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William VIII (in Occitan: Guilhem; died 1202) was Lord of Montpellier, the son of William VII and Matilda of Burgundy (1135?-1173?) . William VIII married Eudokia Komnene, grand-niece of the Byzantine emperor Manuel I Komnenos. [1] They had one daughter: Marie of Montpellier.
- Eudokia Komnene, Lady of Montpellier
After much indecision Eudokia married William VIII of...
- William Vii of Montpellier
William VIII of Montpellier; another William, who died...
- Eudokia Komnene, Lady of Montpellier
Guillermo VIII de Montpellier (en occitano: Guilhem VIII; m. en 1202) fue Señor de Montpellier. Era hijo de Guillermo VII de Montpellier y de Matilde de Borgoña y Mayenne. Se casó con Eudoxia Comnena, hija de Isaac Comnenos y por lo tanto sobrina carnal del emperador bizantino Manuel I Comneno. [1] Tuvieron una hija: María de ...
After much indecision Eudokia married William VIII of Montpellier in 1180, having made it a condition (to which all male citizens of Montpellier were required to swear) that their firstborn child, boy or girl, would succeed him in the lordship of Montpellier.
Eudokia Komnene. Marie of Montpellier (adapted from Occitan: Maria de Montpelhièr) (1182 – 21 April 1213) was Lady of Montpellier and by her three marriages Viscountess of Marseille, Countess of Comminges and Queen of Aragon. She was the daughter of William VIII, Lord of Montpellier, by his wife Eudokia Komnene, a niece of ...
- Early History of Montpellier
- 16Th-Century Wars of Religion
- Edict of Nantes
- Louis XIII's Military Campaigns
- The Siege of Montpellier
- Conclusion
The region of Montpellier is an ancient land of settlement and passage where Phoenicians, Greeks, Iberians, and Celts left an imprint. Roman domination and influence began in 123 BCE when Languedoc became a Roman colony. The Roman general and senator Gnaeus Domitius (d. c. 104 BCE) left his mark on the country by creating the road that bears his na...
City records dating to 1560 show the rapid progression of Protestantism among foreign university students and influential professors like Guillaume Rondelet (l. 1507-1566) and Jean Bocaud (l. 1511-1561). Protestants grew in strength and began seizing Catholic churches in 1561. They consolidated their power after the Edict of January in 1562, which ...
Henry IV of France and the Edict of Nantes in 1598 ended the armed conflict of the French Wars of Religion and established an uneasy coexistence. The application of this edict of pacification was complicated in many regions since the king's authority was limited in Protestant-controlled cities distant from Paris. The re-establishment of Catholic wo...
Louis XIII led a punitive expedition against Protestant Béarn in 1620 and broke the fragile religious peace in the kingdom. He ordered the restitution of possessions to the Catholic Church and reestablished Catholicism in Protestant regions. In response to the king's actions, in December 1620, the Huguenot general assembly at La Rochelle, a Protest...
Louis XIII arrived in Bas-Languedoc early in July 1622 to prepare for the siege of Montpellier. The army began tightening its grip on the surrounding areas. Béziers, Bédarieux, Mauguio, Marsillargues, Sommières, and Aigues-Mortes all fell before the royal troops. Lunel offered the most resistance, and the battle ended in a bloodbath. Louis XIII pre...
Montpellier's capitulation marked the city's integration with the French monarchy, from a Huguenot bastion to the capital of Languedoc, faithful to the king and Catholicism. The peace signed between the two parties confirmed the Edict of Nantes, with a return to the religious status quo where political gatherings were forbidden without royal author...
William I of Montpellier 26 November 986–1019. William II of Montpellier 1019–1025. William III of Montpellier 1025–1058. William IV of Montpellier 1058–1068. William V of Montpellier 1090–1121. William VI of Montpellier 1121–1149. William VII of Montpellier 1149–c. 1172. William VIII of Montpellier c. 1172–1202. William IX of Montpellier 1202–1204
William VIII of Montpellier; another William, who died between 1171 and 1180; Gui, named Gui Burgundion after his mother and to distinguish him from his uncle Gui Guerrejat. He married Azalais of Conas and had a daughter, Burgundione. He founded the order of the Holy Ghost
