Emma of Provence
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Emma was the daughter of Rotbold III of Provence
and Ermengarda. She inherited the title Margrave of Provence from her elder brother William III
in 1037 and married William III of Toulouse
.
With William, she had four children:
Rotbold III of Provence
Rotbold III was the Count and Margrave of Provence from 1005 to his death. He was the only son of Rotbold II and Emilde, daughter of Stephen, Viscount of Gévaudan. He inherited all his father's titles on his death in 1008...
and Ermengarda. She inherited the title Margrave of Provence from her elder brother William III
William III of Provence
William III was the Count and Margrave of Provence from 1014 to his death. He inherited his titles from his father Rotbold III....
in 1037 and married William III of Toulouse
William III of Toulouse
William III Taillefer was the Count of Toulouse, Albi, and Quercy from 972 or 978 to his death. He was the first of the Toulousain branch of his family to bear the title marchio, which he inherited from Raymond II of Rouergue.His parentage has been subject to reevaluation...
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With William, she had four children:
- PonsPons of ToulousePons William was the Count of Toulouse from 1037. He was the eldest son and successor of William III Taillefer and Emma of Provence. He thus inherited the title marchio Provincæ. He is known to have owned many allods and he relied on Roman, Salic, and Gothic law.Already in 1030, he possessed a...
, who succeeded to Toulouse - BertrandBertrand of ToulouseBertrand of Toulouse was count of Toulouse, and was the first count of Tripoli to rule in Tripoli itself....
, who succeeded Pons in Toulouse (1060) and his mother in Provence - Ildegarda Elisa, wife of Fulk Bertrand of ProvenceFulk Bertrand of ProvenceFulk Bertrand I was the joint Count of Provence with his elder brother William IV from 1018 and with his younger brother Geoffrey I from at least 1032 if not earlier. After William's death, Fulk assumed the title of margrave, indicating headship of the dynasty...
- Rangarda, wife of Peter Raymond of Carcassonne
Sources
- Foundation for Medieval Genealogy: Provence.
- Lewis, Archibald R. The Development of Southern French and Catalan Society, 718–1050. University of Texas Press: Austin, 1965.