William VII of Angoulême
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William VII of Angoulême (died 1186) was also known as William Taillefer V, was the Count of Angoulême from 1881.
The second of three sons of William VI of Angoulême, he inherited the title of Count of Angoulême, and it's territory, upon the death of his brother, Wulgrin III of Angoulême
, who in turn had only one daughter, Mathilde of Angoulême
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William VII died childless and the title passed to his youngest brother Aymer of Angoulême
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The second of three sons of William VI of Angoulême, he inherited the title of Count of Angoulême, and it's territory, upon the death of his brother, Wulgrin III of Angoulême
Wulgrin III of Angoulême
Wulgrim III of Angoulême, also known as Wulgrin Taillefer II, inherited the title of Count of Angoulême and it's territories from his father, William VI of Angoulême....
, who in turn had only one daughter, Mathilde of Angoulême
Mathilde of Angoulême
Mathilde of Angoulême was the sole daughter of Wulgrin III, Count of Angoulême. After the death of her father, the title passed to her uncle, William V of Angoulême...
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William VII died childless and the title passed to his youngest brother Aymer of Angoulême
Aymer of Angoulême
Aymer was the last Count of Angoulême of the House of Taillefer. He was the third of the six children of Count William IV and Marguerite of Turenne...
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Sources
- Foundation for Medieval Genealogy, Chapter 3, Comtes d'Angoulême
- Histoire P@ssion - Chronologie historique des Comtes d’Angoulême (in French)
- L'art de Verifier des Faits historiquws, des Chartes, des Chroniques, et Autres Anciens Monuments, Depuis la Naissance de Notre-Seigner by Moreau et Yalade, 1818, Page 190
- The coinage of the European continent, by Swan Sonnenschein, 1893, Page 276
- Annuaire Historique Pour L'annee 1854, by Société de l'histoire de France, Page 180
- Nouvelle Encyclopedie Theologique, by acques-Paul Migne, 1854, Page 903