William VII of Aquitaine
11th-century Gascon nobleman
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
William VII (born Peter, Pierre-Guillaume; 1023 – autumn 1058), called the Eagle (Aigret) or the Bold (le Hardi), was duke of Aquitaine and count of Poitou (as William V) between 1039 and his death, following his half-brother Odo.
1023
| William VII | |
|---|---|
| Duke of Aquitaine | |
| Reign | 1039–1058 |
| Predecessor | Odo of Gascony |
| Successor | William VIII, Duke of Aquitaine |
| Born | Pierre-Guillaume 1023 |
| Died | autumn 1058 Saumur |
| Spouse | Ermensinde de Longwy |
| Issue | Clementia of Aquitaine Agnes of Aquitaine, Countess of Savoy |
| House | Ramnulfids |
| Father | William V, Duke of Aquitaine |
| Mother | Agnes of Burgundy |
War against his half-brother and failure to occupy Gascony
William was the third son of William V of Aquitaine, the eldest by his third wife, Agnes of Burgundy.[1] He was brother-in-law of the Holy Roman Emperor Henry III, who married his sister Agnes.[2] His mother remarried to Geoffrey Martel, Count of Anjou, during his reign.[1] William won his patrimony in a war with his half-brother Odo, who was killed in battle at Mauzé. He did not, however, succeed in occupying Gascony.
War against his stepfather and death during a siege
Marriage and supposed daughters
He was married to Ermesinde, of unknown origins. Two daughters have been hypothesized to be children of this couple:
- Clementia, who married Conrad I of Luxembourg[3]
- Agnes, who married Peter I of Savoy.[4]
