William I of Provence

950 - Aft 993  (> 43 years)

• Name	William I of Provence
  Birth	13 Sep 950	Toulouse, Haute-Garonne, Midi-Pyrénées, France
  Gender	Male
  Fact	He donated land to Cluny and retired to become a monk
  Fact	He is often considered the founder of the county of Provence
  Title of Nobility	From 962 to 993	Avignon, Vaucluse, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
  	Earl of Avignon, Count d' Avignon
  Title (Nobility)	From 968 to
  	Count of Provence
  Title of Nobility	From 972 to 993	Provence, France
  	Count of Provence; Count de Provence
  Title (Nobility)	From 975 to
  	Marchio (or Margrave) of Provence
  Title of Nobility	From 979 to 993	Arles, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
  	Marquis of Provence Arles
  Title (Nobility)	From 980 to
  	Count of Arles
  Title of Nobility	Count Toulouse
  Title of Nobility	Arles, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
  	Earl of Arles; Count d' Arles
  Title of Nobility	From 991 to 993	Provence, France
  	Prince of all Provence
  _FSFTID	L133-HLP
  _UID	097FD547FCB23441A8D890E6582C4809928C
  Death	Aft 29 Aug 993	Avignon, Vaucluse, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
  Burial	Sarrians, Vaucluse, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
  Person ID	I28891	Ken Tree
  Last Modified	3 Nov 2019

  
  

  Father	Boson II of Arles,   b. From 907 to 944, Autun, Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France d. 13 Sep 968, Avignon, Vaucluse, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France (Age 61 years)
  Mother	Constance of Vienne,   b. 931, Arles, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France d. Abt 961, Autun, Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France (Age 30 years)
  Marriage	Abt 946
  _UID	32E29F8879F90044969F5058746740EED7CF
  Family ID	F13485	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Adélaïde d'Anjou,   b. 946, Anjou, Maine-et-Loire, Pays de la Loire, France d. 1026, Avignon, Vaucluse, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France (Age 80 years)
  Marriage	Abt 984
  _UID	0DE0CC8882B6AC439993F58C3655F18C1D89
  Children	1. Pons de Gévaudan, comte de Gévaudan,   b. 970, Gevaudan, Alpes de Haute Provence, Provence, France d. 26 Feb 1011, Toulouse-le-Château, Jura, Franche-Comté, France (Age 41 years)   2. Toda de Provençe, comtessa de Besalú,   b. 970, Arles, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France d. 13 Oct 1020, Besalú, Girona, Catalonia, Spain (Age 50 years)   3. Eimilde de Gévaudan,   b. 970, Toulouse-le-Château, Jura, Franche-Comté, France d. DECEASED   4. Lucia de Provence, comtesse consort de Razès,   b. 978, Arles, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France d. Somme, Picardie, France   5. Almodis de Limoges, de Gévaudan,   b. 979, Poitou, France d. 31 Jan 1030, Aquitaine, France (Age 51 years)   6. William II, Count of Provence,   b. Abt 981, Toulouse, Haute-Garonne, Midi-Pyrénées, France d. 4 Mar 1018, Fos-sur-Mer, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France (Age 37 years)   7. Constance of Arles,   b. Abt 986, Arles, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France d. 25 Jul 1032, Melun, Seine-et-Marne, Île-de-France, France (Age 46 years)   8. Almodis de Limoges Gevaudun,   b. Poitou, , Aquitaine, France d. 1006, , , Aquitaine, France   9. Gerberg d'Anjou,   b. Anjou, France d. 6 Apr 1028, Anjou, France   10. Pons de Gevaudan,   b. Gevaudan, Alpes de Haute Provence, Provence, France d. 1060, Toulouse, Jura, Franche-Comte, France   11. Bertrand Marseille,   b. France d. DECEASED   12. Ermengarde   d. DECEASED   13. Tota-Adelaide   d. DECEASED
  Family ID	F13468	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Apr 2026