Emma of Provence explained

Emma of Provence
Noble Family:	Bosonids
Father:	Rotbold II of Provence
Mother:	Ermengarde of Burgundy
Spouse:	William III of Toulouse
Birth Date:	c. 1007
Death Date:	1062

Emma (c. 1007-1062) was Sovereign Countess and Margravine of Provence from 1037 until 1062.

She was the daughter of Rotbold II of Provence and Ermengarde of Burgundy. She inherited the title from her elder brother William III, and married William III of Toulouse.

With William, she had two children:

• Pons, who succeeded to Toulouse
• Bertrand, who succeeded Pons in Toulouse (1060) and his mother in Provence

Sources

• Lewis, Archibald R. The Development of Southern French and Catalan Society, 718 - 1050. University of Texas Press: Austin, 1965.