Gauseran de Saint-Leidier
Gauceran or Gauseran de Saint- Leidier was an Auvergnat castellan and troubadour from Saint- Didier- la- Séauve in the Bishopric of Velay.
He was the son of a daughter of the troubadour Guilhem de Saint Leidier.
According to his" vida" he fell in love with Beatrice, daughter of William VI of Montferrat and wife of Guigues VI of Viennois.
Only two" cansos"( love songs) by Gauceran survive.
Margaret of Burgundy, Countess of Savoy
Marguerite of Burgundy( referred to as Anne by some sources; 1192 – 1243), was, by marriage, Countess of Savoy from 1233 until her death.
She was the youngest daughter of Hugh III, Duke of Burgundy, and his second wife, Béatrice of Albon.
Around 1217, she married Amadeus IV, Count of Savoy.
As dowry, she brought Miribel castle, Ornacieux castle, and other properties in Viennois territory.
The marriage was agreed to as part of a treaty between the families, including terms not to acquire further territories within each other's dominions.
She and her new husband were also designated as heirs for her brother Guigues VI of Viennois after any children of his.
However, this peace between the families did not last long, with conflict resuming by 1228.
She also personally inherited some money upon the death of her mother.
The 1267 will of her nephew Guigues VII of Viennois confirmed donations of property which she had made.
Marguerite and Amadeus had two daughters:
Note that some scholars are unclear on Marguerite's given name.
A book about the house of Savoy at this time mentions the debate regarding her name, but finds a source which Cox finds settles the debate.
Guigues VI of Viennois
Andrew Guigues VI (1184 – 14 March 1237), known as André de Bourgogne, Dauphin of Viennois, was the Count of Albon, Briançon, Grenoble, and Oisans from 1228 until his death.
He was the son of Hugh III of Burgundy and Béatrice of Albon.
He took his regnal name after and inherited the titles and lands of his maternal grandfather, Guigues V.
During his reign he was a generous patron of monasteries and he expanded his territory by diplomacy rather than war.
He founded the collegiate church Saint-André of Grenoble, which is today the last existing monument built by the delphinal dynasty, and where he and some of his successors were buried.
In 1228, Guigues was supporting Turin in their attempts to trade without paying heavy duties to Thomas, Count of Savoy.
This was despite the treaty that had been made between the families when Guigues's sister, Marguerite married the count's son and heir.
Guigues VII of Viennois
Guigues VII( 1225 – 1269), of the House of Burgundy, was the dauphin of Vienne and count of Albon, Grenoble, Oisans, Briançon, Embrun, and Gap from 1237 to his death.
He was the son of Andrew Guigues VI and Beatrice of Montferrat.
When his father died, his mother helped guide the leadership of the new Dauphin.
He fought great contests over the counties of Embrun and Gap with Charles, Count of Provence and Forcalquier.
Those counties were the dowry of his father's first wife, Beatrice of Forcalquier.
Guigues VI had repudiated his first wife and married a second, giving the counties of his former wife to the son of his second: Guigues VII.
Charles, as heir to the county of Forcalquier, claimed the counties.
A compromise was eventually reached whereby Guigues retained Embrun, but Charles received Gap.
In 1239, the young Dauphin entered negotiations to marry Cecile of Baux with the help of his ally, Raymond VII of Toulouse.
Cecile's father, Barral later claimed that he only negotiated the engagement under threats against his life.
In 1241, he became engaged to Beatrice of Savoy, daughter of Peter of Savoy and Agnes of Faucigny.
Peter's brother, Philip agreed to help the Dauphin fight the count of Valentinois.
In 1247, Guigues was summoned by Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor to join the army he was assembling in Savoy.
This army was being gathered to attack the Pope in Lyon, though ultimately Frederick was distracted by other battles in Italy.
In 1253, Guigues married Beatrice( 1237 – 1310).
For her dowry, Beatrice brought Guigues Faucigny, a distant territory menacing Savoy, the traditional enemy of the Viennois.
Many wars of Guigues' descendants would be aimed at the defence of this land from the Savoyard counts.
Guigues had two sons and a daughter:
Humbert I of Viennois
Humbert I of Viennois( c. 1240 – 12 April 1307) was baron of la Tour- du- Pin and then also became, by his marriage, dauphin of Viennois.
He was the son of Albert IV, baron of la Tour- du- Pin, and of Béatrice de Coligny( herself the daughter of Hugh I, lord of Coligny and of Béatrice d' Albon, dauphine of Viennois).
In 1294, Humbert became a vassal of King Philip IV of France in exchange for £ 500 annual pension, which would give impetus to the acquisition of the Dauphiné, by King Philip VI of France, fifty years later.
In 1273 he married Anne of Burgundy( daughter of Guigues VII of Viennois)- their nine children were:
Beatrice of Montferrat
Beatrice of Montferrat( c.1210 – 1274) was an Italian noblewoman, the eldest daughter of William VI, Marquess of Montferrat, and the third wife of Guigues VI of Viennois, by whom she had two sons.
According to the vida of the troubadour Gauseran de Saint- Leidier, Beatrice was the" domna"( lady), whom he allegedly loved.
He celebrated his idealised devotion to her in his" cansos.
Guigues I of Albon
Guigues I( born c. 1000, died in 1070 at Cluny), was Count of Oisans, Grésivaudan, and Briançonnais.
He was the son of Guigues d'Albon and Gotelana de Clérieux.
Beatrice of Hungary, Dauphine of Viennois
Beatrice of Hungary( 1290–1343 or 1354) was a Dauphine of Viennois by marriage to John II of Viennois.
Guigues V of Albon
Guigues V( c. 1125 – 29 July 1162) was the Count of Albon and Grenoble from 1142 until his death.
He was the first to take the title" Dauphin du Viennois".
Guigues V was the son of Guigues IV, Count of Albon( 1133 – 42), and Margaret of Mâcon.
He inherited when he was considered too young to rule on his own and so his mother controlled the regency until 1153.
In that year Guigues took the reins of government and immediately set about to avenge his father, who had been killed in a surprise attack by the Count of Savoy, Amadeus III, during the siege of Montmélian eleven years earlier.
Guigues V besieged Montmélian a second time, but was driven off by Humbert's relief force.
Peace was finally achieved by the intervention of the Bishop of Grenoble, Hugh II.
Two years later, on 13 January 1155, Guigues was in Rivoli, near Turin, to recognise the suzerainty of the Holy Roman Emperor, Frederick Barbarossa, for his lands.
The emperor in return confirmed the count of Albon in the possession of certain territories his ancestors had acquired through litigation, and granted him a mint at Râme in the Embrunais and the right to mint coin in Cesana( in competition with the Savoyard mint at Susa).
Guigues died without male heirs at Vizille in 1162.
He left a daughter, Beatrice, who inherited his lands and titles.
The identity of his wife, whom he married in 1155, is uncertain, other than that she was a kinswoman of Frederick Barbarossa, according to Chorier.
However, Usseglio has shown that Chorier had misdated a charter of Frederick II for one of Frederick I: the Beatrice of Montferrat in question was the daughter of William VI of Montferrat, and widow of Guiges V's grandson Guigues VI of Viennois.
Hugh III, Duke of Burgundy
Hugh III (1142 – August 25, 1192) was duke of Burgundy between 1162 and 1192.
Hugh was the eldest son of Duke Odo II and Marie, daughter of Theobald II, Count of Champagne.
The rule of Hugh III marked the ending of a period of relative peace in the duchy of Burgundy.
Hugh was a belligerent man and soon was involved in conflicts against King Louis VII of France over their borders.
When Philip Augustus succeeded Louis in 1180, Hugh seized the opportunity and forced several men to change their allegiance to Burgundy.
Philip II was not happy with the loss of his vassals and invaded the duchy, besieging Châtillon.
The town fell and with it, its garrison, commanded by Odo, Hugh's heir.
A peace was negotiated and Hugh had to pay a high ransom for his son and give up ambitions over French territory.
In 1187, Hugh transferred the capital of Burgundy to Dijon, and endeavoured to turn the city into a major commercial centre.
Hugh then turned his energies to the Holy Land, embarking in the Third Crusade in the retinue of Philip II.
When Philip returned to France, he left Hugh in charge of the French troops.
Hugh played a major role in the victory of the Battle of Arsuf (September 7, 1191) and at the Siege of Acre, where he died August 1192.

Question: Where was the place of death of Guigues Vi Of Viennois's father?
Answer: Acre