Romée de Villeneuve

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Romée de Villeneuve was a constable and.

Biography

In 1230, he commissioned the Château de Nice.
In 1230 the became the property of Romee de Villeneuve.
In 1234, he founded Villeneuve-Loubet and commissioned the Château de Villeneuve-Loubet.
Following the death of Ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Provence, he inherited Vence, became Beatrice of Provence's guardian and the regent of Provence.
He was buried in Nice.
He appears also in the Divina Commedia, by Dante Alighieri, in Paradise, in canto VI, in the sphere of Mercury. Dante describes him as:

Legacy

The Place Romée de Villeneuve in Aix-en-Provence is named for him.
The Collège Romée de Villeneuve in Villeneuve-Loubet is named for him.