List of Provençal royal consorts explained

Queens, countesses, and duchesses consort of the Kingdom, County, Duchy of Provence include:

Queen of Provence

See: List of Frankish queens and List of Burgundian queens.After the division of the Carolingian Empire by the Treaty of Verdun (843), the first of the fraternal rulers of the three kingdoms to die was Lothair I, who divided his middle kingdom in accordance with the custom of the Franks between his three sons. Out of this division came the Kingdom of Provence, given to Lothair's youngest son, Charles. A heritage of royal rule was thus inaugurated in Provence that, though it was often subsumed into one of its larger neighbouring kingdoms, it was just as often proclaiming its own sovereigns.

Carolingian Dynasty, 855–879

PictureName FatherBirthMarriageBecame QueenCeased to be QueenDeathSpouse
EngelbergaAdelchis I, Count of Parma8305 October 851 24 January 863
husband's accession
12 August 875
husband's death
896-901Louis II of Italy
Richilde of ProvenceBivin of Gorze845870 12 August 875
husband's ascession
6 October 877
husband's death
2 June 910Charles the Bald
Adelaide of ParisAdalard, Count of Paris850/853 February 875 6 October 877
husband's accession
10 April 879
husband's death
10 November 901Louis the Stammerer

Bosonid Dynasty, 879–933

PictureName FatherBirthMarriageBecame QueenCeased to be QueenDeathSpouse
Ermengard of ItalyLouis II
(Carolingian)
835/852/855 June 876 10 April 879
husband's accession
11 January 887
husband's death
22 June 896Boso I
Anna of ConstantinopleLeo VI the Wise
(Macedonian)
888 around 900912Louis IV
AdelaideRudolph I
(Elder Welf)
-902-91428 June 928
husband's death
943
Alda (or Hilda)--after 9245 June 928
husband's accession
before 932
marriage annulled
-Hugh I
Marozia of Tusculum, Senatrix and Patricia of RomeTheophylact I, Count of Tusculum
(Tusculani)
890932December 932
933
Provence ceases to be a separate kingdom.
932/937

In 933, Provence ceases to be a separate kingdom as Hugh exchanged it with Rudolph II of Upper Burgundy for the Iron Crown of Lombardy, that is, rule of Italy.

Welf Dynasty, 888–1032

PictureName FatherBirthMarriageBecame QueenCeased to be QueenDeathSpouse
Bertha of SwabiaBurchard II, Duke of Swabia
(Hunfridings)
907 922933
husband's accession
11 July 937
husband's death
after 2 January 966Rudolph I
Adelane-935/40950s?23 March 963/4Conrad III
Matilda of FranceLouis IV of France
(Carolingian)
94396426/27 January 981/2
Aldiud--after 981/219 October 993
husband's death
-
Agaltrudis--before 12 January 994 21 March 1008
or
18 February 1011
Rudolph II
Ermengarde of SavoyHumbert I, Count of Savoy
(Savoy)
-24 April/28 July 1011 6 September 1032
husband's death
25/27 August 1057

In 1032 the kingdom of Burgundy and Provence was incorporated into the Holy Roman Empire as a third kingdom, the Kingdom of Burgundy (later also known as Kingdom of Arles), with the King of Germany or Emperor as King of Burgundy.

Countess of Provence

House of Provence, 961–1127

PictureName FatherBirthMarriageBecame CountessCeased to be CountessDeathSpouse
Arsindeprobably Arnold of Comminges-before April 970after 17 April 979William I
Adelaide of AnjouFulk II, Count of Anjou
(Angevins)
947984/6993, after 29 August
husband's death
29 May 1026
GerbergaOtto-William, Count of Burgundy
(Ivrea)
98510021019
husband's death
1020/3William II
Eldiarde Eveza--before 23 April 104027 April 1051
husband's death
-Fulk Bertrand
Stephanie or Douceprobably William II, Viscount of Marseille or not-before 27 January 1040February 1061-63
husband's death
after 1 April 1080Geoffrey I
Theresa of AragonRamiro I of Aragon
(Jiménez)
1037-27 April 1051
husband's accession
-William Bertrand
Adelaide of Cavenez---28 July 1094
husband's death
after 1110
Ermengarde--13 July 106513 February 1065/7
husband's death
after April 1077Geoffrey II
Matilda--before February 10611063
husband's accession
29 April 1090
or
28 July 1094
husband's death
-Bertrand II

House of Barcelona, 1127–1267

PictureName FatherBirthMarriageBecame CountessCeased to be CountessDeathSpouse
Beatrice, Countess of MelgueilBernard IV, Count of Melgueil11241135March 1144
husband's death
after 1190Berenguer Ramon
Richeza of PolandWładysław II the Exile
(Piast)
1130/4017 November 11611166
husband's death
16 June 1185Ramon Berenguer II
Ermesinda de RocabertiJofré I, Viscount of Rocaberti
(Rocaberti)
-before 1184before 1185Sancho
Garsenda, Countess of ForcalquierRenier de Sabran, Lord of Caylar and Ansouis1180July 11931 December 1209
husband's death
1242Alfonso II
Beatrice of SavoyThomas I, Count of Savoy
(Savoy)
1205December 122019 August 1245
husband's death
4 January 1267Ramon Berenguer IV

Capetian House of Anjou, 1267–1382

PictureName FatherBirthMarriageBecame CountessCeased to be CountessDeathSpouse
Maria of HungaryStephen V of Hungary
(Árpád)
1257May/June 12705 May 1309
husband's death
25 March 1323Charles II
Sancha of MajorcaJames II of Majorca
(Barcelona)
1285 20 September 13045 May 1309
husband's ascession
20 January 1343
husband's death
28 July 1345Robert

House of Valois-Anjou, 1382–1481

PictureName FatherBirthMarriageBecame CountessCeased to be CountessDeathSpouse
Marie of Blois-ChâtillonCharles of Blois-Châtillon, Duke of Brittany
(Châtillon)
1343/59 July 136012 May 1382
husband's accession
20 September 1384
husband's death
12 November 1404Louis I
Yolande of AragonJohn I of Aragon
(Barcelona)
11 August 13842 December 140029 April 1417
husband's death
14 November 1442Louis II
Margaret of SavoyAmadeus VIII, Duke of Savoy
(Savoy)
1410s or 7 August 14201424/31 August 143212 November 1434
husband's death
30 September 1479Louis III
Isabella, Duchess of LorraineCharles II, Duke of Lorraine
(Lorraine)
c. 1400 24 October 1420 12 November 1434
husband's accession
28 February 1453René
Jeanne de LavalGuy XIV, Count of Laval
(Laval)
10 November 143310 September 145410 July 1480
husband's death
19 December 1498
Jeanne de LorraineFrederick II of Vaudémont
(Lorraine)
145821 January 1474 10 July 1480
husband's accession
25 January 1480Charles III

Courtesy title

Margravine of Provence

See: List of Toulousain consorts.

See also