William V (or Guilhem V; died 1121) was the
Lord of Montpellier
The following is a list of lords of Montpellier:
* William I of Montpellier 26 November 986–1019
* William II of Montpellier 1019–1025
* William III of Montpellier 1025–1058
* William IV of Montpellier 1058–1068
* William V of Montpel ...
from 1068 until his death.
[Archibald R. Lewis, "The Guillems of Montpellier: A Sociological Appraisal", ''Viator'', 2 (1971), 160.] He was the son of
William IV
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.
Soon after his father's death, his mother, Ermengarde, quit Montpellier to marry the
Lord of Anduze. William IV had confided the tutelage of his son to the child's grandmother, Beliarde, and to his nearest relatives: William Arnold, Raymond Stephen, and William Aymoin. After a short conflict with the
bishop of Maguelonne
The Roman Catholic Metropolitan Archdiocese of Montpellier (–Lodève–Béziers–Agde–Saint-Pons-de-Thomières) (Latin: ''Archidioecesis Metropolitae Montis Pessulani (–Lotevensis–Biterrensis–Agathensis–Sancti Pontii Thomeriarum)'' ...
, William V rendered homage to the bishop on 10 December 1090 and was recognised as lord of Montpellier.
At the call of
Pope Urban II, William took up the cross of the
First Crusade
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in the
army of Raymond IV of Toulouse. He served notably at the capture of the small
Syrian village of
Ma'arrat al-Numan
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in 1098. After the
fall of Jerusalem in 1099, William remained in the
Holy Land for a while. He remained at the side of
Godfrey de Bouillon
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and accompanied him to the
siege of Antioch
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in December 1097. He did not return to Montpellier until 1103, bringing with him a relic of
Saint Cleopas.
When William returned, he found that the Aimoin brothers to whom he had confided the administration of the lordship in his absence had usurped many seigniorial rights and that he was obligated to recognise much of their newfound authority, which diminished his own, in order to retain his position.
William participated in the army of
Raymond Berengar III of Barcelona
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which captured
Majorca from the
Moors
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Moors are not a distinct or ...
in 1114. The rest of his reign was marked by the important acquisition of nearby territories, which greatly recouped his power:
Montarnaud
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Geography
Climate
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,
Cournonsec,
Montferrier
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Population
See also
*Communes of the Ariège department
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,
Frontignan
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Frontignan is renowned for its AOC wine, the Muscat de Frontignan, a sweet wine made solely from the Muscat grape variety.
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,
Aumelas,
Montbazin
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Popul ...
,
Popian
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Population
See also
*Communes of the Hérault department
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Th ...
.
By his marriage to Ermensenda, daughter of
Peter
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,
Count of Mauguio, he had six children:
*
William VI
*
William of Aumelas William of Aumelas (or Omelas) was the second son of William V of Montpellier and of Ermessende, daughter of count Peter of Melgueil. The lordship of Aumelas (the Aumeladez) was detached from the territories of Montpellier to create a property fo ...
*
Bernard, Lord of Villeneuve
*Guillelme, married
Raymon Bernard, Count of Mauguio
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*Ermeniarde
*Adelaide.
Upon his death, he was succeeded by his son William as Lord of Montpellier.
Sources
*
*Runciman, Steven, ''A History of the Crusades, Volume One: The First Crusade and the Foundation of the Kingdom of Jerusalem'', Cambridge University Press, London, 1951, pp. 160, 259
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Lords of Montpellier
Guilhem dynasty
Christians of the First Crusade
Christians of the 1113–1115 Balearic Islands expedition