William VIII of Montpellier

William VIII of Montpellier
Spouse(s)	Eudokia Komnene
Noble family	Guilhem
Father	William VII of Montpellier
Mother	Matilda of Burgundy
Died	1202

William VIII of Montpellier (in Occitan: Guilhem VIII; died 1202) was Lord of Montpellier, the son of William VII.

He married Eudoxie or Eudokia Komnene, grand-niece of the Byzantine emperor Manuel I Komnenos.

They had one daughter:

Lacking a male heir William separated from Eudoxie, sending her to a monastery in Ariane.
He married Agnes of Castille and they had:

The Pope ruled William's marriage to Agnes as illegitimate and Marie was given the throne.

William VIII was a patron of troubadours. Arnaut de Mareuil came to his court after fleeing from the entourage of Azalais of Toulouse, and at least one of Arnaut's poems is addressed to him.

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