William VIII of Montpellier

William VIII of Montpellier
William VIII of Montpellier
Died	1202
Noble family	Guilhem
Spouse(s)	Eudokia Komnene
Father	William VII of Montpellier
Mother	Matilda of Burgundy

William VIII of Montpellier (in Occitan: Guilhem VIII; died 1202) was Lord of Montpellier, the son of William VII and Matilda of Burgundy. His maternal grandfather was Hugh II, Duke of Burgundy.

He married Eudokia Komnene, grand-niece of the Byzantine emperor Manuel I Komnenos.[1]

They had one daughter:

Marie of Montpellier

Lacking a male heir William separated from Eudokia, sending her to a monastery in Ariane.[2]
He married Agnes of Castile and they had:

William IX of Montpellier[3]
Aymard, d.1199[4]
Bergunyo[3]
Bernat William[3]
Tortoseta[3]

The Pope ruled William's marriage to Agnes as illegitimate and Marie was given the throne.[5]

William VIII was a patron of troubadours. Arnaut de Mareuil came to his court after fleeing from the entourage of Azalais of Toulouse, and at least one of Arnaut's poems is addressed to him.

References

Paul Magdalino, The Empire of Manuel I Komnenos, 1143-1180, (Cambridge University Press, 1993), 102.
Nicole M. Schulman, Where Troubadours Were Bishops: The Occitania of Folc of Marseille (1150-1231), (Routledge, 2001), 25 note46.
The Book of Deeds of James I of Aragon, ed. Damian J. Smith and Helena Buffery, (Ashgate Publishing, 2010), 19.
William M. Reddy, The Making of Romantic Love, (University of Chicago Press, 2012), 126.
E. Jenkins (6 August 2012). The Mediterranean World of Alfonso II and Peter II of Aragon (1162-1213). Springer. pp. 113–. ISBN 978-1-137-07826-1.

Titles of nobility
Preceded by William VII	Lord of Montpellier c. 1172–1202	Succeeded by William IX

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[1] Paul Magdalino, The Empire of Manuel I Komnenos, 1143-1180, (Cambridge University Press, 1993), 102.

[2] Nicole M. Schulman, Where Troubadours Were Bishops: The Occitania of Folc of Marseille (1150-1231), (Routledge, 2001), 25 note46.

[Smith19-3] The Book of Deeds of James I of Aragon, ed. Damian J. Smith and Helena Buffery, (Ashgate Publishing, 2010), 19.

[4] William M. Reddy, The Making of Romantic Love, (University of Chicago Press, 2012), 126.

[Jenkins2012-5] E. Jenkins (6 August 2012). The Mediterranean World of Alfonso II and Peter II of Aragon (1162-1213). Springer. pp. 113–. ISBN 978-1-137-07826-1.