Gerberga, Countess of Provence
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Countess Gerberga was a daughter of Geoffrey I of Provence and his wife Etiennette of Marseille.Template:Sfn She became Countess of Provence upon the death of her brother, Bertrand II, in 1093.
She and her husband, Gilbert I of Gévaudan, were considered virtuous.[1] He participated in the Crusades, donating many relics from the Middle East to churches in Provence.[2] Gilbert later died in 1108. Gerberga then took control of the government, and is said to have ruled wisely.[3] In 1112, her eldest daughter Douce was married to Raymond Berengar III of Barcelona at which point Provence was ceded to him.Template:Sfn Her second daughter, Stephanie, would lay claim to the county and thus precipitate the Baussenque Wars in 1144.
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- ↑ Fouque, Claude. Fastes de la Provence ancienne et moderne: Contenant l'histoire politique, civile, héroi'que et religieuse de ses principales villes, Volume 1 , p. 346 (Barile et Boulouch, 1838).
- ↑ Cook, Theodore. Old Provence, p. 205 (Interlink Books, 1905).
- ↑ Clement, Francois. L' Art De Vérifier Les Dates Des Faits Historiques, Des Chartes, Des Chroniques, Et Autres Anciens Monumens, Depuis La Naissance De Notre-Seigneur, p. 436 (Jombert, 1784).
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