William of Aumelas
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William of Aumelas was the second son of William V of Montpellier
and of Ermessende, daughter of count Peter of Melgueil. The lordship of Aumelas
(the Aumeladez) was detached from the territories of Montpellier
to create a property for him.
At some date after 1118 he married Tiburge, daughter and heiress of Raimbaut, count of Orange
. He fell ill and made his will on 7 March 1155. He died before May 1156. William and Tiburge had three children:
William V of Montpellier
William V was the Lord of Montpellier from an early age until his death. He was the son of Bernard William IV.Soon after his father's death, his mother, Ermengarde, quit Montpellier to marry the Lord of Anduze...
and of Ermessende, daughter of count Peter of Melgueil. The lordship of Aumelas
Aumelas
Aumelas is a commune in the Hérault department in southern France.-Population:-References:*...
(the Aumeladez) was detached from the territories of Montpellier
Montpellier
-Neighbourhoods:Since 2001, Montpellier has been divided into seven official neighbourhoods, themselves divided into sub-neighbourhoods. Each of them possesses a neighbourhood council....
to create a property for him.
At some date after 1118 he married Tiburge, daughter and heiress of Raimbaut, count of Orange
Raimbaut, Count of Orange
Raimbaut II, Count of Orange was the elder son of Bertrand Raimbaut and of his first wife Gilberte.Raimbaut's date of birth is not known...
. He fell ill and made his will on 7 March 1155. He died before May 1156. William and Tiburge had three children:
- Raimbaut of OrangeRaimbaut of OrangeRaimbaut of Orange , or in Occitan Raimbaut d'Aurenga, was the lord of Orange and Aumelas. His properties included the towns of Frontignan and Mireval. He was the only son of William of Aumelas and of Tiburge, daughter of Raimbaut, count of Orange...
(or Raimbaut d'Aurenja) who became lord of OrangeHouse of Orange-NassauThe House of Orange-Nassau , a branch of the European House of Nassau, has played a central role in the political life of the Netherlands — and at times in Europe — since William I of Orange organized the Dutch revolt against Spanish rule, which after the Eighty Years' War...
and Aumelas and was a major troubadourTroubadourA troubadour was a composer and performer of Old Occitan lyric poetry during the High Middle Ages . Since the word "troubadour" is etymologically masculine, a female troubadour is usually called a trobairitz....
. He died childless. - Tiburge, who in 1147 married Adhemar (Adémar) de Murvieux, from Murviel near Montpellier. They had two daughters, Tiburge and Sibylle, who (after the death of their uncle Raimbaut) became joint possessors of Aumelas, eventually ceding it in 1199 to William VIII of MontpellierWilliam VIII of MontpellierWilliam VIII of Montpellier was Lord of Montpellier, the son of William VII.He married Eudoxie or Eudokia Komnene, grand-niece of the Byzantine emperor Manuel I Komnenos. A condition of the marriage was that the firstborn child, boy or girl, would succeed to the lordship of Montpellier on...
. - TiburgeTibors de SarenomTibors de Sarenom or Tiburge is the earliest attestable trobairitz, active during the classical period of medieval Occitan literature at the height of the popularity of the troubadours.-Biography:...
(autre Tiburge, according to her father's will), who married- firstly Geoffrey of Mornas, and
- secondly, after March 1155, Bertrand I des Baux (died 1181 or 1182; son of Raymond des Baux and Stephanie of Gévaudan). Tiburge and Bertrand had three sons and two daughters. Their second son, Hugh des Baux, married Barrale of Marseille (daughter of Raymond Geoffrey of Marseille) and was the father of Barral des BauxBarral of BauxBarral of Baux vas Viscount of Marseilles and Lord of Baux. He was the son of Hugh III of Baux, Viscount of Marseilles, and Barrale....
. Their youngest son, William I of BauxWilliam I of BauxWilliam I of Baux was the Prince of Orange from 1182 until his death. He was an important Provençal nobleman.William was the son of Bertrand of Baux, the first Prince of Orange a major patron of Occitan poetry, and Tibors de Sarenom, a sister of Raimbaut d'Aurenga and herself a trobairitz...
, was the first prince of OrangePrince of OrangePrince of Orange is a title of nobility, originally associated with the Principality of Orange, in what is now southern France. In French it is la Principauté d'Orange....
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