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Guigues IV of Albon

d. 1142 · 12th century · Also known as Guigues IV Dauphin

Guigues IV was count of Albon in the early 12th century, a ruler of the lands around Grenoble in the Kingdom of Arles. He was the first of his family to bear the nickname Dauphin, which his successors adopted as a title, giving their principality the name Dauphiné. He was mortally wounded in 1142 at the siege of Montmélian, fighting Count Amadeus III of Savoy.

Guigues IV of Albon
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Dauphiné of Viennois

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