William VI. (Aquitaine)
William the Fat ( Guillaume le Gros ) (* 1004 ; † December 15, 1038 in Poitiers ) from the Ramnulfiden family was from 1030 to 1038 as William IV. Count of Poitou and William VI. Duke of Aquitaine . He was the son of Wilhelm V (III.) The Great .
Throughout his reign he also faced the hostility of his stepmother Agnes of Burgundy , his father's third wife, who had entered into a second marriage in 1032 to Gottfried II , Count of Anjou .
By Gottfried, who made claims to the Saintonge , he was captured on September 20, 1034 in the battle of Moncontour near Saint-Jouin-de-Marnes , and only released three years later against the cession of the cities of Saintes and Bordeaux . He immediately resumed the fight, was defeated again, and had to cede the Île d'Oléron .
Wilhelm appointed a Vogt (Prévôt) in Poitiers and thus created the first approaches for an administration of the city.
Wilhelm married Eustachie von Montreuil-Bellay , daughter of Berlay III, but remained childless. He died in Poitiers and was buried in Maillezais . He was succeeded by his brother Odo .
literature
- Benoît Cursente: Wilhelm VI. the thickness, Hzg. v. Aquitaine . In: Lexicon of the Middle Ages (LexMA). Volume 9, LexMA-Verlag, Munich 1998, ISBN 3-89659-909-7 , column 138 f.
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Wilhelm V (III.) |
Duke of Aquitaine Count of Poitou 1030-1038 |
Odo |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | William VI. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | William VI. of Aquitaine; William IV of Poitou; William the Fat; Guillaume le Gros |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Duke of Aquitaine, Count of Poitou |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1004 |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 15, 1038 |
| Place of death | Poitiers |