Boso of Tuscany
Boso (* before 911; † after 936) from the family of bosonids was 911-931 Count of Avignon and Vaison , 926-931 Count of Arles and 931-936 Margrave of Tuscany ; he was the younger son of Count Theotbald of Arles and Bertha of Lorraine . His paternal grandfather was Duke Hugbert of Transjurania , his maternal grandfather was King Lothar II of Lotharingia ( Carolingian ). His older brother was Hugo I , King of Italy .
In 926 he succeeded his brother as Count of Arles when he was crowned King of Italy. Boso also turned to Italy, where he became Margrave of Tuscany in 931 - after Hugo had blinded his half-brother Lambert of Tuscany. When he left, his son-in-law Boso I became his successor.
He married Willa, who is attested in 936, a daughter of Rudolf I, King of Burgundy ( Welfen ), with whom he had four daughters:
- Berta († after August 18, 965) ∞ I around 928 Boso I , Count of Provence († 935 after September 13) ( Buviniden ), ∞ II around 936 Raimund Count of Rouergue († 961/965) Margrave of Septimania , 936 Duke of Aquitaine
- Willa († after 963 in the monastery), ∞ around 930/931 Berengar II. († August 6, 966 in Bamberg ), 924 Margrave of Ivrea , 950–961 / 962 King of Italy
- Richilde
- Gisla
literature
- Hagen Keller : BOSONE di Toscana. In: Alberto M. Ghisalberti (Ed.): Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani (DBI). Volume 13: Borremans – Brancazolo. Istituto della Enciclopedia Italiana, Rome 1971.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Boso of Tuscany |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Count of Avignon , Vaisin and Arles and Margrave of Tuscien |
| DATE OF BIRTH | before 911 |
| DATE OF DEATH | after 936 |