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 (; ; or ) is a cultural region in central France.
As of 2016 Auvergne is no longer an administrative division of France. It is generally regarded as conterminous with the land area of the historical Province of Auvergne, which was dis ...
. 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.
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 t ...
(† 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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