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Encyclopedia > William V of Aquitaine

William V of Aquitaine (969-January 30, 1030), nicknamed the Great, was Duke of Aquitaine and Count of Poitiers as William II of Poitiers. William was the son of William IV of Aquitaine by his wife Emma of Blois. He married three times and four of his five sons ruled Aquitaine after his death. Through his descendant, Eleanor of Aquitaine, he is an ancestor of the present-day British royal family.


See also: Dukes of Aquitaine family tree

Preceded by:
William IV
Duke of Aquitaine Succeeded by:
William VI
Count of Poitiers

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Count of Poitiers - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (247 words)
William III of Aquitaine (935-963) aka: William I of Poitou (son of Ebalus of Aquitaine)
William V of Aquitaine (969-1030) aka: William III of Poitou (son of William IV of Aquitaine)
William VII of Aquitaine (1039-1058) aka: William V of Poitou (3rd son of William V of Aquitaine)
William VIII of Aquitaine - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (377 words)
William VIII of Aquitaine, (Guillaume VIII in French) (1025 – September 25, 1086), whose name was Guy-Geoffroy before becoming Duke of Aquitaine, was Duke of Gascony (1052-1086), and then Duke of Aquitaine and Count of Poitiers (as William VI of Poitiers) between 1058 and 1086, succceeding his brother William VII (Pierre-Guillaume).
Guy-Geoffroy was the youngest son of William V of Aquitaine by his third wife Agnes of Burgundy.
William VIII was one of the leaders of the allied army called to help Ramiro I of Aragon in the siege of Barbastro (1064).
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