Stephen (Stephanus), who died in 970, was Viscount Gevaudan from 954 to 970. He was the son of Bertrand, Viscount Gevaudan, and Ermengarde.
Biography
He governed Saint-Julien Brioude and Mende, and dominated southern
Auvergne
Auvergne (; ; oc, label=Occitan, Auvèrnhe or ) is a former administrative region in central France, comprising the four departments of Allier, Puy-de-Dôme, Cantal and Haute-Loire. Since 1 January 2016, it has been part of the new region Auverg ...
. Even though he had the power, he did not bear the title of "
Count of Gevaudan," although that title was awarded several centuries later.
He first married a woman named Anne (attested in 943). From this marriage, he probably had a daughter:
*Emildis, married to
Rotbold I, Count of Provence
Rotbold I (also spelled ''Rothbold'', ''Rotbald'', ''Rodbald'', ''Robald(us)'', ''Roubaud'', or ''Rotbaud''; died 1008) was a French nobleman. He was Count of Provence from 968 until his death and margrave from 993. He was the elder of two sons of ...
.
Widowed, around 967 he married
Adelaide of Anjou
Adelaide-Blanche of Anjou( –1026) was, by her successive marriages, countess of Gévaudan and Forez, of Toulouse, of Provence, and of Burgundy, and queen of Aquitaine. She was the regent of Gevaudan during the minority of her sons in the 960 ...
(† 1026), daughter of Fulk II, Count of Anjou and Gerberge. They had :
*William, (–975).
*Pons, Count of Gévaudan and Forez. He died aft. 26 February 1011.
[Detlev Schwennicke, ''Europäische Stammtafeln: Stammtafeln zur Geschichte der Europäischen Staaten'', Neue Folge, Band III Teilband 4 (Verlag von J. A. Stargardt, Marburg, Germany, 1989), Tafel 819]
*Stephen II, Archbishop of Puy.
*Bertrand, Count of Gévaudan.
*Almodis of Gévaudan, she married Adalbert I de Charroux, Count de la Haute March.
*Philippa of Gévaudan, married
William d'Auvergne, possibly named Bertha.
References
Viscounts of France
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