 Abt 0920 - Aft 0965 (> 45 years)
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| Name |
ARLES Boso |
| Birth |
Abt 0920 |
Royaume de Basse-Bourgogne  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Death |
Aft Mar 0965 |
Royaume de Bourgogne |
| Notes |
- Boso(n) d'Arles (later Boso II, Comte d'Arles) first appears in an act of King Conrad of Burgundy (Bourgogne) on 7 Oct 949 as Count Boso (Boso comes). [1] [2] [3]
His date of birth is not known with certainty (see Research Notes), but his father was Rothbald (lat: Rotbaldus). [1] [2] [3]
Arles and the Kingdoms of Burgundy (Royaumes de Bourgogne)
Royaumes de Bourgogne
(879-933)
Boso d'Arles is presumed to have been born within the Royaume de Basse-Bourgogne (Kingdom of Lower Burgundy) - which included Arles and Provence - as well as Cisjurania (including Grenoble, Vienne and Lyons) to the north.
The two kingdoms of Lower and Upper Burgundy were united as the Royaume de Bourgogne (Kingdom of Burgundy) in 933. [4]
Marriage and Family
Boso married a woman named Constantia (Constance) - whose family names and parents are unknown - and they had at least their two eldest sons by May 961, when they were all noted together at Arles: [2]
... in Arelate civitate ... in mense maii, anno XXIV regnante Conrado rege Alamannorum vel Provinciarum ... Boso comes et uxor sua Constantia firmaverunt. Illorum filii similiter Willelmus comes. Rotbaldus comes.
Boso and his wife Constantia ultimately had three children. The birth order of their first two sons is unclear. A May 963 charter suggests that Wilelmo (Guillaume) was older, but a May 965 charter suggests that Rothboldo (Rotbold) may have been first: [1] [2]
Wilelmo (Guillaume II) abt 955 to 993, where he died in Avignon after 29 August
Rothboldo (Rotbold II) abt 955 to 22 April 1015
Pons
Death and Succession
Count Boso was still living as of March 965, when he appeared with his sons Rothboldo (Rotbold) and Wilelmo (Guillaume) at Arles: [2]
... in Arelate civitate, publice, in conspectu Bosoni comitis, filii Rothboldi quondam, ... et comiti excellentissimi, ... consentiente ejus filio, Rothboldo, et fratre ejus, Wilelmo comite
Research Notes
Note regarding estimated year of birth:
The year of birth of Boso and that of his father are unknown. Hypotheses reviewed in Wikipédia place the likely range as about 910-920. Although his marriage to Constantia (Constance) is known to be prior to May 961, it was likely well before that since their two eldest sons were already noted with them. [1] [2] [3]
Sources
↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Cawley, Charles. Medieval Lands: A prosopography of medieval European noble and royal families. Published by Charles Cawley and the Foundation for Medieval Genealogy (FMG) 2006-2021, including source citations and relevant texts; hosted online by FMG, accessed 2024: Comtes de Provence 961-1112. (See also WikiTree's source page for MedLands)
↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 The Henry Project: The Ancestors of King Henry II of England. Published online by the American Society of Genealogists (ASG) 2001-2020, including source citations and relevant texts; hosted online by ASG, accessed 2024: Boso, Count of Arles, fl. 949-65
↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Wikipédia - Boson II d'Arles
↑ Wikipédia - Royaume de Bourgogne
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| Person ID |
I58822 |
Freeman-Smith |
| Last Modified |
27 Jan 2026 |
| Father |
PROVENCE Rotbald, b. Abt 0900, Tuscany, Italy d. Abt 0949, Avignon,Provence-Alpes-Cte-Dazur,,France (Age 49 years) |
| Relationship |
natural |
| Mother |
AUVERGNE Ermengarde, b. Abt 0899, Auvergne, France d. Abt 0960, France (Age 61 years) |
| Relationship |
natural |
| Family ID |
F26170 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
VIENNE Constance, b. Abt 0920, Arles, Bouches Du Rhone, Provence, France d. Aft 0961, France (Age > 42 years) |
| Marriage |
Abt 0955 |
Royaume de Bourgogne |
| Children |
| | 1. ARLES Guillaume, b. Abt 0958, Arles, Bouches du Rhone, Provence, France d. Abt 0993, Avignon, France (Age 35 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] |
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| Family ID |
F26169 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
27 Jan 2026 |
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