William VI, Count of Auvergne
Count of Auvergne
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William VI of Auvergne (c. 1095–1136) was a French count of the historically independent region of Auvergne, today in central France.[1]
| William VI of Auvergne | |
|---|---|
| Count of Auvergne | |
| Reign | c. 1095 - c. 1136 |
| Predecessor | Robert II of Auvergne |
| Successor | Robert III of Auvergne |
| Died | c. 1136 |
| Spouse | Emma of Sicily |
| Issue | Robert William Judith |
| House | House of Auvergne |
| Father | Robert II of Auvergne |
| Mother | Judith of Melgueil |
Life
He was the son of Robert II of Auvergne and Judith of Melgueil[2][3].
He was married to Emma[4], daughter of Roger I of Sicily in 1086/1087.
Around 1095 he succeeded his father as Count of Auvergne[2].
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After the Council of Clermont he took part in the First Crusade, being still present in the Levant by 1103[2].
Around 1121, William took control of the church of clermont and fortified it against the Bishop of Clermont-Ferrand Aimeric. Aimerc then made a complaint of tyranny against the Count and King Louis VI of France sent an army and reinstated the bishop.[2][5] In 1131, William resumed hostilities counting on the support of the Count of Poitiers (presumably William X), whose suzerainty he recognized. But Louis t returned to Auvergne. The Count of Poitiers and his vassal submitted and promised to submit to the judgment of an assembly of the kingdom's nobles[6].
Issue
- Robert III (died 1145).
- William VIII (died 1182), who married Anne of Nevers.
- Judith, married to William, Count of Le Puy-en-Velay.
