William IX, Count of Poitiers
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Eleanor, Duchess of Aquitaine |
William (17 August 1153 – 1156) was the first son of King
Eustace IV of Boulogne
, died.
William either died aged 3 on 2 December 1156,[2][3] or aged 2 in April 1156.[4] This was due to a seizure at Wallingford Castle, and he was buried in Reading Abbey at the feet of his great-grandfather Henry I.[4]
At the time of his death, William was reigning as
Geoffrey
(died 1212), who was born a year before William, later held that office, causing the confusion.
References
- ^ Warren 1995, p. 137.
- ^ Huscroft 2016, p. 110.
- ^ Strickland 2007, p. 184.
- ^ a b Baxter 2016, p. 77.
Sources
- Baxter, Ron (2016). The Royal Abbey of Reading. The Boydell Press.
- Huscroft, Richard (2016). Tales From the Long Twelfth Century: The Rise and Fall of the Angevin Empire. Yale University Press.
- Strickland, Matthew (2007). "On the Instruction of a Prince: The Upbringing of Henry, the Young King". In Harper-Bill, Christopher; Vincent, Nicholas (eds.). Henry II: New Interpretations. The Boydell Press.
- Warren, W. L. (1995). Henry II. University of California Press.
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