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Boso

king of Provence
Also known as: Boson
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Boso (died Jan. 11, 887, Vienne [France]) was the king of lower Burgundy, or Provence, from 877. The son of Buvin (or Beuves), Count of Ardennes, Boso was given the governance of Lombardy (876) by his brother-in-law Charles II the Bald, king of the West Franks (France), and received the title of duke. During the minorities of the West Frankish kings Louis III and Carloman, he convoked the bishops of Provence and had them proclaim...

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