Boso ( French : Boson ; c. 841 – 11 January 887) was a Frankish nobleman of the Bosonid family who was related to the Carolingian dynasty and who rose to become King of Lower Burgundy and Provence .
14-1346: Willa is a feminine given name. Notable people and characters with the name include: Willa or Guilla of Provence (died before 924), early medieval Frankish queen Willa of Tuscany (died 970), queen consort of Berengar II of Italy Willa Brown (1906–1992), African-American pioneering aviator, lobbyist, teacher and civil rights activist Willa Cather (1873–1947), American novelist and writer Willa McGuire Cook (1928–2017), American three-time world and 18-time national water skiing champion Willa Fitzgerald (born 1991), American actress Willa Ford , stage name of American singer, songwriter and actress Amanda Lee Williford (born 1981) Willa Holland (born 1991), American actress and model Willa Kim (Wullah Mei Ok Kim) (1917–2016), American costume designer for stage, dance and film Willa Muir (1890–1970), Scottish novelist, essayist and translator Willa O'Neill (born 1973), New Zealand actress Willa Beatrice Player (1909–2003), African-American educator, college president and civil rights activist Willa Shalit (born 1955), American sculptor, producer, photographer, author and activist Willa Schneberg (born 1952), American poet Willa Holt Wakefield (1870–1946), American vaudeville performer Willa, protagonist of
28-523: Is believed to have been a daughter of Boso of Lower Burgundy (Provence) , and she is presumed to have been the mother of King Rudolph II of Burgundy . These two kinships enjoy some indicative support from near-contemporary sources. The first-mentioned kinship would make her at least half-sister of Louis the Blind . The second would mean she were an ancestress of the last independent Burgundian royal house, and through it ancestress of last Ottonian emperors, of
42-691: The Synod of Mantaille . They elected Boso king and successor to Louis the Stammerer, the first non-Carolingian king in Western Europe in more than a century. This event was the first "free election" among the Franks, without regard to royal descent, inspired by a canonical principle (but not constant practice) of ecclesiastical elections. Boso's realm, usually called the Kingdom of Provence , comprised
56-474: The ecclesiastical provinces of the archbishops of Arles , Aix , Vienne , Lyon (without Langres), and probably Besançon , and the dioceses of Tarentaise , Uzès , and Viviers . After Louis and Carloman divided their father's realm at Amiens in March 880, the two brothers joined to march against Boso. They took Mâcon and the northern parts of Boso's realm. Then uniting their forces with those of Charles
70-596: The papacy and accompanied Pope John VIII in September 878 to Troyes , where the Pope asked King Louis for his support in Italy. The Pope adopted Boso as his son and probably offered to crown Louis emperor. It is said that he wanted to crown Boso emperor. In April 879, Louis the Stammerer died, leaving two adult sons, Louis III and Carloman II . Boso joined with other western Frankish nobles and advocated making Louis III
84-545: The Fat , they unsuccessfully besieged Vienne from August to November. In August 882, Boso was again besieged at Vienne by his brother, Richard the Justiciar , duke of Burgundy and count of Autun , who took the city in September. Boso never regained much of his realm and was restricted to the county of Vienne. He died in 887 and was succeeded by his son Louis the Blind . Boso was married twice. The identity of his first wife
98-497: The French-Canadian animated TV series Willa's Wild Life WILLA , the independent film production and distribution company See also [ edit ] Hurricane Willa , October 2018 Pacific storm Wila (disambiguation) [REDACTED] Name list This page or section lists people that share the same given name . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change that link to point directly to
112-505: The daughter of Boso the Elder by his wife Engeltrude. His maternal aunt Teutberga was the wife of King Lothair II of Lotharingia. Boso was also the nephew of Count Boso of Valois, for whom he was named, and of Hucbert , lay abbot of St. Maurice's Abbey , to which Boso succeeded in 869. In 870, King Charles the Bald of West Francia married Boso's sister Richilde . This marriage paved
126-454: The intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Willa&oldid=1256499293 " Categories : Given names English-language feminine given names Feminine given names Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description is different from Wikidata All set index articles Guilla of Provence Guilla (or Willa ) of Provence or Burgundy (873-924)
140-605: The last Carolingian king of France, of a number of dukes of Swabia , of the later Guelph dynasty , and of the Salian Imperial House, as well as of practically all European royal families since the High Middle Ages . Queen Guilla's date of death, after 912 and before 924, is determined because of a charter (expressing her to be dead) dated in 924. Boso of Provence Boso was the son of Bivin of Gorze , count of Lotharingia , by Richildis,
154-587: The sole heir of the western kingdom, but eventually both brothers were elected kings. Boso renounced allegiance to the brothers and in July claimed independence by claiming the title Dei gratia id quod sum : by the Grace of God , that is what I am. He also claimed that his imperial father-in-law had named him as his heir. On 15 October 879, the bishops and nobles of the region around the Rhône and Saône rivers assembled in
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#1732780662242168-441: The way for Boso's career in the service of his royal brother-in-law. In the same year, Boso was appointed count of Lyon and Vienne , replacing Gerard of Roussillon . In 872, Charles appointed him chamberlain and magister ostiariorum (master of porters) to his heir Louis the Stammerer . Boso likewise received investiture as count of Bourges . Louis was reigning as a subordinate king of Aquitaine , but because of his youth , it
182-802: Was Boso who looked after the administration of that realm. In the autumn of 875, Boso accompanied Charles on his first Italian campaign and at the diet of Pavia in February 876 he was appointed arch-minister and missus dominicus for Italy and elevated to the rank of duke . He became governor and count of Provence in 877. He acted as a viceroy and married Ermengarde , the only daughter of Emperor Louis II . Boso disapproved of Charles' second Italian campaign in 877 and conspired with other like-minded nobles against his king. After Charles's death in October, these nobles forced Charles's son to confirm their rights and privileges. Boso also formed close relations to
196-453: Was an early medieval Frankish queen consort in the Rhone valley . It is certain that she was first the consort of Rudolf I of Upper Burgundy (who was proclaimed king in 888 and died on 25 October 911 ) and later, from 912, consort of Hugh of Arles , border count of Provence , who in 926 became king of northern Italy . Everything else in her genealogy is more or less uncertain. She
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