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William III (913 – 3 April 963), called Towhead (French: Tête d'étoupe, Latin: Caput Stupe) from the colour of his hair, was the "Count of the Duchy of Aquitaine" from 959 and Duke of Aquitaine from 962 to his death. He was also the Count of Poitou (as William I) from 935 and Count of Auvergne from 950.
Adelaide was the daughter of Duke William III of Aquitaine and Gerloc (Adele), daughter of Rollo of Normandy. [a]On 29 May 987, after the death of Louis V, the last Carolingian king of France, Hugh was elected the new king by an assembly of Frankish magnates at Senlis.
William the Great (French: Guillaume le Grand; 969 – 31 January 1030) was duke of Aquitaine (as William V) and count of Poitou (as William II or III) from 990 until his death. [1] Upon the death of the emperor Henry II , he was offered the kingdom of Italy but declined to contest the title against Conrad II .
William IV Iron Arm (963–995), son of William III, also Count of Poitiers. William V the Great (995–1030), son of William IV, also Count of Poitiers. William VI the Fat (1030–1038), first son of William V, also Count of Poitiers. Odo (1038–1039), second son of William V, also Count of Poitiers and Duke of Gascony. William VII the Eagle ...
William VI (1058–1086) (4th son of William III) [1] William VII (1071–1126) (son of William VI) [1] William VIII (1099–1137) (son of William VII) [1] Eleanor, Duchess of Aquitaine [1] Louis VII of France (1137–1152) obtained title through marriage to Eleanor [1] Henry II of England (1152, 1156–1189) obtained title through marriage to ...
1284-1285: John II (1267 † 1285), King of Cyprus and Jerusalem, son of Hugues III and of Isabella of Ibelin. 1285-1306: Henry II (1271 † 1324), King of Cyprus, son of Hugues III and of Isabelle of Ibelin. 1306-1310: Amalric, Lord of Tyre (1272 † 1310), governor of Cyprus, son of Hugh III and of Isabella of Ibelin. 1310-1324: Henry II of ...
William III (William Henry; Dutch: Willem Hendrik; 4 November 1650 – 8 March 1702), [c] also known as William of Orange, was the sovereign Prince of Orange from birth, Stadtholder of Holland, Zeeland, Utrecht, Guelders, and Overijssel in the Dutch Republic from 1672, and King of England, Ireland, and Scotland from 1689 until his death in 1702.
Herbert and Aldéarde had several children: Aimery III, Savary III, Raoul I, Thibault and Geoffroy. Aldéarde was famous for a mishap which happened around the year 980. Having had an affair with the Count of Poitiers William IV of Poitiers, it was exposed to the vengeance of the latter's wife, Emma de Blois. Emma took revenge by bullying her ...