William VIII of Montpellier | |
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Died | 1202 |
Noble family | Guilhem |
Spouse(s) | Eudokia Komnene Agnes of Castile |
Father | William VII of Montpellier |
Mother | Matilda of Burgundy |
William VIII (in Occitan: Guilhem; died 1202) was Lord of Montpellier, the son of William VII and Matilda of Burgundy.
William VIII married Eudokia Komnene, grand-niece of the Byzantine emperor Manuel I Komnenos.[1] They had one daughter, Marie of Montpellier.
Lacking a male heir, William separated from Eudokia, sending her to a monastery in Ariane.[2]
William then married Agnes of Castile and sired five more children:
The Pope ruled William's marriage to Agnes as illegitimate and Marie was given the throne.[5]
William VIII was a patron of troubadours. Arnaut de Mareuil came to his court after fleeing from the entourage of Azalais of Toulouse, and at least one of Arnaut's poems is addressed to him.
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