 William of Aquitaine, son of N.N. and Agnes of "Princess of Lombardy" Burgundy, Countess of Burgundy. Adoption parents: William of "the Great" Aquitaine, Duke of Aquitaine and Agnes of "Princess of Lombardy" Burgundy, Countess of Burgundy Adoption parents: William of "the Great" Aquitaine, Duke of Aquitaine and Agnes of Burgundy Adoption parents: William of Aquitaine, Count of Poitou and Agnes of "Princess of Lombardy" Burgundy, Countess of Burgundy Born between 1024 BET., - and at of Aquitaine, France, died Sep 25, 1086. Occupation: at Count-of-Poitou; Name: William VIII, Duke of AQUITAINE Count of Poitou Surname: Aquitaine Given Name: William VIII, Duke of NSFX: Count of Poitou _AKA: Guy or Geoffrey Sex: M Birth: ABT 1024/1026 in of Aquitaine, France Death: 25 Sep 1086 Reference Number: Foster _UID: 63C90C0DBFB4534DBD5B000042CF812628ED Note: !For generation after generation Aquitaine had been ruled by a long line of Williams. [Eleanor of Aquitaine, p. 3] FOSTER LINE !Said to have brought back captured female singers from an expedition against the Moors in 1064. [Eleanor, p. 357] In 1063 William VIII took Gascony; his son was William IX. [Plantagenet Chronicles, p. 45] Count of Poitou; b.c. 1024, son of William III the Great, Count of Poitou/Duke of Aquitaine, and Agnes of Burgundy; m.3 1067, Hildegarde. [Charlemagne & Others, Chart 2901] Duke of Aquitaine; b.c. 1026; father of Agnes of Poitou who m. Alfonso VI, King of Leon and Castile. [Ryan M. Dewkinandan 1 2 3 Change Date: 19 Mar 2003 at 17:13:03 Father: William VII the Great AQUITAINE Count of Poitou b: ABT 1000 in of Aquitaine,of Poitou,,France Mother: Agnes de BOURGOGNE b: ABT 0995 in of Bourgogne,France Marriage 1 Aldeardis Hildegarde Aldegarde BURGUNDY Princess France b: ABT 1037/1045 in of Burgundy,,Bourgogne,France Married: 1068/1069 Children Agnes de POITOU b: 1052 in of Aquitaine, France William IX or VII of AQUITAINE Duke of Aquitaine b: 22 Oct 1071 in Aquitaine,France Sources: Repository: Name: Cheryl Varner Library Title: Eleanor of Aquitaine Author: Meade, Marion Publication: Penguin Books, New York, 1997 Page: pp. 3, 357 Repository: Name: Cheryl Varner Library Title: The Plantagenet Chronicles Author: Hallam, Elizabeth Publication: Weidenfield & Nicolson, New York, 1986 Page: p. 45 Repository: Name: Denver Public Library Title: Charlemagne, Alfred the Great and Other Ancestors Author: Mitchell, James T. Publication: 1991 Page: Chart 2901 From 'Glick/Foster Ancestry' at Rootsweb.com Married between 1068 BET., - and at 3 to:  Aldegarde Hildegarde of Burgundy, daughter of Robert of Burgundy "Robert Unknown" Capet, Duke of Burgundy and Helie of Semur.Born between 1037 BET., - and at of Burgundy, France, died after AFT. 1104 Name: Aldeardis Hildegarde Aldegarde BURGUNDY Princess France Surname: Burgundy Given Name: Aldeardis Hildegarde Aldegarde NSFX: Princess France Sex: F Birth: ABT 1037/1045 in of Burgundy,,Bourgogne,France Death: AFT 1104 Reference Number: 2377 _UID: 3AA4FD0255808149A5F0CC5850340F2DF5A2 Note: !Aldeardis is one of Eleanor of Aquitaine's great-grandmothers, but this may not be the right grandfather she goes with. Aldeardis is also aunt to Adelaid/Alix of Saxony who is mother of King Louis VII. This is how they are related and how Eleanor had her marriage annulled on grounds of consanguinity. [Eleanor of Aquitaine, p. 362] FOSTER LINE 3rd wife of Gui Geoffrey William VI, Count of Poitou; dau. of Robert I, Duke of Burgundy, and Helia de Semur; mother of William VII, Count of Poitou/Duke of Aquitaine. [Charlemagne & Others, Chart 2901] Mayflower PAF Dau. of Robert, Prince of France and Ermengarde of Anjou; m. Guillaume VIII, Count of Aquitaine; mother of Guillaume IX. [GRS 3.03, Automated Archives, CD00] m. Duke William of Aquitaine; mother of Agnes who m. Pedro I of Aragon and Navarre. [Ryan M. Dewkinandan] Change Date: 19 Mar 2003 at 17:13:03 Father: Robert I of Burgundy of Bourgogne CAPET Duke b: ABT 1011 in ,,of Burgundy,France Mother: Helis Helia Helie SEMUR b: ABT 1016 in Semur-en-,Brionnais Marriage 1 William VIII, Duke of AQUITAINE Count of Poitou b: ABT 1024/1026 in of Aquitaine, France Married: 1068/1069 Children Agnes de POITOU b: 1052 in of Aquitaine, France William IX or VII of AQUITAINE Duke of Aquitaine b: 22 Oct 1071 in Aquitaine,France From 'Glick/Foster Ancestry' at Rootsweb.com Children: 1. Agnes of PoitouBorn 1052 at of Aquitaine, France, died 1078, 25 or 26 years Name: Agnes de POITOU Surname: Poitou Given Name: Agnes de Sex: F Birth: 1052 in of Aquitaine, France Death: 1078 Reference Number: 82891 _UID: 70311F79CF33FB4CB2C04D05F5D828E6215E Note: b. 1052, d. 1078; m. 1069 (div c1077) Alfonso VI the Brave, King of Leon. [Royalty for Commoners, p. 128] FOSTER LINE Dau. of William VI/VIII (Guido) of Aquitaine, Duke of Aquitaine; m.1069, div. 1077 Alfonso VI, King of Leon & Castile; mother of Teresa of Castile, Queen of Portugal. [Ryan M. Dewkinandan d. 1097; dau. of Duke William of Aquitaine and Hildegard of Burgundy; 1st wife of King Pedro I of Aragon and Navarre. [Ryan M. Dewkinandan] b. 1052, d. 1078, m.1069 Alfonso VI, King of Leon & Castile; div. 1077. [Ryan M. Dewkinandan 1 Change Date: 19 Mar 2003 at 17:13:07 Father: William VIII, Duke of AQUITAINE Count of Poitou b: ABT 1024/1026 in of Aquitaine, France Mother: Aldeardis Hildegarde Aldegarde BURGUNDY Princess France b: ABT 1037/1045 in of Burgundy,,Bourgogne,France Marriage 1 Alfonso VI I THE BRAVE Fernandez KING OF CASTILE b: Jun 1040 in Toledo,Castile,Spain Divorced: Y Married: 1069 Children Teresa of LEON Queen of Portugal b: ABT 1070 in of Castile, Spain Marriage 2 Pedro I of Aragon of Navarre King b: 1069 in of Aragon,of Navarre,,Spain Married: 1086 in Jaca,,,Spain Sources: Repository: Name: Cheryl Varner Library Title: Royalty for Commoners, Revised Second Edition Author: Stuart, Roderick W. Publication: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., Baltimore, 1995 Page: p. 128 From 'Glick/Foster Ancestry' at Rootsweb.com 2. William of "IX Duke of Aquitaine; aka 'the Troubador', William" Aquitaine, Count of PoitouBorn Oct 22, 1071 at Aquitaine, France, died Feb 10, 1126/27 at Jerusalem, Palestine, approximately 54 years, buried at Abbey of Montierneuf, France. Occupation: at IX-of-Aquitaine; Name: William IX or VII of AQUITAINE Duke of Aquitaine Surname: Aquitaine Given Name: William IX or VII of NSFX: Duke of Aquitaine Sex: M Birth: 22 Oct 1071 in Aquitaine,France Death: 10 Feb 1126 Burial: Abbey of Montierneuf,France Reference Number: 1188 _UID: 03269B413343E2459D0330150BF375B8B2E4 Note: !An ardent lover of women, he indulged his appetites with a lusty, pagan delight. He was also intelligent, sensitive, and possessed a genius for writing poetry. In 1088, when William was 16, he married the dau. of his northern neighbor, Fulk, Count of Anjou. Her name was Ermengarde. [Eleanor of Aquitaine, p. 7] FOSTER LINE !M.2. Philippa of Toulouse, widow of King Sancho Ramirez of Aragon. Mortgaged her inheritance to support his Crusade in 1101. His expedition turned out to be anything but romantic. On Sep 5, 1101, near the town of Heraclea in Asia Minor, the Turks swept down and annihilated his entire army. William, standing on a nearby hill and weeping bitterly, watched his forces slaughtered before he fled with a few survivors, leaving behind corpses and rusting armor. At home again after his 18-month adventure, William began writing what became know as the first troubadour poetry -- love poems. His poetry sings the praises of women, but include no Virgin Marys. His view of women is wholly and undisguisedly carnal, the outcome of the lover's quest physical rather than platonic. [Eleanor of Aquitaine, p. 13] !In 1115 William brought the beautiful Viscountess Dangereuse, wife of Viscount Aimery of Chatellerault, to share his new keep in Poitou known as Maubergeonne Tower. They practiced no discretion, therefore when Philippa returned from Toulouse (where she was once again in control), her patience was sorely tried. By 1116, Philippa could stand no more of the ridiculous and demeaning position she was in and therefore retired to the Abbey of Fontevrault. William did nothing to stop her. [Eleanor, pp. 15-16] !In 1122 he lost Toulouse for the final time to 22-year-old Alphonse-Jourdain, youngest son of the Crusader Raymond of Saint-Gilles, Philippa's uncle. This time he was too weary to further pursue hie dead wife's bothersome inheritance. As the year 1126 began, William's vitality began to ebb, and after an illness, he died on Feb 10. [Eleanor of Aquitaine, p. 21] Duke of Aquitaine 1086-1126; m. Philippa of Toulouse and was a noted troubadour with very much a southern outlook. [Plantagenet Chronicles, p. 45] William VII, Count of Poitou & Duke of Aquitaine; b.c. 22 Oct 1071, son of Gui Geoffrey William VI, Count of Poitou, and Hildegarde of Burgundy; m.2 1094, Philippa/Matilda, regent of Toulouse; father of William VIII the Pious, Count of Poitou/Duke of Aquitaine. [Charlemagne & Others, Chart 2901] 1 2 3 Change Date: 19 Mar 2003 at 17:13:03 Father: William VIII, Duke of AQUITAINE Count of Poitou b: ABT 1024/1026 in of Aquitaine, France Mother: Aldeardis Hildegarde Aldegarde BURGUNDY Princess France b: ABT 1037/1045 in of Burgundy,,Bourgogne,France Marriage 1 Ermengarde de ANJOU b: 1072 in of Anjou,France Divorced: Y Married: 1088 in ,,,France Marriage 2 Philippa Matilda Maud TOULOUSE Countess b: ABT 1073/1074 in of Toulouse,Gascony,France Divorced: Y Married: 1094 Children William X of Guienne William VIII AQUITAINE Duke b: 1099 in Toulouse,Gascony,France Agnes, Abbess of AQUITAINE b: ABT 1097/1101 in Aquitaine,France Raymond OF AQUITAINE Lord of Antioch b: ABT 1114 in Toulouse,Gascony,Aquitaine Sources: Repository: Name: Cheryl Varner Library Title: Eleanor of Aquitaine Author: Meade, Marion Publication: Penguin Books, New York, 1997 Page: p. 7-21 Repository: Name: Cheryl Varner Library Title: The Plantagenet Chronicles Author: Hallam, Elizabeth Publication: Weidenfield & Nicolson, New York, 1986 Page: p. 45 Repository: Name: Denver Public Library Title: Charlemagne, Alfred the Great and Other Ancestors Author: Mitchell, James T. Publication: 1991 Page: Chart 2901 From 'Glick/Foster Ancestry' at Rootsweb.com | |||