• William of Poitiers (Latin: Guillelmus Pictaviensis, French: Guillaume de Poitiers; c. 1020 – 1090) was a Norman priest who served as the chaplain of...
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  • (1136–1164) Search for "William of Poitiers"  or "William of Poitou" on Wikipedia. William (disambiguation) Poitiers Poitou This disambiguation page lists...
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    Although William of Poitiers and William of Jumièges disagree about where the fleet was built – Poitiers states it was constructed at the mouth of the River...
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    (Source: William of Poitiers) (10) Hugh de Grandmesnil (Source: William of Poitiers) (11) William de Warenne, later 1st Earl of Surrey (Source: William of Poitiers)...
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    There is a rich history of archeological finds from the Roman era in Poitiers. In fact until 1857 Poitiers hosted the ruins of a vast Roman amphitheatre...
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    account of the contemporary chronicler William of Poitiers states that the body of Harold was given to William Malet for burial: The two brothers of the King...
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    William IX (Occitan: Guilhèm de Peitieus or Guilhem de Poitou, French: Guillaume de Poitiers; 22 October 1071 – 10 February 1126), called the Troubadour...
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    for the death of Gyrth, stating that the duke slew Harold's brother in combat, perhaps thinking that Gyrth was Harold. William of Poitiers states that the...
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    The Battle of Poitiers was fought on 19 September 1356 between a French army commanded by King John II and an Anglo-Gascon force under Edward, the Black...
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    title of Count of Poitiers (French: Comte de Poitiers, Latin: Comes Pictaviensis; or Poitou, in what is now France but in the Middle Ages became part of Aquitaine)...
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  • their presence at the Battle of Hastings of 14 October 1066. For example, the contemporary chronicler William of Poitiers recorded that Malet was present...
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  • Ademar of Chabannes, Dudo of Saint-Quentin, and William of Jumièges. William was son of Ebalus Manzer and Emilienne. He was born in Poitiers. He claimed...
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    Reading Abbey at the feet of his great-grandfather Henry I. At the time of his death, William was reigning as Count of Poitiers, as his mother had ceded...
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    citizenship. Although there were few Poitiers of French ancestry in the Bahamas, some believe that the Poitier ancestors had migrated from Haiti, and...
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  • William de la Mare William of Moerbeke William of Ockham, (c. 1285–1349) William of Poitiers, (1020–1090) William of Saint Albans, (fl. 1170) William...
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    individuals can be reliably claimed to have been with William at Hastings. William of Poitiers states that William obtained Pope Alexander II's consent for the...
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    count of Poitiers (as William VI) between 1058 and 1086, succeeding his brother William VII (Pierre-Guillaume). Guy-Geoffroy was the youngest son of William...
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    to Diane de Poitiers. French king's mistress poisoned by gold elixir A comprehensive web site about Diane de Poitiers, written by one of her descendants...
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    Dover Castle (category Invasions of England)
    been this that first attracted William's attention, and got Kent the motto of Invicta. In the words of William of Poitiers: Then he marched to Dover, which...
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    (1966). The French Apanages and the Capetian Monarchy: 1224–1328. Harvard University Press. Media related to Alphonse de Poitiers at Wikimedia Commons...
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    Ramnulfids (redirect from House of Poitiers)
    Tripoli Henry of Antioch House of Poitiers-Lusignan Manuel de Poitiers Guillaume de Poitiers Bohemond de Poitiers, Lord Consort of Boutron Jean de Boutron Guillaume...
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  • Aquitaine and count of Poitou (as William V) between 1039 and his death, following his half-brother Odo. William was the third son of William V of Aquitaine, the...
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    contemporary chronicler William of Poitiers wrote concerning him: With a harsh voice he [Duke William] called to Eustace of Boulogne, who with 50 knights...
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    brother-in-law. The Norman chronicler William of Poitiers reported that Edward had previously determined that William would succeed him on the throne, and...
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    in the Duchy of Normandy with his brother Edward the Confessor, with some show of arms. Their motivation is uncertain. William of Poitiers claimed that...
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  • William sheltered the young Louis, the son of Charles, Duke of Lower Lorraine, the last legitimate Carolingian heir. He opened the palace of Poitiers...
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    from a Norman apologist, William of Poitiers. According to his account, shortly before the Battle of Hastings, Harold sent William an envoy who admitted...
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    of Poitiers and Auvergne. William IV Iron Arm (963–995), son of William III, also Count of Poitiers. William V the Great (995–1030), son of William IV...
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  • finally subduing him in 1049. William of Poitiers wrote that the Duke subsequently allowed Guy to remain at his court; William of Jumièges describes this as...
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  • William IX may refer to: William IX of Aquitaine (1071–1126) William IX, Count of Poitiers (1153–1156) William IX of Montferrat (1494–1518) Wilhelm, Duke...
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