William I, Count of Poitou

925 - 963  (38 years)

• Name	William I
  	He was also known as William II Duke of Aquitaine and Count of Poitou. [3]
  Nickname	Tete d'Etoupe
  Birth	About 925  [2]
  General Information	As the Duke of Aquitaine, he was William III.
  Title(s)	955 (30 years)  [3]
  In 955 he became the Count of Poitou.
  Title(s)	959 (34 years)  [3]
  In 959 he became the Duke of Aquitaine.
  Title(s)	962 (37 years)  [3]
  In 962 he became the Count of Auvergne.
  Religion	say 963 (38 years)  [3]
  In later life, he became a monk.
  Death	3 Apr 963  [1, 2]
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Gerard I, Count of Auvergne   d. 25 Jun 841  (2 x Great Grandfather)  Emiliane  (Mother)
  Person ID, Branch	I2949	Roy Line, Boudreau Line
  Last Modified	21 Oct 2021

  
  

  Father	Ebbles Mancer, Count of Poitou and Duke of Aquitaine,   b. 890, Poitou, France d. 932 (Age 42 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Emiliane
  Relationship	Birth
  Family ID	F2336	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	Gerloc of Normandy,   b. Abt 920   d. 14 Oct 962 (Age 42 years)
  Marriage	935  [1, 2]
  Age at Marriage	He : ~ 10 years - She : ~ 15 years.
  Children	1 son and 2 daughters
  +   1. William II, Count of Poitou,   b. About 937   d. 995 (Age 58 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] ▻ Emma of Blois  m. 968     2. Blanca  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] +   3. Adelainde of Poitou,   b. 945   d. Abt 1004 (Age 59 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] ▻ Hugh Capet, King of France  m. Between 963 and 968
  Family ID	F2335	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Oct 2021

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1William I, Count of Poitou(925 – 963) 2Ebbles Mancer, Count of Poitou and Duke of Aquitaine(890 – 932) 4Ranulf II, Count of Poitou and Duke of Aquitaine(848 – 890) 8Ranulf I, Count of Poitou and Duke of Aquitaine(820 – 866) 16Gerard I, Count of Auvergne( – 841) 17Hildegarde 9Bilihilde or another daughter of Maine 18Rorick II, Count of Maine 19Beatrix of Hainaut 5Irmgard( – 935) 10 20 21 11 22 23 3Emiliane 6 12 24 25 13 26 27 7 14 28 29 15 30 31

  
  

• 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). [S11] Burke, Bernard, A Genealogical History of the Dormant, Abeyant, Forfeited, and Extinct Peerages of the British Empire , (London: Harrision, 1866).