William VI , Count of Poitou

M, (circa 1024 - 25 September 1089)
Father-Biological*William III the Great ~ Comte de Poitou b. c 969, d. 31 Jan 1030
Mother-Biological*Agnes of Burgundy , Princess of Lombardy b. c 995, d. 10 Nov 1068
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Last Edited=7 Jul 2022
     William VI , Count of Poitou was born circa 1024.1,2 He was the son of William III the Great ~ Comte de Poitou and Agnes of Burgundy , Princess of Lombardy. William VI , Count of Poitou was also known as Gui Geoffrey.1 He was also William VIII Duke of Aquitaine.1 William became, in 1058, the Count of Poitou.2

William VI , Count of Poitou married Hildegarde of Burgundy , Duchess consort of Gascony and Aquitaine, daughter of Robert III the Old ~ Duc de Bourgogne et Prince de France and Eleanor of Semur-en-Auxois, in 1068. When their first child, William, was born the Church at first considered him illegitimate because of his parents’ consanguinity. This obliged his father to make a pilgrimage to Rome soon after his birth to seek papal approval of his marriage to Hildegarde.1,2,3 William VI , Count of Poitou died on 25 September 1089.1,2

Child of William VI , Count of Poitou and Hildegarde of Burgundy , Duchess consort of Gascony and Aquitaine

Citations

  1. Stuart, Roderick W. Royalty for Commoners, The Complete Known Lineage of John of Gaunt, Son of Edward III, King of England, and Queen Philippa, Fourth Edition. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 2002.
  2. Weis, Frederick Lewis. Ancestral Roots of Sixty Colonists Who Came to New England Between 1623 and 1650, Fifth Edition. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1982.
  3. Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia. Online https://en.wikipedia.org