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Philippa (French: Philippe, Comtesse de Toulouse) (c. 1073 – 28 November 1118) was suo jure Countess of Toulouse, as well as the Duchess of Aquitaine by marriage to Duke William IX of Aquitaine.
Jan 17, 2017 · Philippa was born around 1073 to William IV, Count of Toulouse and Emma of Mortrain. Her mother was from the House of Normandy and a niece of William the Conqueror. As her father had no sons, Philippa was his heir, but there was no tradition in Toulouse for female governance.
When Philippa de Toulouse was born on 22 October 1073, in Toulouse, Haute-Garonne, Midi-Pyrénées, France, her father, William de Toulouse IV, Count of Toulouse, was 34 and her mother, Emma of Mortaine Conteville, was 15. She married Guillaume IX Duc d'Aquitaine in 1089, in France.
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Philippa (French: Philippe, Comtesse de Toulouse) (c. 1073 – 28 November 1118) was suo jure Countess of Toulouse, as well as the Duchess of Aquitaine by marriage to Duke William IX of Aquitaine.
Jan 17, 2017 · Philippa, Countess of Toulouse and the Founding of Fontevraud Abbey. This article was written by Carol. Philippa was born around 1073 to William IV, Count of Toulouse and Emma of Mortrain. Her mother was from the House of Normandy and a niece of William the Conqueror.
Philippa was suo jure Countess of Toulouse, as well as the Duchess of Aquitaine by marriage to Duke William IX of Aquitaine. Life. Early life and marriage. Philippa was born in approximately 1073 to Count William IV of Toulouse, and his wife Emma of Mortain. She was his only surviving child, ...
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Oct 4, 2018 · Philippa of Toulouse was a countess in her own right when she married William IX, Duke of Aquitaine. She married him because she wanted help getting Toulouse back from her cousin who should not have inherited it.
