William IX, count of Poitiers

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William (17 August 1153 – April 1156) was the first child of Henry Plantagenet (later Henry II of England) and Eleanor of Aquitaine. He was born in Normandy on the same day that his father's rival, Eustace IV of Boulogne, died.

William was a younger maternal half-brother of Marie de Champagne and Alix of France. He was an older brother of Henry the Young King, Matilda, Duchess of Saxony, Richard I of England, Geoffrey II, Duke of Brittany, Leonora of Aquitaine, Joan Plantagenet and John of England.

He died in April 1156, aged two years due to a seizure at Wallingford Castle and was buried in Reading Abbey at the feet of his great-grandfather Henry I.

At the time of his death, he had already been given the title of Count of Poitiers. For centuries, the dukes of Aquitaine had held this as one of their minor titles, so it had passed to Eleanor from her father; giving it to her son was effectively a revival of the title, separating it from the dukedom. Some authorities say he also held the title of "Archbishop of York", but this is probably an error. His half-brother Geoffrey Plantagenet (died 1212), who was born within months of William, did later hold that office, causing the confusion.

William

Count of Poitiers

Reign 17 August 1153 – April 1156

Predecessor Henry II Curtmantle, King of the English

Successor Vacant (later Otto IV, Holy Roman Emperor)

House House of Plantagenet

Father Henry II Curtmantle, King of the English

Mother Eleanor of Aquitaine

Born 17 August 1153(1153-08-17)

Normandy, France

Died April 1156 (aged 2)

Wallingford Castle, Berkshire

Burial Reading Abbey, Berkshire

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_IX_of_Poitou

William (17 August 1153 – April 1156) was the first child of Henry Plantagenet (later Henry II of England) and Eleanor of Aquitaine. He was born in Normandy on the same day that his father's rival, Eustace IV of Boulogne, died.

William was a younger maternal half-brother of Marie de Champagne and Alix of France. He was an older brother of Henry the Young King, Matilda, Duchess of Saxony, Richard I of England, Geoffrey II, Duke of Brittany, Leonora of Aquitaine, Joan Plantagenet and John of England.

He died in April 1156, aged two years due to a seizure at Wallingford Castle and was buried in Reading Abbey at the feet of his great-grandfather Henry I.

At the time of his death, he had already been given the title of Count of Poitiers. For centuries, the dukes of Aquitaine had held this as one of their minor titles, so it had passed to Eleanor from her father; giving it to her son was effectively a revival of the title, separating it from the dukedom. Some authorities say he also held the title of "Archbishop of York", but this is probably an error. His half-brother Geoffrey Plantagenet (died 1212), who was born within months of William, did later hold that office, causing the confusion.

William

Count of Poitiers

Reign 17 August 1153 – April 1156

Predecessor Henry II Curtmantle, King of the English

Successor Vacant (later Otto IV, Holy Roman Emperor)

House House of Plantagenet

Father Henry II Curtmantle, King of the English

Mother Eleanor of Aquitaine

Born 17 August 1153(1153-08-17)

Normandy, France

Died April 1156 (aged 2)

Wallingford Castle, Berkshire

Burial Reading Abbey, Berkshire

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_IX_of_Poitou

William (17 August 1153 – April 1156) was the first child of Henry Plantagenet (later Henry II of England) and Eleanor of Aquitaine. He was born in Normandy on the same day that his father's rival, Eustace IV of Boulogne, died.

William was a younger maternal half-brother of Marie de Champagne and Alix of France. He was an older brother of Henry the Young King, Matilda, Duchess of Saxony, Richard I of England, Geoffrey II, Duke of Brittany, Leonora of Aquitaine, Joan Plantagenet and John of England.

He died in April 1156, aged two years due to a seizure at Wallingford Castle and was buried in Reading Abbey at the feet of his great-grandfather Henry I.

At the time of his death, he had already been given the title of Count of Poitiers. For centuries, the dukes of Aquitaine had held this as one of their minor titles, so it had passed to Eleanor from her father; giving it to her son was effectively a revival of the title, separating it from the dukedom. Some authorities say he also held the title of "Archbishop of York", but this is probably an error. His half-brother Geoffrey Plantagenet (died 1212), who was born within months of William, did later hold that office, causing the confusion.

William

Count of Poitiers

Reign 17 August 1153 – April 1156

Predecessor Henry II Curtmantle, King of the English

Successor Vacant (later Otto IV, Holy Roman Emperor)

House House of Plantagenet

Father Henry II Curtmantle, King of the English

Mother Eleanor of Aquitaine

Born 17 August 1153(1153-08-17)

Normandy, France

Died April 1156 (aged 2)

Wallingford Castle, Berkshire

Burial Reading Abbey, Berkshire

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_IX_of_Poitou

William (17 August 1153 – April 1156) was the first child of Henry Plantagenet (later Henry II of England) and Eleanor of Aquitaine. He was born in Normandy on the same day that his father's rival, Eustace IV of Boulogne, died.

William was a younger maternal half-brother of Marie de Champagne and Alix of France. He was an older brother of Henry the Young King, Matilda, Duchess of Saxony, Richard I of England, Geoffrey II, Duke of Brittany, Leonora of Aquitaine, Joan Plantagenet and John of England.

He died in April 1156, aged two years due to a seizure at Wallingford Castle and was buried in Reading Abbey at the feet of his great-grandfather Henry I.

At the time of his death, he had already been given the title of Count of Poitiers. For centuries, the dukes of Aquitaine had held this as one of their minor titles, so it had passed to Eleanor from her father; giving it to her son was effectively a revival of the title, separating it from the dukedom. Some authorities say he also held the title of "Archbishop of York", but this is probably an error. His half-brother Geoffrey Plantagenet (died 1212), who was born within months of William, did later hold that office, causing the confusion.

William

Count of Poitiers

Reign 17 August 1153 – April 1156

Predecessor Henry II Curtmantle, King of the English

Successor Vacant (later Otto IV, Holy Roman Emperor)

House House of Plantagenet

Father Henry II Curtmantle, King of the English

Mother Eleanor of Aquitaine

Born 17 August 1153(1153-08-17)

Normandy, France

Died April 1156 (aged 2)

Wallingford Castle, Berkshire

Burial Reading Abbey, Berkshire

William (17 August 1153 – April 1156) was the first child of Henry Plantagenet (later Henry II of England) and Eleanor of Aquitaine, born in Normandy, on the same day that his father's rival Eustace IV of Boulogne died.

William was a younger maternal half-brother of Marie de Champagne and Alix of France. He was an older brother of Henry the Young King, Matilda, Duchess of Saxony, Richard I of England, Geoffrey II, Duke of Brittany, Leonora of Aquitaine, Joan Plantagenet and John of England.

He died aged two years at Wallingford Castle, and was buried in Reading Abbey at the feet of his great-grandfather Henry I. He died in April due to a seizure.

At the time of his death, he had already been given the title of Count of Poitiers. For centuries, the dukes of Aquitaine had held this as one of their minor titles, so it had passed to Eleanor from her father; giving it to her son was effectively a revival of the title, separating it from the dukedom. Some authorities say he also held the title of "Archbishop of York", but this is probably an error. His half-brother Geoffrey Plantagenet (died 1212), who was born within months of William, did later hold that office, causing the confusion.

William IX, Count of Poitiers

House of Plantagenet

Born: 17 August 1153 Died: April 1156

English royalty

Preceded by

Henry, Duke of Anjou Heir to the English Throne

as heir apparent

25 October 1154 - April 1156 Succeeded by

Henry the Young King

French nobility

Preceded by

Henry and Eleanor Count of Poitiers

1153 – 1156 Succeeded by

Alphonse

Named after his mothers father & his fathers great-grandfather, William 'the Conqueror'.

Sources:

The book, 'Eleanor of Aquitaine'

The book, 'Now I Remember'

The book, 'The Autobiography of Eleanor'

(plus, many more)