Maria Of Montpellier
Marie of Montpellier (adapted from Occitan: Maria de Montpelhièr) (1182 – 18 April 1213), was by birth heiress and later Sovereign Lady of Montpellier and by her three marriages Viscountess of Marseille, Countess of Comminges and Queen of Aragon.
She was the daughter of William VIII, Lord of Montpellier by his wife Eudokia Komnene, a niece of Byzantine Emperor Manuel I Komnenos.
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