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William IV, Duke of Aquitaine. Mother. Emma of Blois. William the Great ( French: Guillaume le Grand; 969 – 31 January 1030) was duke of Aquitaine (as William V) and count of Poitou (as William II or III) from 990 until his death. [1] Upon the death of the emperor Henry II, he was offered the kingdom of Italy but declined to contest the title ...
- 990 − 31 January 1030
- Emma of Blois
William V (969 – 31 January 1030), called the Great (le Grand), was Duke of Aquitaine and Count of Poitou (as William II or III) from 990 until his death. He was the son and successor of William IV by his wife Emma of Blois, daughter of Theobald I of Blois.
- William II (IV) OF POITOU (937-994)
- the Great (le Grand)
- William V OF AQUITAINE 1, 2
- Male
history of Aquitaine. …and again, more imposingly, under William V (994/5–1029), who was acclaimed as one of the greatest rulers of his day and even offered the imperial crown in 1024. An advocate of religious reform, William sought to strengthen his control over Aquitaine by promoting alliances with the monasteries and imposing his….
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 ...
Guillaume V, Duc d'Aquitaine also went by the nick-name of William 'the Great'.1 He was a member of the House of Poitiers.1 He gained the title of Duc d'Aquitaine in 993.1 Children of Guillaume V, Duc d'Aquitaine and Agnes de Bourgogne Guillaume VI, Duc d'Aquitaine1 d. 1038 Eudes, Duc d'Aquitaine1 d. 1039 Guillaume VII, Duc d'Aquitaine1 d. 1058
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Owen, D. D. R. Eleanor of Aquitaine: Queen and Legend. William the Great (French: Guillaume le Grand; 969 - 31 January 1030) was duke of Aquitaine (as William V) and count of Poitou (as William II or III) from 990 until his death. [1] Upon the death of the emperor Henry II, he was offered the kingdom of Italy but declined to contest the title ...
William V ( 969 – 30/31 January 1030, Maillezais ), called the Great ( le Grand ), was Duke of Aquitaine and Count of Poitou (as William II or III) from 995 until his death. He was the son and successor of William IV by his wife Emma, daughter of Theobald I of Blois. He seems to have taken after his formidable mother, who ruled Aquitaine as ...
