2nd Count of Toulouse Saint William de Gellone, I
755 - 812 (57 years)
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Name Saint William de Gellone [1, 2] Title 2nd Count of Toulouse Suffix I Birth 755 Toulouse, Jura, Franche-Comté, France 
[2] Gender Male Web Address http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_of_Gellone Name Guillaume d'Orange Ordained St. William of Gellone was canonized in 1066, and his feast is May 28 [3] 
William of Gellene Religion William founded a monastery at Gellone, near Aniane, and with Charlemagne's permission, entered the cornmunity as a monk 
Monastery of Gellone _MILT William's faithful service to Charlemagne is portrayed as an example of feudal loyalty. William's career battling Islamic Saracens is sung in epic poems in the 12th and 13th century cycle called La Geste de Garin de Monglane Death 28 May 812 Hérault, Languedoc-Roussillon, France Person ID I11051 A Tree Called Smith Last Modified 2 Mar 2023
Father Makir of the Franks Theodoric Autun, IV, b. 675, Narbonne, Aude, Languedoc-Roussillon, France d. 22 Oct 741, Toulouse, Haute-Garonne, Midi-Pyrénées, France (Age 66 years) Relationship natural Mother Auda 'Aldana' Martel, b. 732, Saxony, Germany d. 804, France (Age 72 years) Relationship natural Family ID F3825 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Guiboar von Hornbach, b. 774, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany d. 15 Feb 824, Toulouse, Haute-Garonne, Midi-Pyrénées, France (Age 50 years) Marriage Toulouse, Haute-Garonne, Midi-Pyrénées, France [2] Children 1. Queen Bertha de Toulouse de Gellone, b. 777, Toulouse, Jura, Franche-Comté, France d. 870, Milano, Milano, Lombardia, Italy (Age 93 years) [natural]Family ID F3907 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 2 Mar 2023
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Birth - 755 - Toulouse, Jura, Franche-Comté, France 
Death - 28 May 812 - Hérault, Languedoc-Roussillon, France 
Marriage - - Toulouse, Haute-Garonne, Midi-Pyrénées, France = Link to Google Earth
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Places Monastery of Gellone
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- [S454] Saints, Saint William of Gellone.
Knight and Benedictine monk, the son of Count Thierry of Toulouse. William was a member of the famed court of Charlemagne (r. 768-814). He was named duke of Aquitaine and chosen to lead a campaign against the Saracens in southern France. He defeated the Islamic Saracens in this campaign. Throughout his military career, he displayed exemplary chivalry and was honored as the ideal knight. However, he gave up the sword and became dedicated to the promotion of the faith. William founded a monastery at Gellone, near Aniane, and with Charlemagne's permission, entered the cornmunity as a monk. The abbey was later renamed SaintGuilhem-du-Desert in his honor. William was also the subject of several medieval romances, including La Prised Orange and Aliseans. He was canonized in 1066.
http://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=2134
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