• Born: Est 1130, Montpellier, Herault, Languedoc, France
• Married: 25 Feb 1156/7, Montpellier, Herault, Languedoc, France
• Died: Between 29 Sep 1172 and 31 May 1173

  Research Notes:

Under his testament dated 11 Dec 1146, "Guillelmus de Montispessulano, filius Ermesende" bequeathes the town of Montpellier and the castra of Montferrier [-sur-Lez] {Hérault} and the city of Tortosa {Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain} to "Guillelmo filio meo majori".

Seigneur de Montpellier. "Guillelmus de Montepessulano filius Guillelmi de Monte pessulano et Sibilie" swore allegiance to the bishop of Maguelone by charter dated Feb 1152. "Bertrandus comes Melgorii filius Beatricis comitissæ Melgorii et Bernardi Peleti comitis Melgorii" granted his property at St Julien de Grabels and St Gervais de Juviniac to "Guillaume de Montpellier fils de Sibille" by charter dated Jun 1171. Under his testament dated 29 Sep 1172, "Guillelmus dominus Montispessulani, filius quondam Sibilie" states that his wife Mathilde was already deceased and requests payment of her debts, requests burial at the abbaye de Grandselve (Cist.) {Bouillac, Tarn-et-Garonne}, adding that he gives "Raimundum filium meum" as a monk to the same monastery, names "Guillelmo filio meo majori" as his principal heir, commands "filius meus major Guillelmus" to take care of "Guillelmo fratri suo", recalls that "Guidonem filium meus" had been entrusted to the Knights Templars for six years and would himself become a Knight Templar six years later if his two older brothers were still alive, names "Sibiliam filia mea matrimonio collocavi Raimundo Gaucelmi", recalling her dowry, his daughters "Guillelme…Adelais…Marie", stating that they should each receive the same dowry, recalls that he gave "Clementiam filiam meam" to the monastery of Tarn, and names "Guido frater meus…Guillelma soror mea et filius ejus Bernardus Atho…Stephanus de Cerviano nepos meus…". ¹