 Abt 0800 - Bef 0855 (< 54 years)
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| Name |
BOSONID Boso |
| Birth |
Abt 0800 |
| Gender |
Male |
| Death |
Bef 0855 |
| Notes |
- Boso, often called Boso I or 'the Elder' (l'Ancien) was the progenitor of one branch of the Bosonid family. He was definitely the father of Hubert (Hucbert or Hugobert), a Duke between the Alps and the Jura, and also of Teutberga, the wife of Lothair II, King of Lorraine, and there are primary documents that confirm they are brother and sister.[1]
However beyond those facts, nothing more is really known about Boso. It is possible he is the same person as a Boso who was a Count in Italy who is mentioned in documents on 10 July 826 and 8 May 827 [1] but there were a number of men with the same name in this period and it is impossible to really ascertain which one he is or who his ancestors may have been.[2]; [1] Though this hasn't stopped some researchers from making some assumptions. See for instance Moriarty, who names him Boso III, the son of Boso II, mentioned 814-826 and possible grandson of Boso I, mentioned 750[3]
Similarly although he is possibly a Count in Italy, some secondary sources name his as Count of specific regions but there seems to be no sources that confirm him as Count of Turin or Count of Valois[4]or even as Count of Arles (Comte d'Arles), even though his descendants may have ruled in that area.[5]
Family
None of the sources that name his children, name their mother, and the name of Boso's wife is unknown. Some secondary sources call her Engeltrude[4] but that seems to be confusing her with the the wife of his possible son Boso.
Apart from the two children named above; Hubert and Teutberga, he is also the father of;
Unnamed daughter (various researchers call her Richilde or Richeut, but there are no sources that confirm this name), who married Count Buvin.[1]
He is also possibly the father of;
Boso, who married Engeltrude[1]
Death
In 855 Teutberga, is under the guardianship of her brother Hubert, which suggests Boso, has died before this date.
Sources
↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Baldwin, Stewart, 'Boso: Count in Italy, 826-7?' 20 September 2008. The Henry Project: The ancestors of king Henry II of England. http://sbaldw.home.mindspring.com/hproject/henry.htm : viewed 15 May 2016
↑ Bouchard, Constance Brittain, Those of my blood: Creating noble families in medieval Francia, Philadelphia: University of Pensylvania Press, 2001. Google Books, pp. 85 & 210, note. 38.
↑ Moriarty, George Andrews, The Plantagenet ancestry of King Edward III and Queen Philippa, handwritten manuscript, c. 1985. https://archive.org/details/plantagenetances00mori : viewed 15 May 2016. p. 19.
↑ 4.0 4.1 Wikipedia contributors, "Boso the Elder," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Boso_the_Elder&oldid=714804781 (accessed May 15, 2016).
↑ Cawley, Charles, 'Provence: Chapter 2B Descendants of Boso Comte d'Arles' version 3.4, 15 April 2016, Medieval Lands: A prosopography of medieval European noble and royal families. http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/PROVENCE.htm#_Toc448309737 : viewed 15 May 2016.
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| Person ID |
I57965 |
Freeman-Smith |
| Last Modified |
27 Jan 2026 |
| Family |
UNKNOWN Engeltrude, b. Abt 0800 |
| Children |
| | 1. BOSONID Richilde, b. Abt 0820, Arles, Bouches-du-Rhône, France  d. Bef 0869, Metz, Moselle, France (Age < 48 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] |
| | 2. BOSONID Hubert, b. Abt 0830, Bourgogne-Provence d. 0864, Orbe, Vaud, Switzerland (Age 34 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] |
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| Family ID |
F26050 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
27 Jan 2026 |
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