Guillaume DE POITOU

Medieval Lands by Charles Cawley, Foundation for Medieval Genealogy GUILLAUME de Poitou, son of GUILLAUME IV "Fier-à-Bras" Duke ofAquitaine [GUILLAUME II Comte de Poitou] & his wife Emma de Blois([969]-Maillezais 31 Jan 1030, bur Maillezais, Abbaye deSaint-Pierre). The Chronicle of Adémar de Chabannes names "Willelmum"as son of "Willelmum" (son of "Willelmo Capite stupæ") and his wife"filiam Tetbaldi Campenensis…Emmam"[386]. "Vuillelmus duxAquitanorum" donated property to Saint-Jean d'Angély for the soul of"…filios meo Vuilelmo…" by charter dated [971][387]. "WillelmusAquitanorum comes et dux et uxor mea Hemma et filius noster equivocusWillelmus" donated property to Saint-Maixent by charter dated Dec992[388]. His mother retained custody of Guillaume during herseparation from his father, but returned him to Poitiers in May988[389]. "Guilelmus Aquitaniencum dux" founded a hospital nearSaint-Hilaire de Poitiers by charter dated Jan 989, subscribed by"Emma comitissa, Guillelmi filium eius, Guilelmi comitisEngolismæ…"[390]. He succeeded his father in 993 as GUILLAUME V "leGrand" Duke of Aquitaine, GUILLAUME III Comte de Poitou. He summoneda council at Poitiers in 1000 which decided that future disputesshould be settled by justice not recourse to arms[391]. DukeGuillaume enjoyed close relations with Emperor Heinrich II, with whomhe exchanged gifts[392]. Rebels in Italy, opposed to the election ofKonrad II King of Germany in 1024, offered the throne of Italy to DukeGuillaume, who refused the offer[393]. Duke Guillaume maintained anactive correspondence with leading churchmen, men of science andpolitical leaders and established a library for which he commissionedthe transcription of manuscripts[394]. He abdicated in favour of hiseldest son in 1029 and became a monk at the Abbey of Maillezais[395]. m firstly ([997]) as her second husband, ADALMODE de Limoges, widow ofAUDEBERT I Comte de La Marche et du Périgord, daughter of GERAUDVicomte de Limoges & his wife Rothilde de Brosse (-after 1005). TheChronicle of Adémar de Chabannes records that "Aldebertus frater[Helias Petragoricensi comite]" married "sorore Widonisvicecomitis"[396]. Ademar records the second marriage of "Adalmodeconiuge…Aldeberti" to Duke William[397]. The Chronicle of PetrusMalleacensis records that Adalmodis was wife of Boson Comte duPérigord and daughter of "Candida", for whom Duke Guillaume promisedto expand "fluvium Rhodanum Regni" in return for marrying herdaughter[398], but this is not consistent with the other sources.According to the Chronicle of Maillezais, Adalmode was the daughter ofAdelaide d'Anjou (presumably by her first husband Etienne deBrioude/Gévaudan), and also widow of Boson Comte du Périgord (brotherof Comte Audebert I, whom he survived by several years). ThierryStasser has shown that this is incorrect[399]. After her firsthusband was killed, Adalmode sought refuge in the château deRochemeaux but was forced to surrender by Poitevin forces[400]. m secondly (1011 before 10 Mar) SANCHA [Brisca] de Gascogne, daughterof GUILLAUME SANCHE Duke of Gascony & his wife Urraca de Navarra(-before 1018). The Chronicle of Adémar de Chabannes names "Briscam"as sister of "dux Santii", when recording her marriage to "Willelmiducis" after the death of the latter's first wife[401]. The Chronicleof Saint-Maixent names "sororem Sancii Ducis Gasconiæ, nomine Briscam"as second wife of Duke Guillaume, in a later paragraph recording thedeath of "Sancia conjuge Guillermi ducis"[402]. "Willelmi ducisAquitanorum, Willelmi filii eius, Odoni filii eius, Prisca comitisse"subscribed the charter dated to [1012/18] under which "UgoLiziniacensis domnus" donated property to St Cyprien, Poitiers[403].An agreement between the abbots of Jumièges and Bougeuil concerning anexchange of land in Poitou, by charter dated [13 Apr/4 Apr] 1012, issubscribed by "Richardus…filius Ricardi principi magni…VuillelmusPictavorum comes et uxor Prisca…"[404]. m thirdly (1019) as her first husband, AGNES de Mâcon, daughter ofOTHON GUILLAUME Comte de Mâcon [Bourgogne-Comté] & his first wifeErmentrude de Roucy ([990/95]-Saintes 10 Nov 1068, bur Poitiers,Priory of Saint-Nicolas). Agnes is named as daughter of "Ermentrudis"in the Continuator of Flodoard, which specifies that she was mother of"Wido"[405]. Rodulfus Glaber states that "Willemus…Pictauensis"married one of the daughters of "Willemus, Henrici ducis priuignus,Adalberti Longobardorum ducis filius" & his wife[406]. "Agnescomitissa filia Ottonis cognomento Willelmi comitis Matiscensis,uxor…Wilelmi ducis Aquitanorum" donated property to Cluny by charterdated [1020][407]. She married secondly (1 Jan 1032, repudiated[1049/52]) Geoffroy "Martel" d'Anjou (-9 Nov 1067), who latersucceeded as Geoffroy II Comte d'Anjou. The Chronico Sancti Michaelisrecords that "Gaufredus Martellus Andegavensis comes" married "Agnetemcomitissam Pictavensem" incestuously in 1032[408]. The ChronicæSancti Albini records the marriage "1032 Kal Jan" of "Gaufridus comes,Agnetem comitissam incesto", indirectly indicating her origin in alater passage which records the marriage "1043 XII Nov" of "Hainricusimperator [et] filiam Agnetis comitissæ"[409]. Her origin isclarified by the Chronicæ Sancti Albini which records the marriage"1043 XII Kal Nov…apud Vesbrianim" of "Henricus imperator…filiamWillelmi comitis Pictavorum et Agnetis"[410]. Geoffroy Comte d'Anjou& his wife founded the abbey of La Trinité de Vendôme by charter dated31 May 1040, signed by "Goffridi comitis Andegavorum, Agnetis conjugissuæ…"[411]. A powerful personality, she succeeded in defeating herstepson Duke Eudes and installing her own son as Duke of Aquitaine,Comte de Poitou. Regent of Aquitaine for her son 1039-1044. Shearranged her daughter's marriage with Emperor Heinrich III in 1043 andlived at the imperial court after this time. "Goffredus…comes atqueAgnes…uxor" donated property to the monks of La Trinité, Vendôme bycharter dated 6 Jan 1049 subscribed by "Willelmi ducis Aquitanorum,Goffredi pueri fratris illius"[412]. "Gaufredus Andegavorumcomes…uxor mea Agnes" made a donation to the priory of Saint-Nicholasde Poitiers by undated charter which also names "eius [Agnetis] filiicomites…Pictavenses"[413]. A charter dated to [1060/67] recites aprior donation to Saint-Aubin d'Angers by "Hildegardis comitissa", whoretained a life interest in the property which, after the death of thedonor, was sold in turn to "Agneti comitissa" (recording her divorcefrom "comitum Gaufridum"), "comitem Gaufridum…Gaufridi nepotem" andfinally "fratre eius Fulconi" who restituted it to the abbey[414].After her separation from her second husband, in 1047 she founded theabbey of Notre-Dame de Saintes, where she became a nun in 1068[415]."Agnes" founded the abbey of Saint-Nicolas at Poitou with the consentof "ambobus filiis Guillelmi et Gauffrido" by charter dated[1050][416]. "Aquitanorum…dux Gaufridus" confirms in his charterdated [1058/68] that "mea mater Agnes…frater meus Guillelmus" wereboth buried in the priory of Saint-Nicolas de Poitiers[417]. Thenecrology of Vendôme La Trinité records the death "IV Id Nov" of"Agnes comitissa"[418]. Duke Guillaume V & his first wife had [two children]: 1. GUILLAUME de Poitou ([1004]-15 Dec 1038, bur Maillezais,Abbaye de Saint-Pierre). Ademar names "Willelmum" son of "Willelmiducis" by his previous wife before he married "Briscam"[419]."Willelmi ducis Aquitanorum, Willelmi filii eius, Odoni filii eius,Prisca comitisse" subscribed the charter dated to [1012/18] underwhich "Ugo Liziniacensis domnus" donated property to St Cyprien,Poitiers[420]. "Willelmi comitis et abbatis, eius filiiWillelmi…Odonis…" subscribed the charter dated 3 Aug 1016 under which"Guilelmus…dux Aquitaniensium" granted rights to Saint-Hilaire dePoitier[421]. His father refused on his behalf an offer of the throneof Italy in 1025 made by rebels against Konrad II King ofGermany[422]. "Willelmus Pictavorum comes et dux Aquitanorum…filiusGuillelmi comitis" donated property to Saint-Maixent by charter dated[1023/26] subscribed by "Willelmi comitis, Willelmi patris eius"[423],the order of names in the subscription suggesting that some sharing ofpower took place between Duke Guillaume V and his son before the deathof the former. He succeeded his father in 1029 as GUILLAUME VI"Pinguis/le Gros/le Gras" Duke of Aquitaine, GUILLAUME IV Comte dePoitou, de Saintonge and de Guyenne. The Chronicle of Saint-Maixentrecords that "Guillermus Pinguis filiorum eius maior natu" succeededhis father[424]. Geoffroy "Martel" d'Anjou (married to DukeGuillaume's stepmother) declared war on Poitou. At the battle ofMont-Couer 20 Sep 1033, he captured Duke Guillaume who was releasedend-1036 following the intervention of his wife on payment of a largeransom[425]. It is incorrect, as stated by William of Malmesbury,that Duke Guillaume survived his release by only three days[426].Rodolfus Glaber records the death of "Willelmus…Pictavorum comes" inthe same year as Emperor Konrad II [1038], recalling that he had beenreleased and sent home for a great ransom three years after hiscapture in battle by Geoffroy Comte d'Anjou[427]. The Chronicle ofSaint-Maixent records that "Guillermi Comitis" (husband of Eustachie)was buried "cum patre apud Malliacum"[428]. m (before 20 Jul 1031)EUSTACHIE, daughter of --- (-after 1038, bur Notre Dame de Poitiers)."…Willelmi comitis, Eustachie…" subscribed a charter dated 1030 or1031 under which "Raingardis" donated property "in pago Pictavo et invicaria Ygrandinse in villa…Targiacus" to St Cyprien[429]. Eustachieis named with her husband in the records of a lawsuit while Robert IKing of France still reigned[430]. "…Willelmi comitisPictavensi…Eustachiæ comitissæ, Alæ comitissæ sororem Willelmicomitis" subscribed a charter dated 5 Dec [1031/33] under which"Willelmus Engelbertus et Willelmus filius Ansemi, nomine Lambertum,et sororem eius…Abba" donated property to Saint-Maixent[431]."Eusthacia comitissa per mandatum domni mei Willelmi ducis" who was"positus in captione" donated property to Saint-Maixent by charterdated [1033/36] subscribed by "domni Willelmi comitis [despite hisabsence in captivity] Eustachiæ comitissæ, domni Hisemberti, Alacomitissæ…"[432]. Eustachie's origin is unknown. According toRichard, the theory that she was Eustachie de Montreuil, daughter ofBerlay [III] de Montreuil & his [first] wife --- is unsupported byprimary sources[433]. The same author emphasises that, if theMontreuil origin is correct, Eustachie could not have been thedaughter of Berlay [III]'s wife Grace, who married secondly in [1052]Geoffroy II "Martel" Comte d'Anjou, while "still young", but he doesnot cite his source for this last observation. The Chronicle ofSaint-Maixent records that "Eustachia uxore Guillermi Comitis" wasburied "apud S. Mariam Pictavis"[434]. Duke Guillaume VI & his wifehad [one possible] child: a) [AGNES de Poitou . Agnes was the daughter of DukeGuillaume VI according to Szabolcs de Vajay, although he cites nosource in support of this[435]. According to Richard, Duke GuillaumeVI died childless[436]. Agnes is shown as the possible daughter ofDuke Guillaume VII "l'Aigret" in Europäische Stammtafeln[437],marrying Pierre I Comte de Savoie as her second husband although shewould have been only about six years old at the time of her supposedfirst marriage with Ramiro King of Aragon. From an onomastic point ofview, it is surprising that a daughter of Duke Guillaume VI would havebeen named Agnes, a name which appears to have been introduced intothe family of the Comtes de Poitou only after the third marriage ofDuke Guillaume V to Agnes de Mâcon. The primary source which confirmsher marriage to King Ramiro has not yet been identified. m ([1054])as his second wife, RAMIRO I King of Aragon, illegitimate son ofSANCHO III King of Navarre & his mistress Sancha de Aibar (Aibar[1008]-killed in battle Graus 8 May 1063, bur Monastery of San Juan dela Peña).] 2. [ALIX ([1005/10]-after [1033/36]). "…Willelmi comitisPictavensi…Eustachiæ comitissæ, Alæ comitissæ sororem Willelmicomitis" subscribed a charter dated 5 Dec [1031/33] under which"Willelmus Engelbertus et Willelmus filius Ansemi, nomine Lambertum,et sororem eius…Abba" donated property to Saint-Maixent[438]."Eusthacia comitissa per mandatum domni mei Willelmi ducis" who was"positus in captione" donated property to Saint-Maixent with theconsent of "sororis eiusdem principi" by charter dated [1033/36]subscribed by "domni Willelmi comitis [despite his absence incaptivity] Eustachiæ comitissæ, domni Hisemberti, Alacomitissæ…"[439]. The editor of this compilation suggests that "Alacomitissa" was Agnes, daughter of Duke Guillaume V & his third wife,who later married Emperor Heinrich III[440]. This seems unlikely.None of Duke Guillaume VI's half-brothers subscribed any of hischarters and it seems surprising if his half-sister Agnes would havebeen included. "Ala" presumably held some semi-official role at courtduring the absence of her brother in captivity, shown by the fact thatshe is recorded as having consented to the donation made under thesecond charter. As Agnes would have been under ten years old at thetime, this provides another indication of the unlikelihood that sheand Ala were the same person. In addition, Agnes is not recorded ashaving subscribed any of the charters of her own full brothers. It ismore probable that Alix was a full sister of Duke Guillaume VI who isotherwise unrecorded. It is possible that she is referred to as"comitissa" as the wife of an unidentified "comes". No example hasbeen found in this family of an unmarried daughter of the Duke ofAquitaine with the title, although it could have been used on anexceptional basis if the hypothesis concerning her function at courtis correct. If Alix was married, it is probable that she was a widowat the time of the charters, to explain her presence at the court ofher brother without any husband being named. She presumably died soonafter these charters as no further record of her has been found. [m---. As explained above, it is not certain that Alix was married. Ifshe was married, there is no indication of her husband's name.] Duke Guillaume V & his second wife had two children: 3. EUDES de Poitou (-killed in battle Mauzé 10 Mar 1039, burMaillezais, Abbaye de Saint-Pierre). The Chronicle of Adémar deChabannes names "Odonem" as son of "Willelmi ducis" and his wife"Briscam"[441]. The Chronicle of Saint-Maixent names "Odonem etTetbaudum" as the two sons of Duke Guillaume and "sororem Sancii DucisGasconiæ, Briscam", specifying that Thibaut "puer mortuus est"[442]."Willelmus Pictavorum comes et dux Aquitaniæ" donated property toSaint-Maixent for the souls of "filii mei Willelmi atque Odoni atqueTetbaudi" by charter dated [1013/22][443]. "Willelmi ducisAquitanorum, Willelmi filii eius, Odoni filii eius, Prisca comitisse"subscribed the charter dated [1012/18] under which "Ugo Liziniacensisdomnus" donated property to St Cyprien, Poitiers[444]. "Willelmicomitis et abbatis, eius filii Willelmi…Odonis…" subscribed thecharter dated 3 Aug 1016 under which "Guilelmus…dux Aquitaniensium"granted rights to Saint-Hilaire de Poitier[445]. He succeeded hismaternal uncle as Duke of Gascony in 1032. It appears to beincorrect, as asserted by Richard, that Eudes only succeeded as Dukeof Gascony in 1036 after the death of "Bérenger d'Angoulême"[446]. Itis probable that the latter person never existed but was invented toexplain the charter dated to [1060] under which "Auriol Garsies deNavarra" granted property in Gascony which he held "ex comiteBerlengerio" to Garcia Arnaud Vicomte de Dax, Jaurgain suggesting that"comes Berlenger" can in fact be identified as Berenguer Ramon I Comtede Barcelona who happened to own some property in Gascony[447]. Anundated charter records the donation by "Santius…comes" to BordeauxSaint-Seurin and the confirmation after his death by his successor"eius nepos…Odo", signed by "Centullus de Bearnt, Arnaldus Aquensis,Willelmus Lup, Aichelmus Guillelmi, Andro Auriohl"[448]. He succeededhis half-brother in 1038 as EUDES Duke of Aquitaine, Comte de Poitou.He was killed while asserting his rights to Poitou against hisstepmother and half-brother[449]. The Chronicle of Saint-Maxencerecords that "Odo comes" was killed and buried "in Malliaco" with hisfather and brother[450]. 4. THIBAUT de Poitou (-young). The Chronicle of Saint-Maixentnames "Odonem et Tetbaudum" as the two sons of Duke Guillaume and"sororem Sancii Ducis Gasconiæ, Briscam", specifying that Thibaut"puer mortuus est"[451]. "Willelmus Pictavorum comes et duxAquitaniæ" donated property to Saint-Maixent for the souls of "filiimei Willelmi atque Odoni atque Tetbaudi" by charter dated[1013/22][452]. He is named in a charter of the Abbey ofSaint-Maixent, dated to after his mother's death and before hisfather's remarriage[453]. Duke Guillaume V & his third wife had four children. According toEuropäische Stammtafeln[454], a fifth child Adelais married firstlyGéraud [I] "Trencaléon" Comte d'Armagnac and secondly Arnaud [II]Vicomte de Lomagne, but this is clearly impossible chronologicallygiven the death of Comte Géraud in [1014]. 5. PIERRE de Poitou (1023-1058, bur Poitiers, Priory of StNicholas). The Chronicle of Saint-Maixent names "Petrum cognominaAcerrimum et Gaufredum qui Wido vocatus est" as the twin sons of DukeGuillaume and his third wife Agnes[455]. He adopted the nameGUILLAUME, "Willelmus filii mei" being named in the charter of hismother Agnes dated 1031[456]. . He succeeded his half-brother in1039 as GUILLAUME VII "Acerrimus/l'Aigret" Duke of Aquitaine,GUILLAUME V Comte de Poitou, under the regency of his mother until1044. Geoffroy II "Martel" Comte d'Anjou (formerly Duke Guillaume'sstepfather) invaded Poitou in 1053[457]. "Aquitanorum…dux Gaufridus"confirms in his charter dated [1058/68] that "mea mater Agnes…fratermeus Guillelmus" were both buried in the priory of Saint-Nicolas dePoitiers[458]. m (1051) ERMESINDE, daughter of --- (-after 1062).The Chronicle of Saint-Maxence names "Ermenseldim" as the wife of"Guillelmus Pictavorum dux et comes"[459]. The Chronicon Vindocinenserecords that "comes…Willelmus Pictavorum" married in 1051 but does notname his wife[460]. "Ermensendis uxoris eius" subscribed the charterof "Willelmus Aquitanorum dux, comes autem Pictavorum" dated[1050][461]. "W dux Aquitanorum…germano illius Gauzfrido" donatedproperty to Saint-Maixent by charter dated 20 Dec [1045] subscribed by"W ducis sueque coniugis Hermensendis, Agnetis comitisse…"[462]."[Name omitted]…comitis" donated property to Saint-Maixent "pro animesue salute ac matris sue Agnetis ac venerabilis Ermensedis uxoris suæ"by undated charter subscribed by "Goffridi comitis"[463]. Settipanisuggests[464] that Ermesinde may have been the daughter of Bernard IIComte de Bigorre & his first wife Clémence, based solely ononomastics. She became a nun at Rome with her sister-in-law EmpressAgnes[465]. Duke Guillaume VII & his wife had one child: a) AGNES de Poitou ([1052]-after 18 Jun 1089). Her parentageand marriage are confirmed by the charter dated 26 Oct 1078 underwhich "Agnes filia quondam Guillelmi Pictaviensis comitis etrelicta…marchionis Petri" donated property to Pinerolo[466]. Agnes´sfather is not identified more precisely in any document which has sofar been found. However, the reference to "quondam" in the 26 Oct1078 charter excludes Guillaume VIII Duke of Aquitaine who was stillalive at that date. Duke Guillaume VI is also probably excluded asher father, as Agnes would have been over 26 years old at the time ofher marriage if she had been his daughter (he died in 1038, seeabove). This seems improbable as noble girls often married when aged12 to 15 at the time. Duke Guillaume VII is therefore left as themost likely candidate to be Agnes´s father. According to EuropäischeStammtafeln[467], Agnes was the widow of Ramiro I King of Aragon.Szabolcs de Vajay[468] states that the wife of King Ramiro was thedaughter of Guillaume VI Duke of Aquitaine not of Duke Guillaume VII,although no source is cited to support this. From an onomastic pointof view, it is surprising that a daughter of Duke Guillaume VI wouldhave been named Agnes. The name appears only in the family of theComtes de Poitou after the third marriage of Duke Guillaume V withAgnes de Mâcon [Bourgogne-Comté], whereas Duke Guillaume VI was theson of Duke Guillaume V's first marriage. "Adalegida cometissa filiaMaginfredi marchionis et relicta quond. Oddonis idemque marchionis"donated property to the monastery at Taurini, in the presence of"domne Agnetis comitissæ, filiæ Wilelmi comitis et relictæ quondamPetri marchionis", for the souls of "Maginfredi patris, AdalriciAstensis episcopi patrui, Berthæ matris et Petri marchionis filiipredictæ comitissæ Adalegidæ", by charter dated 4 Jul 1079[469]."Adalasia comitissa cum nuru sua Agneta et filia eius Agnete" donatedproperty to "ecclesiæ S. Mariæ…Astensis episcopatus" by charter dated18 Jun 1089[470]. m (1064) PIERRE I Comte de Savoie, son of ODDONComte de Chablais & his wife Adelaida di Susa ([1047/49]-killed 9 Aug1078). 6. GUY de Poitou (1023-Chizé near Niort, Poitou 25 Sep 1086,bur Poitiers, église abbatiale de Saint-Jean l'Evangéliste deMontierneuf). The Chronicle of Saint-Maixent names "Petrum cognominaAcerrimum et Gaufredum qui Wido vocatus est" as the twin sons of DukeGuillaume and his third wife Agnes[471]. "Wido" is named as son ofAgnes (daughter of "Ermentrudis") in the Continuator of Flodoard[472].He adopted the first name GEOFFROY, "Gausfredus filii mei" beingnamed in the charter of his mother Agnes dated 1031[473]. He adoptedthe first name GUILLAUME when he succeeded his brother in 1058 asGUILLAUME VIII Duke of Aquitaine, GUILLAUME VI Comte de Poitou. - see below. 7. AGNES de Poitou ([1025]-Rome 14 Dec 1077, bur Rome, StPeter's). Herimannus names her "Agnetam, Willehelmi Pictaviensisfiliam" when recording her marriage[474]. The Chronicæ Sancti Albinirecords the marriage "1043 XII Kal Nov…apud Vesbrianim" of "Henricusimperator…filiam Willelmi comitis Pictavorum et Agnetis"[475]. Shewas crowned empress with her husband at Rome 25 Dec 1046. She wasregent during the minority of her son from 1056. Her husband's oldadviser, Gerhard von Eichstätt by then Pope Victor II, who was inGermany when her husband died, remained in Germany until spring 1057as the chief adviser of Agnès and ensured a smooth transition ofpower[476]. She also installed herself as AGNES Duchess of Bavaria in1056, until 1061 when she appointed Otto von Northeim as duke. In1062, Anno II Archbishop of Köln kidnapped her son King Heinrich IVand took him from Kaiserswerth to Köln. Agnès resigned as regent andwent to Rome[477]. According to the Preface of Vitæ Heinrici etCunegundis Imperatores, "Agnes imperatrix eius [Chunigundisimperatricis] consanguinea, obiit Idus Decembris"[478], although theexact relationship between Agnes and Empress Kunigund (widow ofEmperor Heinrich II) has not been traced. The necrology of RegensburgSt Emmeran records the death "XIX Kal Jan" of "Agnes imperatrix"[479].The necrology of Speyer records the death "XIX Kal Jan" of "Agnesimperatrix"[480]. m (Ingelheim 20 Nov 1043) as his second wife,HEINRICH III King of Germany, son of Emperor KONRAD II King of Germany& his wife Gisela of Swabia (Ostrebeck 28 Oct 1017-Burg Bodfeld imHarz 5 Oct 1056, bur Speyer Cathedral). 8. [BEATRIX de Poitou (-[1109]). Beatrix is named as one ofthe children of Duke Guillaume V & his third wife in EuropäischeStammtafeln[481] but the primary source on which this is based has notyet been found. She is not named among the children of Duke GuillaumeV by Richard[482]. 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