William VI, Count of Auvergne
| William VI of Auvergne | |
|---|---|
| Count of Auvergne | |
| Reign | c. 1095 - c. 1136 |
| Predecessor | Robert II of Auvergne |
| Successor | Robert III of Auvergne |
| Died | c. 1136 |
| Spouse | Emma of Sicily |
| Issue | Robert William Judith |
| House | House of Auvergne |
| Father | Robert II of Auvergne |
| Mother | Judith of Melgueil |
William VI of Auvergne (c. 1095–1136) was a French count of the historically independent region of Auvergne, today in central France.[1]
Life
He was the son of Robert II of Auvergne and Judith of Melgueil[2][3].
He was married to Emma[4], daughter of Roger I of Sicily in 1086/1087.
Around 1095 he succeeded his father as Count of Auvergne[2].
After the Council of Clermont he took part in the First Crusade, being still present in the Levant by 1103[2].
Around 1121, William took control of the church of clermont and fortified it against the Bishop of Clermont-Ferrand Aimeric. Aimerc then made a complaint of tyranny against the Count and King Louis VI of France sent an army and reinstated the bishop.[2][5] In 1131, William resumed hostilities counting on the support of the Count of Poitiers (presumably William X), whose suzerainty he recognized. But Louis t returned to Auvergne. The Count of Poitiers and his vassal submitted and promised to submit to the judgment of an assembly of the kingdom's nobles[6].
Issue
- Robert III (died 1145).
- William VIII (died 1182), who married Anne of Nevers.
- Judith, married to William, Count of Le Puy-en-Velay.
References
- ^ Guérin, William Collings L. De (1890). Our kin: genealogical sketches, pedigrees, and arms of sundry families. Guernsey. p. 60. Retrieved 2025-11-10.
- ^ a b c d e Baluze, Étienne (1708). Histoire généalogique de la maison d' Auvergne: justifiée par chartres, titres, histoires anciennes et autres preuves authentiques (in French). Antoine Dezallier. pp. 56–60.
- ^ Recueil des chartes de l'abbaye de Cluny... (in Latin). Imprimerie nationale. 1894. pp. doc. 3698 pp. 46-47.
- ^ Pontiari, E. (ed.) (1927-8) De rebus gestis Rogerii Calabriæ et Siciliæ comitis et Roberti Guiscardi ducis fratris eius (Bologna) (“Malaterra”) IV.8, p. 90. Baluze, Étienne (1708). Histoire généalogique de la maison d' Auvergne: justifiée par chartres, titres, histoires anciennes et autres preuves authentiques (in French). Antoine Dezallier. pp. 54-55 disputes this claim.
- ^ Guizot, François (2023-12-17). The History of France (Vol. 1-6): Enriched edition. Complete Edition. Good Press. Retrieved 2025-11-10.
- ^ Gonod, Benoît (1833). Chronologie des évêques de Clermont et des principaux événemens de l'histoire ecclésiastique de l'Auvergne. p. 27.
- ^ Baluze, Étienne (1708). Histoire généalogique de la maison d'Auvergne (in Latin). Chez Antoine Dezallier. p. 53.