William VIII, Seigneur de Montpellier

Abt 1158 - 1218  (60 years)

• Name	William VIII
  Birth	Abt 1158  [1]
  Death	1218  [1]
  Patriarch & Matriarch	William II, Seigneur de Montpellier   (4 x Great Grandfather)  Gerberge de Tarrasson,   b. Abt 1055   d. 1103  (Age 48 years)  (Great Grandmother)
  Person ID, Branch	I4514	Boudreau Line
  Last Modified	30 Dec 2021

  
  

  Father	William VII, Duc de Montpellier and Montferrier,   b. Abt 1130   d. After May 1173 (Age 43 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Mathilda of Burgundy, Dame de Montferrier,   b. Abt 1130   d. Before 29 Sep 1172 (Age 42 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Family ID	F3620	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	Eudoxia Comnena,   b. About 1168   d. After 4 Nov 1202 (Age 34 years)
  Marriage	1178/1179  [1]
  Age at Marriage	He : ~ 21 years - She : ~ 11 years.
  Divorce	1187  [1]
  Information	Eudoxia was to marry Alfonso II, King of Aragon, but when she arrived to Barcelona, he had already married Sancha so they agreed to have her married to the lord of Montpellier and that the first daughter they had would marry his heir. This way was solved a big "international relations mistake"  [2]
  Children	+   1. Marie de Montpellier, Queen of Aragon,   b. 1182   d. 21 Apr 1213, Rome, Lazio, Italy (Age 31 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] ▻ Pedro II, King of Aragon  m. 15 Jun 1204
  Family ID	F3619	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Dec 2021

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1William VIII, Seigneur de Montpellier(Abt 1158 – 1218) 2William VII, Duc de Montpellier and Montferrier(Abt 1130 – 1173) 4William VI, Seigneur de Montpellier(1100 – 1162) 8William V, Seigneur de Montpellier(1069 – Abt 1122) 16William IV, Seigneur de Montpellier(1035 – 1076) 17Ermengarde of Melgueil 9Ermesende de Melguiel 18Pierre, Count of Substantion Melgueil( – date unknown) 19Almodis of Toulouse 5Sibel de Vasto di Savona( – 1146) 10Bonifacio I, Marchese di Savona Vasto(1060 – 1130) 20Teto II, Marchese di Savona Vasto( – 1064) 21Berta 11Agnes de Vermandois 22Hugh Magnus de Crépi, Duke of France and Burgundy(1057 – 1102) 23Adelaide de Vermandois, Countess de Vermandois and Valois(1062 – 1124) 3Mathilda of Burgundy, Dame de Montferrier(Abt 1130 – 1172) 6Hugh II the Peaceful, Duke of Burgundy(Abt 1085 – 1143) 12Eudes I Borel, Duke of Burgundy(Abt 1060 – 1103) 24Henry, Duke of Burgundy(Abt 1035 – 1074) 25Sibylle of Barcelona(Abt 1035 – 1074) 13Sibylle of Burgunday(1065 – 1103) 26William II, Count of Burgundy and Mâcon(1024 – 1087) 27Stephanie of Longwy(1035 – 1088) 7Mathilda de Turenne 14Boso I, Vicount of Turenne(Abt 1050 – 1092) 28William, Vicomte de Turenne 29Matilda 15Gerberge de Tarrasson(Abt 1055 – 1103) 30Pierre, Comte de Turrasson 31

  
  

• Sources 🟢 Primary Evidence 🟡 Secondary Evidence 🟠 Tertiary Evidence 🔴 Unreliable Evidence

  [S60] Stuart, Roderick W., Royalty for Commoners, The Complete Known Lineage of John of Gaunt, Son of Edward III, King of England, and Queen Philippa Fourth Edition, (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 2002). [S1469] Renter, John. Email:2010-01-31 "Spanish Data" , (Email message from joan.renter (at) gmail.com, 31 January 2010).