William VII, Count of Poitou

1071 - 1127  (55 years)

• Name	William VII
  Nickname	the Troubadour
  Birth	22 Oct 1071	Poitou, Nouvelle Aquitaine, France   [1, 2]
  General Information	He was also the Duke of Aquitaine and a crusader.  [1]
  Title(s)	1086 (14 years)  [2]
  He was created the Count of Poitou.
  Death	10 Feb 1127  [1, 2]
  Siblings	2 sisters
  + 1. William VII, Count of Poitou,   b. 22 Oct 1071, Poitou, Nouvelle Aquitaine, France d. 10 Feb 1127  (Age 55 years) ▻ Philippa (Mathilde) of Toulouse, Regent of Toulouse,  m. 1094 > 2. Beatrice of Aquitaine   d. 1110 ▻ Alfonso VI of León and Castile, King of Castile, León, and Navarre,  m. 1108   3. Agnes of Aquitaine, Queen of Aragon and Navarre
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Gerard I, Count of Auvergne   d. 25 Jun 841  (6 x Great Grandfather)  Aremburga  (Great Grandmother)
  Person ID, Branch	I2942	Roy Line, Boudreau Line
  Last Modified	21 Oct 2021

  
  

• Notes

  Birth: Weis (1982) gives his birth date as 1061. [2]

  
  

Father	William IV, Count of Poitou,   b. About 1024   d. 25 Sep 1089 (Age 65 years)
Relationship	Birth
Mother	Hildegarde of Burgundy, Duchess consort of Gascony and Aquitaine,   b. Abt 1056   d. 1104 (Age 48 years)
Relationship	Birth
Family ID	F2328	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart




Spouse / Partner	Philippa (Mathilde) of Toulouse, Regent of Toulouse,   b. About 1073   d. 28 Nov 1117 (Age 44 years)  Other Partners: Sancho I, King of Aragon and Navarre   m. Yes, date unknow
Marriage	1094  [1, 2]
Age at Marriage	He : ~ 22 years and 2 months - She : ~ 21 years.
Divorce	1115  [1]
Children	1 son and 1 daughter
+   1. William X, Duke of Aquitaine,   b. 1099   d. 9 Apr 1137, Galicia, Spain (Age 38 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] ▻ Éléonore de Châtellerault  m. late 1121;   Emma de Limoges  m. Yes, date unknow +   2. Matilda of Aquitaine,   b. About 1100  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] ▻ Amauri de Thouars  m. Yes, date unknown;   Ramiro II, King of Navarre and Aragon  m. 13 Nov 1135
Family ID	F2325	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
Last Modified	21 Oct 2021




• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1William VII, Count of Poitou(1071 – 1127) 2William IV, Count of Poitou(1024 – 1089) 4William III, Count of Poitou(969 – 1030) 8William II, Count of Poitou(937 – 995) 16William I, Count of Poitou(925 – 963) 17Gerloc of Normandy(Abt 920 – 962) 9Emma of Blois(950 – 1004) 18Theobald II, Count of Blois(910 – 975) 19Luitgarde de Vermandois(920 – 943) 5Agnes of Burgundy, Princess of Lombardy(995 – 1068) 10Otto William, King of Lombardy(958/959 – 1026) 20Adalbert II, King of Lombardy, Joint-King of Italy(0936 – 971) 21Gerberge( – 991) 11Ermentrude de Roucy, Queen of Lombardy, Countess of Mâcon(958 – 1005) 22Renaud, Count of Rheims and Roucy(926 – 967) 23Alberade of Lorraine(930 – 973) 3Hildegarde of Burgundy, Duchess consort of Gascony and Aquitaine(Abt 1056 – 1104) 6Robert III, Duke of Burgundy, Prince of France(Abt 1011 – 1076) 12Robert II, King of France(972 – 1031) 24Hugh Capet, King of France(941 – 996) 25Adelainde of Poitou(945 – Abt 1004) 13Constance of Arles(986 – 1032) 26William I, Count of Provence and Arles(955 – 994) 27Adelaide of Anjou(942 – 1026) 7Eleanor of Semur-en-Auxois(1016 – 1055) 14Damas, Sire de Semur( – 1048) 28Geoffrey I, Seigneur de Semur 29daughter of Damas, Vicomte de Brioude 15Aremburga 30 31

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 22 Oct 1071 - Poitou, Nouvelle Aquitaine, France  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

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• Sources 🟢 Primary Evidence 🟡 Secondary Evidence 🟠 Tertiary Evidence 🔴 Unreliable Evidence

  [S60] Stuart, Roderick W., Royalty for Commoners, The Complete Known Lineage of John of Gaunt, Son of Edward III, King of England, and Queen Philippa Fourth Edition, (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 2002). [S59] Weis, Frederick Lewis. Ancestral Roots of Sixty Colonists Who Came to New England Between 1623 and 1650 Fifth Editionif, (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1982).