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Birth:          ABT 1055 
Death:          21 Dec 1125 

Notes
bc 1050/1060
m 1106/1110
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guigues_III_of_Albon
Guigues the Old, count of Albon, called Guigues III (between 1050 and 1060–1133) 
was a Count of Albon from 1079, when the County of Vienne, then in the possession 
of the Archdiocese of Vienne, was divided between him and Humbert I of Savoy, who 
received Maurienne.

He was the son of Guigues II d'Albon and Petronel of Turin. His ancestors were lords 
of the castle of Albon and counts (comites) in the Grésivaudan and Briançonnais.

Guigues's reign was marked by continual strife with Hugh of Châteauneuf, Bishop of 
Grenoble, over the suzerainty of certain church lands in the Grésivaudan. Hugh 
accused the count of usurping the lands with the help of the Bishop Mallem and 
invented fantastic stories to back up his claim to the disputed estates. Finally an 
accord was signed between Guigues and the bishop in 1099. Guigues returned the 
ecclesiastic land, while Hugh recognised the authority of the count in the vicinity of 
Grenoble.

In 1095, Guigues contracted an exemplary marriage with the high-born Matilda, long 
thought to be the daughter of Edgar the Aetheling, but now thought more likely to 
have been a daughter of Roger I of Sicily, the Great Count, and his third wife, 
Adelaide del Vasto. Patrick Deret, however, alleges, on the basis of possible birth 
dates, that her mother must have been Roger's second wife, Eremburga of Mortain.

In 1129, Guigues benefited further from the division of the Viennois between himself 
and Amadeus III of Savoy. Four years later, he died, leaving as his heir Guigues IV 
"dauphin" (died 28 June 1142) and a second son, Humbert, Archbishop of Vienne 
(died 26 June 1147). He had third son Guigues "the elder" who was living in 1105 and 
died young. He had three daughters:
Garsenda, married William III of Forcalquier
Matilda, married Amadeus III of Savoy
Beatrice (born c. 1100), married Josserand de Die (c. 1095 – c. 1147)

Parents
____ Guigues VII "le Gros" (ABT 1025 - 22 Apr 1075)
OF TURIN Adelais (Petronel) (ABT 1025 - BEF 1070)

Siblings
____ Guigues VIII (III of Albon) (ABT 1055 - 21 Dec 1125)

Marriage To ____ Mathilda (ABT 1070 - ABT 1143)
    m. ABT 1088 

Notes
his 2d

Parents
OF SICILY Roger I (ABT 1031 - 22 Jun 1101)
OF MORTAIN Eremburga (ABT 1048 - )

Children by ____ Mathilda ABT 1070 - ABT 1143
____ Guigues IV (ABT 1090 - 28 Jun 1142)
OF ALBON Gersende (ABT 1090 - AFT 1160)
OF ALBON Matilda (Mathilde) (Maud) (ABT 1106 - AFT Jan 1145)

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