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| name = William VIII of Montpellier
| name = William VIII of Montpellier
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| noble family = Guilhem
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| father = [[William VII of Montpellier]]
| father = [[William VII of Montpellier]]
| mother = Matilda of Burgundy
| mother = Matilda of Burgundy
| spouse = [[Eudokia Komnene]]
| spouse =[[Eudokia Komnene, Lady of Montpellier|Eudokia Komnene]]<br>Agnes of Castile
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'''William VIII of Montpellier''' (in [[Occitan]]: Guilhem VIII; died 1202) was [[Lord of Montpellier]], the son of [[William VII of Montpellier|William VII]].
'''William VIII''' (in [[Occitan language|Occitan]]: Guilhem; died 1202) was [[Lord of Montpellier]], the son of [[William VII of Montpellier|William VII]] and [[Matilda of Burgundy (1135?-1173?)]].


William VIII married [[Eudokia Komnene, Lady of Montpellier|Eudokia Komnene]], grand-niece of the Byzantine emperor [[Manuel I Komnenos]].<ref>Paul Magdalino, ''The Empire of Manuel I Komnenos, 1143-1180'', (Cambridge University Press, 1993), 102.</ref>
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He married Eudoxie or [[Eudokia Komnene]], grand-niece of the Byzantine emperor [[Manuel I Komnenos]]. They had one daughter [[Marie of Montpellier]]. Lacking an male heir William separated from Eudoxie, sending her to a monastery. he married [[Agnes of Castille]] and they had several sons. Upon his death his eldest son became [[William IX of Montpellier]], but the Pope rulled William's marriage to Agnes as illegitimate and Marie was given the throne.<ref name="Jenkins2012">{{cite book|author=E. Jenkins|title=The Mediterranean World of Alfonso II and Peter II of Aragon (1162-1213)|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FTlmAQAAQBAJ&pg=PT113|date=6 August 2012|publisher=Springer|isbn=978-1-137-07826-1|pages=113–}}</ref>

They had one daughter:
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* [[Marie of Montpellier]]

Lacking a male heir William separated from Eudokia, sending her to a monastery in Ariane.<ref>Nicole M. Schulman, ''Where Troubadours Were Bishops: The Occitania of Folc of Marseille (1150-1231)'', (Routledge, 2001), 25 note46.</ref><br> William married [[Agnes of Castile]] and they had:
*[[William IX of Montpellier]]<ref name="Smith19">''The Book of Deeds of James I of Aragon'', ed. Damian J. Smith and Helena Buffery, (Ashgate Publishing, 2010), 19.</ref>
*Aymard, d.1199<ref>William M. Reddy, ''The Making of Romantic Love'', (University of Chicago Press, 2012), 126.</ref>
*Bergunyo<ref name="Smith19" />
*[[Bernat Guillem de Montpeller|Bernat William]]<ref name="Smith19" />
*Tortoseta<ref name="Smith19" />

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The Pope ruled William's marriage to Agnes as illegitimate and Marie was given the throne.<ref name="Jenkins2012">{{cite book|author=E. Jenkins|title=The Mediterranean World of Alfonso II and Peter II of Aragon (1162-1213)|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FTlmAQAAQBAJ&pg=PT113|date=6 August 2012|publisher=Springer|isbn=978-1-137-07826-1|pages=113–}}</ref>


William VIII was a patron of [[troubadour]]s. [[Arnaut de Mareuil]] came to his court after fleeing from the entourage of [[Azalais of Toulouse]], and at least one of Arnaut's poems is addressed to him.
William VIII was a patron of [[troubadour]]s. [[Arnaut de Mareuil]] came to his court after fleeing from the entourage of [[Azalais of Toulouse]], and at least one of Arnaut's poems is addressed to him.
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Revision as of 12:06, 21 April 2024

William VIII of Montpellier
Died1202
Noble familyGuilhem
Spouse(s)Eudokia Komnene
Agnes of Castile
FatherWilliam VII of Montpellier
MotherMatilda of Burgundy

William VIII (in Occitan: Guilhem; died 1202) was Lord of Montpellier, the son of William VII and Matilda of Burgundy (1135?-1173?).

William VIII married Eudokia Komnene, grand-niece of the Byzantine emperor Manuel I Komnenos.[1]

They had one daughter:

Lacking a male heir William separated from Eudokia, sending her to a monastery in Ariane.[2]
William married Agnes of Castile and they had:

The Pope ruled William's marriage to Agnes as illegitimate and Marie was given the throne.[5]

William VIII was a patron of troubadours. Arnaut de Mareuil came to his court after fleeing from the entourage of Azalais of Toulouse, and at least one of Arnaut's poems is addressed to him.

References

  1. ^ Paul Magdalino, The Empire of Manuel I Komnenos, 1143-1180, (Cambridge University Press, 1993), 102.
  2. ^ Nicole M. Schulman, Where Troubadours Were Bishops: The Occitania of Folc of Marseille (1150-1231), (Routledge, 2001), 25 note46.
  3. ^ a b c d The Book of Deeds of James I of Aragon, ed. Damian J. Smith and Helena Buffery, (Ashgate Publishing, 2010), 19.
  4. ^ William M. Reddy, The Making of Romantic Love, (University of Chicago Press, 2012), 126.
  5. ^ E. Jenkins (6 August 2012). The Mediterranean World of Alfonso II and Peter II of Aragon (1162-1213). Springer. pp. 113–. ISBN 978-1-137-07826-1.
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