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William Viii Duke of Aquitaine 1026–1086 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: ABT 1026

Birth Location: Aquitaine, France

Death Date: 25 SEP 1086

Death Location: Chizé, Deux-Sèvres, Poitou-Charentes, France

Father: Guillaume Aquitaine

Mother: Agnes Burgandy

Spouse(s):

Children(s): William D'Poitiers

In 1026, William Viii Duke of Aquitaine entered the world in Aquitaine, France, born to Guillaume V The Grand Aquitaine And Agnes Countess Of Burgandy. William Viii Duke of Aquitaine married Hildegarde D Bourgogne, and had children including William Ix D Poitiers. William Viii Duke of Aquitaine passed away in 1086 in Chizé, Deux-Sèvres, Poitou-Charentes, France.

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Biography

  • In 1026, William Viii Duke of Aquitaine entered the world in Aquitaine, France, born to Guillaume V The Grand Aquitaine And Agnes Countess Of Burgandy.
  • William Viii Duke of Aquitaine married Hildegarde D Bourgogne, and had children including William Ix D Poitiers.
  • William Viii Duke of Aquitaine passed away in 1086 in Chizé, Deux-Sèvres, Poitou-Charentes, France.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Aquitaine's Ancestors

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William Aquitaine
1026–1086
Birth Place: Aquitaine, France
Parents
Guillaume V "The Grand" Aquitaine
–1030
Poitiers, Vienne, Poitou-Charentes, France
Agnes (Countess Of) Burgandy
–1068
Bourgogne, France
Grandparents
William (IV) D'Poitiers
Emma D'Blois
–1003
Otto-Guillume (De Macon Count De) Macon
–1026
Italy
Adelaide (Ermentrude) D'Roucy
–1005
Marne, Champagne-Ardenne, France
Great-Grandparents
William D'Poitiers
Gerloc DeNormandie
Theobald D'Blois
Luitgarde D'Vermandois
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Ebalus D'Poitiers
Emilenne
Rollo Rognvaldsson
Theobald Elder
Herbert D'Vermandois

William Aquitaine's Descendants

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William (Viii Duke of) Aquitaine (ABT 1026–25 SEP 1086)
  1. 1. William (IX) D'Poitiers 1071–1126
    1. 1. William (X) D'Aquitaine 1099–1137 m. Aénor DeRochefoucauld 1115–1130
      1. 1. Eleanor (of) Aquitaine 1122–1204 m. Fitzempress (or) Curtmantle 1133–1189 m. Lodewijk (VII van) Frankrijk 1120–1180
        1. 1. Marie Capet 1145–1198 m. Henry (I) D'Champagne 1127–1181
        2. 2. Alix Capet 1151–
        3. 3. Henry Plantagenet 1155–1183 m. Margaret Capet 1158–1197
        4. 4. John Lackland 1167–1216 m. Isabella Taillefer 1187–1246 m. Isabella (of) Gloucester 1175–1217

William Aquitaine's Timeline

5 Records

1025
1025
Birth of William Viii Duke of Aquitaine
None
1026
ABT 1026
Birth of William Viii Duke of Aquitaine
None
1086
25 SEP 1086
Age 60
Death of William Viii Duke of Aquitaine in Chizé, Deux-Sèvres, Poitou-Charentes, France
Chizé, Deux-Sèvres, Poitou-Charentes, France
1086
1086
Age 60
Death of William Viii Duke of Aquitaine in Aquitaine, France
Aquitaine, France
1086
25 SEP 1086
Age 60
Death of William Viii Duke of Aquitaine in Chizé, Deux-Sèvres, Poitou-Charentes, France
Chizé, Deux-Sèvres, Poitou-Charentes, France

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1025
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
    [3] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
    [4] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Title

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 SEP 1086
    Event Place: Chizé, Deux-Sèvres, Poitou-Charentes, France
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
    [3] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
    [4] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1086
    Event Place: Aquitaine, France
    Record Source: Charles A Bliss.FTW

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Place: Aquitaine, France
    Record Source: Charles A Bliss.FTW

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: ABT 1026
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 SEP 1086
    Event Place: Chizé, Deux-Sèvres, Poitou-Charentes, France
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

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