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The earliest surviving mention of William's epithet, Longsword, said to refer to his military abilities, and differentiating him from his father, known as "William the Elder", is in the song En abril, quan vei verdeyar, composed in late 1176-early 1177 by the troubadour Peire Bremon lo Tort: Chanzos, tu.t n'iras outra mar,
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.
William I of Montferrat (d. before 933) William II of Montferrat (died probably around 961) William III of Montferrat (991 – bef.1042), son of Otho I; William IV of Montferrat (c.1084–c.1100) William V of Montferrat (c.1136–1191) William of Montferrat, Count of Jaffa and Ascalon (c. 1140–1177), also called William Longsword (early 1140s ...
Longsword was known at the time as count (Latin comes) of Rouen. [3] [4] Flodoard—always detailed about titles—consistently referred to both Rollo and his son William as principes (chieftains) of the Normans. [5] There are no contemporary accounts of William's byname, 'Longsword', either; it appears first in later eleventh-century sources. [6]
William Longsword of Montferrat; Y. Yelü Pusuwan This page was last edited on 26 September 2021, at 20:38 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative ...
On the death of William in 1518, the infant Boniface inherited the Marquisate. Anne, however, acted as regent until his unexpected death in June 1530. She remained involved in the government of Montferrat when Boniface was succeeded as Marquis by her brother-in-law John George, previously commendatory abbot of Lucedio and (unconsecrated) Bishop of Casale.
William III (c. 970 – 1042) was the third Marquis of Montferrat and Count of Vado from 991 to his death. He was the eldest son and successor of Otto I . William I and II were the father and son, respectively, of Aleram , the first Marquis, but neither served as Marquis himself.
The Miracula sancti Bononii records William's wife as Waza. She prayed at the tomb of Saint Bononio, abbot of Santissimi Michele e Genuario di Lucedio. Guglielmo III degli Aleramici: Adelaide of Susa (Adelasia di Susa) Ulric Manfred II of Turin 1014/20 before 19 January 1042 January 1142 husband's accession: 14 March 1044/1045 husband's death