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William VIII ( c. 1025 – 25 September 1086), born Guy-Geoffrey ( Gui-Geoffroi ), was duke of Gascony (1052–1086), and then duke of Aquitaine and count of Poitiers (as William VI) between 1058 and 1086, succeeding his brother William VII (Pierre-Guillaume).
Apr 26, 2022 · Guy-Geoffroy was the youngest son of William V of Aquitaine by his third wife Agnes of Burgundy. [1] He was the brother-in-law of Henry III, Holy Roman Emperor who had married his sister, Agnes de Poitou. He became Duke of Gascony in 1052 during his older brother William VII's rule.
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The Duke of Aquitaine ( Occitan: Duc d'Aquitània, French: Duc d'Aquitaine, IPA: [dyk dakitɛn]) was the ruler of the medieval region of Aquitaine (not to be confused with modern-day Aquitaine) under the supremacy of Frankish, English, and later French kings . As successor states of the Visigothic Kingdom (418–721), Aquitania (Aquitaine) and ...
William VIII (c. 1025 – 25 September 1086), born Guy-Geoffrey (Gui-Geoffroi), was duke of Gascony (1052–1086), and then duke of Aquitaine and count of Poitiers (as William VI) between 1058 and 1086, succeeding his brother William VII (Pierre-Guillaume). Read more on Wikipedia.
Apr 24, 2018 · William VIII was key to one of the first military campaigns the Pope organised against the Muslims in Spain. This was a precursor to the Crusades. He is my 24 x great-grandfather. He was born in Aquitaine, France, between 1023 1 and 1025, as Guy d’Aquitaine 1, son of William V and his third wife, Agnes of Burgundy 1.
Feb 25, 2023 · William VIII, Duke of Aquitaine, born circa 1025, ruled as Duke of Gascony (1052-1086) and Duke of Aquitaine (1058-1086). He had three wives and at least five children, with his son William IX of Aquitaine succeeding him.
Hildegarde of Burgundy (c. 1056 –1104) was a French noble, Duchess consort of Gascony and Aquitaine by marriage to William VIII, Duke of Aquitaine. She was the only daughter of Robert I, Duke of Burgundy with his second wife, Ermengarde of Anjou. She was, and by marriage, Duchess of Gascony and Aquitaine.
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