Robert III (Auvergne)
Robert III (* before 1120; † after 1145) was a count of Auvergne .
He was the older son of Wilhelm VI. , Count of Auvergne and Velay . When his father died he inherited the county of Auvergne, while his brother Wilhelm the Elder received Velay. He left a son and heir, Wilhelm the Younger .
His mother was Emma of Sicily, King Roger II of Sicily and the famous crusader Raymond of Toulouse were his maternal uncles. The historian Riley-Smith takes the view that Robert went to the Holy Land as a crusader, entered the Hospitaller Order there in 1141 and immediately became a seneschal of this order. A corresponding seneschal named Robert is documented there several times in 1141 and 1142.
A document from 1145 about an agreement between his son Wilhelm and Aimerich, the Bishop of Clermont , in which Wilhelm is not called "Count of Auvergne" but "son of Count Robert", is the last documentary evidence that Robert probably still lived.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Jonathan Riley-Smith: The First Crusaders, 1095-1131. Cambridge University Press, 1998, ISBN 0521646030 , p. 164.
Web links
- Robert (III) at fmg.ac
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| William VI. |
Count of Auvergne around 1136 – after 1145 |
William VII |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Robert III |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Robert III of Auvergne |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Count of Auvergne |
| DATE OF BIRTH | before 1120 |
| DATE OF DEATH | after 1145 |