William III. (Aquitaine)
Wilhelm Werghaupt ( lat . Caput stupe , French . Tête d'ETOUPE * to 900 ; † 3 April 963 ) served as William III. Duke of Aquitaine and as William I Count of Poitou , Limoges and Auvergne from the Ramnulfiden family .
Life
Wilhelm was the eldest son of Ebalus Mancer , whom he succeeded in Poitou after his death in 934. Wilhelm was an enemy of the Robertines , whose head Hugo Magnus seized Poitiers in 936 . Taking advantage of Hugo's conflict with King Ludwig IV overseas , Wilhelm was able to recapture the city in 938. In 942 the king appointed him lay abbot of the abbey of St. Hilaire , which has remained in the family's possession ever since.
William led his main battle against Count Raimund Pons of Toulouse , who challenged him for control of the Auvergne . After the death of King Ludwig IV (954), however, the nobility of Auvergne paid homage to him, and in 955 he gained control of the county of Limoges . His position as Duke of Aquitaine, however, was controversial: On the one hand by the Counts of Toulouse, who received the duchy of King Rudolf in 935 , and above all by Hugo Magnus, who asserted his dominant influence on King Lothar and differed from him with the Aquitanian Duchy was enfeoffed. In 955 Hugo Magnus moved with a royal army before Poitiers and defeated Wilhelm in a field battle. Poitiers could be defended successfully. Hugo Magnus died in 956 and although his son Hugo Capet took up his father's policy, Wilhelm's rule in Aquitaine was no longer endangered. Only now was he the undisputed "Duke of the Aquitaine".
Shortly before his death, Wilhelm became a monk in the Abbey of Saint-Cyprien , where he was also buried.
Wilhelm had been married to Gerloc- Adele († after 969), a daughter of the Norman Count Rollo , since 935 . They had two children:
- Wilhelm Eisenarm (around 937; † 995/996), Count of Poitou (Wilhelm II.) And Duke of Aquitaine (Wilhelm IV.)
- Adelheid (Aelis) (* probably 950; † 1004) ∞ in the summer of 968 with Hugo Capet , Duke of France and from 987 King of France
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| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Ebalus Mancer |
Count of Poitou 935–963 |
Wilhelm Eisenarm |
| Ebalus Mancer |
Duke of Aquitaine 935–963 |
Wilhelm Eisenarm |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | William III. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Wilhelm Wergkopf; Wilhelm Werghaupt |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Count of Poitou, Count of Limoges and Count of Auvergne |
| DATE OF BIRTH | at 900 or 915 |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 3, 963 |