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1 Family

William was the son of William VIII of Aquitaine by his wife Hildegard of Burgundy . He was briefly married to Ermengarde of Anjou , before taking as wife Philippa of Toulouse . From Philippa William had:

• Agnes of Poitiers , who married to king Ramiro II of Aragon
• William, count of Valentinois
• Henry, abbot of Cluny
• Raymond of Poitiers, ruler of the principality of AntiochThe Principality of Antioch including parts of modern-day Turkey and Syria, was one of the crusader states created during the First Crusade. Foundation While Baldwin of Boulogne and Tancred headed east from Asia Minor to set up the County of Edessa, the m, a crusader state
• William X of AquitaineWilliam X of Aquitaine ( 1099 April 9, 1137), nicknamed the Saint was Duke of Aquitaine and Gascony and Count of Poitiers between 1126 and 1137. William was born in Toulouse. He was the son of William, the Troubador by his repudiated wife, Philippa of Tou, his heir.

William is also known for his affair with Dangerosa, the wife of his vassalA vassal in European medieval feudalism terminology, is one who through a commendation ceremony (composed of homage and fealty) enters into mutual obligations with a lord, usually military conscription and mutual protection, in exchange for a fief. A bond Aimery I de Rochefoucauld, Viscount of Châtellerault. It was Dangerosa's daughter by Aimery, Aenor, who would eventually marry William's son, William X of AquitaineWilliam X of Aquitaine ( 1099 April 9, 1137), nicknamed the Saint was Duke of Aquitaine and Gascony and Count of Poitiers between 1126 and 1137. William was born in Toulouse. He was the son of William, the Troubador by his repudiated wife, Philippa of Tou, and give birth to Eleanor of AquitaineEleanor of Aquitaine (about 1122 April 1, 1204) was one of the most powerful people of the Middle Ages and the richest and most powerful woman in Europe during her lifetime. She was married first to the French King Louis VII and then to the English King H.

2 Military life

William of Aquitaine joined the first Crusade led by Godfrey of BouillonGodfrey of Bouillon (c. 1060- 1100), Godefroy de Bouillon in French) was a leader of the First Crusade. He was the second son of Eustace II, count of Boulogne, and Ida, daughter of Godfrey II, Duke of Lower Lorraine. Early Life He was designated by Duke G, Robert of Normandy and Raymond of Toulouse only after the fall of Jerusalem in 1099. He arrived in the Holy land in 1101 and stayed there until the following year. His record as a general is not very impressive. William fought mostly skirmishes in Anatolia and was frequently defeated. His recklessness had his army ambushed on several occasions, with great losses to his own side. Later on in his life, William joined forces with the kingdoms of Castile (an old ally and his younger sister Beatrice had been the last of the wives of Alfonso VI of Castile) and Léon. Between 1120 and 1123, Aquitanian troops fought side by side with queen Urraca of Castile, in an effort to conquer the Moors of Cordoba and complete the Reconquista. William IX also provided troops to Philip I of France in his war against William the Conqueror.