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With Agnes of Burgundy, William V had son Peter William, later Duke William VIII of Aquitaine, who was subsequently called "The Eagle" (French: Aigret). This, too, may support William V's tie to Rowena Ravenclaw, whose coat-of-arms featured the bronze Golden Eagle, which is native to Scotland, but not France.
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The title Duke of Aquitaine / Duke of Guyenne/Guienne was held by the kings of England from Henry II (1154-1189) (who married Eleanor of Aquitaine, the daughter and heiress of William X, Duke of Aquitaine / Duke of Guyenne) to Henry VI (1422-1461), when the territory was conquered in 1453 by the King of France.
She was the daughter of Guilhem (William) X Duke of Aquitaine and granddaughter of Guilhem (William) IX Duke of Aquitaine, famous today as the first troubadour. Eleanor of Aquitaine was Queen consort of both France (to Louis VII) and England (to Henry II) and the mother of two kings of England, Richard I and John. She is well known for her ...
Coins from the Duchy of Aquitaine. Due to the erosion of royal power in the 10th century, some mints were taken over by local lords, secular or ecclesiastical. When Hugh Capet arrived on the throne, he mastered the minting only on the royal domain, around Paris and Orleans. Elsewhere, the right of minting is possessed by various political ...
Apr 16, 2024 · William IX (born Oct. 22, 1071—died Feb. 10, 1127, Poitiers, Fr.) was a medieval troubadour, count of Poitiers and duke of Aquitaine and of Gascony (1086–1127), son of William VIII and grandfather of the famous Eleanor of Aquitaine. William IX spent most of his life in warfare, including leading an unsuccessful Crusade to the Holy Land ...
Duke William X Of Aquitaine 1099-1137 Married in 1121, France, to Aenor de Chatellerault 1103-1130/. Raymond Of Poitiers 1115-1149 With Constance Of Antioch 1127-1163. Agnes Of Aquitaine † Married, Aragon, Spain, to King Ramiro II Of Aragon 1075-1154.
