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• Roepnaam is William Longsword.
• Hij is geboren rond 1115 TO ABT 1125 in France.
• Beroep: .

  {geni:job_title} Marquis, de Montferrat, Croisé

• Hij is overleden op 8 DEC 1191 TO ABT 1191 in Lebanon.
• Een kind van Ranieri I del Montferrato en Gisèle (Gille) de Bourgogne
• Deze gegevens zijn voor het laatst bijgewerkt op 16 januari 2012.

Gezin van Guglielmo "William Longsword" di Monferrato

Hij is getrouwd met Judith von Babenberg.

Zij zijn getrouwd op 28 MAR 1133 TO 28-03-1133 te .

Kind(eren):

1. Beatrice di Monferrato  ± 1142-± 1228 

Notities over Guglielmo "William Longsword" di Monferrato

William V, Marquess of Montferrat
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

William V of Montferrat (occ./piem. Guilhem, it. Guglielmo) (c. 1115-1191), also known as William the Old to distinguish him from his eldest son, William Longsword, was marquess of Montferrat from c. 1136 to his death in 1191. William was the only son of marquess Renier I and his wife Gisela, a daughter of William I, Count of Burgundy and widow of Count Humbert II of Savoy. It seems likely, given that he was still fit enough to participate in battle in 1187, that William was one of his parents' youngest children. He was described by Acerbo Morena as of medium height and compact build, with a round, somewhat ruddy face and hair so fair as to be almost white. He was eloquent, intelligent and good-humoured, generous but not extravagant. Dynastically, he was extremely well-connected: a nephew of Pope Callixtus II, a half-brother of Amadeus III of Savoy, a brother-in-law of Louis VI of France (through his half-sister Adelasia of Moriana), and cousin of Alfonso VII of Castile.

Contents [hide]
1 Marriage and children
2 Alliances with the Western and Eastern Empires
3 William in Outremer
4 Sources

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Marriage and children
William married Judith or Ita von Babenberg, daughter of Leopold III of Austria and Agnes of Germany, sometime before March 28, 1133. Judith was probably about 15 at the time. None of their surviving children seem to have been born before 1140 (there may have been older ones who died in infancy), and the youngest son was born in 1162. She died after 1168. They had five sons, four of whom became prominent in the affairs of the Kingdom of Jerusalem and of Byzantium:

William Longsword, Count of Jaffa and Ascalon, father of Baldwin V of Jerusalem
Conrad, King of Jerusalem
Boniface, his successor to Montferrat and founder of the Kingdom of Thessalonica
Frederick, who entered the Church, and may have been Bishop of Alba (although Usseglio notes there are difficulties in identifying him firmly)
Renier, married into the Byzantine imperial family
and three daughters:

Agnes, who married Count Guido Guerra of Ventimiglia. The marriage was annulled on grounds of childlessness before 1180, when Guido remarried, and Agnes entered the convent of Santa Maria di Rocca delle Donne.
Adelasia or Azalaïs (d. 1232), who married Manfredo II, marquess of Saluzzo, c. 1182, and was regent for her grandson Manfredo III.
An unidentified daughter, who married Albert, marquess of Malaspina.
William and Judith's powerful dynastic connections created difficulties in finding suitable wives for his sons, however: too many potential spouses were related within prohibited degrees. In 1167, he unsuccessfully tried to negotiate marriages for his eldest sons to daughters of Henry II of England - but the girls were very young at the time and were related through Judith's descent from William V of Aquitaine. He then applied for sisters of William I of Scotland, who were not related, but were already married.

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Alliances with the Western and Eastern Empires
William took part in the Second Crusade, alongside his half-brother Amadeus of Savoy (who died during the campaign), his nephew Louis VII of France, his brother-in-law Count Guido of Biandrate, and his wife's German and Austrian relatives.

As supporters of the imperial party (later known as the Ghibellines), he and his sons fought with the Emperor Frederick Barbarossa (Judith's nephew) in his lengthy struggle against the Lombard League. Following Barbarossa's capitulation with the Peace of Venice in 1177, William was left to deal with the rebellious towns in the area alone. Meanwhile, the Byzantine emperor Manuel I Komnenos sought support for his own politics in Italy.

William broke with Barbarossa and formed an alliance with Manuel. His eldest surviving son, Conrad, was taken prisoner by Barbarossa's Chancellor, Archbishop Christian of Mainz, but then captured the chancellor in battle at Camerino. In 1179 Manuel suggested a marriage between his daughter Maria, second in line to the throne, and one of William's sons. As Conrad and Boniface were already married, the youngest son, Renier, was married off to the princess, who was ten years his senior. Renier and Maria were later killed during the usurpation of Andronikos, and the family rebuilt ties with Barbarossa.

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William in Outremer
In 1183, with the accession of his grandson Baldwin V, a minor, as co-King of Jerusalem, William, then probably in his late sixties, left the government of Montferrat to Conrad and Boniface, and returned to the east. He was granted the castle of St. Elias (present-day El Taiyiba). He fought in the Battle of Hattin in 1187, where he was captured by Saladin's forces. In the meantime, his second son, Conrad, had arrived at Tyre from Constantinople. Conrad was given the command of the defences, and is said to have refused to surrender as much as a stone of its walls to liberate his father, even threatening to shoot him with a crossbow himself when Saladin had him presented as a hostage. Eventually, Saladin withdrew his army from Tyre. In 1188, William was released unharmed at Tortosa, and seems to have ended his days in Tyre, with his son. He probably died in the summer of 1191: Conrad last describes himself as "marchionis Montisferrati filius" in a charter of May that year.

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Sources
Haberstumpf, Walter. Dinastie europee nel Mediterraneo orientale. I Monferrato e i Savoia nei secoli XII–XV, 1995 (external link to downloadable text).
Hamilton, Bernard. The Leper King and His Heirs: Baldwin IV and the Crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem, 2000.
Settia, Aldo A. "Guglielmo V di Monferrato, detto il Vecchio", Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani, vol. LX, Roma 2003 (external link)
Usseglio, Leopoldo. I Marchesi di Monferrato in Italia ed in Oriente durante i secoli XII e XIII, 1926.
Preceded by:
Renier I Marquess of Montferrat
ca. 1136-1191 Succeeded by:
Conrad

WIKIPEDIA:

William V, Marquess of Montferrat

William V of Montferrat (occ./piem. Guilhem, it. Guglielmo) (c. 1115 – 1191), also known as William the Old to distinguish him from his eldest son, William Longsword, was marquess of Montferrat from c. 1136 to his death in 1191. William was the only son of marquess Renier I and his wife Gisela, a daughter of William I, Count of Burgundy and widow of Count Humbert II of Savoy. It seems likely, given that he was still fit enough to participate in battle in 1187, that William was one of his parents' youngest children. He was described by Acerbo Morena as of medium height and compact build, with a round, somewhat ruddy face and hair so fair as to be almost white. He was eloquent, intelligent and good-humoured, generous but not extravagant. Dynastically, he was extremely well-connected: a nephew of Pope Callixtus II, a half-brother of Amadeus III of Savoy, a brother-in-law of Louis VI of France (through his half-sister Adelasia of Moriana), and cousin of Alfonso VII of Castile.

Marriage and children
William married Judith or Ita von Babenberg, daughter of Leopold III of Austria and Agnes of Germany, sometime before March 28, 1133. Judith was probably about 15 at the time. None of their surviving children seem to have been born before 1140 (there may have been older ones who died in infancy), and the youngest son was born in 1162. She died after 1168. They had five sons, four of whom became prominent in the affairs of the Kingdom of Jerusalem and of Byzantium:
•William Longsword, Count of Jaffa and Ascalon, father of Baldwin V of Jerusalem
•Conrad, King of Jerusalem
•Boniface, his successor to Montferrat and founder of the Kingdom of Thessalonica
•Frederick, who entered the Church and became Bishop of Alba (dates uncertain).
•Renier, married into the Byzantine imperial family
and three daughters:
•Agnes, who married Count Guido Guerra III Guidi of Ventimiglia. The marriage was annulled on grounds of childlessness before 1180, when Guido remarried, and Agnes entered the convent of Santa Maria di Rocca delle Donne.
•Adelasia or Azalaïs (d. 1232), who married Manfred II, marquess of Saluzzo, c. 1182, and was regent for her grandson Manfred III.
•An undentified daughter, who married Albert, marquess of Malaspina.
The vida of the troubadour Raimbaut de Vaqueiras claims that there was another daughter, Beatrice, who m. Henry I del Carretto, marquess of Savona, and that she is the Bel Cavalher (Fair Knight) of Vaqueiras's songs. However, the lyrics of Vaqueiras's songs (as opposed to the later vida) describe Beatrice as Boniface's daughter, and thus William's grand-daughter. Otto (Oddone) of Montferrat, (d. 1251), who became Bishop of Porto, and Cardinal in 1227, has sometimes been identified as a son of William V, and confused with Frederick. However, his dates make it more likely that he was a son of William VI of Montferrat, whether legitimate or not is uncertain.
William and Judith's powerful dynastic connections created difficulties in finding suitable wives for his sons, however: too many potential spouses were related within prohibited degrees. In 1167, he unsuccessfully tried to negotiate marriages for his eldest sons to daughters of Henry II of England - but the girls were very young at the time and were related through Judith's descent from William V of Aquitaine. He then applied for sisters of William I of Scotland, who were not related, but were already married.

Alliances with the Western and Eastern Empires
William took part in the Second Crusade, alongside his half-brother Amadeus of Savoy (who died during the campaign), his nephew Louis VII of France, his brother-in-law Count Guido of Biandrate, and his wife's German and Austrian relatives.
As supporters of the imperial party (later known as the Ghibellines), he and his sons fought with the Emperor Frederick Barbarossa (Judith's nephew) in his lengthy struggle against the Lombard League. Following Barbarossa's capitulation with the Peace of Venice in 1177, William was left to deal with the rebellious towns in the area alone. Meanwhile, the Byzantine emperor Manuel I Komnenos sought support for his own politics in Italy.
William broke with Barbarossa and formed an alliance with Manuel. His eldest surviving son, Conrad, was taken prisoner by Barbarossa's Chancellor, Archbishop Christian of Mainz, but then captured the chancellor in battle at Camerino. In 1179 Manuel suggested a marriage between his daughter Maria, second in line to the throne, and one of William's sons. As Conrad and Boniface were already married, the youngest son, Renier, was married off to the princess, who was ten years his senior. Renier and Maria were later killed during the usurpation of Andronikos, and the family rebuilt ties with Barbarossa.

William in Outremer
In 1183, with the accession of his grandson Baldwin V, a minor, as co-King of Jerusalem, William, then probably in his late sixties, left the government of Montferrat to Conrad and Boniface, and returned to the east. He was granted the castle of St. Elias (present-day El Taiyiba). He fought in the Battle of Hattin in 1187, where he was captured by Saladin's forces. In the meantime, his second son, Conrad, had arrived at Tyre from Constantinople. Conrad was given the command of the defences. During the siege of Tyre in November that year, he is said to have refused to surrender as much as a stone of its walls to liberate his father, even threatening to shoot him with a crossbow himself when Saladin had him presented as a hostage. Eventually, Saladin withdrew his army from Tyre. In 1188, William was released unharmed at Tortosa, and seems to have ended his days in Tyre, with his son. He probably died in the summer of 1191: Conrad last describes himself as "marchionis Montisferrati filius" in a charter of May that year.

Sources
•Haberstumpf, Walter. Dinastie europee nel Mediterraneo orientale. I Monferrato e i Savoia nei secoli XII–XV, 1995 (external link to downloadable text).
•Hamilton, Bernard. The Leper King and His Heirs: Baldwin IV and the Crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem, 2000.
•Settia, Aldo A. "Guglielmo V di Monferrato, detto il Vecchio", Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani, vol. LX, Roma 2003 (external link)
•Usseglio, Leopoldo. I Marchesi di Monferrato in Italia ed in Oriente durante i secoli XII e XIII, 1926.

Preceded by Renier I
Marquess of Montferrat ca. 1136-1191
Succeeded by Conrad
Children
1. Conrad Marquis de Montferrat b: ABT 1146 in Montferrat, Italy
2. Boniface I de Montferrat , King of Thessalonica b: ABT 1150 in Montferrat, Italy
3. Alice (Adilasia) de Montferrat b: ABT 1157 in Montferrat, Italy

Wililam is styled as a partisan of the Emperors Conrad III and Frederi ck I. He accompanied Frederick I on the Second Crusade in 1147. Afte r the death of his won William Longsword, who had married Sibyl, heire ss of the kingdom of Jersulem, William returned to Palestine to protes t the interest of his grandson who later became Baldwin V. William wa s taken prisoner by Saladin at the battle of Hittin in 1187.

William Vof Montferrat (occ./piem. Guilhem, it. Guglielmo) (c. 1115-11 91), also known as William the Old to distinguish him from his eldest son, William Longsword, was marquess of Montferrat from c. 1136 to hi s death in 1191. William was the only son of marquess Renier I and hi s wife Gisela, a daughter of William I, Count of Burgundy and widow o f Count Humbert II of Savoy. It seems likely, given that he was still fit enoughto participate in battle in 1187, that William was one of hi s parents' youngest children. He was described by Acerbo Morena as of medium height and compact build, with a round, somewhat ruddy face an d hair sofair as to be almost white. He was eloquent, intelligent and good-humoured, generous but not extravagant. Dynastically, he was extr emely well-connected: a nephew of Pope Callixtus II, a half-brother o f AmadeusIII of Savoy, a brother-in-law of Louis VI of France (throug h his half-sister Adelasia of Moriana), and cousin of Alfonso VII of C astile.

William married Judith or Ita von Babenberg, daughter of Leopold III o f Austria and Agnes of Germany, sometime before March 28, 1133. Judit h was probably about 15 at the time. None of their surviving childrens eem to have been born before 1140 (there may have been older ones who died in infancy), and the youngest son was born in 1162. She died afte r 1168. They had five sons, four of whom became prominent in the affai rs of the Kingdom of Jerusalem and of Byzantium: 1.) William Longsword , Count of Jaffa and Ascalon, father of Baldwin V of Jerusalem; 2.)Con rad, King of Jerusalem; 3.) Boniface, his successor to Montferrat and founder of the Kingdom of Thessalonica; 4.) Frederick, who enteredthe Church, and may have been Bishop of Alba (although Usseglio notesther e are difficulties in identifying him firmly); and 5.) Renier, marrie d into the Byzantine imperial family; and three daughters: 1.) Agnes, who married Count Guido Guerra of Ventimiglia. The marriage was annull ed on grounds of childlessness before 1180, when Guido remarried, and Agnes entered the convent of Santa Maria di Rocca delle Donne; 2.)Adel asia or Azalaïs (d. 1232), who married Manfredo II, marquess of Saluzz o, c. 1182, and was regent for her grandson Manfredo III; and 3.)An un identified daughter, who married Albert, marquess of Malaspina.

William and Judith's powerful dynastic connections created difficultie s in finding suitable wives for his sons, however: too many potentials pouses were related within prohibited degrees. In 1167, he unsuccessfu lly tried to negotiate marriages for his eldest sons to daughters ofHe nry II of England - but the girls were very young at the time and wer e related through Judith's descent from William V of Aquitaine. He the n applied for sisters of William I of Scotland, who were not related, but were already married. William took part in the Second Crusade,alo ngside his half-brother Amadeus of Savoy (who died during the campaign ), his nephew Louis VII of France, his brother-in-law Count Guido of B iandrate, and his wife's German and Austrian relatives.

As supporters of the imperial party (later known as the Ghibellines),h e and his sons fought with the Emperor Frederick Barbarossa (Judith's nephew) in his lengthy struggle against the Lombard League. Following Barbarossa's capitulation with the Peace of Venice in 1177, Williamwa s left to deal with the rebellious towns in the area alone. Meanwhile , the Byzantine emperor Manuel I Komnenos sought support for his ownpo litics in Italy. William broke with Barbarossa and formed an allianc e with Manuel. His eldest surviving son, Conrad, was taken prisoner b y Barbarossa's Chancellor, Archbishop Christian of Mainz, but then cap tured the chancellor in battle at Camerino. In 1179 Manuel suggesteda marriage between his daughter Maria, second in line to the throne, an d one of William's sons. As Conrad and Boniface were already married, the youngest son, Renier, was married off to the princess, who was te n years his senior. Renier and Maria were later killed during the usur pation of Andronikos, and the family rebuilt ties with Barbarossa.

In 1183, with the accession of his grandson Baldwin V, a minor, as co- King of Jerusalem, William, then probably in his late sixties, left th e government of Montferrat to Conrad and Boniface, and returned to th e east. He was granted the castle of St. Elias (present-day El Taiyiba ). He fought in the Battle of Hattin in 1187, where he was captured b y Saladin's forces. In the meantime, his second son, Conrad, had arriv ed at Tyre from Constantinople. Conrad was given the command of the de fences, and is said to have refused to surrender as much as a stone o f its walls to liberate his father, even threatening to shoot him wit h a crossbow himself when Saladin had him presented as a hostage. Even tually, Saladin withdrew his army from Tyre. In 1188, William was rele ased unharmed at Tortosa, and seems to have ended his days in Tyre, wi th his son. He probably died in the summer of 1191: Conrad last descri bes himself as "marchionis Montisferrati filius" in a charter of May t hat year.

#Générale#fait prisonnier par Saladin à Tibériade en 1187

note couple : s:ds01.84 ; ds02.200 ; Auréjac

{geni:occupation} Marquis, Biskop i Liege, Biksop i Liège

{geni:about_me} William V of Montferrat (occ./piem. Guilhem, it. Guglielmo) (c. 1115 – 1191), also known as William the Old to distinguish him from his eldest son, William Longsword, was marquess of Montferrat from c. 1136 to his death in 1191. William was the only son of marquess Renier I and his wife Gisela, a daughter of William I, Count of Burgundy and widow of Count Humbert II of Savoy. It seems likely, given that he was still fit enough to participate in battle in 1187, that William was one of his parents' youngest children. He was described by Acerbo Morena as of medium height and compact build, with a round, somewhat ruddy face and hair so fair as to be almost white. He was eloquent, intelligent and good-humoured, generous but not extravagant. Dynastically, he was extremely well-connected: a nephew of Pope Callixtus II, a half-brother of Amadeus III of Savoy, a brother-in-law of Louis VI of France (through his half-sister Adelasia of Moriana), and cousin of Alfonso VII of Castile.

Dynastic marriage

William married Judith or Ita von Babenberg, daughter of Leopold III of Austria and Agnes of Germany, sometime before March 28, 1133. Judith was probably about 15 at the time. None of their surviving children seem to have been born before 1140 (there may have been older ones who died in infancy), and the youngest son was born in 1162. She died after 1168. They had five sons, four of whom became prominent in the affairs of the Kingdom of Jerusalem and of Byzantium:

William Longsword, Count of Jaffa and Ascalon, father of Baldwin V of Jerusalem
Conrad, King of Jerusalem

Boniface, his successor to Montferrat and founder of the Kingdom of Thessalonica
Frederick, who entered the Church and became Bishop of Alba (dates uncertain).
Renier, married into the Byzantine imperial family
and three daughters:

Agnes, who married Count Guido Guerra III Guidi of Ventimiglia. The marriage was annulled on grounds of childlessness before 1180, when Guido remarried, and Agnes entered the convent of Santa Maria di Rocca delle Donne.
Adelasia or Azalaïs (d. 1232), who married Manfred II, marquess of Saluzzo, c. 1182, and was regent for her grandson Manfred III.

An undentified daughter, who married Albert, marquess of Malaspina.

The vida of the troubadour Raimbaut de Vaqueiras claims that there was another daughter, Beatrice, who m. Henry I del Carretto, marquess of Savona, and that she is the Bel Cavalher (Fair Knight) of Vaqueiras's songs. However, the lyrics of Vaqueiras's songs (as opposed to the later vida) describe Beatrice as Boniface's daughter, and thus William's granddaughter.

Otto (Oddone) of Montferrat, (d. 1251), who became Bishop of Porto, and Cardinal in 1227, has sometimes been identified as a son of William V, and confused with Frederick. However, his dates make it more likely that he was a son of William VI of Montferrat, whether legitimate or not is uncertain.

William and Judith's powerful dynastic connections created difficulties in finding suitable wives for his sons, however: too many potential spouses were related within prohibited degrees. In 1167, he unsuccessfully tried to negotiate marriages for his eldest sons to daughters of Henry II of England - but the girls were very young at the time and were related through Judith's descent from William V of Aquitaine. He then applied for sisters of William I of Scotland, who were not related, but were already married.

Alliances with the Western and Eastern Empires

William took part in the Second Crusade, alongside his half-brother Amadeus of Savoy (who died during the campaign), his nephew Louis VII of France, his brother-in-law Count Guido of Biandrate, and his wife's German and Austrian relatives.

As supporters of the imperial party (later known as the Ghibellines), he and his sons fought with the Emperor Frederick Barbarossa (Judith's nephew) in his lengthy struggle against the Lombard League. Following Barbarossa's capitulation with the Peace of Venice in 1177, William was left to deal with the rebellious towns in the area alone. Meanwhile, the Byzantine emperor Manuel I Komnenos sought support for his own politics in Italy.

William broke with Barbarossa and formed an alliance with Manuel. His eldest surviving son, Conrad, was taken prisoner by Barbarossa's Chancellor, Archbishop Christian of Mainz, but then captured the chancellor in battle at Camerino. In 1179 Manuel suggested a marriage between his daughter Maria, second in line to the throne, and one of William's sons. As Conrad and Boniface were already married, the youngest son, Renier, was married off to the princess, who was ten years his senior. Renier and Maria were later killed during the usurpation of Andronikos, and the family rebuilt ties with Barbarossa.

Crusade in Outremer

In 1183, with the accession of his grandson Baldwin V, a minor, as co-King of Jerusalem, William, then probably in his late sixties, left the government of Montferrat to Conrad and Boniface, and returned to the east. He was granted the castle of St. Elias (present-day El Taiyiba). He fought in the Battle of Hattin in 1187, where he was captured by Saladin's forces. In the meantime, his second son, Conrad, had arrived at Tyre from Constantinople. Conrad was given the command of the defences. During the siege of Tyre in November that year, he is said to have refused to surrender as much as a stone of its walls to liberate his father, even threatening to shoot him with a crossbow himself when Saladin had him presented as a hostage. Eventually, Saladin withdrew his army from Tyre. In 1188, William was released unharmed at Tortosa, and seems to have ended his days in Tyre, with his son. He probably died in the summer of 1191: Conrad last describes himself as "marchionis Montisferrati filius" in a charter of May that year.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_V_of_Montferrat

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William the Old, Marquess of Montferrat

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_V_of_Montferrat

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William V, Marquess of Montferrat
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

William V of Montferrat (occ./piem. Guilhem, it. Guglielmo) (c. 1115 – 1191), also known as William the Old to distinguish him from his eldest son, William Longsword, was marquess of Montferrat from c. 1136 to his death in 1191. William was the only son of marquess Renier I and his wife Gisela, a daughter of William I, Count of Burgundy and widow of Count Humbert II of Savoy. It seems likely, given that he was still fit enough to participate in battle in 1187, that William was one of his parents' youngest children. He was described by Acerbo Morena as of medium height and compact build, with a round, somewhat ruddy face and hair so fair as to be almost white. He was eloquent, intelligent and good-humoured, generous but not extravagant. Dynastically, he was extremely well-connected: a nephew of Pope Callixtus II, a half-brother of Amadeus III of Savoy, a brother-in-law of Louis VI of France (through his half-sister Adelasia of Moriana), and cousin of Alfonso VII of Castile.

Dynastic marriage

William married Judith or Ita von Babenberg, daughter of Leopold III of Austria and Agnes of Germany, sometime before March 28, 1133. Judith was probably about 15 at the time. None of their surviving children seem to have been born before 1140 (there may have been older ones who died in infancy), and the youngest son was born in 1162. She died after 1168. They had five sons, four of whom became prominent in the affairs of the Kingdom of Jerusalem and of Byzantium:
William Longsword, Count of Jaffa and Ascalon, father of Baldwin V of Jerusalem
Conrad, King of Jerusalem
Boniface, his successor to Montferrat and founder of the Kingdom of Thessalonica
Frederick, who entered the Church and became Bishop of Alba (dates uncertain).
Renier, married into the Byzantine imperial family
and three daughters:
Agnes, who married Count Guido Guerra III Guidi of Ventimiglia. The marriage was annulled on grounds of childlessness before 1180, when Guido remarried, and Agnes entered the convent of Santa Maria di Rocca delle Donne.
Adelasia or Azalaïs (d. 1232), who married Manfred II, marquess of Saluzzo, c. 1182, and was regent for her grandson Manfred III.
An undentified daughter, who married Albert, marquess of Malaspina.
The vida of the troubadour Raimbaut de Vaqueiras claims that there was another daughter, Beatrice, who m. Henry I del Carretto, marquess of Savona, and that she is the Bel Cavalher (Fair Knight) of Vaqueiras's songs. However, the lyrics of Vaqueiras's songs (as opposed to the later vida) describe Beatrice as Boniface's daughter, and thus William's granddaughter.
Otto (Oddone) of Montferrat, (d. 1251), who became Bishop of Porto, and Cardinal in 1227, has sometimes been identified as a son of William V, and confused with Frederick. However, his dates make it more likely that he was a son of William VI of Montferrat, whether legitimate or not is uncertain.
William and Judith's powerful dynastic connections created difficulties in finding suitable wives for his sons, however: too many potential spouses were related within prohibited degrees. In 1167, he unsuccessfully tried to negotiate marriages for his eldest sons to daughters of Henry II of England - but the girls were very young at the time and were related through Judith's descent from William V of Aquitaine. He then applied for sisters of William I of Scotland, who were not related, but were already married.
[edit]Alliances with the Western and Eastern Empires

William took part in the Second Crusade, alongside his half-brother Amadeus of Savoy (who died during the campaign), his nephew Louis VII of France, his brother-in-law Count Guido of Biandrate, and his wife's German and Austrian relatives.
As supporters of the imperial party (later known as the Ghibellines), he and his sons fought with the Emperor Frederick Barbarossa (Judith's nephew) in his lengthy struggle against the Lombard League. Following Barbarossa's capitulation with the Peace of Venice in 1177, William was left to deal with the rebellious towns in the area alone. Meanwhile, the Byzantine emperor Manuel I Komnenos sought support for his own politics in Italy.
William broke with Barbarossa and formed an alliance with Manuel. His eldest surviving son, Conrad, was taken prisoner by Barbarossa's Chancellor, Archbishop Christian of Mainz, but then captured the chancellor in battle at Camerino. In 1179 Manuel suggested a marriage between his daughter Maria, second in line to the throne, and one of William's sons. As Conrad and Boniface were already married, the youngest son, Renier, was married off to the princess, who was ten years his senior. Renier and Maria were later killed during the usurpation of Andronikos, and the family rebuilt ties with Barbarossa.
[edit]Crusade in Outremer

In 1183, with the accession of his grandson Baldwin V, a minor, as co-King of Jerusalem, William, then probably in his late sixties, left the government of Montferrat to Conrad and Boniface, and returned to the east. He was granted the castle of St. Elias (present-day El Taiyiba). He fought in the Battle of Hattin in 1187, where he was captured by Saladin's forces. In the meantime, his second son, Conrad, had arrived at Tyre from Constantinople. Conrad was given the command of the defences. During the siege of Tyre in November that year, he is said to have refused to surrender as much as a stone of its walls to liberate his father, even threatening to shoot him with a crossbow himself when Saladin had him presented as a hostage. Eventually, Saladin withdrew his army from Tyre. In 1188, William was released unharmed at Tortosa, and seems to have ended his days in Tyre, with his son. He probably died in the summer of 1191: Conrad last describes himself as "marchionis Montisferrati filius" in a charter of May that year.
[edit]Sources

Haberstumpf, Walter. Dinastie europee nel Mediterraneo orientale. I Monferrato e i Savoia nei secoli XII–XV, 1995 (external link to downloadable text).
Hamilton, Bernard. The Leper King and His Heirs: Baldwin IV and the Crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem, 2000.
Settia, Aldo A. "Guglielmo V di Monferrato, detto il Vecchio", Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani, vol. LX, Roma 2003 (external link)
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William V of Montferrat (occ./piem. Guilhem, it. Guglielmo) (c. 1115 – 1191), also known as William the Old to distinguish him from his eldest son, William Longsword, was marquess of Montferrat from c. 1136 to his death in 1191. William was the only son of marquess Renier I and his wife Gisela, a daughter of William I, Count of Burgundy and widow of Count Humbert II of Savoy. It seems likely, given that he was still fit enough to participate in battle in 1187, that William was one of his parents' youngest children. He was described by Acerbo Morena as of medium height and compact build, with a round, somewhat ruddy face and hair so fair as to be almost white. He was eloquent, intelligent and good-humoured, generous but not extravagant. Dynastically, he was extremely well-connected: a nephew of Pope Callixtus II, a half-brother of Amadeus III of Savoy, a brother-in-law of Louis VI of France (through his half-sister Adelasia of Moriana), and cousin of Alfonso VII of Castile.

William married Judith or Ita von Babenberg, daughter of Leopold III of Austria and Agnes of Germany, sometime before March 28, 1133. Judith was probably about 15 at the time. None of their surviving children seem to have been born before 1140 (there may have been older ones who died in infancy), and the youngest son was born in 1162. She died after 1168. They had five sons, four of whom became prominent in the affairs of the Kingdom of Jerusalem and of Byzantium:

William Longsword, Count of Jaffa and Ascalon, father of Baldwin V of Jerusalem
Conrad, King of Jerusalem
Boniface, his successor to Montferrat and founder of the Kingdom of Thessalonica
Frederick, who entered the Church and became Bishop of Alba (dates uncertain).
Renier, married into the Byzantine imperial family
and three daughters:

Agnes, who married Count Guido Guerra III Guidi of Ventimiglia. The marriage was annulled on grounds of childlessness before 1180, when Guido remarried, and Agnes entered the convent of Santa Maria di Rocca delle Donne.
Adelasia or Azalaïs (d. 1232), who married Manfred II, marquess of Saluzzo, c. 1182, and was regent for her grandson Manfred III.
An undentified daughter, who married Albert, marquess of Malaspina.
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William V of Montferrat (occ./piem. Guilhem, it. Guglielmo) (c. 1115 – 1191), also known as William the Old to distinguish him from his eldest son, William Longsword, was marquess of Montferrat from c. 1136 to his death in 1191. William was the only son of marquess Renier I and his wife Gisela, a daughter of William I, Count of Burgundy and widow of Count Humbert II of Savoy. It seems likely, given that he was still fit enough to participate in battle in 1187, that William was one of his parents' youngest children. He was described by Acerbo Morena as of medium height and compact build, with a round, somewhat ruddy face and hair so fair as to be almost white. He was eloquent, intelligent and good-humoured, generous but not extravagant. Dynastically, he was extremely well-connected: a nephew of Pope Callixtus II, a half-brother of Amadeus III of Savoy, a brother-in-law of Louis VI of France (through his half-sister Adelasia of Moriana), and cousin of Alfonso VII of Castile.

William married Judith or Ita von Babenberg, daughter of Leopold III of Austria and Agnes of Germany, sometime before March 28, 1133. Judith was probably about 15 at the time. None of their surviving children seem to have been born before 1140 (there may have been older ones who died in infancy), and the youngest son was born in 1162. She died after 1168. They had five sons, four of whom became prominent in the affairs of the Kingdom of Jerusalem and of Byzantium:

William Longsword, Count of Jaffa and Ascalon, father of Baldwin V of Jerusalem
Conrad, King of Jerusalem
Boniface, his successor to Montferrat and founder of the Kingdom of Thessalonica
Frederick, who entered the Church and became Bishop of Alba (dates uncertain).
Renier, married into the Byzantine imperial family
and three daughters:

Agnes, who married Count Guido Guerra III Guidi of Ventimiglia. The marriage was annulled on grounds of childlessness before 1180, when Guido remarried, and Agnes entered the convent of Santa Maria di Rocca delle Donne.
Adelasia or Azalaïs (d. 1232), who married Manfred II, marquess of Saluzzo, c. 1182, and was regent for her grandson Manfred III.
An undentified daughter, who married Albert, marquess of Malaspina.

NOT-A-MATCH: This individual is not the same as Guy /De Savoy/ ?-?, PAF ID {b2c9c249-16d6-408a-9380-583b55019d8a}

NOT-A-MATCH: This individual is not the same as Humbert III /De Savoy/ ?-?, PAF ID {343602ad-31e4-499e-a5f4-aec3f5219694}

NOT-A-MATCH: This individual is not the same as Amadeus III /De Savoy/ ?-?, PAF ID {eb17cb95-c0fc-47b8-a57e-1d7558c1ea2b}

NOT-A-MATCH: This individual is not the same as Reginald /De Savoy/ ?-?, PAF ID {139e30f4-4a64-4480-b885-98ddb6387556}

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Ancestral File Number: 978V-9Q

Guglielmo VI "il Vecchio" Markis av Monferrato

1 NAME Il Vecchio //
2 GIVN Il Vecchio
2 SURN
2 NICK Il Vecchio

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1 NAME Guillaume VI (IV) Margrave Of /MONTFERRAT/

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