- Barral of Baux
Barral of Baux (died 1268) vas Viscount of
Marseilles and Lord of Baux. He was the son ofHugh III of Baux , Viscount of Marseilles, and Barrale.Barral came to oppose the
Albigensian Crusade , and invaded theComtat Venaissin in 1234 in support ofRaymond VII of Toulouse . He also joined the Provençal rebellion againstCharles of Anjou in 1247. Forced to surrender to Charles in June 1251, he became a supporter of Charles, and helped suppress the rebellion in 1262.For his support of Charles, he was made Grand Justiciar of Sicily, and died in 1268. He was succeeded as Lord of Baux by his son Bertran.
He married Sibylle d'Anduze (d. aft.
June 9 ,1279 ) and had five children:
# Hugh (d. c. 1251)
#Bertran III of Baux (d. 1304/05), Count ofAvellino and Lord of Baux, married firstly c. 1244 Philippa (d. aft. 1263), daughter of Aymar II,Count of Valentinois , married secondly bef.April 20 ,1277 Philippa (d. c. 1283), daughter of Aymar III, Count of Valentinois, married thirdly Agathe de Mevouillon, Lady ofCaromb
# Marquise (d. c. 1279), married c. 1256 Henry II, Count of Rodez (d. 1304)
# Cecile, called "Passerose" (d. 1275), married 1244Amadeus IV of Savoy
# MargueriteReferences
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