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William IV, Duke of Aquitaine

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William IV (937 – 3 February 994), 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. [1]

26 relations: Adelaide of Aquitaine, Carolingian dynasty, Charles, Duke of Lower Lorraine, Count of Poitiers, Counts and dukes of Anjou, Duke of Aquitaine, Dukes of Aquitaine family tree, Emma of Blois, French language, Geoffrey I, Count of Anjou, Gerloc, Hugh Capet, Latin, List of French monarchs, Loire Valley, Lothair of France, Loudun, Louis of Lower Lorraine, Luitgarde of Vermandois, Palace of Poitiers, Poitiers, Ramnulfids, Rollo, Theobald I, Count of Blois, William III, Duke of Aquitaine, William V, Duke of Aquitaine.

Adelaide of Aquitaine

Adbelahide or Adele or Adelaide of Aquitaine (or Adelaide of Poitiers) (c. 945 or 952 – 1004), was queen consort of France by marriage to Hugh Capet.

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Carolingian dynasty

The Carolingian dynasty (known variously as the Carlovingians, Carolingus, Carolings or Karlings) was a Frankish noble family founded by Charles Martel with origins in the Arnulfing and Pippinid clans of the 7th century AD.

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Charles, Duke of Lower Lorraine

Charles (953–993) was the Duke of Lower Lorraine from 977 until his death.

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Count of Poitiers

Among the people who have borne the title of Count of Poitiers (or Poitou, in what is now France but in the Middle Ages became part of Aquitaine) are.

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Counts and dukes of Anjou

The Count of Anjou was the ruler of the county of Anjou, first granted by Charles the Bald in the 9th century to Robert the Strong.

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Duke of Aquitaine

The Duke of Aquitaine (Duc d'Aquitània, Duc d'Aquitaine) was the ruler of the ancient region of Aquitaine (not to be confused with modern-day Aquitaine) under the supremacy of Frankish, English, and later French kings.

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Dukes of Aquitaine family tree

This is a family tree of the Dukes of Aquitaine, between 898 and 1204.

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Emma of Blois

Emma of Blois (950–27 December 1003) was Duchess consort of Aquitaine by marriage to William IV, Duke of Aquitaine.

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French language

French (le français or la langue française) is a Romance language of the Indo-European family.

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Geoffrey I, Count of Anjou

Geoffrey I of Anjou (– 21 July 987), known as Grisegonelle ("Grey Gown" or "Greymantle"), was count of Anjou from 960 to 987.

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Gerloc

Gerloc (or Geirlaug), baptised in Rouen as Adela (or Adèle) in 912, was the daughter of Rollo, first duke of Normandy, and his wife, Poppa.

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Hugh Capet

Hugh CapetCapet is a byname of uncertain meaning distinguishing him from his father Hugh the Great.

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Latin

Latin (Latin: lingua latīna) is a classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages.

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List of French monarchs

The monarchs of the Kingdom of France and its predecessors (and successor monarchies) ruled from the establishment of the Kingdom of the Franks in 486 until the fall of the Second French Empire in 1870, with several interruptions.

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Loire Valley

The Loire Valley (Vallée de la Loire), spanning, is located in the middle stretch of the Loire River in central France, in both the administrative regions Pays de la Loire and Centre-Val de Loire.

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Lothair of France

Lothair (Lothaire; Lothārius; 941 – 2 March 986), sometimes called Lothair III or Lothair IV, was the Carolingian king of West Francia from 10 September 954 until his death in 986.

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Loudun

Loudun is a commune in the Vienne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in western France.

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Louis of Lower Lorraine

Louis of Lower Lorraine (c. 980after 1012) was the second of Charles of Lorraine's three sons and the eldest by his second marriage to Adelaide, the daughter of a low-ranking vassal of Hugh Capet.

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Luitgarde of Vermandois

Luitgarde of Vermandois (– 9 Feb 978) was a French noblewoman.

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Palace of Poitiers

The Palace of Justice in Poitiers (French: le Palais de justice de Poitiers) began its life as the seat of the Counts of Poitou and Dukes of Aquitaine in the tenth through twelfth centuries.

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Poitiers

Poitiers is a city on the Clain river in west-central France.

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Ramnulfids

The Ramnulfids, or the House of Poitiers, were a French dynasty ruling the County of Poitou and Duchy of Aquitaine in the 9th through 12th centuries.

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Rollo

Rollo or Gaange Rolf (Norman: Rou; Old Norse: Hrólfr; Rollon; 846 – 930 AD) was a Viking who became the first ruler of Normandy, a region of France.

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Theobald I, Count of Blois

Theobald I (913–975), called the Trickster (le Tricheur meaning cheater), was the first count of Blois, Chartres, and Châteaudun as well as count of Tours.

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William III, Duke of Aquitaine

William III (915 – 3 April 963), called Towhead (Tête d'étoupe, Caput Stupe) from the colour of his hair, was the "Count of the Duchy of Aquitaine" from 959 and Duke of Aquitaine from 962 to his death.

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William V, Duke of Aquitaine

William the Great (Guillaume le Grand; 969 – 31 January 1030) was duke of Aquitaine (as) and count of Poitou (as or III) from 990 until his death.

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Redirects here:

William II of Poitou, William IV of Aquitaine, William Ironarm.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_IV,_Duke_of_Aquitaine

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