Guillaume III av Akvitanien

**Guillaume III av Akvitanien**
född 915, död 963-04-03
Guillaume III av Akvitanien f. 915 Poitiers, Vienne, Poitou-Charentes, Frankrike d. 963-04-03 Saint-Cyprien Abbey, Poitiers, Vienne, Poitou-Charentes, Frankrike Hertig av Akvitanien 935-963 [ Biografi ] [ Barn ]	Ebles av Akvitanien f. 870 Poitiers, Vienne, Poitou-Charentes, Frankrike d. 935 Poitiers, Vienne, Poitou-Charentes, Frankrike Hertig av Akvitanien 928-932	Ranulf II av Akvitanien f. 850 Poitiers, Vienne, Poitou-Charentes, Frankrike d. 890-08-05 Poitiers, Vienne, Poitou-Charentes, Frankrike Hertig av Akvitanien 887-890	Ranulf av Akvitanien f. 817 Clermont-Ferrand, Puy de Dôme, Auvergne, Frankrike
			Adaltrude av Maine f. 830 Le Mans, Sarthe, Pays de la Loire, Frankrike


	Emilienne f. 890 Frankrike d. 915 Poitiers, Vienne, Poitou-Charentes, Frankrike

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Guillaume III av Akvitanien, född 915 i Poitiers, Vienne, Poitou-Charentes, Frankrike, död 963-04-03 i Saint-Cyprien Abbey, Poitiers, Vienne, Poitou-Charentes, Frankrike. Hertig av Akvitanien 935-963.

Married to Adèle av NORMANDIE 920-962 with
M Guillaume IV av AKVITANIEN 937-994
F Adélaïde av AKVITANIEN 945-1004

William III, called Towhead from the colour of his hair, was the "Count of the Duchy of Aquitaine" from 959 and Duke of Aquitaine from 962 to his death. He was also the Count of Poitou (as William I) from 935 and Count of Auvergne from 950.

He claimed the Duchy of Aquitaine from his father's death, but the royal chancery did not recognise his ducal title until the year before his own death.

Shortly after the death of King Rudolph in 936, he was constrained to forfeit some land to Hugh the Great by Louis IV. He did it with grace, but his relationship with Hugh thenceforward deteriorated. In 950, Hugh was reconciled with Louis and granted the duchies of Burgundy and Aquitaine. He tried to conquer Aquitaine with Louis's assistance, but William defeated them. Lothair, Louis's successor, feared the power of William. In August 955 he joined Hugh to besiege Poitiers, which resisted successfully. William, however, gave battle and was routed.

He was given the abbey of Saint-Hilaire-le-Grand, which remained in his house after his death. He also built a library in the palace of Poitiers.

William III married a lady named or renamed Adèle, perhaps about 936, which might have been a match arranged by William I of Normandy for him.

He abdicated to the abbey of Saint-Cyprien in Poitiers and left the government to his son.

Gift med
Adèle av Normandie, född 920 i Rouen, Seine-Maritime, Normandie, Frankrike, död 962-10-14 i Poitiers, Vienne, Poitou-Charentes, Frankrike. Hertiginna av Akvitanien 936-962.

Barn:
Adélaïde av Akvitanien, född 945, död 1004