Guillaume II Roger ( fr. Guillaume II Roger ; 1310 , Manoire Momon, Rosier d'Agleton - 1380 , Corniglion) - Baron Pertuis and Saint-Remy, Viscount Lamot and Valen, Count of Beaufort and Ales. Father of Pope Gregory XI .
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He made his career thanks to his brother - Pierre Roger, who in 1328 became archbishop of Rouen, and after 14 years he was elected pope under the name of Clement VI .
From his first wife, Guillaume II Roger, in 1325 he received a dowry fief Chambon, elevated in 1331 to the rank of seigneur.
In 1333 (October 8) he bought Rosier d'Angleton, then (May 12, 1336) - Marguerides castle, in 1338 - the lord of Saint-Exupery-le-Roche.
May 27, 1442, a week after the election of his brother as pope, Philippe Valois appointed Guillaume Roger 1000 livres of rent. Then Senor Beaufort was transferred to him, which in 1444 the Duke of Anjou elevated to the rank of Viscountry, and the king in 1447 made the county.
Further cash acquisitions continued:
- 1343 - Auvergne seignoria Pont du Chateau, Monton, Aubusson, Oruz, Saint-Martial, Šantezh and Langezh (at the Dauphin Umbert II);
- 1344 - Viscountry of the Lamotes (at Arman de Rocfoi)
In the fall of 1362, after the death of his brother, Cardinal of the South Roger, Guillaume inherited the barony of Bagnoles-sur-Cez and the county of Ales.
In 1349, he received as a gift from Giovanna of Neapolitan the seigneur Valen, who a year later was elevated to the status of Viscount. The new Viscountry included the communes of Bayonne, Vomey, la Motte, Belyafer, Zhigor, Lohse, le Me, Mezel, Antrevan and le Castelle. In 1353, Giovanna handed over Guillaume Saint-Remy, Pertuis, Meyrarg, le Pen and Cederon as flax.
On November 28, 1349, Guillaume II transferred to his son Guillaume III the county of Beaufort and all possessions in Limousin, Auvergne, counties of Provence and Forkalkier.
Guillaume II participated in the battle of Poitiers (1356) and was captured. Released for a large ransom.
When Pope became Gregory XI - his son, Guillaume II made several more successful land acquisitions.
Pope Gregory found his nephew Raymond de Turenne a rich bride - Maria of Boulogne, niece of King John the Good . The wedding took place on October 28, 1375. Under the terms of the prenuptial agreement, Mary brought the seigneur Saint-Just-en-Champagne to her husband as a dowry, and her brother Jean II undertook to sell for Guillaume II Roger de Beaufort the seigneur Chambon-sur-Vouise, Evo-les-Bains, Semur and Stuzani.
On August 23, 1379, Guillaume II bought the shipyard Senoria.
Family
First wife (1325) - Maria de Chambon. 10 children, including:
- Guillaume III
- Roger
- Pierre - Pope Gregory XI
- Nicolas, seigneur de Limay
- Jean, Archbishop.
Second wife (1345) - Gerina de Canillac. Two children:
- Marquis de Canillac
- Gerina - died in childhood.
Third wife (1368) - Catherine d'Ademar (b.1336). Son
- Raymond, Viscount de Valen.
According to the will of Guillaume II, his youngest son Raymond inherited the Viscountry of Valen, the second son of Roger - the county of Beaufort, the eldest son of Guillaume III - all other possessions.
Sources
- Régis Veydarier, Raymond de Turenne, la deuxième maison d'Anjou et de Provence: étude d'une rébellion nobiliaire à la fin du Moyen Âge , thèse de l'Université de Montréal (Québec) 1994.
- Jean-Marie Schio Guillaume II Roger de Beaufort
- Jean-Pierre Saltarelli, Les seigneurs de Cornillon au XIV⋅10 {{{1}}} siècle