Eudes of Aquitaine
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Odo was Duke of Gascony
from 1032 and then Duke of Aquitaine
and Count of Poitou from 1038.
He was a member of the House of Poitiers, the second son of William V of Aquitaine
, the eldest by second wife Prisca, daughter of William II of Gascony and sister of Sancho VI.
The Chronicle of Saint-Maixent and Adhemar of Chabannes are the chief sources for his reign. He was subscribing donation charters to Saint-Cyprien
with his father and mother and his brother Theobald, who died young, before 1018. He vied for the succession of his uncle in Gascony in 1032, but he did not receive it, at least not in full. Berengar
, his cousin, appeared as count of Gascony until 1036, either in his own right or as Odo's regent
. In 1033, Odo took possession of the County of Bordeaux, traditional seat of the Gascon dukes.
Odo succeeded his half-brother William VI
in Aquitaine in 1038. He had to war for his rights in Poitou against his stepmother Agnes and his half-brother William VII
. He died in battle at Mauzé
defending his recently-acquired title there. He was buried in the abbey of Saint-Pierre at Maillezais
beside his father and brother.
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Duke of Gascony
The Duchy of Vasconia , later known as Gascony, was a Merovingian creation: a frontier duchy on the Garonne, in the border with the rebel Basque tribes...
from 1032 and then Duke of Aquitaine
Duke of Aquitaine
The Duke of Aquitaine ruled the historical region of Aquitaine under the supremacy of Frankish, English and later French kings....
and Count of Poitou from 1038.
He was a member of the House of Poitiers, the second son of William V of Aquitaine
William V of Aquitaine
William V , called the Great , was Duke of Aquitaine and Count of Poitou 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...
, the eldest by second wife Prisca, daughter of William II of Gascony and sister of Sancho VI.
The Chronicle of Saint-Maixent and Adhemar of Chabannes are the chief sources for his reign. He was subscribing donation charters to Saint-Cyprien
Saint-Cyprien
Saint-Cyprien is the name or part of the name of several places. Most of them are named after Cyprian:-Canada:* Saint-Cyprien, Bas-Saint-Laurent, Quebec, municipality in Bas-Saint-Laurent, Quebec...
with his father and mother and his brother Theobald, who died young, before 1018. He vied for the succession of his uncle in Gascony in 1032, but he did not receive it, at least not in full. Berengar
Berengar of Gascony
Berengar was the eldest son of Alausia, daughter of Sancho VI of Gascony, and Hilduin, Count of Angoulême. He succeeded to the Duchy of Gascony on Sancho's death in 1032.He was either opposed immediately by his cousin Odo or acted as regent on his behalf...
, his cousin, appeared as count of Gascony until 1036, either in his own right or as Odo's regent
Regent
A regent, from the Latin regens "one who reigns", is a person selected to act as head of state because the ruler is a minor, not present, or debilitated. Currently there are only two ruling Regencies in the world, sovereign Liechtenstein and the Malaysian constitutive state of Terengganu...
. In 1033, Odo took possession of the County of Bordeaux, traditional seat of the Gascon dukes.
Odo succeeded his half-brother William VI
William VI of Aquitaine
William VI , called the Fat, was Duke of Aquitaine and Count of Poitou between 1030 and his death...
in Aquitaine in 1038. He had to war for his rights in Poitou against his stepmother Agnes and his half-brother William VII
William VII of Aquitaine
William VII , called the Eagle or the Bold , was the duke of Aquitaine and count of Poitou between 1039 and his death, following his half-brother Odo.William was the third son of William V of Aquitaine, the eldest by his third wife, Agnes of Burgundy...
. He died in battle at Mauzé
Mauzé
Mauzé is part of the name of 2 communes in the Deux-Sèvres department of France:* Mauzé-sur-le-Mignon* Mauzé-Thouarsais...
defending his recently-acquired title there. He was buried in the abbey of Saint-Pierre at Maillezais
Maillezais
Maillezais is a commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France.It was once an island, until Monks of the Maillezais Abbey dug canals. Remains of the sea wall are still present, and canoe tours of the canals are a regular attraction to tourists.-External links:*,...
beside his father and brother.
Sources
- Higounet, Charles. Bordeaux pendant le haut moyen age. Bordeaux, 1963.
- Foundation for Medieval Genealogy: Gascony.
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