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Louis the Stammerer (877–879) With the death of Louis the Stammerer, Provence refused to elect his two sons and instead elected one of their own as king. Boso married Ermengard, daughter of Louis II, to strengthen his and his son's claim. Boso (879–887) Louis the Blind (887–928), also Holy Roman Emperor from 901 to 905.
Apr 18, 2024 · Boso (died Jan. 11, 887, Vienne [France]) was the king of lower Burgundy, or Provence, from 877. The son of Buvin (or Beuves), Count of Ardennes, Boso was given the governance of Lombardy (876) by his brother-in-law Charles II the Bald, king of the West Franks (France), and received the title of duke .
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The historic French province of Provence, located in the southeast corner of France between the Alps, the Mediterranean, the river Rhône and the upper reaches of the river Durance, was inhabited by Ligures beginning in Neolithic times; by the Celtic since about 900 BC, and by Greek colonists since about 600 BC. [1]
Provence ( / prəˈvɒ̃s /, US also / proʊˈ -/, UK also / prɒˈ -/, French: [pʁɔvɑ̃s] ⓘ) [1] is a geographical region and historical province of southeastern France, which extends from the left bank of the lower Rhône to the west to the Italian border to the east; it is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the south.
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Boson de Provence (Latijn Boso) is de zoon van Bivin de Gorze, ook bekend als Bivin de Vienne, hij trouwde in 876 Ermengarde, dochter van keizer Lodewijk II de Jonge. Zijn zus Richilde d'Ardennes is eerst de concubine en tenslotte de tweede echtgenote in 870 van Karel II de Kale, koning van West-Francië en keizer van het Westen, die zijn ...
Boso joined with other western Frankish nobles and advocated making Louis III of France the sole heir of the western kingdom, but eventually both brothers were elected kings. Boso, however, renounced allegiance to both brothers and in July claimed independence by using the style Dei gratia id quod sum: by the Grace of God, that is what I am.
About: Boso of Provence. Boso (French: Boson; c. 841 – 11 January 887) was a Frankish nobleman of the Bosonid family who was related to the Carolingian dynasty and who rose to become King of Lower Burgundy and Provence. بوسو (ح.844 - 11 يناير 887)؛ كان ملك بروفنس (بورغندي السفلى) من 879 حتى وفاته ...
