Guglielmo V “il Vecchio”

margrave of Monferrat

Events

Date of Birth: probably shortly after 1110.

The date is given by Settia.

Place of Birth: unknown.

Date of Death: 1191, probably in the summer.

Place of Death:Tiro.

The date and place are given by Settia.

Relationships

Father: Ranieri, margrave of Montferrat.

This relationship is given by Cognasso (Tavola IV) and by Settia.

Mother: Gisèle de Bourgogne-Comté.

This relationship is given by Cognasso (p. 152) and by Settia.

Spouse: Judith of Austria.

This relationship is given by Cognasso (p. 152), by Weller (p. 375), and by Settia.

Children:

(Complete source citations for facts about the children on this page are currently outside of the scope of this project.)

Guglielmo “Long-Espia” married Sibylle of Jerusalem.

Corrado (about 1146 - 28 April 1192), margrave of Montferrat, king of Jerusalem, married (1) unknown; married (2) Theodora Angelina; married (3) Isabelle of Jerusalem.

Bonifacio I (1150 - 4 September 1207), margrave of Montferrat, king of Thessaloniki, married (1) Elena di Bosco; possibly married (2) Jeanne de Châtillon; married (3) Margit of Hungary.

Federico, bishop of Alba.

Ranieri (Ioannes) (1163 - August 1182), married Maria Komnene.

Agnese (died 1202) married count Guido (III) Guidi.

Alasia married Manfredo II, marquis of Saluzzo.

References

Cognasso, Francesco. Il Piemonte Nell’ Età Sveva (Torino: 1968).

Settia, Aldo. “Guglielmo V, detto Il Vecchio, marchese di Monferrato” in Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani Volume 60 (2003).

Weller, Tobias. Die Heiratspolitik des deutschen Hochadels im 12. Jahrhundert. (2004: Böhlau Verlag).