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William IV (937 – 3 February 994 [1] ), called Fierebras (meaning "Proud Arm", from the French Fier-à-bras (which means Proud-to-Arm), in turn from the Latin Ferox brachium) (which means A Fierce Arm), was the Duke of Aquitaine and Count of Poitou from 963 to his retirement in 990. William's father, William III, abdicated to the abbey of ...
Oct 5, 2023 · Known as: William IV, Duke of Aquitaine, Guillaume IV Pierebrace d'Aquitaine. William IV (937 – 3 February 994) [1] called Fierebras or Fierebrace (meaning "Proud Arm", from the French Fier-à-bras or Fièrebrace, in turn from the Latin Ferox brachium), was the Duke of Aquitaine and Count of Poitou from 963 to his retirement in 990.
William V the Great (995–1030), son of William IV, also Count of Poitiers. William VI the Fat ... As Duke of Aquitaine, Edward was a vassal to the French king.
William IV, called Fierebras or Fierebrace, was the Duke of Aquitaine and Count of Poitou from 963 to his retirement in 990. William IV, called Fierebras or ...
Apr 24, 2018 · William IV, Duke of Aquitaine. 2018-04-24. William IV, known as Fier-a-bras or ‘proud arm’, waged many wars across France. He was the Duke of Aquitaine from 963 until he retired to a monastery in 990. He is my 26 x great-grandfather. House of Poitiers coat of arms. William was born, probably in Poitiers, France, sometime in 937, son of ...
William VI (1004 – March 1038), called the Fat, [1] was Duke of Aquitaine and Count of Poitou (as William IV) between 1030 and his death. He was the eldest son of William V the Great by his first wife, Adalmode of Limoges. [1]
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Capet had been granted Aquitaine by King Lothair before the latter had been reconciled to William"s father. Capet renewed his claim on the great duchy and invaded it that year. A royal army was defeated on the plain of the Loire Valley. William sheltered the young Louis, the son of Charles, Duke of Lower Lorraine, the last legitimate ...
