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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.
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 ...
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 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.
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 .
A former Playboy model killed herself and her 7-year-old son after jumping from a hotel in Midtown New York City on Friday morning. The New York Post reports that 47-year-old Stephanie Adams ...
William III, Count of Burgundy (c. 1110 –1127) William III of Forcalquier (died 1129) William III of Mâcon (1088–1156) William III, Count of Nevers (c. 1107 –1161) William III, Count of Ponthieu (c. 1093 –1172) William III, Count of Jülich (r. 1207–1219) William II, Count of Flanders, also styled William III of Dampierre (1224–1251)
Kate Middleton and Prince William reportedly saw "no point" in speaking to Harry after Philip's funeral. In a new book, the royal historian Robert Lacey said they feared the conversation would be ...