William I (Besalú)

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William I the Fat ( Catalan Guillem el Gras ; † 1052 ) was a Count of Besalú from the House of Barcelona . He was the eldest son of Count Bernard I Taillefer († 1020) and his wife Toda.

Wilhelm receives his father's possessions. Depiction in the Liber feudorum maior , late 12th century.

In 1017 Wilhelm accompanied his father to Rome , where they asked Pope Benedict VIII to found a diocese in Besalú, whose younger brother Wilfried was to be appointed its first bishop . The Pope granted the request. Except for a few donations from the monastery, little is known of Wilhelm. He died in 1052 and was buried in the Abbey of Santa Maria de Ripoll .

He was married to a woman named Adalaiz; her children were:

Remarks

  1. ↑ Harald Zimmermann: Papstregesten 911-1024 , In: Regesta Imperii , Vol. 2.5 (1998), No. 1182, p. 353.
  2. ^ Gesta Comitum Barcinonensium , §13 in: Recueil des Historiens des Gaules et de la France , Vol. 11 (1876), p. 291.

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predecessor Office successor
Bernard I. Count of Besalú
1020-1052 		Wilhelm II.
personal data
SURNAME Wilhelm I.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES William I the Fat; Guillem el Gras
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Count of Besalú from the House of Barcelona
DATE OF BIRTH 10th century or 11th century
DATE OF DEATH 1052