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William IX, Duke of Aquitaine (d. 1127), who succeeded to the dukedom in 1087, gained fame as a crusader and a troubadour. His granddaughter, Eleanor of Aquitaine, succeeded to the duchy at the age of 15 as the eldest daughter and heir of William X (d. 1137), as his son did not live past childhood. She married Louis, heir to the French throne ...
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- Fief of Francia (602 – late 7th century), independent duchy (intermittently late 7th century – 769)
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. Map of France in 1154. As successor states of the Visigothic Kingdom (418–721 ...
Geography. Aquitaine. Aquitaine, former région of France. Except for the Pyrenees Mountains, which rise in the south, lowlands predominate in Aquitaine. The highest point in the region is the peak of Midi d’Ossau at 9,465 feet (2,885 metres). Most of the land, however, lies below 1,600 feet (500 metres), and a significant percentage is forested.
William IX of Aquitaine (October 22, 1071 – February 10, 1126, also Guillaume or Guilhem d'Aquitaine, nicknamed the Troubador) was Duke of Aquitaine and Gascony and Count of Poitiers as William VII of Poitiers between 1086 and 1126. He was also one of the leaders of the crusade of 1101 and one of the first medieval vernacular poets.
William IX, Duke of Aquitaine. William IX ( Occitan: Guilhèm de Peitieus or Guilhem de Poitou, French: Guillaume de Poitiers; 22 October 1071 – 10 February 1126), called the Troubadour, was the Duke of Aquitaine and Gascony and Count of Poitou (as William VII) between 1086 and his death. He was also one of the leaders of the Crusade of 1101.
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Apr 16, 2024 · Crusades. 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 ...
Apr 3, 2019 · Courtly love poetry emerged in southern France in the 12th century CE through the work of the troubadours, poet-minstrels who were either retained by a royal court or traveled from town to town. The most famous of the early troubadours (and, according to some scholars, the first) was William IX, Duke of Aquitaine (l. 1071-1127 CE), grandfather ...
