See also

Family of William V + and Sancha of GASCONY

Husband: William V + (969-1030)
Wife: Sancha of GASCONY (c. 965-1018)
Children: Odo (1010-1039)
Theobald (c. 1012- )

Husband: William V +

Name: William V +
Sex: Male
Nickname: The Great
Father: William IV + (934-995)
Mother: Emma + (954-1003)
Birth 0969 Poitiers, Poitou, France
Occupation Duke of Aquitane
Title frm 1004 to 1030 (age 34-61) Duke ofAquitane
Title frm 1004 to 1030 (age 34-61) Count of Poitiers
Death 31 Jan 1030 (age 60-61) Maillzais, Vendee, Pays-de-la-Loire, France

Wife: Sancha of GASCONY

Name: Sancha of GASCONY
Sex: Female
Father: -
Mother: -
Birth 0965 (est)
Death 1018 (age 52-53)

Child 1: Odo

Name: Odo
Sex: Male
Birth 1010
Occupation Duke of Aquitane
Title Duke of Aquitane
Title Duke of Gascony
Title frm 1038 to 10 Mar 1039 (age 27-29) Count of Poitou
Death 10 Mar 1039 (age 28-29) Mauze
Cause: battle wounds at the Battle of Mauze
Burial Abbey of Saint-Pierre
Maillezais

Child 2: Theobald

Name: Theobald
Sex: Male
Birth 1012 (est)

Note on Husband: William V +

William V (969 – 31 January 1030), called the Great (le Grand), was Duke of Aquitaine and Count of Poitou (as William II or III) from 990 until his death. He was the son and successor of William IV by his wife Emma of Blois, daughter of Theobald I of Blois. He seems to have taken after his formidable mother, who ruled Aquitaine as regent until 1004. He was a friend to Bishop Fulbert of Chartres, who found in him another Maecenas, and founded a cathedral school at Poitiers. He himself was very well educated, a collector of books, and turned the prosperous court of Aquitaine into the learning centre of Southern France.

 

Though a cultivated prince, he was a failure in the field. He called in the aid of his suzerain Robert II of France in subduing his vassal, Boso of La Marche. Together, they yet failed. Eventually, Boso was chased from the duchy. He had to contain the Vikings who yearly threatened his coast, but in 1006, he was defeated by Viking invaders. He lost the Loudunais and Mirebalais to Fulk Nerra, count of Anjou. He had to give up Confolens, Ruffec, and Chabanais to compensate William II of Angoulême, but Fulbert negotiated a treaty (1020) outlining the reciprocal obligations of vassal and suzerain.

 

However, his court was a centre of artistic endeavour and he its surest patron. His piety and culture brought peace to his vast feudum and he tried to stem the tide of feudal warfare then destroying the unity of many European nations by supporting the current Peace and Truce of God movements initiated by Pope and Church. He founded Maillezais Abbey (1010) and Bourgueil Abbey. He rebuilt the cathedral and many other religious structures in Poitiers after a fire. He travelled widely in Europe, annually visiting Rome or Spain as a pilgrim. Everywhere he was greeted with royal pomp. His court was of an international flavour, receiving ambassadors from the Emperor Henry II, Alfonso V of León, Canute the Great, and even his suzerain, Robert of France.

 

In 1024–1025, an embassy from Italy, sent by Ulric Manfred II of Turin, came to France seeking a king of their own, the Henry II having died. The Italians asked for Robert's son Hugh Magnus, co-king of France, but Robert refused to allow his son to go and the Italians turned to William, whose character and court impressed many. He set out for Italy to consider the proposal, but the Italian political situation convinced him to renounce the crown for him and his heirs. Most of his surviving six letters deal with the Italian proposal.

 

His reign ended in peace and he died on the last (or second to last) day of January 1030 at Maillezais, which he founded and where he is buried.[citation needed]

 

The principal source of his reign is the panegyric of Adhemar of Chabannes.

 

FamilyHe was married at least 3 times. His first wife was Adalemode of Limoges, widow of Adalbert I of La Marche. They had one son:

 

1.William, his successor

His second wife was Sancha of Gascony[1] (or Brisa/Prisca), daughter of Duke William II Sánchez of Gascony and sister of Duke Sancho VI William. She was dead by 1018. They had two sons and a daughter:

 

1.Odo, later duke also

2.Adalais, married Count Guiraut I Trancaleon of Armagnac

3.Theobald, died young

His third wife was Agnes of Burgundy, daughter of Otto-William, Duke of Burgundy. Her second husband was Geoffrey II of Anjou. They had two sons and a daughter also:

 

1.Peter William, later duke as William VII

2.Guy Geoffrey, later duke as William VIII

3.Agnes (or Ala), married Henry III, Holy Roman Emperor (1043)