Roubaud I d'Agel + d'Aquitaine
1 Roubaud I d'Agel 949

Uncles and Aunts

generation +1 relationship coefficient: 25.0% (Full siblings of biological parents)

le Liberateur has no uncles or aunts recorded.

Uncles and Aunts by marriage

generation +1 no blood relationship

le Liberateur has no uncles or aunts by marriage recorded.

Parents

generation +1 relationship coefficient: 50.0% (Biological parents)

le Liberateur has 1 father and 1 mother recorded (2 in total).

Parents-in-law

generation +1 no blood relationship

le Liberateur has 1 father-in-law and 1 mother-in-law recorded (2 in total).

Co-parents-in-law

same generation no blood relationship

le Liberateur has 1 co-father-in-law and 1 co-mother-in-law recorded (2 in total).

Parents-in-law of biological children (2)

Marriage  Robert II le Pieux King of France 996-1031 + Constance de Provence
2 Aelis 9501006

Partners

same generation no blood relationship

le Liberateur has one female partner recorded.

Partner of le Liberateur  (1)

Partner chains

same generation no blood relationship

le Liberateur has no members of a partner chain recorded.

Siblings

same generation relationship coefficient: 50.0% (Full siblings)

le Liberateur has no siblings recorded.

Siblings-in-law

same generation no blood relationship

le Liberateur has no siblings-in-law recorded.

Co-siblings-in-law

same generation no blood relationship

le Liberateur has no co-siblings-in-law recorded.

Cousins

same generation relationship coefficient: 12.5% (Children of full siblings of biological parents)

le Liberateur has no first cousins recorded.

Nephews and Nieces

generation -1 relationship coefficient: 25.0% (Children of full siblings)

le Liberateur has no nephews or nieces recorded.

Children

generation -1 relationship coefficient: 50.0% (Biological children)

le Liberateur has one daughter recorded.

Children-in-law

generation -1 no blood relationship

le Liberateur has one son-in-law recorded.

Partners of biological children (1)

Daughter Constance de Provence

Grandchildren

generation -2 relationship coefficient: 25.0% (Biological grandchildren)

le Liberateur has 1 grandson and 1 granddaughter recorded (2 in total).

Grandchildren-in-law

generation -2 no blood relationship

le Liberateur has 1 grandson-in-law and 1 granddaughter-in-law recorded (2 in total).

Summary for the shown extended family

The extended family of le Liberateur has 16 members (including le Liberateur). (additional members of the partner chains are not counted)

No family available

Great-grandparents

generation +3 relationship coefficient: 12.5% (Biological great-grandparents)

le Liberateur has no great-grandparents recorded.

Grandparents

generation +2 relationship coefficient: 25.0% (Biological grandparents)

le Liberateur has one grandfather recorded.

Biological parents of father (1)

Partnership  Roubaud I d'Agel + d'Aquitaine
1 Roubaud I d'Agel 949

Uncles and Aunts

generation +1 relationship coefficient: 25.0% (Full siblings of biological parents)

le Liberateur has no uncles or aunts recorded.

Uncles and Aunts by marriage

generation +1 no blood relationship

le Liberateur has no uncles or aunts by marriage recorded.

Parents

generation +1 relationship coefficient: 50.0% (Biological parents)

le Liberateur has one father recorded.

Parents-in-law

generation +1 no blood relationship

le Liberateur has one father-in-law recorded.

Co-parents-in-law

same generation no blood relationship

le Liberateur has one co-father-in-law recorded.

Partners

same generation no blood relationship

le Liberateur has no partners recorded.

Partner chains

same generation no blood relationship

le Liberateur has no members of a partner chain recorded.

Siblings

same generation relationship coefficient: 50.0% (Full siblings)

le Liberateur has no siblings recorded.

Siblings-in-law

same generation no blood relationship

le Liberateur has no siblings-in-law recorded.

Co-siblings-in-law

same generation no blood relationship

le Liberateur has no co-siblings-in-law recorded.

Cousins

same generation relationship coefficient: 12.5% (Children of full siblings of biological parents)

le Liberateur has no first cousins recorded.

Nephews and Nieces

generation -1 relationship coefficient: 25.0% (Children of full siblings)

le Liberateur has no nephews or nieces recorded.

Children

generation -1 relationship coefficient: 50.0% (Biological children)

le Liberateur has no children recorded.

Children-in-law

generation -1 no blood relationship

le Liberateur has one son-in-law recorded.

Partners of biological children (1)

Daughter Constance de Provence

Grandchildren

generation -2 relationship coefficient: 25.0% (Biological grandchildren)

le Liberateur has one grandson recorded.

Grandchildren-in-law

generation -2 no blood relationship

le Liberateur has one grandson-in-law recorded.

Summary for the shown extended family

The extended family of le Liberateur has 8 members (including le Liberateur). (additional members of the partner chains are not counted)

No family available

Great-grandparents

generation +3 relationship coefficient: 12.5% (Biological great-grandparents)

le Liberateur has no great-grandparents recorded.

Grandparents

generation +2 relationship coefficient: 25.0% (Biological grandparents)

le Liberateur has one grandmother recorded.

Biological parents of father (1)

Partnership  Roubaud I d'Agel + d'Aquitaine

Uncles and Aunts

generation +1 relationship coefficient: 25.0% (Full siblings of biological parents)

le Liberateur has no uncles or aunts recorded.

Uncles and Aunts by marriage

generation +1 no blood relationship

le Liberateur has no uncles or aunts by marriage recorded.

Parents

generation +1 relationship coefficient: 50.0% (Biological parents)

le Liberateur has one mother recorded.

Parents-in-law

generation +1 no blood relationship

le Liberateur has one mother-in-law recorded.

Co-parents-in-law

same generation no blood relationship

le Liberateur has one co-mother-in-law recorded.

Parents-in-law of biological children (1)

Marriage  Robert II le Pieux King of France 996-1031 + Constance de Provence
1 Aelis 9501006

Partners

same generation no blood relationship

le Liberateur has one female partner recorded.

Partner of le Liberateur  (1)

Partner chains

same generation no blood relationship

le Liberateur has no members of a partner chain recorded.

Siblings

same generation relationship coefficient: 50.0% (Full siblings)

le Liberateur has no siblings recorded.

Siblings-in-law

same generation no blood relationship

le Liberateur has no siblings-in-law recorded.

Co-siblings-in-law

same generation no blood relationship

le Liberateur has no co-siblings-in-law recorded.

Cousins

same generation relationship coefficient: 12.5% (Children of full siblings of biological parents)

le Liberateur has no first cousins recorded.

Nephews and Nieces

generation -1 relationship coefficient: 25.0% (Children of full siblings)

le Liberateur has no nephews or nieces recorded.

Children

generation -1 relationship coefficient: 50.0% (Biological children)

le Liberateur has one daughter recorded.

Children-in-law

generation -1 no blood relationship

le Liberateur has no children-in-law recorded.

Grandchildren

generation -2 relationship coefficient: 25.0% (Biological grandchildren)

le Liberateur has one granddaughter recorded.

Grandchildren-in-law

generation -2 no blood relationship

le Liberateur has one granddaughter-in-law recorded.

Partners of biological grandchildren (1)

Marriage  Guillaume II le Liberateur Comte de Provence et Arles + Adelaide Blanche d'Anjou
1 Anna of Kiev 10361076

Summary for the shown extended family

The extended family of le Liberateur has 9 members (including le Liberateur). (additional members of the partner chains are not counted)

No family available

No family available