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     Godefroi I de Turenne comte de Quercy et de Turenne married Gerberge (?)^1,2

Godefroi I de Turenne comte de Quercy et de Turenne died after October 866.^1,2
     GAV-32.

; Per Med Lands:
     "GODEFROI [I] (-after Oct 866). "Aigane uxore sua [Rodulfi comitis]" donated property to "ecclesiam S Genesii" with the consent of "prole mea sive Radulfo archiepiscopo…Godafredo comite…Rutberto, Landrico et Immone" by charter dated Feb 844[1349]. He succeeded his father as Comte [de Quercy] in 843. The county of Quercy was confiscated by the Comte de Toulouse in 852[1350]. "Rodolfus…episcopus" names "Gotafredo germano meo" in his donation of property by charter dated May 859[1351]. "Godofredus comes" left a testament dated Oct 866 which names "uxore mea Gerberga et filiis meis Godofredo et Rodulfo"[1352].
     "m GERBERGE, daughter of --- (-after Jul 878). "Gotafredus et uxor mea Gerberga" transferred property "Cundadus" to "filio nostro Gotafredo" by charter dated Nov 865[1353]. "Godofredus comes" left a testament dated Oct 866 which names "uxore mea Gerberga et filiis meis Godofredo et Rodulfo"[1354]."
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; Per Racines et Histoire (Turenne): “Godefroi 1er de Turenne + après 10/866 (teste à cette date) comte de Quercy et de Turenne (843) (le comté de Quercy est confisqué par le comte de Toulouse en 852 ; cité dans une charte de son frère Raoul en 05/859)
     ép. Gerberge + après 07/878 (citée charte de 11/865)”.¹

     Bertrand II (?) Cte de Provence married Mathilde (?) in 1061.^1,6

Bertrand II (?) Cte de Provence died in 1094.⁷
      ; Cte de Provence.¹

     Mathilde (?) married Bertrand II (?) Cte de Provence, son of Geoffroy I (?) Marquis et Comte de Provence, Comte d'Arles and Etiennette/Stephanie "Dulcia" (?) de Marseille, in 1061.^1,2

     Cecile (?) de Provence married Bernard Aton IV Trencavel (?) Vicomte de Carcassone, Razes, Beziers and Albi, son of Raimond Aton Trencavel (?) Vcte d'Albi et de Nimes and Ermengarde (?) comtesse de Carcassonne, vicomtesse de Beziers, d'Agde.^1,2

     Unknown (?) married Boson V (?) Ct of Bourges, Cte de Vienne et d'Arles, Duke of Lombardy, Governor of Provence, King of Provence, King of Aquitaine, son of Buvinus (?) comte de Metz, abbe laique de Gorze and Richilde (?) d'Arles,
; his 1st wife.¹
     ; Per Genealogy.EU (Bosonides): “B1. Boson V, Ct of Bourges, Cte de Vienne et d'Arles, Duke of Lombardy (876-879), Governor of Provence (870-879), King of Provence (879-887), King of Aquitaine (881-882), *850, +19.2.887; 1m: NN; 2m: III.876 Ermengarde of Italy (*859 +21.11.896/897)”.²
; Per Med Lands:
     "BOSON, son of comte BUVINUS [Bouvin] & his wife --- d'Arles (-Vienne, Isère 11 Jan 887, bur Vienne, cathédrale de Saint-Maurice). The Annals of Hincmar name "Bosone filio Buvini quondam comitis" in 869[6]. An agreement between Charles II "le Chauve" King of the West Franks and his brother Ludwig II "der Deutsche" King of the East Franks dated Jun 860 names "nobilis ac fidelibus laicis…Chuonradus, Evrardus, Adalardus, Arnustus, Warnarius, Liutfridus, Hruodolfus, Erkingarius, Gislebertus, Ratbodus, Arnulfus, Hugo, item Chuonradus, Liutharius, Berengarius, Matfridus, Boso, Sigeri, Hartmannus, Liuthardus, Richuinus, Wigricus, Hunfridus, Bernoldus, Hatto, Adalbertus, Burchardus, Christianus, Leutulfus, Hessi, Herimannus, item Hruodulfus, Sigehardus"[7], although it is not known whether "…Boso…" refers to the same person. His brother-in-law King Charles II "le Chauve" granted the abbey of Saint-Maurice d'Agaune to him. "Boso comes simulque Bernardus comes ad vicem" donated Nogent "in pago Otmense" for the soul of "quondam amici nostri Odonis comitis…uxoris suæ Guendilmodis" to Saint-Martin-des-Tours by charter dated 871 after 21 Jun[8]. He was invested as Comte de Vienne in 870 by King Charles II after the latter conquered the kingdom of Provence. He was installed as Comte de Berry in [872] after the deposition of Gérard comte en Aquitaine. He accompanied King Charles II to Italy in 875: an agreement dated Feb 876 of King Charles II "le Chauve" names "Bosonis…ducis et sacri palatii archiministri atque imperiali missi" among those present in Italy with the king[9]. He was invested as dux regni Italici at Pavia in Feb 876, fulfilling the role of viceroy in the absence of the king. Recalled by Emperor Charles in early 877, Boson left his brother Richard in his place in Italy and became Governor and Comte de Provence in [877]. He took part in the general rebellion of 877, refusing to swear allegiance to Louis II "le Bègue" King of the West Franks on his accession[10]. After the death of King Louis II, "Hugo abbas et Boso et alii" sent "Walterum Episcopum Aurelianensem et Goiranum et Anscherum comites" to Ludwig III King of the East Franks to offer him part of the kingdom in 879[11]. He was named King BOSON at Mantaille, near Vienne 15 Oct 879 by the archbishops of Vienne, Besançon, Lyon, Tarentaise, Aix and Arles, and crowned at Lyon a few days later. Settipani points out that Boson´s kingdom was not referred to as Provence or Lower Burgundy (Bourgogne transjurane), doubting even that any term was used at all to describe it[12]. He installed his capital at Vienne. The reigning Carolingian monarchs formed a league against him, captured Lyon, and besieged Vienne which fell in 882, although Boson refused to capitulate[13]. The Annales Fuldenses record that the sons of Ludwig II " der Deutsche" King of the East Franks fought "Buosonem in Galliam" in 880 and expelled him from "Madasconam urbem", accepting homage from "Bernhardum qui in ea principatum tenebat"[14]. The Annales Fuldenses record the death in 887 of "Buosone", leaving a young son by "filia Hludowici Italici regis"[15]. The epitaph of "Bosonis Regis" records his death "III Id Jan VIII anno regni sui"[16].
     "m firstly ---. The name of the supposed first wife of King Boson is not known. The only reference to her existence so far identified is in the Annales Fuldenses which record that "Buosone comite" abducted "filiam Hludowicis imperatoris de Italiam" by forc[e in 878, having poisoned his wife[17]. If this is correct, it is surprising that it is not reported in any other contemporary source. However, as shown below, the chronology is favourable for one of the possible daughters attributed to King Boson to have been born from a first marriage, although as the existence of this daughter is not certain this represents a circular argument for proving the king´s supposed first marriage.]
     "m [secondly] ([Mar/Jun] 876) ERMENGARDIS, daughter of Emperor LOUIS II King of Italy & his wife Engelberga --- ([852/55]-896 before 2 Jun, bur Vienne, Isère, cathédrale de Saint-Maurice). "Hludowicus…imperator augustus" granted the abbey of San Salvatore to "nostra coniux…Angilberga ante filiam…nostrum Hermengardem" by charter dated at Venosa 28 Apr 868[18]. "Ludowicus…rex" granted "nepta nostra Hirmingarda" property at Morcula and Almenno in the county of Bergamo by a charter dated 26 Feb 875[19]. Regino records the marriage of "Hirmingardem filiam Hludowici imperatoris" and "Bosoni germano Richildis reginæ"[20]. Abbess of San Salvatore at Brescia 878. The Annales Fuldenses record that "Buosone comite" abducted "filiam Hludowicis imperatoris de Italiam" by force in 878, having poisoned his wife[21]. "Boso…et coniunx mea Hirmingardi proles imperiales" donated property "in pago Laticense…in villa Lantinus" to the abbey of Montiérender by charter dated 25 Jul 879, subscribed by "Richardi comitis, Teutbaldi comitis, Bernardi comitis"[22]. The Annales Bertiniani name "Richardus frater Bosonis" when recording that, after the capture of Vienne by the forces of King Carloman, he took “uxorem Bosonis et filiam eius” back to “comitatum suum Augustudensem” in 882[23]. She was regent for her son King Louis from 890."
Med Lands cites: GAV-31.

     Tescandra (?) de Loches married GarnierGardier de Loches Seigneur de Loches, son of Adalard de Loches Comte de Loches.^1,2
Tescandra (?) de Loches was born in 860.¹
Tescandra (?) de Loches died in 957 at Loches, Departement d'Indre-et-Loire, Centre, France.¹
     GAV-30.

     Adalard de Loches Comte de Loches was born in 820 at Nantes, Departement de la Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire, France (now).¹
Adalard de Loches Comte de Loches died in 864 at Loches, Departement d'Indre-et-Loire, Centre, France (now).¹
     GAV-31 EDV-31.

     Engelberge|Ingelburga (?) was born circa 877.² She and Carloman/Karlmann (?) King of West-France, Aquitaine & Burgundy were engaged on 11 September 878.^3,8 Engelberge|Ingelburga (?) married Guillaume "le Pieux" (?) Duc d'Aquitaine, son of Bernard Plantevelue (?) Cte d'Autun, de Rodez, d'Auvergne et de Toulouse, marquis de Gothie and Ermengarde d'Auvergne, before 898
; Genealogy.EU (Boson page) says m. ca 900.^1,9,10,2,3
Engelberge|Ingelburga (?) died after January 917.²
      ; Per Med Lands:
     "CARLOMAN ([866/68]-killed accidentally Bézu-la-Forêt, near Andelys, Eure 6 Dec 884, bur église de l'abbaye royale de Saint-Denis). The Genealogica Arnulfi Comitis names (in order) "Hludovicum et Karlomannum et Hildegardim" as the children of "Hlodovicus rex…ex Ansgardi vocata regina"[312]. He was crowned with his brother Louis III in Sep 879 at the Abbaye de Ferrières-en-Gâtinais. Louis III and Carloman agreed a division of their territories at Amiens in Mar 880, Carloman receiving the southern part of the kingdom, Aquitaine and Burgundy[313]. “Carlomannus…Rex” restored property “villam Taniacum” to the church of Autun, at the request of “Richardi Comiti Augustodensis”, by charter dated 1 Dec 880, the text ending with “Theodoricus Comes ambasciavit”[314]. He succeeded his brother in 882 as CARLOMAN King of the West Franks. On his death, Emperor Charles III "le Gros" was proclaimed King of the West Franks. The Annales Vedastini record that "rex…in Basiu silva" was injured in the leg by "quidam a suis, Bertoldus" while hunting in 884, and died in the same place seven days later "Id Dec" aged about 18, and was buried "in monasterium sancti Dionysii"[315]. The Annales S. Benigni Divisionensis record the death "Non Dec 884" of "Karlomannus rex"[316]. The necrology of Argenteuil Priory records the death "VIII Id Dec" of "Karlomannus rex"[317].
     "Betrothed (11 Sep 878) to [ENGELBERGA], daughter of BOSO Comte de Vienne [later King] & his wife Ermengardis of Italy. The Annales Bertiniani record the betrothal in 878 of "filiam Bosonis" and "Karlomanno filio suo [=Hlodowici rex]"[318]. It is assumed that this daughter was Engelberga, who was an infant at the time, but no proof has been found which confirms that this is the case. "Bosonis" could refer either to the future King Boson or to Count Boson, husband of the adulterous Engiltrudis. While Boson of Provence had refused to swear allegiance to Louis II "le Bègue" King of the West Franks ("Hlodowici rex") on the latter's accession, it is not known whether he was still in rebellion the following year. Assuming that some reconciliation had taken place, a marriage alliance between the two parties would have been a likely possibility. The other Count Boson was presumably of less political importance and, in addition, his problems with his adulterous wife may have rendered his daughters unmarriageable at the time."
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; Per Med Lands:
     "GUILLAUME ([860/65]-6 Jul 918, bur Abbaye de Brioude, Haute-Loire). "Karolus…imperator Augustus" confirms that "Willelmo comite" replaced "patris sui Bernardi comitis" after the latter was killed, by charter dated 16 Aug 886[146]. His birth date is estimated on the assumption that he was a young adult at the time. He is named as brother of "Hava abbatissa" in the latter's charter dated Nov 893[147]. "Acfred dux Aquitanorum" donated property "pro anima…et avunculis meis Wilelmo et Guarino…" to Cluny by charter dated 2 Oct 927[148]. He succeeded his father in 886 as Marquis of Gothia, Comte d'Auvergne, de Berry, de Mâcon, de Limousin, et de Lyon. The Chronicle of Saint-Maxence names "Ramnulfus comes…Pictavensis" as "consanguineus…Willelmi…comitis Arvernorum"[149], although the precise relationship has not been traced. Comte de Bourges 892. Comte de Macon, abbé laic de Brioude 893. He was recorded as dux shortly after the accession of Charles III "le Simple" King of the West Franks in 893, and as dux Aquitanorum for the first time in 909[150], later known as GUILLAUME I "le Pieux" Duke of Aquitaine. “Willelmus comes marchio atque dux” donated property to Brioude Saint-Julien, providing for “post obitum meum neque uxor mea, neque filii nostri, neque filiæ, si habuerimus”, by charter dated May 898, subscribed by “Willelmi, Ingelbergæ”[151]. “Guillelmus...comes et dux...et uxor mea Ingelberga” founded the monastery of Cluny, for “Avanæ” who bequeathed the property to him (“que michi easdem res testamentatio jure concessit”), by charter dated 11 Sep 910[152]. "Princeps et marchio Willelmus" donated property "in patria Arvernica, in comitatu Brivatense…in villa Carisiaceco" to the church of Holy Trinity "pro…animæ patris mei Bernardi et matris meæ Ermengardis…et sororis meæ Adalendis et filorum eius" by charter dated Nov 916, signed by "Ingelbergæ, Wilhelmi, Acfredi, Bosoni…"[153]. The Annales Masciacenses record in 919 the deaths of “Guilelmus famosus dux Aquitanorum...coniunx eius Ingelberga”[154].
     "m (before May 898) ENGELBERGA, daughter of BOSON King [of Provence] & his second wife Ermengardis [Carolingian] ([877]-919). “Willelmus comes marchio atque dux” donated property to Brioude Saint-Julien, providing for “post obitum meum neque uxor mea, neque filii nostri, neque filiæ, si habuerimus”, by charter dated May 898, subscribed by “Willelmi, Ingelbergæ”[155]. Engelberga is named as co-founder with her husband of the monastery of Cluny in a charter dated 11 Sep 910[156]. Her origin is deduced from her donation to Cluny with her husband dated Jan 917, in which her brother "Ludovico" is named[157]. The Annales Masciacenses record in 919 the deaths of “Guilelmus famosus dux Aquitanorum...coniunx eius Ingelberga”[158]. She died as a nun at San Sisto, Piacenza.
     "Duke Guillaume I & his wife had [two] children [the May 898 charter quoted above indicates that Guillaume had no daughters at the time, maybe no sons either although the text is unclear on that point (“neque uxor mea, neque filii nostri, neque filiæ, si habuerimus”)]:
a) BOSO (-[25 Dec 920/Jun 926]). "Boso filius eius" is named, immediately after "Wilelmi senioris mei", in two donation for their souls made by "Gauzfredus comes" dated 8 Apr 936 and Jun 936[159].
b) [daughter. This is a speculative connection based only on onomastics[160]. m ROTBALD [I] d'Agel [Provence], son of --- (-[949]).] "
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Reference: Genealogics cites: Engelberge|Ingelburga (?) was also known as Engelberge de Provence.⁴ GAV-29.

; This is the same person as ”Engelberge (femme de Guillaume le Pieux)” at Wikipédia (FR).¹¹

; Per Med Lands:
     "ENGELBERGA ([877]-919). Her parentage and marriage are deduced from her donation to Cluny with her husband dated Jan 917, in which her brother "Ludovico" is named[28]. The Annales Bertiniani record the betrothal in 878 of "filiam Bosonis" and "Karlomanno filio suo [=Hlodowici rex]"[29]. It is assumed that this daughter was Engelberga, who must have been an infant at the time, but no proof has been found which confirms that this is correct. "Bosonis" could refer either to the future King Boson or to Count Boson, husband of the adulterous Engiltrudis (see below). While Boson of Provence had refused to swear allegiance to Louis II "le Bègue" King of the West Franks ("Hlodowici rex") on the latter's accession, it is not known whether he was still in rebellion the following year. Assuming that some reconciliation had taken place, a marriage alliance between the two parties would have been a likely possibility. The other Count Boson was presumably of less political importance and, in addition, his problems with his adulterous wife may have rendered his daughters unmarriageable at the time. The Annales Bertiniani indicate that Engelberga was born from her father´s [second] marriage when they record that "Richardus frater Bosonis" took “uxorem Bosonis et filiam eius” back to “comitatum suum Augustudensem” in 882 after the capture of Vienne by the forces of King Carloman[30]. Engelberga is named as co-founder with her husband of the monastery of Cluny in a charter dated 11 Sep 910[31]. The Annales Masciacenses record in 919 the deaths of “Guilelmus famosus dux Aquitanorum...coniunx eius Ingelberga”[32]. She died as a nun at San Sisto, Piacenza.
     "[Betrothed (11 Sep 878) to CARLOMAN, son of LOUIS II "le Bègue" King of the Franks & his first wife Ansgardis --- (867-killed accidentally Bézu-la-Forêt, near Andelys, Eure 6 Dec 884, bur église de l'abbaye royale de Saint-Denis). He succeeded his brother in 882 as CARLOMAN King of the West Franks.]
     "m (before 898[33]) GUILLAUME I "le Pieux" Duke of Aquitaine, son of BERNARD "Plantevelue" Comte d'Auvergne & his wife Ermengarde [d'Auvergne] (-6 Jul 918, bur Abbaye de Brioude, Haute-Loire)."
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     Aelis/Adelheid/Adelaide (?) de Bourgogne married Louis III "The Blind" (?) Holy Roman Emperor, King of Lower-Bourgogne and Italy, son of Boson V (?) Ct of Bourges, Cte de Vienne et d'Arles, Duke of Lombardy, Governor of Provence, King of Provence, King of Aquitaine and Ermengarde (?) of Italy, Queen of Provence, between 902 and 905
;
His 2nd wife; Boson page says m. 914; Leo van de Pas says m. ca 18 Jan 913.^4,5,6,7,8
Aelis/Adelheid/Adelaide (?) de Bourgogne died on 10 May 943.¹
     ; Per Med Lands:
     "LOUIS (late 882 or after-Arles 5 Jun 928). Herimannus names "puer Ludowicus" son of Boson "ex filia Ludowici Italiæ imperatoris" when recording that he was adopted by Emperor Karl III after his father's death[34]. The Annales Bertiniani name "Richardus frater Bosonis" when recording that, after the capture of Vienne by the forces of King Carloman, he took “uxorem Bosonis et filiam eius” back to “comitatum suum Augustudensem” in 882[35], which suggests that Louis was born after the siege of Vienne. The Annales Fuldenses record the death in 887 of "Buosone", leaving a young son by "filia Hludowici Italici regis" but does not name him[36]. His parentage is confirmed by the charter dated 6 Jun 903 under which "Hludovicus…imperator augustus" confirmed privileges which Charles II "le Chauve" King of the West Franks had ceded to "fideles nostri Liutfridus, Hugo atque Teutbertus comites" at the request of "Adalelmo comite et eius coniugi Rotlindi", the charter naming "rex genitor nostri Boso"[37]. "Ludovico" is named as brother of Engelberga in the latter's donation to Cluny dated Jan 917[38]. He was adopted by his maternal great-uncle Emperor Karl III "der Dicke/le Gros" at Kirchen-am-Rhein end May 887, at the request of his mother, rendering him eligible to be elected king according to the rules of Carolingian succession[39]. He was elected LOUIS King [of Provence] at Valence in 890 by the Archbishops of Lyon, Arles, Vienne and Embrun, ruling over Provence and Viennois under the regency of his mother[40]. He was called to Italy in 896 by opponents of Berengario King of Italy, captured Pavia, expelled Berengario, and was elected LOUIS III King of Italy at Pavia 12 Oct 900, crowned the same day. He claimed the imperial crown from Pope Benedict IV, and was crowned Emperor LUDWIG III in Rome 15 or 22 Feb 901, although this was only recognised in Lombardy and Tuscany. He was expelled from Pavia by King Berengario in Jul 902, whereupon he returned to Vienne, but continued to call himself emperor. He was recalled to Italy in 905 by Adalbero II Marchese of Tuscany and reconquered the kingdom, but was captured by King Berengario at Verona and blinded 21 Jul 905. Regino records that "Hludowicus filius Bosonis" expelled "Berengarium" from Italy in 905[41]. He was freed and returned to Provence, where he continued to reign at Vienne, but in name only as Hugues Comte d'Arles was appointed governor[42]. "Ludowicus imperator augustus" restored property to the church of Avignon at the request of "comes nosterque propinquus Boso" by charter dated to [907/10][43].
     "Betrothed ([Jun/Jul] 900]) ANNA, daughter of Emperor LEON VI & his second wife Zoe Zautsina ([886/88]-[901/early 904], bur Constantinople Church of the Holy Apostles). The basis for this betrothal is a letter written by Nikolaos Mystikos, which Settipani quotes in French translation, recalling the writer's admonishing Emperor Leon VI for his unsuitable third marriage (dated to Spring 900), excused because of "l'accord…conclu avec le Franc…tu lui destinais comme épouse ta fille unique…[au] cousin de Berta auquel il est arrivé l'infortune que l'on sait"[44]. The date, the relationship with "Berta" (assuming, as Settipani proposes, that this is Berta daughter of Lothaire II King of Lotharingia who married Adalberto Marchese of Tuscany), and "l'infortune" (his blinding) are consistent with "le Franc" being identified with Louis III King of Italy (his title in 900). Settipani assumes that the marriage actually took place. However, the translation only refers to a proposed marriage ("…tu lui destinais…") and provides no proof that the marriage ever happened or, if it did occur, that the bride ever left Byzantium for Provence. Anna is not named in any of the surviving charters of Emperor Louis, nor has any mention of her been found in any of the primary sources so far consulted. As this would have been the first marriage between the families of the eastern and western emperors (no previous betrothals having resulted in marriage), this absence from contemporary western documentation is therefore striking. It also contrasts sharply with the extensive records which relate the Byzantine origin of Theophano, wife of Emperor Otto II (even though Theophano's precise ancestry is unrecorded), although it is recognised that Anna´s career was cut short by premature death in contrast to Theophano´s. Traditional genealogies[45] show Emperor Louis III's son, Charles Constantin, as the child of this alleged first marriage of Emperor Louis, presumably because of his grandiose name. However, another possible explanation is that the name was a symbol of the emperor's hope that his son would one day unite the two successor parts of the ancient Roman empire, in the name of his illustrious predecessors Emperors Charlemagne and Constantine I "the Great", completely independent of his maternal ancestry. Tougher suggests that Anna was legitimate, born after her parents' marriage, and that the marriage to King Louis did not take place[46]. If he is correct about her legitimacy at birth, this excludes her from being the mother of King Louis's son Charles Constantin, if the latter's birth date is correctly estimated below. Anna was crowned Augusta in Constantinople in [899/900], after the death of her mother and before the third marriage of her father[47]. Emperor Konstantinos VII's De Ceremoniis Aulæ records that "Anna et Eudocia, filiæ beati eiusdem Leonis ex [secunda uxore] Zoe", the Greek text specifying "A??? ??? A???" although the editor suggests that "???????" be substituted for the second Anna (without giving his reasons: this may result from confusion with Anna's older half-sister of that name), were buried in the church of the Holy Apostles[48]. It is not known whether this is an error, but in any case both daughters named Anna (assuming that there were two) must have died young. Her burial in Constantinople suggests that Anna never left her father's court.
     "m ([Jun 902/905]) ADELAIS, daughter of ---. "Hludowicus…imperator augustus" granted property at Tressin, Viennois to "fideli nostro Girardo" at the request of "coniux nostra Adalaida" by charter dated 18 Jan 915[49]. Her origin is not known. According to Poupardin[50], she was Adelais, relative [maybe niece] of Rudolf I King of Upper Burgundy [Welf]. Presumably this is based on the two charters dated 28 Mar 943 and 18 May 943 under which "Carolus comes" is named "consanguineus noster" by Conrad I King of Burgundy[51]. The potential problem with this is the apparently impossible marriage of King Louis with his own niece. The solution would be either that Adelais was the daughter of King Rudolf by an earlier otherwise unrecorded marriage, or that King Rudolf's known wife Willa was not the daughter of Boson King [of Provence]. The problem is discussed fully by Settipani[52]. The discussion proceeds on the basis that Adelais was in some way related to King Rudolf, but the precise basis for this speculation does not appear to be clearly stated. The estimated date for this relatively obscure marriage is based on its having taking place during the ex-emperor's period of exile in Vienne, before his recall to Italy, at a time when he would not have been considered a great marriage prospect by more prominent prospective fathers-in-law. Another difficulty is that “consanguineus” in the 943 charters could indicate a more remote relationship than second cousin."
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; Per Genealogy.EU (Bosonides): “C1. Louis III "l'Aveugle" "the Blind", King of Provence (887-928), King of Italy (900-905), Emperor (901-905), *880-883, +5.6.928; 1m: 905 Anna of Byzantium (*ca 890 +912), dau.of Emperor Leo VI (?); 2m: 914 Adelaide de Bourgogne (*914 +10.5.943)”.⁹
; Per Weis: “Louis III, 'the Blind,' b. abt. 883, d. 5 June 928, King of Provence and Italy 900; m. (1) Anna (141A-17), of Byzantium, dau. of Leo VI (141A-16), Emperor of Byzantium. (ES II/189, Brandenburg, cit; West Winter, VI.12. Gens. 15-18: don Stone, Some ancient and Meieval Descents...: Chart 30, "Descent from Charlemagne").”.¹⁰

Reference: Genealogics cites: Stammtafeln zur Geschichte der Europäischen Staaten, 4 volumes, Marburg, 1953, 1975., W. K. Prinz von Isenburg, Reference: II 23.⁴

;      NB: Genealogics shows Aelis/Adelheid whoi m. Louis III 'the Blind' as the dau. of Rudolph I.
     Med Lands states: " [ADELAIS. According to Poupardin[96], Adelais wife of Louis King [of Provence] was the daughter of Rudolf I King of Upper Burgundy. Presumably this is based on the two charters dated 28 Mar 943 and 18 May 943 under which "Carolus comes" is named "consanguineus noster" by Conrad I King of Burgundy[97]. The potential problem with this hypothesis is the apparently impossible marriage of King Louis with his own niece. Possible solutions would be either that Adelais was the daughter of King Rudolf by an earlier otherwise unrecorded marriage, that King Rudolf's known wife Willa was not the daughter of Boson King [of Provence], or that Adelais was more remotely related to the king, as tentatively shown in the present document. The problem is discussed fully by Settipani[98]. Another problem is that “consanguineus” in the 943 charters could indicate a much more remote relationship than second cousin. The estimated date for her marriage is based on its having taking place during the ex-emperor's period of exile in Vienne, before his recall to Italy, at a time when he would not have been considered a great marriage prospect by more prominent prospective fathers-in-law. "Hludowicus…imperator augustus" granted property at Tressin, Viennois to "fideli nostro Girardo" at the request of "coniux nostra Adalaida" by charter dated 18 Jan 915[99]. m ([Jun 902/905]) LOUIS "l'Aveugle" King [of Provence], ex-King of Italy, ex-Emperor LOUIS III, son of BOSON King [of Provence] & his second wife Ermengardis [Carolingian] (before 882-Arles 5 Jun 928).]"
Med Lands cites:
     I have chosen to use the lineage outlined on Med Lands. GA Vaut.^2,5,11

; Per Med Lands:
     "[ADELAIS. According to Poupardin[96], Adelais wife of Louis King [of Provence] was the daughter of Rudolf I King of Upper Burgundy. Presumably this is based on the two charters dated 28 Mar 943 and 18 May 943 under which "Carolus comes" is named "consanguineus noster" by Conrad I King of Burgundy[97]. The potential problem with this hypothesis is the apparently impossible marriage of King Louis with his own niece. Possible solutions would be either that Adelais was the daughter of King Rudolf by an earlier otherwise unrecorded marriage, that King Rudolf's known wife Willa was not the daughter of Boson King [of Provence], or that Adelais was more remotely related to the king, as tentatively shown in the present document. The problem is discussed fully by Settipani[98]. Another problem is that “consanguineus” in the 943 charters could indicate a much more remote relationship than second cousin. The estimated date for her marriage is based on its having taking place during the ex-emperor's period of exile in Vienne, before his recall to Italy, at a time when he would not have been considered a great marriage prospect by more prominent prospective fathers-in-law. "Hludowicus…imperator augustus" granted property at Tressin, Viennois to "fideli nostro Girardo" at the request of "coniux nostra Adalaida" by charter dated 18 Jan 915[99].
     "m ([Jun 902/905]) LOUIS "l'Aveugle" King [of Provence], ex-King of Italy, ex-Emperor LOUIS III, son of BOSON King [of Provence] & his second wife Ermengardis [Carolingian] (before 882-Arles 5 Jun 928).]"
Med Lands cites:

     Richard (?) de Vienne died after January 962.¹
     GAV-29.

     Hubert (?) de Vienne died after May 976.¹

     Amedee (?) de Vienne married Beroldus (?)¹

     Rotrude/Ruthildis (?) married Garnier (?) de Nantes.¹

     GAV-32.

     Godfrey (?) de Boulogne, Bishop of Paris died between 30 April 1095 and 1 May 1095.^1,8
      ; Leo van de pas cites: Europäische Stammtafeln, J.A. Stargardt Verlag Marburg., Detlev Schwennicke, Editor, Reference: III 621.² Godfrey (?) de Boulogne, Bishop of Paris was also known as Geoffroi 1er (?) de Boulogne, évêque de Paris.⁸

; Arch Chancellor of France.^1,8

     Edmund (?) of Wessex was born in 1016.^1,2
Edmund (?) of Wessex died after 1030.¹
      ; Leo van de Pas cites: Burke's Guide to the Royal Family London, 1973 , Reference: 190.²

; Dunnett says Edmund m. a "daughter of King Stephen of Hungary."⁶

      ; illegitimate.¹

     Raoul (?) de Boulogne, Bâtard de Boulogne died after 1125; died young.^1,2,3
      ; illegitimate.¹

     Eustache (?) de Boulogne, Bâtard de Boulogne died after 1125.^1,2
      ; illegitimate.^1,2 He was living in 1120.¹

     Arda/Ardai (?) de Mélitène married Baudouin I (?) de Boulogne, Count of Edessa, King of Jerusalem, son of Eustache II «Aux Grenons» (?) Comte de Boulogne et de Lens and Ida de Lorraine, between 1098 and 1100
; an Armenian princess; his 2nd wife; later repudiated.^1,7,2,3,8 Arda/Ardai (?) de Mélitène and Baudouin I (?) de Boulogne, Count of Edessa, King of Jerusalem were divorced in 1109; Per Wikipedia: "Baldwin banished her to the convent of St Anne in Jerusalem before 1109, but she was soon allowed to move to Constantinople.[94][243] Although they were separated, the marriage was never annulled.[94]"
Wikipedia cites:
Arda/Ardai (?) de Mélitène died after 1117 at Constantinople, Byzantium; Rudt-Collenberg and Richardson say d. after 1117; Armenia 1 page says d. 1117.^1,10,4,8

     Adelaida (?) di Savona, Regent of Sicily was born in 1072.⁶ She married Roger I de Hauteville Count of Sicily, son of Tancrede de Hauteville Duke of Apulia and Fresendis/Frasenda (?), in 1087
;
His 3rd wife; her 1st husband.^7,2,8,6,9,10 Adelaida (?) di Savona, Regent of Sicily married Baudouin I (?) de Boulogne, Count of Edessa, King of Jerusalem, son of Eustache II «Aux Grenons» (?) Comte de Boulogne et de Lens and Ida de Lorraine, in September 1113 at Acre, HaTzafon (Northern District), Palestine (Israel now),
;
His 3rd wife; her 2nd husband.^{1,2,11,8,12,6} Adelaida (?) di Savona, Regent of Sicily and Baudouin I (?) de Boulogne, Count of Edessa, King of Jerusalem were divorced in 1117; repudiated.^1,11,2,12,6
Adelaida (?) di Savona, Regent of Sicily died on 16 April 1118 at Palermo, Città Metropolitana di Palermo, Sicilia, Italy (now).^2,1,8,6
Adelaida (?) di Savona, Regent of Sicily was buried after 16 April 1118 at Cathedral of Patti, Patti, Città Metropolitana di Messina, Sicilia, Italy; From Find A Grave:
     BIRTH     1074, Italy
     DEATH     16 Apr 1118 (aged 43–44), Italy
     Adelaide was the daughter of Manfred del Vasto. Her paternal grandparents were Teto II del Vasto, and his wife Berta, daughter of margrave Odalrico of Turin.
She married as his third wife Roger I of Sicily in 1089. Roger I died in 1101, and Adelaide ruled as regent of Sicily for her young sons Simon and Roger II. During her tenure, the emir Christodulus rose to preeminence at the court and Palermo was settled as the capital of the realm.
     Around 1112 she married Baldwin of Jerusalem. She brought to this marrige an enormous amount of badly needed money, as well as some Muslim archers and a thousand other Sicilian soldiers.
     This marriage was annuled in 1177 at Acre, because it was considered a bigamous marriage since Baldwin's wife Arda was still alive. After the annulment Adelaide sailed back to Sicily.
     She died on April 16, 1118 and was buried in Patti. Roger II was outraged at the treatment of his mother and never forgave the Kingdom of Jerusalem. Almost thirty years later, Roger still refused to give assistance to the Crusader states during the Second Crusade.
     Family Members
     Spouse
          Roger I of Sicily 1031–1101
     Children
          Roger of Sicily 1095–1154
     BURIAL     Cathedral of Patti, Patti, Città Metropolitana di Messina, Sicilia, Italy
     Maintained by: A.D.L
     Originally Created by: girlofcelje
     Added: 7 Aug 2003
     Find a Grave Memorial 7743947.^6,13
     ; Per Med Lands:
     "ROGER de Hauteville, son of TANCRED de Hauteville & his second wife Fressenda --- ([1031]-Mileto 22 Jun 1101, bur Mileto, Abbey of the Holy Trinity). Malaterra names "septimus Rogerius minor" last among the sons of Tancred & his second wife[385]. The Annals of Romoald agree that he was the youngest son[386]. Amatus records that the brothers "Mauger, Geoffrey, William and Roger" arrived in Apulia from Normandy[387], dated from the context to [1054/57]. He joined his brother Robert Guiscard in Calabria in autumn 1057, where he soon subdued much of the western part of the peninsula from his base at Cape Vaticano. He helped suppress a rebellion in Melfi, but quarrelled with his brother and left his service in early 1058. He joined his brother Guillaume Count of the Principate, and installed himself in the castle of Scalea from where he led a life of brigandage. He helped his brother Robert Guiscard to suppress the rebellions in Calabria triggered by the famine of 1058, in return for the promise of half the territory involved. He captured Messina in 1061, and crossed to Sicily. The Chronicon Breve Normannicum records "Rogerius comes" captured "Mandorium" in 1061[388]. Still not having received his reward for helping Robert Guiscard in 1058, Roger issued an ultimatum in 1062. Robert reacted by besieging Roger at Mileto, but was captured at Gerace. A compromise was reached, seemingly based on a scheme to divide each town and castle into two separate areas of influence[389]. Roger returned to Sicily in Aug 1062, basing himself at Troina. After being besieged there for four months, he defeated the Muslims at Cerami in 1063. Further progress in the conquest was slow, but marked by the victory at Misilmeri in 1068. He helped his brother capture Bari in 1071, the two of them returning immediately afterwards to Sicily where they took Palermo in 1072 after offering terms of surrender which were favourable to the Muslim population. Robert Guiscard claimed suzerainty over the island, having been invested as Duke by the Pope several years earlier, but installed his brother as ROGER I Count of Sicily. According to Houben, Roger never used the title "magnus comes" or "Great Count", which was attributed to him in documents after his death. Houben also points out that "magnus" may have been intended in the sense of "elder" in the later documentation, to distinguish him from his son[390]. Progress in conquering the island of Sicily was slow, and further delayed by calls from Robert "Guiscard" for Roger's military help in Apulia. However, Trapani was conquered in 1077, and Taormina in Aug 1079. In 1081, the Muslims recaptured Syracuse, but lost it again to Roger's son Jourdain. Roger's conquest of Sicily was completed by 1091, when he also captured Malta. Magnanimous in victory, he was able to lay the foundations for a highly successful, multi-cultural state in Sicily where Muslim, Greek and Norman elements all prospered. Roger I also established control in areas of peninsular Italy. His nephew Roger "Borsa" Duke of Apulia ceded him those parts of Sicily and Calabria which were still under the control of Apulia in return for military support against his half-brother Bohémond. Roger I also demanded the lordship of Naples in return for helping Richard II Prince of Capua establish himself in 1098. He founded the Benedictine Abbey at Mileto where he was buried. Lupus Protospatarius records the death in Jun 1101 of "Rogerius comes Siciliæ"[391]. The Annales Siculi record the death in Jul 1101 of "comes Rogerus pater regis Rogerii"[392]. The monk Conrad´s Brevis Chronica records the death in Jul 1101 "apud Miletum" of "Comes [Rogerius comes]" and his burial "in ecclesia quam ipse fundaverat"[393].
     "m firstly (San Martino d'Agri Nov 1061) JUDITH d'Evreux, daughter of GUILLAUME d'Evreux [Normandie] & his wife Hawise --- (-1076). Orderic Vitalis names “Judith” who later married “Rogerii comitis Siciliæ” as the child of “Willermo Rodberti archiepiscopo filio” and his wife[394]. Orderic Vitalis records that “duæ sorores uterinæ Rodberti abbatis [Robert de Grantmesnil, ex-abbot of Ouche] Judith et Emma” had been left “apud Uticum in capella sancti Ebrulfi...sub sacro velamine”, that when they learnt that “Rodbertum fratrem suum” was established in Apulia with “secular power” (“sæculari potentia”) they left for Italy where they both married, Judith marrying “Rogerius Siciliæ comes” and Emma marrying “aliusque comes, cujus nomen no recolo”, dated to [1061/63][395]. Malaterra records the marriage "apud Sanctum Martinum" of "abbatum Sanctæ Euphemiæ Robertum…Judicta sorore sua" and Count Roger[396]. Left at Troina in Aug 1062 while her husband left to campaign further in Sicily, the citizens of the town attempted to take her hostage. She and her returned husband were besieged for four months.
     "m secondly ([1077]) EREMBURGE de Mortain, daughter of ROBERT Comte d'Eu [Normandie] & his first wife Béatrice --- (-[1087]). Malaterra records the death of "Eremburga filia Gulielmi comitis Mortonensis" wife of "comes Rogerius", dating the event to 1089[397].
     "m thirdly ([1087]) as her first husband, ADELAIDA del Vasto, daughter of MANFREDO del Vasto Marchese di Savona [Monferrato] & his wife --- ([1072]-Palermo 16 Apr 1118, bur Patti, Convent of San Salvatore). Her origin is confirmed by Malaterra who records the marriage of "comes Rogerus" and "Adelaydem…neptem Bonifacii…Italorum marchionis, filiam…fratris eius", dating the event to 1089[398]. According to Houben[399], she was "barely 15" on her first marriage, although the basis for this statement is not known and if it is correct her assumed birth year would be earlier or later than [1072] depending on the actual year of the marriage. She was regent of Sicily for her sons Count Simon and Count Roger II 1101-1112, jointly with Robert de Bourgogne, the husband of one of her step-daughters. She suppressed rebellions by her vassals with great severity. "Adalaidis comitissa Sicilie et Calabrie cum filio meo Rogerio" donated property to the church of St Bartholomew for the soul of "dmi mei comitis Rogerii" by charter dated [Mar 25/31 Aug] 1107[400]. "Adalasia comitissa Siciliæ et Calabriæ et…comes Rogerius filius eius" donated property to the bishopric of Squillace on the advice of "ipsorum baronum…Roberti Borelli et Gosberti de Licia et Willelmi de Altavilla" by charter dated [Mar 25/31 Aug] 1107[401]. She established the Sicilian capital at Palermo [Mar/Jun] 1112. She married secondly (Acre Sep 1113, repudiated 1117) as his third wife, Baudouin I King of Jerusalem. Fulcher of Chartres specifies that King Baudouin married the widow of Roger Count of Sicily and names her "Adelaidis" in a later passage[402]. Albert of Aix records the marriage at Acre of King Baudouin to the widow of "Rotgeri ducis Siciliæ, fratris Boemundi", describing in detail the magnificence of her suite, dated to [1113] from the context[403]. As a condition of her second marriage, she insisted that her son by her first marriage, Roger Count of Sicily, would become heir to Jerusalem if the second marriage produced no other heir[404]. Albert of Aix records that Arnoul Patriarch of Jerusalem ordered the king to repudiate his wife "propter adulterium" in relation to his "prima conjuge, de orta de principibus Armeniæ", implying that the former wife was still alive when the king remarried, but adds that the king was also accused of consanguinity with his wife who was "ortæ de sanguine Gallorum", whereupon his wife returned to Sicily[405]. Fulcher records her death in Sicily in April immediately after recording the death of King Baudouin[406]. The Annales Siculi record the death in 1118 of "Adelasia regina Ierosolimitana mater regis Rogerii"[407]. The monk Conrad´s Brevis Chronica records the death in 1118 of "Adelasia uxor comitis Rogerii, mater regis Rogerii"[408].
     "Count Roger I & his first wife had [five] children.
     "Count Roger & his second wife had nine children.
     "Count Roger & his third wife had three children.
     "Count Roger had one illegitimate child by an unknown mistress."
Med Lands cites:
; per Racines et Histoire: "2) Roger 1er ° ~1032 + 22/06/1102 (Mileto, Calabre) comte (1071), Grand-comte de Sicile (1096) Pouilles et Calabre (1057), Légat Apostolique (1098)
     ép. 1) 11/1061 (San Martino d’Agri) Judith d’Evreux ° ~1050 + 1076 (fille de Guillaume, comte d’Evreux, et d’Havoise d’Echauffour)
     ép. 2) dès 1080 (~1077) Aremburge de Mortain (alias de Corbeil) + ~1088 (fille de Guillaume Werlenc de Mortain)
     ép. 3) ~1089 Adélaïde de Savone (Savona, del Vasto, Montferrat) ° ~1100 + 16/04/1118 Régente de Sicile (fille de Bonifazio de Savone, marquis del Vasto, et d’Adélaïde de Suse ou fille de Manfred 1er ? ; ép. 2) Baudouin de Boulogne (1er, Roi de Jérusalem) + 07/04/1118.)⁵ "

Reference: Genealogics cites: Adelaida (?) di Savona, Regent of Sicily was also known as Adelaida del Vasto Regent of Sicily.⁴

; Per Genealogics:
     "Adelaide was born about 1075, the daughter of Manfredo, margrave de Savona. About 1090 she became the third wife of Roger I, count of Sicily, youngest son of Tancred de Hauteville and his second wife Fredesina. Of their children Roger II would have progeny and succeed his father. Adelaide ruled Sicily until 1112 when Roger came of age. Either through her influence or under her regency, her brother Enrico del Vasto was granted Paternò and Butera. He married Flandina de Hauteville, a daughter of Roger I by his first wife Judith d'Evreux, but they did not have progeny.
     "In 1097 Godehilde de Tosny, the first wife of Baudouin I, then count of Edessa, died during the First Crusade. Baudouin, a son of Eustace II, comte de Boulogne, and Ida de Lorraine, then married an Armenian noblewoman traditionally known as Arda, the daughter of Thoros. Arda was useful in an alliance with the Armenians while Baudouin was count of Edessa, but when he became king of Jerusalem in 1100 he seemed to have little use for an Armenian wife, and Arda was forced into a convent around 1105.
     "In 1112 a new marriage was sought for the king. Arnulf of Chocques, Latin patriarch of Jerusalem, suggested that Baudouin marry Adelaide, as Roger II was now old enough to rule Sicily alone. Baudouin sent ambassadors to Sicily, and somewhat hastily agreed to any terms which Adelaide might have; she demanded that their son, should they have one, inherit Jerusalem, and if they had no children, that the kingdom would pass to her own son Roger II. Adelaide brought with her an enormous amount of badly-needed money, as well as some Muslim archers and a thousand other Sicilian soldiers.
     "Adelaide was already well into middle age and so no new heir was immediately forthcoming. The king was blamed for a bigamous marriage (as Arda was still alive) and the patriarch Arnulf was deposed. Pope Paschal II agreed to reinstate him in 1116, provided that he annul the marriage between Baudouin and Adelaide. Baudouin agreed; having fallen ill he assumed that renouncing his sin of bigamy would cure him. In 1117 the annulment was carried out at Acre, and Adelaide sailed back to Sicily.
     "Adelaide died on 16 April 1118 and was buried in Patti. Roger II was outraged at the treatment of his mother and never forgave the kingdom of Jerusalem. Almost thirty years later, Roger still refused to give assistance to the Crusader states during the Second Crusade."¹⁴ Adelaida (?) di Savona, Regent of Sicily was also known as Adelaide di Savona Regent of Sicily.² Adelaida (?) di Savona, Regent of Sicily was also known as Adélaïde de Montferrat.⁶

; Per Med Lands:
     "ADELAIDA del Vasto ([1072]-Palermo 16 Apr 1118, bur Patti, Convent of San Salvatore). Her origin is confirmed by Malaterra who records the marriage of "comes Rogerus" and "Adelaydem…neptem Bonifacii…Italorum marchionis, filiam…fratris eius", dating the event to 1089[411]. Albert of Aix records that she was "ortæ de sanguine Gallorum" and refers to her consanguinity with her second husband[412], but the precise relationship has not been traced. According to Houben[413], she was "barely 15" on her first marriage, although the basis for this statement is not known and if it is correct her assumed birth year would be earlier or later than [1072] depending on the actual year of the marriage. She was regent of Sicily for her sons Count Simon and Count Roger II 1101-1112, jointly with Robert de Bourgogne, the husband of one of her step-daughters. She suppressed rebellions by her vassals with great severity. She established the Sicilian capital at Palermo [Mar/Jun] 1112. Fulcher of Chartres specifies that King Baudouin married the widow of Roger Count of Sicily and names her "Adelaidis" in a later passage[414]. Albert of Aix records the marriage at Acre of King Baudouin to the widow of "Rotgeri ducis Siciliæ, fratris Boemundi", describing in detail the magnificence of her suite, dated to [1113] from the context[415]. As a condition of her second marriage, she insisted that her son by her first marriage, Roger Count of Sicily, would become heir to Jerusalem if the second marriage produced no other heir[416]. Albert of Aix records that Arnoul Patriarch of Jerusalem ordered the king to repudiate his wife "propter adulterium" in relation to his "prima conjuge, de orta de principibus Armeniæ", implying that the former wife was still alive when the king remarried, but adds that the king was also accused of consanguinity with his wife who was "ortæ de sanguine Gallorum", whereupon his wife returned to Sicily[417]. A further difficulty was presumably the possibility of the crown of Jerusalem passing to the count of Sicily, in accordance with the arrangements made at the time of Baudouin´s third marriage, but this is not mentioned by Albert of Aix. Fulcher records her death in Sicily in April immediately after recording the death of King Baudouin[418]. The Annales Siculi record the death in 1118 of "Adelasia regina Ierosolimitana mater regis Rogerii"[419].
     "m firstly ([1087]) as his third wife, ROGER I Count of Sicily, son of TANCRED de Hauteville & his wife [Fressenda] ([1031]-Mileto 22 Jun 1101, bur Mileto, Abbey of the Holy Trinity).
     "m secondly (Acre Sep 1113, repudiated 1117) as his third wife, BAUDOUIN I King of Jerusalem, son of EUSTACHE II Comte de Boulogne & his second wife Ida of Lower Lotharingia (-Al-Arish 2 Apr 1118, bur Jerusalem, Church of the Holy Sepulchre)."
Med Lands cites:

     William Faramus (?) de Boulogne married Beatrix (?) de Guines, daughter of Arnoul/Arnulf I (?) Comte de Guînes and Mahaut/Maud de Saint-Omer.⁷

William Faramus (?) de Boulogne died before 1184.⁸
      ; Per Genealogy.EU (Guines): “B7. Beatrix de Guines; 1m: Guillaume Faramus de Tingry (+1183/84); 2m: Hugues de Beaumetz”.²

     Haduid (Haduidis) (?) was born before 934.²
      ; per Racines et Histoire: "citée donation à Remiremont ~934."²

     Reginar (?) de Louvain died in 1077 at Hesbaye, Belgium (now); killed in battle.¹