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- BIOGRAPHY
Gui was the son of Gui II de Lévis, seigneur de Mirepoix, and his wife Jeanne. First known as Guiot, in 1262 he became seigneur de Florensac, then in 1269 maréchal and seigneur of Mirepoix, de Montségur, de Pomerols, de Plaignes and Lévis.
He joined the campaign of Charles I Etienne d'Anjou, brother of King Louis IX, in Italy and fought at the head of troops from Provence in Charles' victory at the Battle of Benevento on 26 February 1266 over the army of Manfredo of Sicily, in which Manfredo was killed.
Before July 1269 he married Isabelle de Marly, daughter of Bouchard II de Marly, sire de Marly, and Agnès de Beaumont. They had four sons who would have progeny. In 1270 Gui became a crusader. He wrote his will at Mirepoix on 10 August 1276. He died before 9 March 1301 and was buried in Notre Dame de La Roche.
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