Guigues V of Albon
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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.
Guigues V was the son of Guigues IV and Margaret of Mâcon. He inherited when he was considered too young to rule on his own and so his mother controlled the regency
until 1153. In that year Guigues took the reins of government and immediately set about to avenge his father, who had been killed in a surprise attack by the Count of Savoy, Humbert III
, during the siege of Montmélian
eleven years earlier. Guigues V besieged Montmélian a second time, but was driven off by Humbert's relief force. Peace was finally achieved by the intervention of the Bishop of Grenoble, Hugh II.
Two years later, on 13 January 1155, Guigues was in Rivoli
, near Turin
, to recognise the suzerainty of the Holy Roman Emperor
, Frederick Barbarossa, for his lands. The emperor in return confirmed the count of Albon in the possession of certain territories his ancestors had acquired through litigation, and granted him a mint at Râme
in the Embrun
ais and the right to coinage in Cézanne.
Guigues died without male heirs at Vizille
in 1162. He left a daughter, Beatrice
, who inherited his lands and titles.
The identity of his wife, whom he married in 1155, is uncertain, other than that she was a kinswoman of Frederick Barbarossa. Chorier, in his Histoire Générale de Dauphiné (1641, Grenoble, republished 1878, Valence, vol. I, p. 616) identified her as Beatrice, a daughter of William V of Montferrat, and also assigned to them a son who died young. However, Usseglio, in I Marchesi di Monferrato in Italia ed in Oriente durante i secoli XII e XIII (Casale Monferrato, 1926, vol. 1, pp. 167–69) has shown that Chorier had misdated a charter of Frederick II
for one of Frederick I: the Beatrice of Montferrat in question was the daughter of William VI of Montferrat, and widow of Guiges V's grandson Guigues VI of Viennois
.
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...
from 1142 until his death. He was the first to take the title Dauphin du Viennois.
Guigues V was the son of Guigues IV and Margaret of Mâcon. He inherited when he was considered too young to rule on his own and so his mother controlled the regency
Regent
A regent, from the Latin regens "one who reigns", is a person selected to act as head of state because the ruler is a minor, not present, or debilitated. Currently there are only two ruling Regencies in the world, sovereign Liechtenstein and the Malaysian constitutive state of Terengganu...
until 1153. In that year Guigues took the reins of government and immediately set about to avenge his father, who had been killed in a surprise attack by the Count of Savoy, Humbert III
Humbert III of Savoy
Umberto III , surnamed the Blessed, was Count of Savoy from 1148 to 1189. His parents were Amadeus III of Savoy and Mahaut of Albon, the sister of Guy IV of Dauphinois. His memorial day is March 4.According to CopeHis first wife died young; his second marriage ended in divorce...
, during the siege of Montmélian
Montmélian
Montmélian is a commune in the Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.-Population :-External links:*...
eleven years earlier. Guigues V besieged Montmélian a second time, but was driven off by Humbert's relief force. Peace was finally achieved by the intervention of the Bishop of Grenoble, Hugh II.
Two years later, on 13 January 1155, Guigues was in Rivoli
Rivoli
Rivoli may refer to:*Rivoli, Piedmont, , a town near Turin in Italy*Rivoli Veronese, a community in the Italian province of Verona*Battle of Rivoli, a battle that took place near Rivoli Veronese*The Rivoli, a restaurant/club in Toronto, Ontario, Canada...
, near Turin
Turin
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, to recognise the suzerainty of the Holy Roman Emperor
Holy Roman Emperor
The Holy Roman Emperor is a term used by historians to denote a medieval ruler who, as German King, had also received the title of "Emperor of the Romans" from the Pope...
, Frederick Barbarossa, for his lands. The emperor in return confirmed the count of Albon in the possession of certain territories his ancestors had acquired through litigation, and granted him a mint at Râme
Rame
"Rame" is a rare word in English which means branch. Rame is also the name of two villages in Cornwall:* Rame, Maker-with-Rame, in southeast Cornwall**Rame Head, a coastal headland near the first of these, as well as the Rame Peninsula...
in the 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...
ais and the right to coinage in Cézanne.
Guigues died without male heirs at Vizille
Vizille
Vizille is a commune in the Isère department in south-eastern France.Vizille is home to the Musée de la Révolution Française de Vizille, a rich depository of archival and rare materials devoted to the French Revolution, housed since 1984 in the Château de Vizille, a Monument Historique. The library...
in 1162. He left a daughter, Beatrice
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:...
, who inherited his lands and titles.
The identity of his wife, whom he married in 1155, is uncertain, other than that she was a kinswoman of Frederick Barbarossa. Chorier, in his Histoire Générale de Dauphiné (1641, Grenoble, republished 1878, Valence, vol. I, p. 616) identified her as Beatrice, a daughter of William V of Montferrat, and also assigned to them a son who died young. However, Usseglio, in I Marchesi di Monferrato in Italia ed in Oriente durante i secoli XII e XIII (Casale Monferrato, 1926, vol. 1, pp. 167–69) has shown that Chorier had misdated a charter of Frederick II
Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor
Frederick II , was one of the most powerful Holy Roman Emperors of the Middle Ages and head of the House of Hohenstaufen. His political and cultural ambitions, based in Sicily and stretching through Italy to Germany, and even to Jerusalem, were enormous...
for one of Frederick I: the Beatrice of Montferrat in question was the daughter of William VI of Montferrat, and widow of Guiges V's grandson Guigues VI of Viennois
Guigues VI of Viennois
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...
.