Biography of Guy William Poitiers VIII Duke Aquitaine 1025-1086

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Guy William Poitiers VIII Duke Aquitaine succeeded VIII Duke Aquitaine.

Guy William Poitiers VIII Duke Aquitaine and Garsende Perigord Duchess Aquitaine were married. She by marriage Duchess Aquitaine. He the son of William "Great" V Duke Aquitaine and Agnes Ivrea Duchess Aquitaine.

Guy William Poitiers VIII Duke Aquitaine and Mateoda Unknown Duchess Aquitaine were married. She by marriage Duchess Aquitaine. He the son of William "Great" V Duke Aquitaine and Agnes Ivrea Duchess Aquitaine.

Guy William Poitiers VIII Duke Aquitaine and Hildegarde Burgundy Duchess Aquitaine were married. She by marriage Duchess Aquitaine. The difference in their ages was 31 years. She the daughter of Robert I Duke Burgundy and Ermengarde Blanche Ingelger Duchess Burgundy. He the son of William "Great" V Duke Aquitaine and Agnes Ivrea Duchess Aquitaine. They were second cousin once removed.

In or before 1004 [his father] William "Great" V Duke Aquitaine (age 34) and Adalemode Limoges Duchess Aquitaine were married. She by marriage Duchess Aquitaine. He the son of [his grandfather] William "Proud Arm" IV Duke Aquitaine and [his grandmother] Emma Blois Duchess Aquitaine.

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In or before 1010 [his father] William "Great" V Duke Aquitaine (age 40) and Sancha Gascony Duchess Aquitaine were married. She by marriage Duchess Aquitaine. He the son of [his grandfather] William "Proud Arm" IV Duke Aquitaine and [his grandmother] Emma Blois Duchess Aquitaine.

In or before 1023 [his father] William "Great" V Duke Aquitaine (age 53) and [his mother] Agnes Ivrea Duchess Aquitaine were married. She by marriage Duchess Aquitaine. She the daughter of [his grandfather] Otto William Ivrea I Count Burgundy (age 62) and [his grandmother] Ermentrude Countess Burgundy. He the son of [his grandfather] William "Proud Arm" IV Duke Aquitaine and [his grandmother] Emma Blois Duchess Aquitaine.

Around 1025 Guy William Poitiers VIII Duke Aquitaine was born to [his father] William "Great" V Duke Aquitaine (age 56) and [his mother] Agnes Ivrea Duchess Aquitaine.

On 31st January 1030 [his father] William "Great" V Duke Aquitaine (age 61) died. His son [his half-brother] William (age 26) succeeded VI Duke Aquitaine.

In 1032 [his step-father] Geoffrey "Martel aka Hammer" Ingelger II Count Anjou and [his mother] Agnes Ivrea Duchess Aquitaine were married. She the daughter of [his grandfather] Otto William Ivrea I Count Burgundy and [his grandmother] Ermentrude Countess Burgundy. He the son of Fulk "Black" Ingelger III Count Anjou (age 62) and Hildegarde Sundgau Countess Anjou.

In 1038 [his half-brother] William VI Duke Aquitaine (age 34) died. [his half-brother] Odo Duke Gascony and Aquitaine (age 28).

On 10th March 1040 [his half-brother] Odo Duke Gascony and Aquitaine (age 30) died. His half brother [his brother] William (age 17) succeeded VII Duke Aquitaine.

In 1052 [his daughter] Agnes Poitiers Queen Consort Leon Queen Consort Castile was born to Guy William Poitiers VIII Duke Aquitaine (age 27) and Mateoda Unknown Duchess Aquitaine. She married 1069 Alfonso "Brave" VI King Leon VI King Castile, son of Ferdinand "Great" I King Leon and Sancha Astur Leonese.

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Around October 1058 [his brother] William VII Duke Aquitaine (age 35) died.

In 1069 [his son-in-law] Alfonso "Brave" VI King Leon VI King Castile (age 28) and [his daughter] Agnes Poitiers Queen Consort Leon Queen Consort Castile (age 17) were married. She the daughter of Guy William Poitiers VIII Duke Aquitaine (age 44) and Mateoda Unknown Duchess Aquitaine. He the son of Ferdinand "Great" I King Leon and Sancha Astur Leonese.

On 22nd October 1071 [his son] William "Troubadour" Poitiers IX Duke Aquitaine was born to Guy William Poitiers VIII Duke Aquitaine (age 46) and Hildegarde Burgundy Duchess Aquitaine (age 15) at Toulose. He married (1) 1088 his half first cousin Ermengarde Anjou Duchess Brittany and Aquitaine, daughter of Fulk "Réchin" Anjou 4th Count Anjou and Hildegarde Beaugency Countess Anjou (2) 1094 Philippa Rouerge Duchess Aquitaine, daughter of William Rouerge Duke Narbonne and Emma Mortain Duchess Narbonne, and had issue.