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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.
When Boso of Provence acquired the region in 879, it was known as Lower Burgundy until it was merged with Upper Burgundy in 933 to form the Kingdom of Arles. [1] The counts of Arles began calling themselves "count of Provence"; although in name vassals, they were de facto autonomous princes. [1] After 1032, the county was part of the Holy Roman ...
Boso rose in favour as a courtier of Charles the Bald. He was even appointed viceroy in Italy in 875. After the death of Charles' son Louis the Stammerer, Boso refused to recognise Louis' sons Carloman and Louis III as kings of France, and proclaimed himself king of Provence in 879 at Vienne, with the support of the
Ermengard of Italy (died 896/897) was the queen of Provence as the spouse of King Boso.She was the second and only surviving child of Emperor Louis II.In her early life, she was betrothed to Constantine, the junior Byzantine emperor, but whether the marriage actually occurred or not is still debated among historians.
The Bosonids were the descendants of Boso the Elder, whose grandson Boso of Provence became king. Louis the Blind, the son of the younger Boso, was not satisfied with Provence, and aspired to become King of Italy and Emperor, basing his claim on the fact that he was grandson of the Carolingian Emperor Louis II.
Sometime before 898, William married the Bosonid Angilberga, daughter of Boso of Provence and Ermengard of Italy. [1] By inheritance, William was the ruler of Auvergne and the Limousin. He conquered Poitou and Aquitaine in 893 on behalf of Ebalus Manser. He kept the latter for himself and was proclaimed duke.
Boso of Provence (Louis the Stammerer). Chamberlain. In the late Middle Ages, the position of chamberlain (see Grand Chamberlain of France) was associated with the maintenance of the king’s chamber and his wardrobe. It is not clear that the early roles in this position were limited to this, as they were filled with powerful counts.
Throughout his archiepiscopate, he faithfully supported the Bosonids, first Boso, then his son Louis the Blind.When the latter, a recluse in Vienne, entrusted power towards 910 to his cousin Hugh of Arles, the Archbishop of Arles rallied to Hugh, particularly in the conflict between the Burgundian families who followed Hugues in Provence, called "Burgundians" and the aristocratic families of ...