Gui Guerrejat
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Gui Guerrejat was the fifth son of William VI of Montpellier
. When still a boy, in 1146, he inherited the castles of Paulhan
and le Pouget
from his father.
After the death of his brother William VII
, around 1172, Gui served jointly with John of Montlaur, bishop of Maguelonne, as guardian of his nephews, particularly of William VIII
who had inherited the lordship. In this capacity Gui and John attended the conference at Mezouls in 1174 at which Raymond V of Toulouse
and Alfonso II of Aragon
negotiated an agreement with the young William VIII. In October 1174 Gui was at Alfonso II's court at Lerida. In 1176 he was among those present when the will was read of Ermessende of Pelet
, countess of Melgueil
. In 1177 he joined Bernard Ato V
of Nîmes and Agde, countess Ermengarde of Narbonne
, and his nephews William VIII and Gui Burgundion, in an alliance in opposition to Raymond V of Toulouse, who now ruled Melgueil as widower of Ermessende of Pelet.
According to her Occitan vida
(in the Biographies des Troubadours), the trobairitz Azalais de Porcairagues
was the lover of Gui Guerrejat; her one surviving poem seems to be addressed to him.
In his will, made in February 1178, he made no mention of Azalais; he made a small bequest to his wife Mathive (otherwise unknown) and to her child if she should prove to be pregnant (but she was not). Gui then took holy orders, perhaps aware of impending death, He died later in the same year at the Cistercian monastery of Valmagne
.
William VI of Montpellier
William VI or Guillem VI was the eldest son of William V and his wife Ermessende, daughter of Count Peter II of Melgueil. William succeeded his father in the lordship of Montpellier in 1121, while still a minor, under his mother's guardianship...
. When still a boy, in 1146, he inherited the castles of Paulhan
Paulhan
Paulhan is a commune in the Hérault department in Languedoc-Roussillon in southern France....
and le Pouget
Le Pouget
Le Pouget is a commune in the Hérault département in Languedoc-Roussillon in southern France. It contains the Gallardet dolmen.Inhabitants are Pougétois.-Geography:...
from his father.
After the death of his brother William VII
William VII of Montpellier
William VII of Montpellier was the eldest son of William VI and of his wife Sibylle.Aged around 15, he inherited the lordship of Montpellier from his father in 1146 under the tutelage of his grandmother, Ermessende of Melgueil...
, around 1172, Gui served jointly with John of Montlaur, bishop of Maguelonne, as guardian of his nephews, particularly of William VIII
William VIII of Montpellier
William VIII of Montpellier was Lord of Montpellier, the son of William VII.He married Eudoxie or Eudokia Komnene, grand-niece of the Byzantine emperor Manuel I Komnenos. A condition of the marriage was that the firstborn child, boy or girl, would succeed to the lordship of Montpellier on...
who had inherited the lordship. In this capacity Gui and John attended the conference at Mezouls in 1174 at which Raymond V of Toulouse
Raymond V of Toulouse
Raymond V was count of Toulouse from 1148 until his death in 1194.He was the son of Alphonse-Jordan. When Alphonse died in the Holy Land in 1148, the county of Toulouse passed to his son Raymond, at the time 14 years old....
and Alfonso II of Aragon
Alfonso II of Aragon
Alfonso II or Alfons I ; Huesca, 1-25 March 1157 – 25 April 1196), called the Chaste or the Troubadour, was the King of Aragon and Count of Barcelona from 1164 until his death. He was the son of Ramon Berenguer IV of Barcelona and Petronilla of Aragon and the first King of Aragon who was...
negotiated an agreement with the young William VIII. In October 1174 Gui was at Alfonso II's court at Lerida. In 1176 he was among those present when the will was read of Ermessende of Pelet
Ermessende of Pelet
Ermessende of Pelet was the last heiress of the County of Melgueil, in southern France, and the last countess before it was joined with the County of Toulouse....
, countess of Melgueil
Mauguio
Mauguio is a commune in the Hérault department in southern France.-Transportation:The airport of Montpellier-Méditerranée Airport is located in the area of Fréjorgues in the town of Mauguio.-Tourism:...
. In 1177 he joined Bernard Ato V
Bernard Ato V
Bernard Ato V was the Viscount of Nîmes of the Trencavel family from 1129 to his death.In 1138, Bernard Ato swore an oath of fidelity to Alfonso Jordan, Count of Toulouse, along with his brothers Roger of Carcassonne and Raymond of Béziers...
of Nîmes and Agde, countess Ermengarde of Narbonne
Ermengarde of Narbonne
Ermengarde , was a viscountess of Narbonne from 1134 to 1192...
, and his nephews William VIII and Gui Burgundion, in an alliance in opposition to Raymond V of Toulouse, who now ruled Melgueil as widower of Ermessende of Pelet.
According to her Occitan vida
Vida (Occitan literary form)
Vida is the usual term for a brief prose biography, written in Old Occitan, of a troubadour or trobairitz.The word vida means "life" in Occitan languages. In the chansonniers, the manuscript collections of medieval troubadour poetry, the works of a particular author are often accompanied by a...
(in the Biographies des Troubadours), the trobairitz Azalais de Porcairagues
Azalais de Porcairagues
Azalais de Porcairagues or Alasais de Porcaragues was a trobairitz , composing in Occitan in the late 12th century....
was the lover of Gui Guerrejat; her one surviving poem seems to be addressed to him.
In his will, made in February 1178, he made no mention of Azalais; he made a small bequest to his wife Mathive (otherwise unknown) and to her child if she should prove to be pregnant (but she was not). Gui then took holy orders, perhaps aware of impending death, He died later in the same year at the Cistercian monastery of Valmagne
Valmagne Abbey
Valmagne Abbey is a former monastery located near Villeveyrac, Hérault in south-central France and is a designated historic monument under the French listing system....
.