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- Boson son of Buvinus by Richildis
https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boson_de_Provence
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Boson de Provence 1 or Boson V de Provence 2 (lat. Boso 1 ) is the son of Bivin de Gorze 3 , also known as Bivin de Vienne, he married in 876 Ermengarde , daughter of Emperor Louis II the Younger 4 . His sister Richilde d'Ardennes is first the concubine and finally the second wife in 870 of Charles II the Bald , King of West Francia and Emperor of the Westwho grants his brother-in-law Boson many favors, including the abbey of Saint-Maurice d'Agaune which had been owned by his maternal uncle Hucbert 4 . Through his excellent family relations, Boson reached high office before emancipating himself by being crowned king of Provence . He is named Boson V by the genealogists of the Bosonides.
A relative of Charles II the Bald
In the fall of 870 , Boson was the executor of Duke Gérard II of Paris , along with the Marquis Bernard of Gothie [ref. necessary]. That same year, he received the administration of the county of Troyes 5.
In January 871 , Charles II the Bald appointed him Duke of Lyonnais and Viennois (Bourgogne Cisjurane), in succession to Girart de Vienne 6.
In 872 , Charles the Bald appointed him advisor 7 to his son Louis le Bègue , king of Aquitaine since 867 . Appointed count of Bourges , chamberlain and master of bailiffs 7 , Boson received the functions of Count Gérard d'Auvergne (son of Gérard d'Auvergne who died in 841 during the battle of Fontenoy-en-Puisaye ), deposed by the king.
In 875 , on the death of Emperor Louis II the Younger , Boson accompanied King Charles II the Bald who left for Italy to receive the title of emperor from Pope John VIII . The new emperor, Charles, appoints his brother-in-law, duke in Italy, and duke of Provence .
In February 876 or September 877 8, in Pavia , Charles the Bald before leaving for the kingdom of France , appointed Boson viceroy of the kingdom of Italy . That same year in Rome, he married Ermengarde , the only daughter of the deceased Emperor Louis II the Younger 8 .
In March 877, Boson returned to France, recalled by Charles II the Bald. The latter then says the Italian kingdom and duchy of Provence to Abbot Hugh , son of Conrad I st of Burgundy and nephew of the Empress Judith of Bavaria , wife of Emperor Louis the Pious and associates Richard the Justice , brother of Boson 9 . That same year, on the death of his uncle, Count Ecchard , Boson received the county of Mâcon and the county of Chalon. With its two new strongholds, Boson is now master of almost the entire Rhône valley (Viennois and Lyonnais), the Saône valley (Mâconnais and Chalonnais) and Provence.
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841 - 887 (46 years)
