William III unknown of Forez
Country and Region of Origin
France
Rhône-Alpes (RE) Loire (D)
Rhône-Alpes (RE) Loire (D)
Specific Title
Count of Forez and Lyon
Role
Count (lay)
Gender and Marital Statusa
Male
Crusades
Expedition
1st Crusade (1096-1099)
Contingent Leader
Raymond of Saint-Gilles
Probability of Participation
Certain
Financial Arrangements
William gave a church dedicated to St Julian of Antioch near Montbrison to the archbishop of Lyons.
Consequences of Expedition
Died
Actions
It is possible that he was recruited by Hugh, archbishop of Lyons
Sources
AA, pp. 96-97, 112-113. WT, pp. 138, 182, 203. Chartes du Forez, ed. G. Guichard, Comte de Neufbourg, E. Perroy and J. Dufour vol. 1 (Mâcon, 1933), p. 1. RFC, p. 75.
