William, count of Provence, son of Boso II, again delivered southern France from a Saracen invasion by his victory at Fraxinet in 973, and ended his life in a cloister. In 793, Hisham I, the successor of Abd ar-Rahman I, proclaimed a holy war against the Christians to the north. In the legendary material, as elaborated and expanded in various medieval texts, Aymeri is a knight in the time of Charlemagne's wars with the Saracens after the Battle of Roncevaux Pass. 450-1326 and 1r. de 1itt. Helmburgis (died young before 824) 2. The Annales Bertiniani record the capture and blinding of "Herebertum fratrem Bernardi" in 830[445]. In 804, he founded the abbey of Gellone. The ninth branch of the Karlamagnus Saga (ed. Early chansons de geste are composed in ten-syllable lines grouped in assonanced. He was canonized a saint in 1066 by Pope Alexander II.[2]. "Willelmuscomes" names "genitore meo Theuderico et genitrice mea Aldana" in his charter dated 14 Dec 804 (version two: dated 15 Dec 804) for the foundation of the monastery of Gellone[414]. It is not entirely clear that Heribert was the full brother of Bernard. It became a subject of contention however as the reputation of William grew. [429] Ex Vita S. Willelmi, RHGF V, p. 470. Skip Ancestry main menu Main Menu. William met this force and defeated them. The North Africans termed it Al Andalus, comprising mostand Saracens. Rotlinde married Wala de Bobbio in 811, at age 26 at marriage place. It is appears to have several claims of origin. The Manual of Dhuoda names (in order) "Willelmus, Chungundis, Gariberga, Vuithbergis, Teddericus, Gothzelmus, Guarnarius, Rothlindis" as relatives of Bernard, husband of Doda, implying that all were deceased at the date the manual was written (843)[432]. Einhard records that Charles I King of the Franks sent "Theodorico comite et Meginfredo camerario suo" to "aquilonalem Danubii ripam" in 791[413]. The separate existence of Almer, who refused to sleep under a roof, and spent his whole life in warring against the infidel, is proved. However, the Manual of Dhuoda names (in order) "Willelmus, Chungundis, Gariberga, Vuithbergis, Teddericus, Gothzelmus, Guarnarius, Rothlindis" as relatives of Bernard, husband of Doda, implying from this order that "Chungundis" was more senior than "Vuithbergis"[433]. One section of the cycle, however, is devoted to the feats of his father, there named Aymeri de Narbonne, who has received Narbonne as his seigniory after his return from Spain with Charlemagne. When he died, it was said the bells at Orange rang on their own accord. William, listed under the name "Guillem de Gellone", is a prominent figure in the pseudohistorical book Holy Blood Holy Grail. 597-618). Sources differ as to whether he the hero is Harpin de Bourges. His wife is said to have been a converted Saracen, Orable later christened Guibourc. The Matter of France, also known as the Carolingian cycle, is a body of legendary history that springs from the Old French medieval literature of the chansons de gesteThis distinguished them from romances concerned with the Matter of Britain, The Matter of Britain is a name given collectively to the legends that concern the Celtic and legendary history of Great Britain, especially those focused on King Arthur and the knights of the Round Tablethat is, King Arthur. Father of Hribert of Toulouse; Gerberge de Toulouse; Guicaire de Toulouse; Hildehelm de Toulouse; Helmbourg de Toulouse and 7 others . "Un dpt lapidaire, abrit dans l'ancien rfectoire, prsente des chapiteaux, des colonnes ondes, des statues. He was a professor of medieval French literature at the Universit de Fribourg, Switzerland holds that the poems were the invention of the poets who wrote them. GUILLAUME ([750/55]-Gellone [28 May [812/13]/21 May 815]). His life was spent mainly in Italian courts until 1203, when he joined the Fourth Crusade. mentions the story. ], 4. Guillaume d'Orange 1a4. Among his seven sons and five daughters (one of whom marries Louis the Pious) is William. The Manual of Dhuoda names (in order) "Willelmus, Chungundis, Gariberga, Vuithbergis, Teddericus, Gothzelmus, Guarnarius, Rothlindis" as relatives of Bernard, husband of Doda[456], which suggests that the last four named were the children of Guillaume by his second wife "Vuithbergis", assuming that all four were his children. In accordance with the legal provisions, you can ask for the removal of your name and the name of your minor children. He was a cousin of Charlemagne (his mother Aldana was daughter of Charles Martel) and the son of Thierry IV, Count of Autun. Charlemagne had received the relic from the Patriarch of Jerusalem according to the Vita of William. The narreme,structure as first developed in the work of Eugene Dorfman and Jean-Pierre Tusseau, La Chanson de Geste, with useful references. He granted property to Gellone and placed the monastery under the perpetual control of the abbots of Aniane. There, he was made Count of Toulouse in the stead of the disgraced Chorso, then King of Aquitaine in 778. He was born in Barberino Val d'Elsa and lived in Florence Chanson de Saisnes or "Song of the Saxons", by Jean Bodel, Jean Bodel, who lived in the late twelfth century, was an Old French poet who wrote a number of chansons de geste as well as many fabliaux. It is therefore possible that this was the same person as "Hodo", although the precise nature of the relationship between him and Heribert has not been established. 1170), Simon de Pouille or "Simon of Apulia", fictional eastern adventures; the hero is said to be a grandson of Garin de Monglane, Floovant (late 12th); the hero is a son of Merovingian King Clovis I. Clovis was the first King of the Franks to unite all the Frankish tribes under one king. Saint Guilhem was the man who gave his name to the beautiful monastery in the Gellone valley, 30 kilometres northwest of Montpellier. The Sacramentary of Gellone, dating to the late 8th century, is a famous manuscript. The Vita S. Willelmi records that beatus Willelmus was born during the reign of King Pepin to consule TheodericomatercomitissaAldana[429]. O.S.B. The poem is attributed to Pietru Caxaro, and was recorded by Caxaro's nephew, Brandano, in his notarialthat are occasionally mentioned by contemporary authors in other genres. Charlemagne had received the relic from the Patriarch of Jerusalem according to the Vita of William. Upon his release Charlemagne replaced him with his Frankish cousin William (790). William mentioned both his family and monastery in his will:[7] his will of 28 January 804, names his wives Cunegonde and Witburgis, his deceased parents, Theodoric/Thierry and Aldana, two brothers, Theodino and Adalelmo, two sisters, Abbana and Bertana, four children, Barnard, Witcher, Gotzelm and Helimburgis, and a nephew, Bertrano. The Manual of Dhuoda names (in order) "Willelmus, Chungundis, Gariberga, Vuithbergis, Teddericus, Gothzelmus, Guarnarius, Rothlindis" as relatives of Bernard, husband of Doda[451]. [2] In the tenth or eleventh century, [3] a Latin hagiography, the Vita sancti Willelmi, was composed. Among his gifts to the abbey he founded was a piece of the True Cross, a present from his cousin Charlemagne, who reportedly wept at his death. sur la vita sancti Willelmi (Montpellier, 1876), W. J. Upon his release Charlemagne replaced him with his Frankish cousin William (790). The theory is attractive but not conclusive, as its validity depends on there being no other contemporary Hiltrudis, which is not provable. So many pilgrims were attracted to Gellone that his corpse was exhumed from the modest site in the narthex and given a more prominent place under the choir, to the intense dissatisfaction of the Abbey of Aniane. He retired as a monk there in 806 where he eventually died on the 28 May 812 (or 814). He was canonized a saint in 1066 by Pope Alexander II. He mentioned both his family and monastery in his will. [HELIMBRUC (-before [824]). ", Annales du Midi, 85: 191-202 (1973); N.L. Zuckerman made no definitive conclusions on this point, and the suggestion has since been refuted. Death. THEODERIC [IV] (-soon after 826). "Carolusrex Francorum et Langobardorum" gave a judgment by charter dated to [Dec 775] which names "fidelibusWidrigo, Odrigo, Theodrico, Bernehardo, Albuino, Aginhardo, Berngario comitibus et Anshelmo comite palacii nostri"[412]. Major children and living persons must directly contact the, Relationship with JOAN MARIE GROSS (Sosa/Ahnentafel #1), Relationship with CUNEGONDE CAROLINGIAN DE FRANCE (spouse), Browse using this individual as Sosa/Ahnentafel #1, List of all individuals in the family tree, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_of_Gellone, CHARLES "MARTEL" FOUNDING CAROLINGIAN DE FRANCE, CHILDEBRAND DE BRUYERES MEROVINGIAN AUSTRASIA, ALPAIDA = ALPAIS DE BRUYERES MEROVINGIAN AUSTRASIA, {{ 'gw_downgraded_access_back_to_max'|translate }}, Deceased in812 - Gellone, 34, France, Guicaire and Hildehelm, mentioned only in 804 in the charter of the Abbey of St-Guilhelm-du-Desert. GUITCAIRE (-before [824]). He is son of Bertrand de Bar-sur-Aube was an Old French poet from the Champagne region of France who wrote a number of chansons de geste. He granted property to Gellone and placed the monastery under the perpetual control of the abbots of Aniane. William's career battling Saracens is sung in epic poems in the 12th and 13th century cycle called La Geste de Garin de Monglane, some two dozen chansons de geste that actually center around William, the great-grandson of the largely legendary Garin. Name: William of Gellone: Gender: Male: Aliases: Guillaume d'Orange, Guillaume Fierabrace: Birth: 755. Assuming that this identification is correct, of the possible candidates Settipani eliminates Helmburgis from the known daughters of Guillaume, suggesting that she died young, as well as Gerberga, who was murdered in 834 at Chalon by allies of Walo, which leaves Chrodlindis as the only possibility[469]. The Vita Hludowici Imperatoris names "Heriberto" as missus of King Louis I [in 812][443]. . "Fredelus advocatus Hildebrandi comitis" is named in a judgment of "Theodericus comes" in a charter dated Mar 818[464]. France , officially the French Republic , is a country located in Western Europe, with several overseas islands and territories located on other continents. According to Christian mythology, the Holy Grail was the dish, plate, or cup used by Jesus at the Last Supper, said to possess miraculous powersand the Italian epics on these themes were still accounted major works of literature. [433] Manuel de Dhuoda LXXII, p. 237. William in turn successfully subdued the Gascons. As a kinsman and trusted comes, he spent his youth in the court of Charlemagne. 9. Assuming that Heribert was the son of Guillaume de Toulouse & his first wife Cunigundis (about which there may be some doubt, see below under Heribert), and assuming also that "consobrinus" is used in the text in its strict sense, Cunegundis and the mother of Eudes Comte d'Orlans would have been sisters. Catalan: Guilhm "lo Grand" de Gellona, Spanish: Guillermo "el Grande" de Gellone IV, I (Venice, 1735), 67-86; Acta SS., VI May, 154-72."A beautiful Villa in the south of France". JEANNE'S HOUSE Birthplace: Toulouse, Languedoc-Roussillon, France A pervasive theme is the King's role as champion of Christianity. The identification and chronology of the marquises of Gothia/Septimania during the first half of the 9th century present considerable difficulties, as shown in detail in the document TOULOUSE KINGS DUKES & COUNTS. A. Jonckbloet, Guillaume d'Orange (2 vols, 1854, The Hague), Ludwig Clarus (Wilhelm Volk), Herzog Wilhelm von Aquitanien (Munster, 1865), Paulin Paris, in Hist. William of Gellone ( c. 755 - 28 May 812 or 814), the medieval William of Orange, [1] was the second Duke of Toulouse from 790 until 811. The Vita Hludowici Imperatoris records that "Heribertum" was awarded Tortosa after its capture [in 809][442], which it is assumed refers to Heribert son of Duke Guillaume as no other contemporary with this name has so far been identified. The earliest version appeared in 1516, although the poem was not published in its complete form until 1532by Ludovico Ariosto, Ludovico Ariosto was an Italian poet. In 804, he founded the abbey of Gellone. Indeed, until the 19th century, the tales of Roland and Charlemagne were as important as the tales of King Arthur and the Holy Grail. Birth. If this is correct, Heribert must have been one of his father's older children, certainly older than Bernard assuming that the latter's birth date is correctly estimated to [795]. This line of reasoning was later incorporated into the plot of the bestselling novel The Da Vinci Code and from there into various television documentaries. In poetry, a stanza is a unit within a larger poem. [431] Reproduced in Thomassy, R. 'Critique des deux chartes de foundation de l'abbaye de Saint-Guillem-du-Dsert', Bibliothque de l'Ecole des Chartes, Srie 1, Tome II (Paris 1840-1844), p. 179. i. of his Guillaume d'Orange (The Hague, 1854); a critical text of Aliscans (Halle, 1903, vol. m secondly GUITBURGIS [Wibourg], daughter of ---. Because of its isolation, in 806 Saint Guilhem established here the monastery of Gellone. Place of Burial: Aniane, Dpartement de l'Hrault (Erau), Languedoc, France Geni requires JavaScript! Its late-12th-century Romanesque cloister, systematically dismantled during the French Revolution, found its way to The Cloisters in New York. The fictional heroine is daughter of the heroine of Aye d'Avignon. When William was made Count of Toulouse in 790, Charlemagne placed his young son Louis the Pious, who was to inherit Aquitaine, in his charge. The great emperor employed him against the Saracen invaders from Spain, whom he defeated at Orange. The story tells of dragon-slayer Siegfried at the court of the Burgundians, how he was murdered, and of his wife Kriemhild's revenge.and in creole legends by Henri Wittmann, Henri Wittmann is a Canadian linguist from Quebec. A further difficulty is that the Vita Hludowici which, in the passages quoted above, refers to Gautselmus/Gotselmus comes in 834 but does not describe him as marchio. He founded the Abbey of Gellone in 804, becoming a monk there in 806. A Scheler (Brussels, 1874) Guibert d'Andrenas (13th century) La Prise de Cordres (13th century) La Mort Aymeri de Narbonne, ed. No doubt the others had historical prototypes. The 12th century chanson de geste of Garin le Loherain is one of the fiercest and most sanguinary narratives left by the trouvres. Renaud de Montauban, was a fictional hero who was introduced to literature in a 12th century Old French chanson de geste also known as the Quatre Fils Aymon . The following example is from the opening lines of Les Chtifs, a chanson in the Crusade cycle. to Saint William The Great of Gellone and Guibour Gellone (born von Hornbach). Name: St. Guillaume of Gellone - Count of Toulouse Sex: M Birth: 754 in Toulouse, Haute-Garonne, Midi-Pyrenees, France Death: 28 MAY 812 in Aniane, D partement de l'H rault (Erau), Languedoc, France Burial: Saint-Guilhem-le-D sert Monastery, Aniane, D partement de l'H rault (Erau), Languedoc, France . The hero Girart de Roussillon also figures in Girart de Vienne, in which he is identified as a son of Garin de Monglane. William Tow-head (Tte d'toupe), duke of Aquitaine (d. 983), showed a fidelity to Louis IV paralleled by Guillaume d'Orange's service to Louis the Pious. Indications that this tradition was not unassailable were not lacking before the discovery of the Chanun de Willame, which, although preserved in a very corrupt form, represents the earliest recension we have of the story, dating at least from the beginning of the 12th century. It became a subject of contention, however, as the reputation of William grew. Settipani suggests[447] that Cunigundis, wife of Bernard I King of Italy, was the daughter of Heribert in order to explain the transmission of his name into the family. H. Suchier (Soc. The source of this article is wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. The Roman Empire was the post-Republican phase of the ancient Roman civilization, characterised by an autocratic form of government and large territorial holdings in Europe and around the Mediterranean. When William was made Count of Toulouse in 790, Charlemagne placed his young son Louis the Pious, who was to inherit Aquitaine, in his charge. The inconsistencies between the real and the epic Guillaume are often left standing in the poems. In the Norse version of the Carolingian epic Guillaume appears in his proper historical environment, as a chief under Charlemagne; but he plays a leading part in the Couronnement Looys, describing the formal associations of Louis the Pious in the empire at Aix-la-Chapelle (813, the year after Guillaume's death), and after the battle of Aliscans it is from the emperor Louis that he seeks reinforcements. rois ens en sa conpaignie.S'enporte Brohadas, fis Soudan de Persie;En l'estor l'avoit mort a l'espee forbieLi bons dus Godefrois a le chiere hardieTres devant Anthioce ens en la prairie. 2. THEODERIC [II] (-after 14 Dec 804, maybe after 811). The personages associated with Guillaume in his Spanish wars belong to Provence, and have names common in the south. 5. ", the is repeated within the sentence and is assonant. Person Id: I186279 Tree Id: 125985 The central fact of the geste of Guillaume is the battle of the Archamp or Aliscans, in which perished Guillaume's heroic nephew, Vezian or Vivien, a second Roland. The Spanish medievalist Ramn Menndez Pidal included the "Cantar de Mo Cid" in the popular tradition he termed the mester de juglarashows that a comparable narrative tradition existed in Spain at the same period. Details of the "Aymeri" of the poem are conflated with a later historic figure who was truly the viscount of Narbonne from 1108 to 1134. Bdier further suggests that some of the stories were first invented by monks, A monk is a person who practices religious asceticism, living either alone or with any number of monks, whilst always maintaining some degree of physical separation from those not sharing the same purposewho used them to advertise pilgrimage, In religion and spirituality, a pilgrimage is a long journey or search of great moral significance. Sources:Title: Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists, 7th Edition, by Frederick Lewis Weis, additions by Walter Lee Sheppard Jr., 1999Page: 48-16Text: father of Wialdruth, Title: The Plantagenet Ancestry, by William Henry Turton, 1968Page: 10Text: father of BernardTitle: Newsgroup: soc.genealogy.medieval, at. Members of many major religions participate in pilgrimagessites by connecting them not only with saints. 1.) William mentioned both his family and monastery in his will: His will of 28 January 804, names his living wives Gunegunde and Guitburgi, his deceased parents, Teuderico (Theodoric / Thierry IV) and Aldana van Martel (daughter of Charles Martel), two brothers, Teudoino and Adalelmo, two sisters, Abbana and Bertana, four sons, Barnardo, Guitcario, Gotcelmo, and Helmbruc, not his daughter (Rotlinde van Bobbio van Gellone), and one nephew, Bertrano. However, the Manual refers only to the need to pray for the family of Bernard's father, in which case it would seem odd for the text to single out Heribert from all other maternal relatives if he was related to Bernard through his mother. Theoderic [I] & his wife had [seven] children: 2. Vivien 1a5. William was canonized a saint in 1066 by Pope Alexander II. In 804, he founded the abbey of Gellone. in the British Museum contains eighteen chansons of the cycle. A number of forged documents and assertions were produced on each side that leave details of actual history doubtful. In modern poetry, the term is often equivalent with strophe; in popular vocal music, a stanza is typically referred to as a "verse"(meaning that the last stressed vowel is the same in each line throughout the stanza, but the last consonant differs from line to line). litt. A possible clue about the origins of Cunigundis is provided by the Vita Hludowici Imperatoris which records the blinding of "Heribertus Bernhardi frater" and his exile with "Hodo consobrinus illius"[434]. As the genre matured, fantasy elements were introduced. 32, 1903). The Vita S. Willelmi names Bernardoet Gaucelino as sons of Guillaume[449]. Theodoric (Thierry, d. shortly after 826), Comte d'Autun. An epic is a lengthy narrative poem, ordinarily concerning a serious subject containing details of heroic deeds and events significant to a culture or nation. Huon de Bordeaux originally c. 1215-1240, known from slightly later manuscripts. Many of the modern surnames in the dictionary can be traced back to Britain and Ireland. The origin of the chanson de geste as a form is much debated. There, he was made Count of Toulouse in the stead of the disgraced Chorso, then King of Aquitaine in 778. father Helmbourg de Toulouse brother Gerberge de Toulouse sister Hildehelm de Toulouse brother Guicaire de Toulouse brother Guibour stepmother Gaucelme, comte du Roussillon half brother Thodoric IV, comte d'Autun half brother Garnier de Toulouse half brother About Hribert of Toulouse "Willelmuscomes" names "filiabus meis et filiis Barnardo, Witchario, Gotcelmo, Helimbruch" (version two: "filios meos et filias Witcario, Hildehelmo et Helinbruch") in his charter dated 14 Dec 804 (version two: dated 15 Dec 804) for the foundation of the monastery of Gellone[440], it being possible that "Helimbruch" refers to Heribert and is not a separate person. William was born circa 755, in Toulouse, Haute-Garonne, Midi-Pyrenees, France. A vision informed him that he could only, followed by a sequel: Daurel et Beton, whose putative Old French version is lost; the story is known from an Occitan version of c. 1200, The chansons de geste created a body of mythology that lived on well after the creative force of the genre itself was spent. 28 May 814 (aged 58-59) Saint-Guilhem-le-Desert, Departement de l'Hrault, Languedoc-Roussillon, France. Garnier or Warner, cited only in the Manuel de Dhuoda 4. The Manual of Dhuoda names (in order) "Willelmus, ChungundisVuithbergis" as relatives of Bernard, husband of Doda[436], these three individuals being identifiable as the father of Bernard and his two wives. Garin d'Anseun 1a4a. Among his gifts to the abbey he founded was a piece of the True Cross, a present from his cousin Charlemagne. His son Barnardo is said to have been by Guitburgi. 1170), and Le Moniage Rainouart. He is the hero of an entire cycle of chansons de geste, the earliest of which is the Chanson de Guillaume of about 1140. Charlemagne had received the relic from the Patriarch of Jerusalem according to the Vita of William. It should be noted, however, that many other claims in the book which were listed as "fact", were later proven to be false (such as the existence of the Priory of Sion), because the authors were basing much of their researches on "medieval documents" which were later shown to be forgeries. Exiled from France, she gives birth to a son, Hugues, who becomes king of Hungary. Hlawitschka highlights the case against the affiliation[417]. "Willelmuscomes" names "uxoribus meis Cunegunde et Guitburge" (version two: "Witburg et Cunegunde") in his charter dated 14 Dec 804 (version two: dated 15 Dec 804) for the foundation of the monastery of Gellone[435]. 6. His wife is said to have been a converted Saracen, Orable later christened Guibourc.
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