Gausfred III of Roussillon

Gausfred III. († 1164 ) was a Count of Rosselló ( Roussillon ). He was a son of Count I. Girard and his wife Agnes.

Gausfred married in 1110 Ermengarde " Trencavella ", the daughter of the Viscount Bernard Aton IV of Beziers - Carcassonne out of the house Trencavel. After the assassination of his father in 1113 Gausfred could follow this as Graf.

In addition to his marriage Gausfred led a cohabiting with an unnamed woman. For several years he struggled with the popes Eugene III. , Adrian IV and Alexander III. to the annulment of his marriage and the legitimacy of his children from the concubinage. All popes referred this request and referred it back to the legality of his marriage to Trencavella and thus the legitimacy of their son Girard II. On February 24, 1164 Gausfred declared his will.

And the Liber Feudorum ceritaniae, 13th century.

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