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Boso of Provence (French: Boson; c. 841 – 11 January 887) was the first non-Carolingian pretender to the royal throne of West Francia in 879, who failed to achieve wider recognition, being accepted only in Lower Burgundy and Provence, where he ruled as king from 879 to 887.
On his death, Provence was divided between his surviving brothers, Lothair II and the Emperor Louis II. The bulk went to Louis. Louis II (863–875), also Holy Roman Emperor from 855 On his death, as with his Kingdom of Italy, Louis's Provence went to his uncle Charles the Bald. Charles the Bald (875–877), also Holy Roman Emperor from 875
king of Lotharingia: Waldrada mistress, later wife: Hucbert count of Valois: Boso count in Italy: Ermengard of Italy queen of Provence: Boso king of Provence: Richildis empress: Richard the Justiciar duke of Burgundy: Bertha of Lotharingia countess of Arles: Theobald count of Arles: Engelberga: Louis the Blind emperor: Rudolph king of Western ...
Louis the Blind (c. 880 – 5 June 928) [1] was king in Provence and Lower Burgundy from 890 to 928, and also king of Italy from 900 to 905, and also the emperor between 901 and 905, styled as Louis III. His father was king Boso, from the Bosonid family, and his mother was Ermengard, a Carolingian princess. In 905, he was blinded and lost Italy ...
Hugh (c. 880–947), known as Hugh of Arles or Hugh of Provence, was the king of Italy from 926 until his death. He belonged to the Bosonid family. During his reign, he empowered his relatives at the expense of the aristocracy and tried to establish a relationship with the Byzantine Empire.
1.2 Bosonid Dynasty, 879–933. 1.3 Welf Dynasty, ... Provence ceases to be a separate kingdom. ... with the King of Germany or Emperor as King of Burgundy. ...
Richard was a Bosonid, the son of Bivin of Gorze and Richildis. His elder brother was Boso of Provence and his younger sister was Richildis, second wife of Charles the Bald. In 875, after the death of the Emperor Louis II, Richard and Boso accompanied Charles to Italy for his imperial coronation.
The first non-Carolingian ruler of Provence was Boso who made himself king and was confirmed by the Synod of Mantaille, whose Bosonid descendants would rule Provence for a time. His son Louis was a short lasting Holy Roman Emperor who despite being crowned in 901 was twice expelled from Italy and on the second time was blinded and returned to ...