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William III of Aquitaine

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William III (913 – 3 April 963), called Towhead (French: Tête d'étoupe, Latin: 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. He was also the Count of Poitiers from 935 and Count of Auvergne from 950. The primary sources for his reign are Ademar of Chabannes, Dudo of Saint-Quentin, and William of Jumièges.

Hereditary claim to the Duchy of Aquitaine

William was son of Ebalus Manzer[1] and Emilienne. He was born in Poitiers. He claimed the Duchy of Aquitaine from his father's death, but the royal chancery did not recognise his ducal title until the year before his own death.

Conflicts with Louis IV and Lothair of France

Shortly after the death of King Rudolph in 936, he was constrained to cede 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.

Hugh Capet as a rival claimant to Aquitaine

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.

Control over Saint-Hilaire-le-Grand and construction of a new library in Poitiers

William 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.

Family background, marriage and issue

Su padre era el duque Ebles Manzer , que ya era un hombre de mediana edad cuando Guillermo nació alrededor del año 913. Según la crónica de Ademar de Chabannes , la esposa de Guillermo era Geirlaug (en francés: Gerloc , también conocida como Adèle), hija de Rollo de Normandía . [ 2 ] El menos fiable Dudo de Saint-Quentin afirma que Guillermo, en lugar de Ebles, se casó con Gerloc, quizás alrededor del año 936, en un matrimonio que pudo haber sido concertado por Guillermo I de Normandía.

Con Gerloc, Guillermo tuvo al menos un hijo cuya filiación está claramente documentada:

  • Guillermo , su sucesor en Aquitania. [ 3 ] Abdicó a la abadía de Saint-Cyprien en Poitiers y dejó el gobierno a su hijo.
  • Adelaida , quien se casó con Hugh Capet [ a ]

Véase también

Notas

  1. ↑ Según Bouchard, Adelaida no era de Poitou/Aquitania. Un documento de 982, utilizado como "prueba" de los orígenes de Adelaida, indica que una hermana (Adela) de Guillermo IV de Aquitania se casó con un duque Eblo, lo cual fue modificado posteriormente para indicar que se trataba del duque Hugo Capeto. Bouchard afirma que el documento parece desorganizado y que tanto el duque Eblo como su esposa Adela ya habían fallecido en 982. Por lo tanto, Bouchard afirma que se desconoce la ascendencia de Adelaida. [ 4 ]

Referencias

  1. ↑ Pintor 1956 , pág. 244.
  2. ↑ Hagger 2017 , pág. 191.
  3. ↑ McKitterick 1999 , pág. 362.
  4. ↑ Bouchard 2001 , pág. 114.

Fuentes

  • Bouchard, Constance Brittain (2001). Los de mi sangre: la creación de familias nobles en la Francia medieval . University of Pennsylvania Press.
  • Hagger, Mark S. (2017). El gobierno normando en Normandía, 911-1144 . The Boydell Press.
  • McKitterick, Rosamond (1999). Los reinos francos bajo los carolingios, 751-987 . Longman.
  • Painter, Sidney (1956). " Castellans de la llanura de Poitou en los siglos XI y XII". Speculum . 31 (2 de abril). The University of Chicago Press: 243–257 . doi : 10.2307/2849411 . JSTOR 2849411. S2CID 162306871 .