He retired as a monk there in 806 where he eventually died on the 28 May 812 (or 814). William of Gellone ( 755 - 28 May 812 or 814), the medieval William of Orange, was the second Duke of Toulouse from 790 until 811. When copying data from this family tree, please include a reference to the origin: Riny Doyle, "Stamboom Riny Doyle geboren Marinus van Waard", . 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. William met this force and defeated them. "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, Hildehelm being named in only one of the versions[438]. 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. Situated in the narrow valley of the Gellone river where it meets the steep sided gorge of the Hrault River, Saint-Guilhem-le-Dsert is essentially a mediaeval village located on the Chemin de St Jacques (St James' Way) pilgrim route to Santiago de Compostella. "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]. His feast is on 28 May, the day of his death. 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. This is highly speculative. Charlemagne had received the relic from the Patriarch of Jerusalem according to the Vita of William. About: William of Gellone. In medieval Gaelic and British culture a bard was a professional poet, paid by a monarch to praise the sovereign's activities.but the evidence on this is less conclusive. HILDEHELM (-before [824]). As a second example, there are references to contemporary songs on the subject of the First Crusade. As Count he successfully subdued the Gascons. Gerberga (d.834) who acted with her half-brother Gucelm, and under orders of King Lothair I, was locked into a barrel and drowned in the Saone River. In 804 he founded a Benedictine monastery, since called S. Guilhem le Desert, in the valley of Gellone, near Lodeve in the Diocese of Maguelonne, and subjected it to the famous St. Benedict of Aniane, whose monastery was close at hand. Bernard de Septimanie (c.795-844) 6. His son Barnardo is said to have been by Guitburgi. William of Gellone (c. 755 - 28 May 812 or 814 AD), the medieval William of Orange,[1] was the second Duke of Toulouse from 790 until 811. Calmette identifies Gauzselmi as the son of Guillaume Comte de Toulouse, Marquis de Septimania, and assumes that the title marchionis accorded to him indicates that he was at some point Marquis de Septimania[461]. Another problem is the existence around the same time of counts in the March of Spain, who may also have held the title marchio, as discussed in the document CATALONIA. Bernart 1a3. The defeat of the Moors at Orange was given legendary treatment in the 12th century epic La Prise d'Orange. Andrea Mangiabotti, called Andrea da Barberino was an Italian writer and cantastorie of the Quattrocento Renaissance. He played a critical role in the transformation of the Roman Republic into the Roman Empire.and some of his Imperial. When he died, it was said the bells at Orange rang on their own accord. Saint Guilhem le Desert Monastery. It centres around Garin de Monglane. The poem comprises 11, 376 verses , grouped into rhymed laisses. Later references These legends turn his wife into a converted Saracen, Orable, later christened Guibourc. Metropolitan France extends from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea, and from the Rhine to the Atlantic Oceanduring the eighth and ninth centuries, the age of Charles Martel, Charles Martel , called Charles the Hammer, was a Frankish military and political leader, who served as Mayor of the Palace under the Merovingian kings and ruled de facto during an interregnum at the end of his life, using the title Duke and Prince of the Franks. Aristotle, in Poetics 1447a, merely mentions lyric poetry along with drama, epic poetry, dancing, painting and other forms of mimesisof the trouvres (troubadours). An interesting speculation is a relationship with the early Saxon leader Widukind, as explained above. about 795. King Arthur is a legendary British leader who, according to medieval histories and romances, led the defense of Britain against the Saxon invaders in the early 6th century. P Tarbe, Reims, 1860) Le Moniage Guillaume (12th century) Les Enfances Vivien (ed. His birth date range is estimated on the basis of his having been adult in 809 when he was probably recorded in Spain (see below). [6] Among his gifts to the abbey he founded was a piece of the True Cross, a present from his cousin Charlemagne. As a genre of Occitan literature, its limits have been open to debate since it was first defined in the 19th centurybetter known from its first words as "Cabra juglar": this is addressed to a juglar (jongleur) and purports to instruct him on the poems he ought to know but doesn't. "Fredelus advocatus Hildebrandi comitis" is named in a judgment of "Theodericus comes" in a charter dated Mar 818[464]. There are several other less formal lists of chansons, or of the legends they incorporate. Composed in elegiac couplets by an unskilled versifier, it is a version of the legendary history of the Battle of Roncevaux Pass Galiens li Restors known from a single manuscript of about 1490. The most famous of these are Beuves de Comarchis, Ernaud de Girone, Garin d'Anseun, Almer le chetif, so called from his long captivity with the Saracens. William of Gellone, Duke of Toulouse van Gellone was born in 755, at birth place, to Thierry IV, Count of Autun and Toulouse d'Autun and Aude [Aldana] of Austrasia d'Autun (born Martel). sur la vita sancti Willelmi (Montpellier, 1876), W. J. THEODERIC [II] (-after 14 Dec 804, maybe after 811). in the British Museum contains eighteen chansons of the cycle. The fifth daughter, Blanchefleur, is represented as the wife of Louis the Pious. Death: Died May 28, 812 in Aniane, Dpartement de l'Hrault (Erau), Languedoc, France [Two charters, dated 14 May [843/44] and 19 Nov 860, record that Charles II le Chauve King of the West Franks confirmed a donation to Amer monastery made by his father per intercessionem Gauzselmi quondam marchionis[460]. Husband of Waldrada von Hornbach; Adalesme de Autun; Cungonde and Guibour von Hornbach Wolfram von Eschenbach was a German knight and poet, regarded as one of the greatest epic poets of his time. As a first example, a contemporary historian records that the names of those who fell at the very minor ambush at Roncesvalles, The Battle of Roncevaux Pass was a battle in 778 in which Roland, prefect of the Breton March and commander of the rear guard of Charlemagne's army, was defeated by the Basqueswere on everyone's lips sixty years after the event, indicating the growth of a legend quite out of proportion to the original incidenta legend that would result, long afterwards, in the various versions of the Song of Roland that are now known. "L'Abbaye de Saint-Guilhem-le-Desert" http://medieval.mrugala.net/Architecture/Saint%20Guilhem%20le%20des (in French) 3. Birthdate: circa 755 Heribert (blinded in 830 under orders of King Lothair I) 4. 1170) in Foucon de Candie (modern Fr: Foulque de Candie, Sp:Fulco de Gandia, It:Folco de Candia, Eng: House of Candia) is the return of Guillaume from the battle; and the Italian compilation I Nerbonesi, based on these and other chansons, seems in some cases to represent an earlier tradition than the later of the French chansons, although its author Andrea di Barberino wrote towards the end of the 14th century. In 788, the Count of Toulouse, Chorso, was captured by the Basque Adalric, and made to swear an oath . After Garniers death she marries the Saracen Ganor, Gui de Nanteuil, evidently popular around 1207 when the troubadour Raimbaut de Vaqueiras. He granted property to Gellone and placed the monastery under the perpetual control of the abbots of Aniane. The name of Heribert's wife is not known. Person Id: I186279 Tree Id: 125985 Family Tree . The minnesinger Wolfram von Eschenbach based his Willehalm on a French original which must have differed from the versions we have. Guillaume & his [first] wife had [six] children.Guillaume & his [second] wife had [four] children. "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 Gellone373, rendering it impossible to decide from this text which was his first and which his second wife. There exist numerous cyclic manuscripts in which there is an attempt at presenting a continuous histoire potique of Guillaume and his family. There, he was made Count of Toulouse in the stead of the disgraced Chorso, then King of Aquitaine in 778. The personages associated with Guillaume in his Spanish wars belong to Provence, and have names common in the south. Guibert 1a2. Chivalry is a term related to the medieval institution of knighthood. He amassed an army of 100,000 men, half of which attacked the Kingdom of Asturias while the other half invaded Languedoc, penetrating as far as Narbonne. However, Narbonne was garrisoned and remained under Muslim control. He granted property to Gellone and placed the monastery under the general control of Benedict of Aniane, whose monastery was nearby. to .. ADAM & EVE, Welcome to the Family Tree of Joan Marie Gross Doughty, {{ asCtrl.bannerRights.content|translate }}, The Geneanet family trees are powered by Geneweb 7.0. Rodlinde (d. c.843), probably the spouse of Wala, Abbot of Corbie. Cungonde married Guillaume (Guilhelm) de Gellone. Born 755; died 28 May, c. 812; was the second count of Toulouse, having attained that dignity in 790. It became a subject of contention however as the reputation of William grew. Cantilena is the oldest known literary text in the Maltese language. de la France (vol. Aliscans (Aleschans, Alyscamps, Elysii Campi) was, however, generally taken to represent the battle of Villedaigne, and to take its name from the famous cemetery outside Arles. 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]. Also Known As: "Guillaume de Gellone", "Guillaume", "d'Orange", "William of Gellone", "William of Orange", "Saint", "Guillaume Count of Toulouse", "Comte de Toulouse", "Count of Toulouse" In 803, William took part in the campaign that took Barcelona from the Moors. The fabliau is a comic, But not true often anonymous tale written by jongleurs in northeast France in the 12th and 13th centuries. While the Old French epic poem has been lost, the story has come down to us via a 13th century Norse prose version in the Karlamagns saga.-Plot: Les Enfances Ogier by Adenet le Roi (c. 1275), Ogier the Dane is a legendary character who first appears in an Old French chanson de geste, in the cycle of poems Geste de Doon de Mayence.-Possible historic basis:The 12th cby Raimbert de Paris, Gaydon, named for a parish and village in Warwickshire, England, close to Leamington Spa. "Un dpt lapidaire, abrit dans l'ancien rfectoire, prsente des chapiteaux, des colonnes ondes, des statues. Burial. Joseph Bdier was a French writer and scholar and historian of medieval France.-Biography: Bdier was born in Paris, France to Adolphe Bdier, a lawyer of Breton origin, and spent his childhood in Runion. Rotlinde married Wala de Bobbio in 811, at age 26 at marriage place. In 793, Hisham I, the successor of Abd ar-Rahman I, proclaimed a holy war against the Christians to the north. Nevertheless when Guillaume seeks help from Louis the emperor he finds all his relations in Laon, in accordance with his historic Frankish origin. Cycles which deal with an entire country are sometimes referred to as matterswhich revolved around three main characters (see quotation at Matter of France).