Boso

king of Provence
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Also known as: Boson
Quick Facts
French:
Boson
Died:
Jan. 11, 887, Vienne [France]
Title / Office:
king (877-887), Provence
Notable Family Members:
son Louis III

Boso (died Jan. 11, 887, Vienne [France]) was the king of lower Burgundy, or Provence, from 877. The son of Buvin (or Beuves), Count of Ardennes, Boso was given the governance of Lombardy (876) by his brother-in-law Charles II the Bald, king of the West Franks (France), and received the title of duke. During the minorities of the West Frankish kings Louis III and Carloman, he convoked the bishops of Provence and had them proclaim him their king (Oct. 15, 879). Boso thereafter proceeded to expand his domains. The territory over which he usurped royal authority included not only Provence ...(100 of 146 words)