Count Angoulême is in Counts of France.
In 987 Arnald "Manzer" Angoulême II Count Angoulême died. His son William [aged 35] succeeded II Count Angoulême.
Around 987 William Angoulême II Count Angoulême [aged 35] and Ermengarde Gerberga Ingelger Duchess Brittany [aged 31] were married. She by marriage Countess Angoulême. She the daughter of Geoffrey "Greygown" Ingelger 1st Count Anjou [aged 48] and Adele Vermandois Countess Anjou. He the son of Arnald "Manzer" Angoulême II Count Angoulême.
In 1028 William Angoulême II Count Angoulême [aged 76] died. His son Alduin succeeded II Count Angoulême.
In 1032 Alduin Angoulême II Count Angoulême died. His brother Geoffrey succeeded I Count Angoulême.
In 1048 Geoffrey Angoulême I Count Angoulême died. His son Fulk [aged 22] succeeded I Count Angoulême.
In 1064 Fulk Angoulême I Count Angoulême [aged 38] and Condoha Normandy Countess Angoulême were married. She by marriage Countess Angoulême. She the daughter of Robert Normandy III Count of Eu and Beatrix Falaise Countess Eu [aged 42]. He the son of Geoffrey Angoulême I Count Angoulême and Anceline Countess Angoulême.
In 1089 Fulk Angoulême I Count Angoulême [aged 63] died. His son William succeeded V Count Angoulême.
In 1120 William Angoulême V Count Angoulême died. His son Wulfgrin succeeded II Count Angoulême.
On 16th November 1140 Wulfgrin Angoulême II Count Angoulême died. His son William succeeded VI Count Angoulême.
In 1179 William "Taillefer" Angoulême VI Count Angoulême died. His son Wulgrin [aged 23] succeeded III Count Angoulême.
Abbot John Whethamstede’s Chronicle of the Abbey of St Albans
Abbot John Whethamstede's Register aka Chronicle of his second term at the Abbey of St Albans, 1451-1461, is a remarkable text that describes his first-hand experience of the beginning of the Wars of the Roses including the First and Second Battles of St Albans, 1455 and 1461, respectively, their cause, and their consequences, not least on the Abbey itself. His text also includes Loveday, Blore Heath, Northampton, the Act of Accord, Wakefield, and Towton, and ends with the Coronation of King Edward IV. In addition to the events of the Wars of the Roses, Abbot John, or his scribes who wrote the Chronicle, include details in the life of the Abbey such as charters, letters, land exchanges, visits by legates, and disputes, which provide a rich insight into the day-to-day life of the Abbey, and the challenges faced by its Abbot.
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In 1181 Wulgrin "Taillefer" Angoulême III Count Angoulême [aged 25] died. His brother William succeeded VII Count Angoulême.
In 1186 William Angoulême VII Count Angoulême died. His brother Aymer [aged 26] succeeded I Count Angoulême. Alice Courtenay Countess Angoulême by marriage Countess Angoulême.
On 4th June 1246 Isabella of Angoulême Queen Consort England [aged 58] died at Fontevraud Abbey [Map]. Her son Hugh [aged 25] succeeded II Count Angoulême. Yolande Capet Countess Lusignan, La Marche and Angoulême [aged 27] by marriage Countess Angoulême.
On 6th April 1250 Hugh XI of Lusignan VI Count of La Marche II Count Angoulême [aged 29] died. His son Hugh [aged 15] succeeded XII Seigneur of Lusignan, VII Count La Marche, III Count Angoulême.
On 29th January 1254 Hugh XII of Lusignan VII Count of La Marche III Count Angoulême [aged 19] and Jeanne Fougères Countess Lusignan Countess La Marche and Angoulême were married. She by marriage Seigneur of Lusignan, Countess La Marche, Countess Angoulême. He the son of Hugh XI of Lusignan VI Count of La Marche II Count Angoulême and Yolande Capet Countess Lusignan, La Marche and Angoulême [aged 35].
After 25th August 1270 Hugh XII of Lusignan VII Count of La Marche III Count Angoulême [deceased] died. His son Hugh [aged 11] succeeded XIII Seigneur of Lusignan, VIII Count La Marche, IV Count Angoulême.
On 1st July 1276 Hugh XIII of Lusignan VIII Count of La Marche IV Count Angoulême [aged 17] and Beatrice Burgundy Countess Lusignan, La Marche and Angoulême [aged 16] were married. She by marriage Seigneur of Lusignan, Countess La Marche, Countess Angoulême. She the daughter of Hugh IV Duke Burgundy. He the son of Hugh XII of Lusignan VII Count of La Marche III Count Angoulême and Jeanne Fougères Countess Lusignan Countess La Marche and Angoulême.
On 1st November 1303 Guy I of Lusignan I Count of La Marche I Count Angoulême [aged 41] succeeded I Seigneur of Lusignan, I Count La Marche, I Count Angoulême.
In 1404 Louis Valois I Duke Orléans [aged 31] was appointed Count Angoulême.
On 16th February 1488 Charles Valois Orléans Count Angoulême [aged 29] and Louise of Savoy Countess Angoulême [aged 11] were married. She by marriage Countess Angoulême. She the daughter of Philip "Landless" Savoy II Duke Savoy [aged 50] and Margaret Bourbon. They were third cousin once removed.
Jean de Waurin's Chronicle of England Volume 6 Books 3-6: The Wars of the Roses
Jean de Waurin was a French Chronicler, from the Artois region, who was born around 1400, and died around 1474. Waurin’s Chronicle of England, Volume 6, covering the period 1450 to 1471, from which we have selected and translated Chapters relating to the Wars of the Roses, provides a vivid, original, contemporary description of key events some of which he witnessed first-hand, some of which he was told by the key people involved with whom Waurin had a personal relationship.
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Wulfgrin Angoulême II Count Angoulême and Amable Chatellerault Countess Angoulême were married. She by marriage Countess Angoulême. He the son of William Angoulême V Count Angoulême and Vitapoy Benauges Countess Angoulême.
Charles Valois Orléans Count Angoulême was created Count Angoulême.
Wulfgrin Angoulême II Count Angoulême and Pontia La Marche Countess Angoulême were married. She by marriage Countess Angoulême. He the son of William Angoulême V Count Angoulême and Vitapoy Benauges Countess Angoulême.
William Angoulême V Count Angoulême and Vitapoy Benauges Countess Angoulême were married. She by marriage Countess Angoulême. He the son of Fulk Angoulême I Count Angoulême.
Geoffrey Angoulême I Count Angoulême and Petronille Archiac Countess Angoulême were married. She by marriage Countess Angoulême. He the son of William Angoulême II Count Angoulême and Ermengarde Gerberga Ingelger Duchess Brittany.
Geoffrey Angoulême I Count Angoulême and Anceline Countess Angoulême were married. She by marriage Countess Angoulême. He the son of William Angoulême II Count Angoulême and Ermengarde Gerberga Ingelger Duchess Brittany.
Alduin Angoulême II Count Angoulême and Alaisia Gasçogne Countess Angoulême were married. She by marriage Countess Angoulême. He the son of William Angoulême II Count Angoulême and Ermengarde Gerberga Ingelger Duchess Brittany.
Arnald "Manzer" Angoulême II Count Angoulême succeeded II Count Angoulême.