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William of Montferrat (early 1140s – 1177), also called William Longsword (modern Italian Guglielmo Lungaspada; original Occitan Guilhem Longa-Espia), was the count of Jaffa and Ascalon, the eldest son of Marquess William V of Montferrat and Judith of Babenberg.
The Marchioness and Duchesses of Montferrat [1] were the consorts of the rulers of a territory in Piedmont south of the Po and east of Turin called Montferrat. The March of Montferrat was created by Berengar II of Italy in 950 during a redistribution of power in the northwest of his kingdom.
William V of Montferrat (occ./piem. Guilhem , it. Guglielmo ) ( c. 1115 – 1191) also known regnally as William III of Montferrat [ 1 ] while also referred to as William the Old or William the Elder , [ 1 ] in order to distinguish him from his eldest son, William Longsword , was seventh Marquis of Montferrat from 1135 to his death in 1191.
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Margaret was born in Casale to William IX of Montferrat [1] and his wife Anne of Alençon. [2]Margaret was the second of three children. Her elder sister was Maria Paleologa, who died when she was 21 years of age, and her younger brother was Boniface IV of Montferrat, who died when he was only 18 years of age.
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It was addressed, however, not to his lady herself, but to Guillelm Longa-Espia, that is, William of Montferrat, Count of Jaffa and Ascalon. The poem contains the earliest mention of William by his famous nickname, "Longsword". The date of the poem can be set by the dates when William was known to be in the Holy Land: October 1176 – July 1177.