Germaine Unknown1
F, #380, Deceased, b. about 985
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| Also Known As | Germaine Unknown was also known as Germaine Unknown. |
| Marriage | Germaine Unknown and Mauger Unknown were married.1 |
| Death | She died Y Y, Y.1 |
| User Reference Number | She; 18975 |
| Birth | She was born about 985.1 |
| Her son William Unknown was born about 1000. |
| Her husband Mauger Unknown died after 1033. |
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- [S1016] According to Otto Hirzell
Thomas Benyon
M, #390, Deceased, b. about 1872
| Consanguinity | 1st cousin 2 times removed of Adrian John Snelson |
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| User Reference Number | Thomas Benyon; 23986 |
| Birth | He was born about 1872. |
William III Towhead Unknown1,2
M, #398, Deceased, b. 915, d. 3 April 963
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| Residence | William III Towhead Unknown resided William III (915 – 3 April 963), called Towhead (French: Tête d'étoupe, Latin: Caput Stupe) from the colour of his hair, was the Count of Poitou (as 'William I') and Duke of Aquitaine from 935 to his death. He was also Count of Auvergne from 950.
William was son of Ebalus Manzer and Emilienne. He was born in Poitiers. The royal chancery never recognised his ducal title, only calling him 'count of the Duchy of Aquitaine' from 959 and 'Duke of Aquitaine' only after 962.
Shortly aftered the death of King Rudolph in 936, he was constrained to forfeit some land to Hugh the Great by Louis IV. He did it with grace, but his relationship with Hugh thenceforward deteriorated. In 950, Hugh was reconciled with Louis and granted the duchies of Burgundy and Aquitaine. He tried to conquer Aquitaine with Louis's assistance, but William defeated them. Lothair, Louis's successor, feared the power of William. In August 955, he joined Hugh to besiege Poitiers, which resisted successfully. William, however, gave battle and was routed. After the death of Hugh, his son Hugh Capet was named duke of Aquitaine, but he never tried to take up his fief, as William reconciled with Lothair. He was given the abbey of Saint-Hilaire-le-Grand, which remained in his house after his death. He also built a library in the palace of Poitiers.
He married Gerloc (renamed Adele), daughter of Rollo of Normandy. They had at least two children, Adelaide, who married Hugh Capet, and William, his successor in Aquitaine.
William abdicated to the abbey of Saint-Cyprien in Poitiers and left the government to his son.1 |
| User Reference Number | He; 18723 |
| Birth | He was born in 915 in Poitiers.2,1 |
| Marriage | William III Towhead Unknown and Adele (Gerloc) Unknown were married in 935.2,1 |
| His father Ebalus Manzer died in 935. |
| His son William IV Iron Arm Unknown was born in 937. |
| His daughter Adelaide (Aelis) Unknown was born about 945. |
| His wife Adele (Gerloc) Unknown died on 14 October 962. |
| Death | William III Towhead Unknown died on 3 April 963, at age ~48.2,1 |
Citations
- [S1016] According to Otto Hirzell
- [S1025] Bostock Family History
