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 Encyclopedia: William IX of Aquitaine
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.
William X of Aquitaine (1099 – April 9, 1137), nicknamed the Saint was Duke of Aquitaine and Gascony and Count of Poitiers as William VIII of Poitiers between 1126 and 1137.
Dukes of Aquitaine This is a family tree of the Dukes of Aquitaine, between 898 and 1204.
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William VI* (Duke of Aquitaine) (ABT 1004 - ____)
William VII* (Duke of Aquitaine) (ABT 1020 - 25 Sep 1058)
William VIII* (Duke of Aquitaine) (ABT 1023 - ABT 1086)
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 William IX of Aquitaine -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
William was the son of (Click link for more info and facts about William VIII of Aquitaine) William VIII of Aquitaine by his third wife Hildegarde of Burgundy.
William fought mostly skirmishes in (A peninsula in southwestern Asia that forms the Asian part of Turkey) Anatolia and was frequently defeated.
Later on in his life, William joined forces with the kingdoms of (A region of central Spain; a former kingdom that comprised most of modern Spain and united with Aragon to form Spain in 1479) Castile (an old ally) and (A city in central Mexico) Léon.
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 JONATHAN TOUP - LoveToKnow Article on JONATHAN TOUP   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
While Raymond was away in the Holy Land, Toulouse was seized by William IX., duke of Aquitaine, who claimed the city in right of his wife Philippa, the daughter of William IV., but was unable to hold it long (1098-1100).
The rule of this prince was disturbed by the ambition of William IX.
In 1814 the duke of \Vellington defeated Marshal Soult to the north-east of the town.
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 Eleanor of Aquitaine, Queen   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
Eleanor of Aquitaine was without a doubt the most colorful woman of her time, considered by many to have been the most powerful and enlightened woman of her age.
Eleanor of Aquitaine is considered by many to have been the most powerful and enlightened woman of her age, if not the entire medieval epoch.
Eleanor of Aquitaine was without a doubt the most colorful woman of her time, infatuated with power, always scheming to either achieve more of it or to maintain what she had.
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 LANGUEDOC - LoveToKnow Article on LANGUEDOC   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
Until the opening of the 13th century there is no unity in the history of Languedoc, the great houses of Toulouse and Carcassonne and the swarm of warlike counts and barons practically ignoring the distant king of France, and maintaining a chronic state of civil war.
The latter successfully beat off William IX., duke of Aquitaine, and won from the count of Barcelona that part of Provence between the DrOme and the Durance.
At the division of Languedoc 10 1229 Louis IX.
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 William IX of Aquitaine
William IX of Aquitaine (October 22 1071 - February 10 1126, also Guillaume d'Aquitaine), nicknamed the Troubador was Duke of Aquitaine and Gascony and Count of Poitiers between 1086 and 1126.
William of Aquitaine joined the first Crusade led by Godfrey of Bouillon, Robert of Normandy and Raymond of Toulouse only after the fall of Jerusalem in 1099.
In the return from the crusade, he repudiated his wife in favour of a married woman, known as Dangereuse from his poems, and faced the risk of excommunication for the deed.
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 29th Generation (cont.)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
William d'Aquitaine X, Duke of Aquitaine and Gascony and Count of Poitiers was born 1099 in Toulouse, France.
BIOGRAPHY: William X was the duke of Aquitaine and of Gascony from 1127 to 1137 and the son of William IX.
His daughter, Eleanor of Aquitaine, inherited all his lands and, first, through her marriage to Louis VII of France, united Aquitaine with the Capetian line and, then, through her marriage to Duke Henry of Normandy (the future Henry II of England) united Aquitaine to the Plantagenet line.
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 Eleanor
Her grandfather, William IX, was the wealthy and powerful duke of Aquitaine.
When Eleanor was about five years old, William the Troubadour died and her father became Duke William X. A few years later, Eleanor's mother and brother died.
Like his father, William X was a patron of the troubadours and storytellers, and growing up in his court Eleanor developed a lifelong love of music and literature.
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 Camelot Village: Britain's Heritage and History   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
Odo, Earl of Kent (half-brother of William the Conqueror)
Eleanor of Normandy (aunt of William the Conqueror)
Alice of Normandy (aunt of William the Conqueror)
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 My Family
She was married to Henry II Duke of Bavaria.
Parents: Otto I Duke of Saxony and Hedwige of Germany.
She was married to William VIII Duke of Aquitaine.
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 Descent from Pharamond
Eleanor of Aquitaine married Henry II, King of England, who was the great-grandson on William the Conqueror through his mother and the grandson of Fulk V, King of Jerusalem, through his father, Geoffrey Plantagenet.
Through his son, William, the counts of Aquitaine descended until William IX, the “first troubador” was born, and he was the father of William X, who was the father of Eleanor.
He begins the “Counts of Aquitaine and Poiters” line that leads directly to William V (founder of the duchy of Poiters), William IX (the first Troubadour), and his granddaughter, Eleanor of Aquitaine.
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 Timeline 1100 to 1199   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
1100 Aug 2, William II (44), [Rufus], king of England, was shot dead in New Forest.
1120 Nov 25, Countess of Perche, bastard daughter of English king Henry I, drowned along with William (17), English crown prince and son of Henry I. 1121 Mar 2, Dirk VI became count of Holland.
1151 Sep 7, Geoffrey Plantagenet, earl of Anjou and duke of Normandy, died at 38.
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 The Cathari   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
The cathari were closely tied to the Bogomill Church of Thrace (historically Thrace embraced portions of Bulgaria, Turkey, Balkans, and Greek Thrace), the Paulicans, and the Waldenses.
The cathari movement first appeared in France in the early 11th century, between 1012 and 1020.The cathari movement gained considerable influence in the south of France, protected by William IX, Duke of Aquitaine, and eventually by a great portion of the southern nobility.
An army, led by barons from the north of France, marched against Toulouse and Provence and massacred the inhabitants, sparing neither Cathar nor Catholic.
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 I8308: William Duke Of Aquitaine ( - )
William Duke Of Aquitaine and Unknown spouse had the following children
Descendants of William Duke Of Aquitaine and ???
3 Geoffrey Plantagenet Duke of Brittany = Constance of Brittany Duchess
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 Poet: Duke of Aquintane Guilluame IX - All poems of Duke of Aquintane Guilluame IX   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
Free Poetry E-Book: 1 poems of Duke of Aquintane Guilluame IX
Name equivalencies: Guillaume IX, Duke of Aquitaine and 7th Count of Poitiers (Grove) Guilhem de Peiteus; Guilhelm de Poitiers; Lo Coms de Peiteus (Zuchetto) Guilhelm IX; William (Guilhelm) IX, duke of Aquitaine (Rosenberg, Switten, Le Vot) Guillaume IX, Duke of Aquitaine was the first tro..
Poems by Duke of Aquintane Guilluame IX from the Oldpoetry.com...
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 AllRefer.com - ProvenCal literature (French Literature) - Encyclopedia
Also significant was the great mastery of form, which became increasingly complex in the 13th cent.
Although texts are extant from 1000, the first known troubadour was William IX, Duke of Aquitaine (c.1080–1127).
He and his descendants, Eleanor of Aquitaine and her son King Richard I of England, were famous patrons of poetry.
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 Translatio Studii et Imperii
Wace dedicated his "romance" to Eleanor of Aquitaine, who actively supported many poets writing in the vernacular (Anglo-Norman French) with her patronage, providing them with both financial support and a receptive audience for their works.
Chrétien is the poet who first had the idea of making Lancelot and Guenevere into courtly lovers: their story is recounted in a romance that Chrétien wrote at the request of the Countess Marie of Champagne--the daughter of Eleanor of Aquitaine and King Louis VII of France.
And the fact that Arthurian romances were intimately associated with women--both through the influence of Eleanor of Aquitaine and her daughter Marie of Champagne, and because women were the primary readers of early Arthurian romance--makes the Wife of Bath's choice of a tale set at the Arthurian court particularly appropriate.
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 Ancestors of Linda Nicholson   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
William VI (VIII) (Guido) of Aquitaine and Hildegarde Capet
William I, "the Lion," King of Scotland and (Daughter of Richard) Avenal
It is thought by many descendants of Jonas Hardy that he married for his second wife the widow of Major Jonas Hardy, and that she became the mother of his son Stephen Hardy and perhaps other children.
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 Troubadour
It is used to designate artists using occitan or langue d'oc whose style spread to the trouvères who used the langues d'oïl of the north of France.
The custom began in France during the 11th century; the earliest being William, IX Duke of Aquitaine (1071-1127, also Guillaume d'Aquitaine).
The style flourished in the twelfth century and was often imitated in the thirteenth (ibid).
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 FYI France (sm)(tm) 12.91a FYI France Resource List: Eleanor of Aquitaine
Eleanor, of Aquitaine, Queen, consort of Henry II, King of England, 1122?-1204 Drama.
Eleanor, of Aquitaine, Queen, consort of Henry II, King of England, 1122?-1204 Fiction.
Abstract: While waiting in heaven for divine judgement to be passed on her second husband, Eleanor of Aquitaine and three of the people who knew her well recall the events of her life.
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 Vaal Triangle Info Encylopedia - William_IX_of_Aquitaine   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
William IX of Aquitaine - Image from Bibliothèque Nationale, MS cod.
By Philippa, William had two sons and five daughters, including:
He stands as the first surviving troubadour, and one of the first Romance vernacular poets of theMiddle Ages, a cultural phenomenon that would culminate in Dante, Boccaccio, and Villon.
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 Vol I File 13: The Paternal Ancestry of Homer Beers James
The Duchy of Bavaria, Hasbania, and Lorraine to Eleanor of Aquitaine
, Duke of Aquitaine, died in 1137, married
Descent From Thierry (Theoderic) to Eleanor of Aquitaine
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 Andalucia tour
Thus William IX, Duke of Aquitaine, who became the first TROUBADOUR and originator of lyrical poetry in France, was undoubtedly influenced by Arab poets.
He probably encountered Arab culture on pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela in Spain and especially later in Antioch while recuperating at the Norman court of Tancred after being wounded in battle against the Turks at Heraclea in Asia Minor.
The task of bringing Arab culture to France (and hence Europe) was continued by William IX's granddaughter, Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine.
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 Guillaume de Poitiers (1071 - 1126), a discography
Guillaume IX, Duke of Aquitaine and VIIth Count of Poitiers, a discography
This is a relatively complete discography of Guillaume IX, Duke of Aquitaine and 7th Count of Poitiers (aka Guilhelm de Peiteus).
Guilhelm IX; William (Guilhelm) IX, duke of Aquitaine (Rosenberg, Switten, Le Vot)
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 Notes for Eleanor of Aquitaine
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He knew just what to do with his young, very beautiful, extremely wealthy ward - marry her off to his own son and heir.
But the marriage of Eleanor of Aquitaine and Louis VII never truly recovered from Eleanor's scandalous behavior in Antioch, and in 1152 Louis granted Eleanor the divorce she desired.
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 Romance of Eneas Study Questions
Dante, whose guide through Hell in his epic the Inferno is none other than Virgil himself).
Around 1160, another such poet (his name has not been preserved) adapted Virgil's Aeneid into Anglo-Norman French for Eleanor of Aquitaine and her husband Henry II.
His adaptation is not a "translation" in the modern sense, since he makes many substantive changes to his text, but in medieval terms it would be considered a product of translatio (review "Sources, Borrowing and 'Originality'" in Bolton's "The Conditions of Literary Composition in Medieval England," xxii-xxv).
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 I187: Mary ( - )   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
_Guy_Geoffrey (William_VIII) Duke_of AQUITAINE _ _William IX Duke_of AQUITAINE _
_Hildegarde (Adelgarde) of BURGUNDY ____________ _William X Duke_of AQUITAINE _
She married, as his first wife, William (6) de Ferrers, Lord Ferrers of Groby."
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 I52637: Guillaume (Cte de Valentinois) DE POITIERS (____ - BET. 1187 - 1189)
_William III\V Duke of AQUITAINE _+ _William VI\VII Duke of AQUITAINE _
_Agnes (of Burgundy) DE MACON ____+ _William IX Duke of AQUITAINE _
_Robert I Capet Duke of BURGUNDY _+
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 (none), Isabella, Princess of France - Pedigree   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
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