William VI, Duke of Aquitaine

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William VI (1004 – March 1038), called the Fat,

William V the Great by his first wife, Adalmode of Limoges.[1]

Throughout his reign, he had to face the hostility of his stepmother,

count of Vendôme. He entered into a war with Martel, who pretended to the government of the Saintonge. On 20 September 1034, he was captured in the field at Moncontour, near Saint-Jouin-de-Marnes.[2] He was freed in 1036, after nearly three years imprisonment,[3] only by ceding the cities of Saintes and Bordeaux. He immediately reopened the war, but was defeated again and had to cede the isle of Oléron
.

William married Eustachie of Montreuil but had no known descendants. He reformed the administration of Poitiers by naming a provost, and died there, being succeeded by his half-brother Odo. He was buried at Maillezais.

See also

  • Dukes of Aquitaine family tree

Notes

  1. ^ a b Bachrach 1993, p. 268.
  2. ^ Bachrach 1993, p. 216, 219.
  3. ^ Bachrach 1993, p. 233.

Sources

  • Bachrach, Bernard S. (1993). Fulk Nerra, the Neo-Roman Consul, 987-1040. University of California Press.
Preceded by
William V
Duke of Aquitaine
1030–1038
Succeeded by
Count of Poitiers
1030–1038