Simiane

Who he is

Name

Raimbaud Guiran (of Simiane)

Title

Lord of Simiane

Since

not pinned (attested from 1173)

Born

not pinned

Family

Of the Agoult kin; the Simiane line descends from a Guiran who took the name. Married to Tiburge of Orange, which ties him to the Baux princes of Orange.

Confidence

medium

en.wikipedia Agoult family (after Mazel): attested 1173 to before 1215.

Overlord

The count of Forcalquier

What it holds

• Simiane and its castle
• A share of Apt (with the Agoult and the bishop)

How it was acquired

Hereditary.

Allies and rivals

Kin of the Agoult; through his wife, of the princes of Orange.

How things stand that morning

Holds Simiane under William IV.

Wealth

Pasture of the Albion plateau and the Apt basin.

Military

The castle of Simiane with its round keep.

Where the sources disagree

Evidence: One modern account; holder dates are bracket dates.

On the map: Only the castle's commune is drawn.

Primary sources for Forcalquier

Chronicles, registers, sagas and inscriptions written in or near 1200 that cover this entry. Each has its own page with editions, translations and where to read it.

• Deeds of the Counts of Barcelona, Anonymous (monks of Santa Maria de Ripoll) (first version 1162 to 1184; continued in the later 13th century; final version 1303 to 1314). The house chronicle of the counts of Barcelona.
• The Great Book of Fiefs, Various; compiled by Ramon de Caldes for Alfonso II of Aragon (compiled 1192 to 1194). The register of the count-king's feudal rights, finished a few years before 1200 and in use at Peter II's court: some 900 charters of homage, convention, oath, sale and marriage arranged by county and lineage, covering Catalonia, Roussillon, Cerdanya, Pallars, Urgell, the Carcassonne and Beziers lands of the Trencavels, Provence and Aragon.