Guigues VI of Viennois
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Andrew Guigues VI known as André de Bourgogne, Dauphin of Viennois, was the Count of Albon, Briançon
, Grenoble
, and Oisans
from 1228 until his death. He was the son of Hugh III of Burgundy and Béatrice of Albon
. He took his regnal name after and inherited the titles and lands of his maternal grandfather, Guigues V
.
During his reign he was a generous patron of monasteries and he expanded his territory by diplomacy rather than war.
In 1202 he married Beatrice (1182 – before 1248), Countess of Gap
and Embrun
, daughter of Rainon I of Sabran. Their daughter Beatrice (born 1205) married Amaury de Montfort
. In 1215 they separated and on 15 November 1219 Guigues married Beatrice
, daughter of William VI of Montferrat. She was the domna (lady) of the troubadour
Gauseran de Saint Leidier. She bore Guigues two sons: Guigues VII (1225–1269) and John (1227–1239).
Briançon
Briançon a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France. It is a sub-prefecture of the department....
, Grenoble
Grenoble
Grenoble is a city in southeastern France, at the foot of the French Alps where the river Drac joins the Isère. Located in the Rhône-Alpes region, Grenoble is the capital of the department of Isère...
, and Oisans
Oisans
LOisans is a region in the French Alps, located in the départements of l'Isère and Hautes-Alpes, and corresponding to the drainage basin of the River Romanche and its tributaries...
from 1228 until his death. He was the son of Hugh III of Burgundy and Béatrice of Albon
Béatrice of Albon
Béatrice, Countess of Albon and Dauphine of Viennois became countess and dauphine in 1162 upon the death of her father Guigues V.She married Hugh III, Duke of Burgundy in 1183 and had three children:...
. He took his regnal name after and inherited the titles and lands of his maternal grandfather, Guigues V
Guigues V of Albon
Guigues V was the Count of Albon and Grenoble from 1142 until his death. He was the first to take the title Dauphin du Viennois....
.
During his reign he was a generous patron of monasteries and he expanded his territory by diplomacy rather than war.
In 1202 he married Beatrice (1182 – before 1248), Countess of Gap
Gap, Hautes-Alpes
Gap is a commune in southeastern France, the capital of the Hautes-Alpes department.-Geography:An Alpine crossroads at the intersection of D994 and Route nationale 85 the Route Napoléon, Gap lies above sea level along the right bank of the Luye River...
and Embrun
Embrun
Embrun may refer to:* Embrun, Hautes-Alpes, a town and former archbishopric in southeastern France** Embrun Cathedral, the national monument and former cathedral there* Embrun, Ontario, a community in eastern Ontario, Canada...
, daughter of Rainon I of Sabran. Their daughter Beatrice (born 1205) married Amaury de Montfort
Amaury VI of Montfort
Amaury VI de Montfort was the son of the elder Simon de Montfort and Alice of Montmorency, and the brother of the younger Simon de Montfort.He participated in the Albigensian Crusade under his father's command...
. In 1215 they separated and on 15 November 1219 Guigues married Beatrice
Beatrice of Montferrat
Beatrice of Montferrat was an Italian noblewoman and the suo jure Lady of Saint-Bonnet. She was the eldest daughter of William VI, Marquess of Montferrat, and the third wife of Guigues VI of Viennois, by whom she had two sons. She married a total of four times...
, daughter of William VI of Montferrat. She was the domna (lady) of the troubadour
Troubadour
A 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....
Gauseran de Saint Leidier. She bore Guigues two sons: Guigues VII (1225–1269) and John (1227–1239).