William VIII of Montpellier


William VIII of Montpellier was Lord of Montpellier, the son of William VII and Matilda of Burgundy. His maternal grandfather was Hugh II, Duke of Burgundy.
He married Eudokia Komnene, grand-niece of the Byzantine emperor Manuel I Komnenos.
They had one daughter:
Lacking a male heir William separated from Eudokia, sending her to a monastery in Ariane.
He married Agnes of Castille and they had:
The Pope ruled William's marriage to Agnes as illegitimate and Marie was given the throne.
William VIII was a patron of troubadours. Arnaut de Mareuil came to his court after fleeing from the entourage of Azalais of Toulouse, and at least one of Arnaut's poems is addressed to him.