GUILLEM [I] de Besalú (-1052, bur Ripoll). "Bernardus…comes" donated "castellum…Talteuul" to "filio meo Guillelmo", and if he died to "fratrem tuum", and if the latter died to "nepotem meum Arnallum", by charter dated 10 Jul 1011, subscribed by "…Oliba vice comes…"[619]. The testament of "Bernardo quondam Comite" dated 26 Sep "XXV regnante Roberto Rege" (1020) names "filio suo Asenrico…filium suum Ugonem…filium suum Berengarium…filia sua Adalai…filia sua Constancia…filium suum Guillelmum…[620]. The Gesta Comitum Barcinonensium names "Guillelmum…Bernardi cognominatum Grassum" as son of "Bernardus", specifying that he succeeded his father "in comitatu Bisulduni"[621]. A charter dated 988 records that "Bernardus comes cum filio suo Guilliermo et…Guifredus frater eius" were left under the protection of the Pope by "piæ memoriæ patre Oliba comite"[622]. "Bernardus…comes et eius conniunx…Adalez prolique eorum Wielmo" donated property to Santa Maria del Castell de Besalú by charter dated 7 May 1012[623]. "Bernardus…comes et uxor mea Tota comitissa que vocatur Adalet et filius meus Wielmus" donated property to Santa Maria del Castell de Besalú by charter dated 1 Mar 1018[624]. He succeeded his father in 1020 as Comte de Besalú i Ripoll. "Willelmus…comes et uxori meæ Girberga comitisa" sold property "in comitatu Bisuldense" to "Johanne et uxori tuæ Adalaiz" by charter dated 22 Mar 1020, subscribed by "Sonifredus judex, Ademar, Helisiar vices-comite…"[625]. "Wilelmus comes" confirmed the privileges of the monastery of Sant Pere de Besalú by charter dated 5 Nov 1029, subscribed by "Adalaizis comitissa, Wilielmus vicescomes…Bernardus comes Bisullenensis proles Wilielmi comitis…"[626]. "Willelmus…comite" sold property "in comitatu Bisillunense in terminio Letonense vel de Sancti Martini" to "Gaucbertus Seniofredus" by charter dated 25 Mar 1031[627]. "Guillelmus…comes…in castro Bisulduno" renounced jurisdiction over the monastery of Sainte-Marie d´Arles ("Sancte Arulensis Marie"), referring to "avii mei bone memorie comitis Oliva", and agreed that "Bernardus filius de supradicti comitis" should enter the monastery, by charter dated 5 Apr 1033, subscribed by "Adalaicis…comitissa, Berengarius Reynardus, Berengarius frater comitis…"[628]. The Gesta Comitum Barcinonensium records that "in comitatu Bisulduni…comes Guillelmus Bernardi, cognominatus Grassus" ruled his county for 33 years, died in 1052 and was buried "in Monasterio Rivipulli" with his father[629]. m (before 30 Mar 1020) ADELAIDA [Gerberga], daughter of ---. "Willelmus…comes et uxori meæ Girberga comitisa" sold property "in comitatu Bisuldense" to "Johanne et uxori tuæ Adalaiz" by charter dated 22 Mar 1020, subscribed by "Sonifredus judex, Ademar, Helisiar vices-comite…"[630]. "Willelmo…comes et uxori sue Adalais" donated property to Santa Maria del Castell de Besalú by charter dated 30 Mar 1020[631]. The date of death of the couple´s second son, estimated to [1100], suggests that Guillem and Adelaida must have married shortly before the date of this charter. Another possibility is that Guillaume married twice, firstly to Gerberga and secondly to Adelaida, assuming that the charter dated 30 Mar 1020 is misdated. "Willelmo…comitte et uxoris sue Adalais" donated property to Santa Maria del Castell de Besalú by charter dated 22 Apr 1026[632]. "Wilelmus comes" confirmed the privileges of the monastery of Sant Pere de Besalú by charter dated 5 Nov 1029, subscribed by "Adalaizis comitissa…"[633]. "Guillelmus…comes…in castro Bisulduno" renounced jurisdiction over the monastery of Sainte-Marie d´Arles ("Sancte Arulensis Marie"), referring to "avii mei bone memorie comitis Oliva", and agreed that "Bernardus filius de supradicti comitis" should enter the monastery, by charter dated 5 Apr 1033, subscribed by "Adalaicis…comitissa, Berengarius Reynardus, Berengarius frater comitis…"[634]. Guillem [I] & his wife had three children
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