Guillaume II of Chanaleilles

See also: Guillaume de Chanaleilles

Guillaume II of Chanaleilles (born in? - died in 1088), which lived about the middle of the 12th century, was a lord of the Moyen-âge, which was at the origin of the one of oldest and the most famous families of the Vivarais, the Maison of Chanaleilles, chivalrous house of origin , which held the seigniory of Chanaleilles, close to Saugues, in Haute-Loire.

Biography

Guillaume II of Chanaleilles was the son of Guillaume Ier, one of the heroes of the First crusade at the sides of the count de Toulouse Raymond IV, known as Raymond of Saint-Gilles .

Member of the Order of the Temple, Guillaume II failed to become the Master in about it 1154, after death the previous year in front of Ascalon of Bernard de Tramelay. He was the favorite of the King de France Louis VII. But, to counter this election, which would have made it possible to the king to control the Order, André de Montbard (10?? - 1156) - the last of the new first knights founders of the Order - accepted his nomination with the load of Master of the Order.

Guillaume II of Chanaleilles married Alix d' Agrain, who gave him a son, Arnaud II of Chanaleilles († 1129)

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