Odo of Gascony

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Odo (

Count of Poitou
from 1038.

He was a member of the

William II of Gascony.[2]

The

County of Bordeaux
, traditional seat of the Gascon dukes.

At the death of his half-brother

William VII. He died in battle at Mauzé defending his recently acquired title there.[3] He was buried in the abbey of Saint-Pierre at Maillezais beside his father and brother.[b]

See also

  • Dukes of Aquitaine family tree

Notes

  1. ^ Higounet gives 1040 [1]
  2. ^ Probably his half-brother William VI.

References

  1. ^ Higounet 1963, p. 105.
  2. ^ Bachrach 1993, p. 268.
  3. ^ Bachrach 1993, pp. 240–241.

Sources

  • Bachrach, Bernard S. (1993). Fulk Nerra, the Neo-Roman Consul, 987-1040. University of California Press.
  • Higounet, Charles (1963). Bordeaux pendant le haut moyen age. Federation Historique Du Sud-Ouest.
Preceded by
Duke of Gascony

1032–1039 		Succeeded by
Bernard II
Preceded by
William VI
 Duke of Aquitaine
1038–1039 		Succeeded by
William VII
Count of Poitou

1038–1039
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