Guillaume III des Porcellets

Guillaume III des Porcellets (1217–1288) was a French knight and lord.

Guillaume III des Porcelets
Born1217
Died1288 (aged 71)
SpouseRaimonde de Falconis
Coat of Arms with Boar Passant Charge of the Porcelet Family Provence The Cloister at Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert The Met Cloisters in Gallery 03

Early life

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Guillaume III des Porcellets was born in 1217.

Career

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He was a knight.[1]

He was the Lord of parts of Arles, Fos, Martigues.[1][2] He served as Conseiller d'Etat and Chamberlain to King Charles I of Naples.[1][2] He served as the Baron of Sicily and Provence.[1][2]

He was the only Frenchman to survive the Sicilian Vespers of 1282 when France lost Sicily to the rebels.[2]

Personal life

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He married Raimonde de Falconis.[1]

Death

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He died in 1288.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e François-Alexandre de La Chenaye-Aubert, Dictionnaire de la noblesse, Paris: Antoine Boudet, 1776, p. 435 [1]
  2. ^ a b c d Claude-François Achard, Dictionnaire de la Provence et du Comté-Venaissin, J. Mossy, 1787, p. 199 [2]