Background
Aged around 15, he inherited the lordship of Montpellier from his father in 1146 under the tutelage of his grandmother, Ermessende of Melgueil. In 1156 he married Matilda of Burgundy, daughter of Hugh II, Duke of Burgundy.
Cistercian monk bishop of Maguelonne
Aged around 15, he inherited the lordship of Montpellier from his father in 1146 under the tutelage of his grandmother, Ermessende of Melgueil. In 1156 he married Matilda of Burgundy, daughter of Hugh II, Duke of Burgundy.
He probably died in 1172. He and Matilda had nine children:
Sibylle, who married Rayomond Gaucelm of Lunel
William VIII of Montpellier
another William, who died between 1171 and 1180
Raymond, who became a Cistercian monk at Grandselve, then bishop of Lodève, then (by 1192) bishop of Agde
Guillemette, who married Raymond of Anduze, son of Bernard V of Anduze
Azalais or Adelaide
Marie
Clémence, who was for some time a nun, but in 1199 married Rostaing of Sabran, constable of the count of Toulouse.
