William IV, Count of Poitou

1024 - 1089  (65 years)

• Name	William IV
  Relationship	with Robert Alan Roy
  Birth	About 1024  [1, 2]
  General Information	He was also William VIII Duke of Aquitaine. He was also called Gui Geoffrey.  [1]
  Title(s)	1058 (Age 34)  [2]
  In 1058, he became the Count of Poitou.
  Death	25 Sep 1089  [1, 2]
  Siblings	3 Siblings
  1. William IV, Count of Poitou,   b. About 1024   d. 25 Sep 1089  (Age 65 years) ▻ Hildegarde of Burgundy, Duchess consort of Gascony and Aquitaine,  m. 1068/69 + 2. William V, Count of Poitou,   b. About 1023   d. 1058  (Age 35 years) ▻ Ermesinde of Longwy,  m. 1051 + 3. Agnes of Poitou   d. 14 Dec 1077 ▻ Henry III "the Black", Holy Roman Emperor,  m. 21 Nov 1043 + 4. Beatrix of Poitou ▻ Raymond I, Count of Melgueil,  m. Before 1055
  Person ID	I2946	| Roy Line, Boudreau Line
  Last Modified	21 Oct 2021

  
  

  Father	William III "the Great", Count of Poitou,   b. About 969   d. 31 Jan 1030 (Age 61 years)
  Mother	Agnes of Burgundy, Princess of Lombardy,   b. About 995   d. 10 Nov 1068 (Age 73 years)
  Marriage	1019
  Age at Marriage	He : ~ 50 years - She : ~ 24 years.
  Family ID	F2333	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Hildegarde of Burgundy, Duchess consort of Gascony and Aquitaine,   b. Abt 1056   d. 1104 (Age 48 years)
  Marriage	1068/69  [1, 2]
  Age at Marriage	He : ~ 45 years - She : ~ 13 years.
  Information	When their first child, William, Was born the Church at first considered him illegitimate because of his parents’ consanguinity. This obliged his father to make a pilgrimage to Rome soon after his birth to seek papal approval of his marriage to Hildegarde.   [3]
  Children	1. William VII "the Troubadour", Count of Poitou,   b. 22 Oct 1071, Poitou, Nouvelle Aquitaine, France d. 10 Feb 1127 (Age 55 years)   2. Beatrice of Aquitaine   d. 1110   3. Agnes of Aquitaine, Queen of Aragon and Navarre
  Family ID	F2328	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Oct 2021

  
  

• Event Map		Child - William VII "the Troubadour", Count of Poitou - 22 Oct 1071 - Poitou, Nouvelle Aquitaine, France  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S60] Stuart, Roderick W. Royalty for Commoners, The Complete Known Lineage of John of Gaunt, Son of Edward III, King of England, and Queen Philippa Fourth Edition, (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 2002). [S59] Weis, Frederick Lewis. Ancestral Roots of Sixty Colonists Who Came to New England Between 1623 and 1650 Fifth Editionif, (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1982). [S304] Wikipedia, Hildegarde of Burgundy. [S2000] ------------- Sources Below not Reviewed -------------.