Gerberga of Provence
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Gerberga was the Countess of Provence from 1093 to 1112. She was a daughter of [Geoffrey I of Provence (Josfred Also Spelled Jauffred, Jozfred, Gosfred, or Gausfred)] and a sister of Bertrand II of Provence
and Matilda.
In 1073, she married Gilbert I of Gévaudan. He was assassinated in 1111 and, the following year, she married her eldest daughter Douce off to Raymond Berengar III of Barcelona and ceded Provence to them. Her second daughter, Stephanie, would lay claim to the county and thus precipitate the Baussenque Wars
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Bertrand II of Provence
William VI Bertrand II was count of Provence following the death of his father Fulk Bertrand, though he is not mentioned until the next year . Fulk was either the eldest or second eldest son of Geoffrey....
and Matilda.
In 1073, she married Gilbert I of Gévaudan. He was assassinated in 1111 and, the following year, she married her eldest daughter Douce off to Raymond Berengar III of Barcelona and ceded Provence to them. Her second daughter, Stephanie, would lay claim to the county and thus precipitate the Baussenque Wars
Baussenque Wars
The Baussenque Wars were a series of armed conflicts between the House of Barcelona, then ruling in Provence, and the House of Baux...
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