Rotbold II (also ''Rothbold'', ''Rotbald'', ''Rodbald'', ''Roubaud'', or ''Rotbaud'') (died 1014 or 1015) was the Count and Margrave of Provence from 1008 to his death. He was the only son of Rotbold I and Emilde, daughter of

Stephen, Viscount of Gévaudan 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. Even though he had ...

. He inherited all his father's titles on his death in 1008. He is an obscure person, difficult to differentiate from his father.

Family

Rotbald married

Ermengarde of Burgundy Ermengarde (also ''Hermengarde'', ''Ermengarda, Irmengarde, Irainsanda'', ''Eimildis'') (– after 20 September 1057) was a medieval noblewoman. Through her first marriage, to Rotbold II, Count of Provence, she was countess of Provence, and from 1 ...

. By her he left two sons and a daughter: * Hugh *

William III of Provence William III (died after 1037) was the count and margrave of Provence from 1014 to his death. He inherited the titles of his father Rotbold II but preceded his cousin William IV as count.Detlev Schwennicke, ''Europäische Stammtafeln: Stammtafeln z ...

* Emma, who married William III Taillefer,

Count of Toulouse The count of Toulouse ( oc, comte de Tolosa, french: comte de Toulouse) was the ruler of county of Toulouse, Toulouse during the 8th to 13th centuries. Originating as vassals of the kingdom of the Franks, Frankish kings, the hereditary counts ru ...

, and thus brought the margravial title in Provence to the

House of Rouergue This is a list of the counts of Rouergue. *Sigisbert of ROUERGUE (allias Gilbert of Rouergue), Sigisbert c. 790 – c. 810 or 820 *Fulcoald of Rouergue, Fulcoald c. 810 or 820 – c. 836 or 849 *Raymond I of Rouergue, Raymond I c. 836 o ...

Honoré Bouche Honoré Bouche (27 May 1599 – 16 March 1671) was a French priest and historian of Provence. Biography Honoré Bouche was born in Aix-en-Provence on 27 May 1599. He was the son of Balthazard Bouche and Louise Meyronnet. His older brother, born ...

, ''La Chorographie ou Description de Provence et l'histoire chronologique du meme pays'' (Paris, 1736), p. 864 His widow Ermengard married

Rudolf III of Burgundy Rudolph III (french: Rodolphe, german: Rudolf; – 6 September 1032), called the Idle or the Pious, was the king of Burgundy from 993 until his death. He was the last ruler of an independent Kingdom of Burgundy, and the last male member of the Bu ...

and she died .Detlev Schwennicke, ''Europäische Stammtafeln: Stammtafeln zur Geschichte der Europäischen Staaten, Neue Folge, Band II (Marburg, Germany: Verlag von J. A. Stargardt, 1984), Tafel 187

References

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