Hayes & Dand Ancestors and related families - House of
Bosonids (Italy & France)
House of Bosonids - Lucca, Italy
Boso “The Elder”, Count of Arles, Count in Italy (died before
855) - was Ancestor of the Bosonids Dynasty - Counts, Dukes,
Medieval Margraves, Lay Abbots & Kings.
Descendants of Boso were Margraves of the Medieval March of
Tuscany from 931 to 1001 - starting with Boso (died after 936).
Lucca was the capital of the Medieval March of Tuscany during
the 10th & 11th Centuries.
Historic Centre of Lucca - is on the tentative list for Italy
for submission as a UNESCO World Heritage Site candidate.
Counts of Provence - and Chateau de Tarascon, France
Rotbald II, Count of Provence (d.c.1015) [House of Bosonids] is
believed to have built the first castle - and
Charles II d’Anjou, King of Naples, Count of Provence ...
(d.1309) [Capetian House of Anjou] rebuilt the castle.