Ithier (or Itier, Iterius; died 981) was Archbishop of

Arles Arles ( , , ; ; Classical ) is a coastal city and Communes of France, commune in the South of France, a Subprefectures in France, subprefecture in the Bouches-du-Rhône Departments of France, department of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Reg ...

from before March 963 until 981.

Biography

Ithier may have been from the

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, because this name is extremely rare in Provence but common in Lyonnais. He would then be a follower of King

Conrad I of Burgundy Conrad I, called the Peaceful (; ; ; – 19 October 993), was King of Burgundy (ruling a political unit also called the Kingdom of Arles) from 937 until his death in 993. Life A member of the Elder House of Welf, Conrad was the son of King ...

, who became suzerain of Provence in 949. Only a few elements of Ithier's life are known. * 969 (1 March): Through an exchange with Count

Boso II of Arles Boson II of Arles (c. 928 – 965/67) was Count of Avignon from 935 and Count of Arles from 949. Around 953, Boso II married Constance, possibly a daughter of the Bivinid Charles Constantine, Count of Vienne, from whom he got two sons: Rotbo ...

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, Ithier acquires the ruined castrum of Sanctum Amantum. This is the origin of the village of

Saint-Chamas Saint-Chamas (in Provençal (dialect), Provençal Occitan language, Occitan: ''Sanch Amàs'' in Occitan language#Occitan orthography, classical orthography, ''Sant Chamas'' according to Mistralian orthography) is a Communes of France, commune i ...

. * 970: The archbishop of Arles comes to

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to dedicate a chapel, under the invocation of Saint Michael, that a lady Gotolinde had just built on the site of a primitive church . * 972: Ithier undertakes to revive the Abbey of Saint Caesarius in

. * 973 (19 July):

Teucinde of Arles Teucinde of Arles (or Theusinde, Teucinda; ) was a Kingdom of Burgundy, Burgundian aristocrat who lived in Arles, Provence, and was known for her numerous donations to the Arles Church. Life Teucinde was a woman of the Burgundian aristocracy who ...

obtains from Archbishop Ithier the concession of Saint-Hippolyte near Arles, to rebuild it, restore it, and own it with her nephew Riculfe, the

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, until the end of their days. Gallia NC * 976–978: During the conflict between , the

Bishop of Valence The Diocese of Valence (–Die–Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux) (Latin: ''Dioecesis Valentinensis (–Diensis–Sancti Pauli Tricastinorum)''; French: ''Diocèse de Valence (–Die–Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux'') is a Latin Church diocese of the Cat ...

, and a certain Achard, a synod excommunicates Achard in an edict solemnly deposited on the high altar of the Church of St. Trophime, Arles, intended for the Archbishop Ithier. * Members of the Jewish community of the city manage part of the patrimony of the archbishop, * Ithier cedes the property of

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to one of his proteges, Thibert. * Ithier mints money explicitly signed in his name. *

Laugier of Nice Laugier of Nice, known as the Roux (–1032), is also known as Laugier of Orange-Mévouillon or Laugier of Vence. He was co-lord of Nice, Gréolières, Cagnes and Vence. He held these titles in part through his wife Odile of Provence and his fath ...

receives from the Archbishop of Arles the villa Niomes and property in Busayrol, located in the county of Vaison. In 981, this gift was confirmed by Annon, successor of Ithier. Between 965 and 972 Ithier was the only metropolitan of Provence. The prelates he appointed swore to him not only canonical obedience but also the oath of fidelity. The coinage of Arles, in decline since the end of the ninth century, was resumed under his archiepiscopate with coins bearing his initials.

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