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Birth:          ABT 1065 France
Death:          May 1135 

Notes
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rainier,_Marquess_of_Montferrat
Renier or Rainier (Italian: Ranieri; c. 1084 – May 1135),[1] son of William IV, Marquess 
of Montferrat, was the ruler of the state of Montferrat in north-west Italy from about 
1100 to his death, and the first such to be identified in contemporary documents as 
Margrave of Montferrat.

Renier was a powerful lord in his own time, appearing extensively in the contemporary 
documentation. With him the Aleramici of Montferrat first begin to throw off the shroud 
of obscurity and demonstrate a degree of influence in Italian politics. The beginning of 
his reign, nevertheless, is not clearly known, as he first appears in a document of 23 
March 1111 as Raynerius de Monteferrato marchio. He appears with this same title 
years later in 1126 and 1133 when, with other members of his family, he founded the 
Cistercian monstery of Santa Maria di Lucedio near Trino.

Around the time of his appearance in the pages of history, c. 1111, Renier was a 
follower of the Emperor Henry V. In that year he obtained an imperial concession for 
the citizens of Turin: a diploma regarding the Via Francigena which passed through 
the town. Also that year, with his cousin Oberto I of Occimiano, he donated to the 
Chapter of Saint Evasius of Casale the church of San Martino di Zenzano infra 
castrum Aucimianum (in the castle of Occimiano). That this act took place in 
Occimiano testifies to the importance of that locality, which had in the past been the 
seat of kings.

In 1113, Renier donated his portion of the Langiano to the monastery of San Secondo 
di Terra Rossa, affiliated with the Abbey of Fruttuaria. On 23 May 1116, Renier was 
present with the Emperor when the latter bestowed the castles of Celle, Frassinello, 
Fubine, and Cuccaro on his nephew Conrad and Guido Cane.

Family[edit]

In 1105, Renier married Gisela, daughter of William I, Count of Burgundy, already the 
widow of Humbert II of Savoy and mother of Adelaide of Maurienne, who, in 1115, 
became the second queen of Louis VI of France. She and Renier had three or four 
daughters:
Joanna, who married William Clito, Count of Flanders, in 1127, and was widowed a 
year later[2]
Matilda, who married Alberto Zueta, Margrave of Parodi
Adelasia, who became a nun
one possibly named Isabella, who married Guido, Count of Biandrate (although it is 
possible that this may be a second marriage of Joanna)

They also had a son, William V, who succeeded to the march.

Parents
____ William IV (ABT 1030 - 1100)
DI AGLIE Otta ()

Siblings
____ Rainer (ABT 1065 - May 1135)

Marriage To DE BOURGOGNE Gisela (ABT 1073 - AFT 1133)
    m.  his 1st

Notes

Parents
DE BOURGOGNE William (Guillaume) I "the Great" (1020 - 12 Nov 1087)
DE LONGWY Stephanie (ABT 1035 - AFT 1088)

Children by DE BOURGOGNE Gisela ABT 1073 - AFT 1133
DE MONTFERRAT Jeanne (ABT 1104 - )
____ Guillaume VI (IV) (ABT 1110 - 1191)

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