Guigues I (Albon)

Guigues I Levieux ( Vetus Veteris, the old man ), called "Dauphin" (* around 1000; † around 1063-1070 near Cluny ), Count of Oisans , Grésivaudan and Briançonnais. Son of Guigues d'Albon and Gotelana de Clérieux.

After George de Manteyer , he was the first so-called Dauphin von Viennois , although this title was not officially introduced until a century later. Although from the lower nobility, he managed to expand his property between the Rhone and the Alps. In 1016 he is mentioned in a document as "Count" of Moirans, 1027 Champsaur, 1035 Oisans, 1050 Grésivaudan, 1053 Briançonnais, and in 1070 he acquired properties in the valley of the Oulx.

From 1035 on he was always mentioned with the title of count. It is not known how Guigues came into possession of the lands attributed to him, but his increased influence allowed him to install family members as bishop. Guy's uncle de Guigues was Bishop of Grenoble and was able to pass the succession on to his cousin Mallen. His brother was the Bishop of Valence, and the Archbishop's Palace of Vienne, the most prestigious church in the province, was in the hands of cousins ​​by marriage.

According to the European family tables , he married Adelheid von Turin , younger daughter of Count Otto von Savoyen and Adelheid von Susa . The sons Humbert, who became bishop, and Guigues II are said to have emerged from the connection , which is impossible, however, since Guigues II was born in 1025, his alleged grandfather Otto of Savoy only around 1030. But Guigues I was possibly with married to an older Adelheid from Turin.

In the last years of his life, Guigues retired to Cluny in Burgundy, where he died in 1070.

source

• http://www.atelierdesdauphins.com/histo/guigues1.htm
• http://genealogy.euweb.cz/french/albon1.html