William VI of Auvergne (c. 1095âÂÂ1136) was a French count of the historically independent region of Auvergne, today in central France.
He was the son of Robert II of Auvergne and Judith of Melgueil.
He was married to Emma, daughter of Roger I of Sicily in 1086/1087.
Around 1095 he succeeded his father as Count of Auvergne.After the Council of Clermont he took part in the First Crusade, being still present in the Levant by 1103.
Around 1121, William took control of the church of clermont and fortified it against the Bishop of Clermont-Ferrand Aimeric. Aimerc then made a complaint of tyranny against the Count and King Louis VI of France sent an army and reinstated the bishop. In 1131, William resumed hostilities counting on the support of the Count of Poitiers (presumably William X), whose suzerainty he recognized. But Louis t returned to Auvergne. The Count of Poitiers and his vassal submitted and promised to submit to the judgment of an assembly of the kingdom's nobles.
He and Emma had: