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Boso ( French: Boson; c. 841 – 11 January 887) was a Frankish nobleman of the Bosonid family who was related to the Carolingian dynasty [1] and who rose to become King of Lower Burgundy and Provence . Origin. Boso was the son of Bivin of Gorze, count of Lotharingia, by Richildis, the daughter of Boso the Elder by his wife Engeltrude. [2] .
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. During the minorities of the West Frankish ...
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When Boso of Provence acquired the region in 879, it was known as Lower Burgundy until it was merged with Upper Burgundy in 933 to form the Kingdom of Arles. The counts of Arles began calling themselves "count of Provence"; although in name vassals, they were de facto autonomous princes. [1]
NameBornReignConsortc.950 Son of Boson II of Arles and ...961–975Arsenda of Comminges no children ...c.950 Son of Boson II of Arles and ...975–993Arsenda of Comminges no children ...Son of Boson II of Arles and Constance of ...961–993Emilde two childrenSon of Boson II of Arles and Constance of ...993–1008Emilde two childrenIn 879, after the death of the Carolingian ruler Charles the Bald, Boso of Provence (also known as Boson), his brother-in-law, broke away from the Carolingian kingdom of Louis III and was elected the first ruler of an independent state of Provence.
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Boso was a Frankish nobleman from the Bosonid-family, who was related to the Carolingian dynasty,[1] who rose to become King of Provence (879 – 887). Boso was the son of Bivin of Gorze, a count in Lotharingia.
After the death of Charles' son Louis II, Boso refused to recognise both Louis' sons, Carloman and Louis III as kings of France and proclaimed himself King of Provence in 879 at Vienne, with the support of the nobility.
Boso of Provence (841-1 November 887) was King of Provence from 879 to 887, succeeding Louis the Stammerer and preceding Louis the Blind. Boso was born in 841, son of Bivin of Gorze and Richildis of Arles, and he was from the Bouvinid dynasty. In 869, he succeeded his uncle Hucbert as the abbot...
