Boson di Toscana, Marchese di Toscana
885 - 936 (51 years)-
Name Boson di Toscana , Marchese di Toscana [1, 2] Suffix Marchese di Toscana Born 885 [1, 2] Gender Male Died 936 [2] Notes - Boso (885-936) was the count of Arles (895-911 and 926-931, as Boso II) and Avignon (911-931), and margrave of Tuscany (931-936). He was the younger son of Theobald of Arles and Bertha, illegitimate daughter of Lothair II of Lotharingia. His elder brother was Hugh, king of Italy.
Boso supported his brother's Italian designs. Hugh responded by appointing him margrave of Tuscany when he deposed Lambert in 931. Boso was also very active in Lorraine, opposing Henry I of Germany. He was finally deposed and arrested in 936 to be replaced by Hugh's son Humbert.
He married Willa, daughter of Rudolph I of Burgundy, and had two daughters:
Bertha or Gersenda, married firstly Boso of Provence and secondly Raymond II of Rouergue
Willa, married Berengar II of Italy
Person ID I2225 Bosdet Genealogy Last Modified 16 May 2013
Father Buwin (Beuves), Count of Ardem Relationship Natural Mother Tibaldo of Vienna Relationship Natural Family ID F1020 Group Sheet
Family Willa di Borgogna, II Children 1. Willa di Toscana, b. Bef 926, d. Aft 06 Aug 966 (Age > 40 years) Family ID F645 Group Sheet
- Boso (885-936) was the count of Arles (895-911 and 926-931, as Boso II) and Avignon (911-931), and margrave of Tuscany (931-936). He was the younger son of Theobald of Arles and Bertha, illegitimate daughter of Lothair II of Lotharingia. His elder brother was Hugh, king of Italy.
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Sources - [S178] thePeerage.com, Darryl Lundy, (Location: Ngaio, Wellington, New Zealand;).
- [S174] Wikipedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boso_of_Tuscany.
- [S178] thePeerage.com, Darryl Lundy, (Location: Ngaio, Wellington, New Zealand;).