William of Aumelas (or Omelas) was the second son of
William V of Montpellier and of Ermessende, daughter of count Peter of Melgueil. The lordship of
Aumelas (the Aumeladez) was detached from the territories of
Montpellier to create a property for him.
At some date after 1118 he married
Tiburge, Countess of Orange, daughter and heiress of
Raimbaut, count of Orange.[1] He fell ill and made his will on 7 March 1155. He died before May 1156. William and Tiburge had three children:
Tiburge, who in 1147 married Adhemar (Adémar) de Murvieux, from Murviel near Montpellier. They had two daughters, Tiburge and Sibylle, who (after the death of their uncle Raimbaut) became joint possessors of Aumelas, eventually ceding it in 1199 to
William VIII of Montpellier.
Tiburge (autre Tiburge, according to her father's will), who married
Firstly Geoffrey of Mornas, and
Secondly, after March 1155, Bertrand I des Baux (died 1181 or 1182; son of Raymond des Baux and Stephanie of Gévaudan). Tiburge and Bertrand had three sons and two daughters. Their second son, Hugh des Baux, married Barrale of Marseille (daughter of
Raymond Geoffrey of Marseille) and was the father of
Barral des Baux. Their youngest son,
William I of Baux, was the first
prince of Orange.