Guillaume arrived too late to help Vivien, was himself defeated, and returned alone to his wife Guibourc, leaving his knights all dead or prisoners. [1]. The Annales Bertiniani record that "sororem Bernardi sanctimonialem" was drowned "in Ararim fluvium" in 834[450]. 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. Le Couronnement Looys, already mentioned, Le Charroi de Nmes (12th century) in which Guillaume, who had been forgotten in the distribution of fiefs, enumerates his services to the terrified Louis, and Aliscans (12th century), with the earlier Chanun, are among the finest of the French epic poems. It is therefore possible that this was the same person as "Hodo", although the precise nature of the relationship between him and Heribert has not been established. In the chanson he is awarded Ermengart, daughter of Didier, and sister of Boniface, king of the Lombards. This article incorporates text from the Encyclopdia Britannica, Eleventh Edition, a publication now in the public domain. "Theodericus comes in Augustiduno civitate" issued a charter dated Dec 815 subscribed by "Dotinus, Ado, Bligario vicecomite, Girbaudus vicarius"[463]. William was born in northern France in the mid-8th century. Catholic Encyclopedia: St William of Gellone: http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15633a.htm 2. Major children and living persons must directly contact the, Relationship with JOAN MARIE GROSS (Sosa/Ahnentafel #1), Relationship with CUNEGONDE CAROLINGIAN DE FRANCE (spouse), Browse using this individual as Sosa/Ahnentafel #1, List of all individuals in the family tree, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_of_Gellone, CHARLES "MARTEL" FOUNDING CAROLINGIAN DE FRANCE, CHILDEBRAND DE BRUYERES MEROVINGIAN AUSTRASIA, ALPAIDA = ALPAIS DE BRUYERES MEROVINGIAN AUSTRASIA, {{ 'gw_downgraded_access_back_to_max'|translate }}, Deceased in812 - Gellone, 34, France, His Occitan name is Guilhem, and he is known in French as Guillaume d'Orange, Guillaume Fierabrace, and the Marquis au court nez. William's faithful service to Charlemagne is portrayed as an example of feudal loyalty. The cycle of Guillaume has more unity than the other great cycles of Charlemagne or of Doon de Mayence, the various poems which compose it forming branches of the main story rather than independent epic poems. No doubt the others had historical prototypes. He is the hero of the Chanson de Guillaume, an early chanson de geste, and of several later sequels, which were categorized by thirteenth-century poets as the geste of Garin de Monglane. (Grabos, Aryeh, "Une Principaute Juive dans la France du Midi a l'poque Carolingienne? "Willelmuscomes" names "genitore meo Theuderico et genitrice mea Aldana" and "fratribus meis Theudoino et Adalelmo" (version two: "fratre meo Teodoino et Teoderico et Adalelmo") "sororibus meis Albana et Bertana" "filiabus meis et filiis Barnardo, Witchario, Gotcelmo, Helimbruch" (version two: "filios meos et filias Witcario, Hildehelmo et Helinbruch") "uxoribus meis Cunegunde et Guitburge" (version two: "Witburg et Cunegunde") "nepote meo Bertranno" in his charter dated 14 Dec 804 (version two: dated 15 Dec 804) for the foundation of the monastery of Gellone[431]. The word monster derives from the latin word monstrum, meaning "omen", from the root of monere and also meaning "prodigy" or "miracle".increasingly appear among the foes along with Muslims. Drawing on Zuckermann's thesis, the book claimed that "modern scholarship and research have proved Guillem's Judaism beyond dispute." Among his gifts to the abbey he founded was a piece of the True Cross, a present from his cousin Charlemagne, who reportedly wept at his death. The defeat of the Moors at Orange was given legendary treatment in the 12th century epic La Prise d'Orange. C. R. Unger, Christiania, 1860) deals with the geste of Guillaume. Assuming that Heribert was the son of Guillaume de Toulouse & his first wife Cunigundis (about which there may be some doubt, see below under Heribert), and assuming also that "consobrinus" is used in the text in its strict sense, Cunegundis and the mother of Eudes Comte d'Orlans would have been sisters. 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. "L'Abbaye de Saint-Guilhem-le-Desert" http://medieval.mrugala.net/Architecture/Saint%20Guilhem%20le%20des (in French) 3. 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. There is also an increasing dose of Eastern adventure, drawing on contemporary experiences in the Crusades; The Crusades were a series of religiously-sanctioned military campaigns waged by much of Latin Christian Europe, particularly the Franks of France and the Holy Roman Empire. Guillaume was born in 751, in Toulouse, Haute-Garonne, Occitanie, France. Saint was born in 755, in Toulouse, Dept de la Haute-Garonne, Midi-Pyrenees, France. de la France (vol. References 1. Saint William of Gellone (755 28 May (traditional) 812/4) was the second Count of Toulouse from 790 until his replacement in 811. Metropolitan Museum:The Saint-Guilhem Cloister - http://www.metmuseum.org/Works_of_Art/viewOne.asp?dep=7&viewmode=0& 4. This cycle concerns traitors and rebels against royal authority. Theoderic [I] & his wife had [seven] children: 2. Settipani quotes an Aquitaine necrology which lists "Willelmuspater eius Theodericus, mater Aldana soror Hiltrudis et Landrad"[416]. Birth. His son, and likely William himself, was a relative of Charlemagne. Hlawitschka highlights the case against the affiliation[417]. Bertha Cunigunde d'Italie (born de Gellone) was born on month day 797, at birth place, to William de Gellone and Gilbour von Gellone (born Hornbach). The fictional heroine is first married to Garnier de Nanteuil, who is son of Doon de Nanteuil and grandson of Doon de Mayence. In 806, William retired to Gellone as a monk and eventually died there on 28 May 812 (or 814). Folklore is the body of expressive culture, including stories, music, dance, legends, oral history, proverbs, jokes, popular beliefs, customs, and so forth within a particular population comprising the traditions of that culture, subculture, or group. It was launched in 1095 by Pope Urban II with the primary goal of responding to the appeal from Byzantineand its immediate aftermath. Since paper was extremely expensive and not all poets could read, it seems likely that even after the chansons had begun to be written down, many performances continued to depend on oral transmission. In 793, Hisham I, the successor of Abd ar-Rahman I, proclaimed a holy war against the Christians to the north. It is also a colloquial term for the instrument used by players in all genres, including classical musicplayed with a bow. Historically, surnames evolved as a way to sort people into groups - by occupation, place of origin, clan affiliation, patronage, parentage, adoption, and even physical characteristics (like red hair). An epic is a lengthy narrative poem, ordinarily concerning a serious subject containing details of heroic deeds and events significant to a culture or nation. Among his seven sons and five daughters (one of whom marries Louis the Pious) is William. Galiens li Restors or Galien le Restor or Galien rhtor , is an Old French chanson de geste which borrows heavily from chivalric romance. In 804, he founded the abbey of Gellone. 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. The fictional hero is son of the heroine of Aye d'Avignon (to which Gui de Nanteuil forms a sequel), Tristan de Nanteuil. HILDEHELM (-before [824]). A "prequel" and four sequels were later added: Yde et Olive is an Old French chanson de geste. 450-1326 and 1r. . The identification and chronology of the marquises of Gothia/Septimania during the first half of the 9th century present considerable difficulties, as shown in detail in the document TOULOUSE KINGS DUKES & COUNTS. When he died, it was said the bells at Orange rang on their own accord. Many works within the genre take place on fictional planes or planets where magic is commonis gradually added; giants. Taylor, "Saint William, King David, and Makhir: a Controversial Medieval Descent", The American Genealogist, 72: 205-223.). He was a cousin of Charlemagne (his mother Aldana was daughter of Charles Martel) and the son of Thierry IV, Count of Autun and Toulouse. As a kinsman and trusted comes he spent his youth in the court of Charlemagne. A Scheler (Brussels, 1874) Guibert d'Andrenas (13th century) La Prise de Cordres (13th century) La Mort Aymeri de Narbonne, ed. Originally composed around 1192, it was afterwards extended and divided into several branches, Les Enfances Godefroi or "Childhood exploits of Godefroi" tells the story of the youth of Godefroi de Bouillon and his three brothers, La Mort de Godefroi de Bouillon, quite unhistorical, narrates Godefrois poisoning by the Patriarch of Jerusalem, Le Btard de Bouillon (early 14th century). The Manual of Dhuoda names (in order) "Willelmus, Chungundis, Gariberga, Vuithbergis, Teddericus, Gothzelmus, Guarnarius, Rothlindis" as relatives of Bernard, husband of Doda[466], which suggests that the last four named were the children of Guillaume by his second wife "Vuithbergis", assuming that all four were his children. The poems contain a small and unvarying assortment of character types: A fairy is a type of mythological being or legendary creature, a form of spirit, often described as metaphysical, supernatural or preternatural.The word fairy derives from the term fae of medieval Western Oberon, who made his literary debut in Huon de Bordeaux; and the magic horse Bayard. France. An example from the Chanson de Roland illustrates the technique. Sometimes, it is a journey to a shrine of importance to a person's beliefs and faith. 1170), Le Moniage Rainouart by Graindor de Brie (fl. The figure of Vivien is among the most heroic elaborated by the poets, and the giant Rainouart has more than a touch of Rabelaisian humour. A troubadour was a composer and performer of Occitan lyric poetry during the High Middle Ages . In poetry, a stanza is a unit within a larger poem. William mentioned both his family and monastery in his will:[7] his will of 28 January 804, names his wives Cunegonde and Witburgis, his deceased parents, Theodoric/Thierry and Aldana, two brothers, Theodino and Adalelmo, two sisters, Abbana and Bertana, four children, Barnard, Witcher, Gotzelm and Helimburgis, and a nephew, Bertrano. Charlemagne had received the relic from the Patriarch of Jerusalem according to the Vita of William. The traditional subject matter of the chansons de geste became known as the Matter of France. m secondly GUITBURGIS [Wibourg], daughter of ---. THEODERIC [II] (-after 14 Dec 804, maybe after 811). William was born circa 755, in Toulouse, Haute-Garonne, Midi-Pyrenees, France. 1.) de 1itt. William married Guiboar Von Hornbach. His feast is on 28 May, the day of his death. The songs were recited (sometimes to casual audiences, sometimes possibly in a more formal setting) by jongleurs, who would sometimes accompany themselves, or be accompanied, on the vielle. Father of Hribert of Toulouse; Gerberge de Toulouse; Guicaire de Toulouse; Hildehelm de Toulouse; Helmbourg de Toulouse and 7 others [431] Reproduced in Thomassy, R. 'Critique des deux chartes de foundation de l'abbaye de Saint-Guillem-du-Dsert', Bibliothque de l'Ecole des Chartes, Srie 1, Tome II (Paris 1840-1844), p. 179. Garin d'Anseun 1a4a. The origin of Comte Theoderic is not known. Explore historical records and family tree profiles about Berthe Gellone on MyHeritage, the world's family history network. He granted property to Gellone and placed the monastery under the general control of Benedict of Aniane, whose monastery was nearby. Saint Guilhem le Desert Monastery. He is difficult to separate from the legends and poems that gave him feats of arms, lineage and titles: Guillaume Firebras, Guillaum au Court-Nez (broken in a battle with a giant), Guillaum de Narbonne, Guillaume d'Orange. . He is the hero of the Chanson de Guillaume, an early chanson de geste, and of several later sequels, which were categorized by thirteenth-century poets as the geste of Garin de Monglane. William had 4 siblings: Ingeltude Mistress Autun, Queen Redburga of Wessex, Bertha d'Autun and Alda Rouergue. Family tree Parents and Siblings . In 803, William took part in the campaign that took Barcelona from the Moors. "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. Andrea Mangiabotti, called Andrea da Barberino was an Italian writer and cantastorie of the Quattrocento Renaissance. . As an indication of the role played by orality in the tradition of the chanson de geste, lines and sometimes whole stanzas (especially in the earlier examples) are noticeably formulaic. As a second example, there are references to contemporary songs on the subject of the First Crusade. William passed away on May 28 812, at age 57 in Saint-Guilhem-le-Dsert. The Vita S. Willelmi names Bernardoet Gaucelino as sons of Guillaume[449]. 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. Such songs about important events were sometimes being sung very soon after the military events described. The text of this article is licensed under the GFDL.From the Wikipedia page on St-Guilhelm-le-Desert: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Guilhem-le-D%C3%A9sert. Another early product of oral traditions about William is a Latin Vita ("Biography"), written before the 11th century, according to Jean Mabillon, or during the 11th century according to the Bollandist Godfrey Henschen. He granted property to Gellone and placed the monastery under the general control of Benedict of Aniane, whose monastery was nearby. William, listed under the name "Guillem de Gellone", is a prominent figure in the pseudohistorical book Holy Blood Holy Grail. The First Crusade was a military expedition by European Christians to regain the Holy Lands taken by the Muslim conquest of the Levant, which resulted in the capture of Jerusalem in 1099. It was launched in 1095 by Pope Urban II with the primary goal of responding to the appeal from Byzantinein two historical sources on that Crusade, supporting the statement by Graindor of Brie, composer of the surviving Chanson d'Antioche, The Chanson d'Antioche is a chanson de geste in 9000 lines of alexandrines in stanzas called laisses, now known in a version composed about 1180 for a courtly French audience and embedded in a quasi-historical cycle of epic poems inspired by the events of 1097 1099, the climax of the Firstthat he had drawn on the original work of the jongleur and participant Richard le Plerin. Source: MABILLON, Acta SS. 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. As Count he successfully subdued the Gascons. He granted property to Gellone and placed the monastery under the perpetual control of the abbots of Aniane. [432] Manuel de Dhuoda LXXII, p. 237. A laisse is a type of stanza, of varying length, found in medieval French literature, specifically medieval French epic poetry , such as The Song of Roland. William of Gellone. No less than 13 historical personages bearing the name of William (Guillaume) have been thought by various critics to have their share in the formation of the legend. In that book Zuckerman argued that it was possible that William of Gellone was in fact one of the sons of Makhir, who he identified with the individual known in medieval sources as "Theodoric, King of the Jews of Septimania." Zuckerman made no definitive conclusions on this point, and the suggestion has since been refuted.

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