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William IX, Duke of Aquitaine

1071 - 1127

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William IX (Occitan: Guilhèm de Peitieus or Guilhem de Poitou, French: Guillaume de Poitiers; 22 October 1071 – 10 February 1126), called the Troubadour, was the Duke of Aquitaine and Gascony and Count of Poitou (as William VII) between 1086 and his death. He was also one of the leaders of the Crusade of 1101. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of William IX, Duke of Aquitaine has received more than 307,473 page views. His biography is available in 37 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 36 in 2019). William IX, Duke of Aquitaine is the 95th most popular nobleman (down from 87th in 2019), the 538th most popular biography from France (up from 550th in 2019) and the 17th most popular French Nobleman.

He is most famous for being the father of Eleanor of Aquitaine, who was the wife of Louis VII of France and Henry II of England.

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Among NOBLEMEN

Among noblemen, William IX, Duke of Aquitaine ranks 95 out of 842. Before him are Élisabeth Charlotte d'Orléans, Ramesses XI, Raymond III, Count of Tripoli, Ferdinando I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany, Ismihan Sultan, and John of Gaunt. After him are Philippe of Belgium, Piero the Unfortunate, Amadeus VIII, Duke of Savoy, Princess Elisabeth of Hesse and by Rhine, Duke Maximilian Joseph in Bavaria, and Roger I of Sicily.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1071, William IX, Duke of Aquitaine ranks 1. After him is Eupraxia of Kiev. Among people deceased in 1127, William IX, Duke of Aquitaine ranks 1. After him are Charles I, Count of Flanders, Fulcher of Chartres, Muhammad I of Khwarazm, William II, Duke of Apulia, and Prince Álmos.

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In France

Among people born in France, William IX, Duke of Aquitaine ranks 538 out of 6,011. Before him are Eugène Boudin (1824), Anaïs Nin (1903), Baldwin I, Latin Emperor (1172), William of Rubruck (1220), Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet (1627), and Rashi (1040). After him are Joseph Black (1728), Charles II of Navarre (1332), Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux (1636), Avitus (395), Gaston, Duke of Orléans (1608), and René of Anjou (1409).

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Among NOBLEMEN In France

Among noblemen born in France, William IX, Duke of Aquitaine ranks 17. Before him are Philippe II, Duke of Orléans (1674), Charles, Count of Valois (1270), Jeanne d'Albret (1528), Henrik, Prince Consort of Denmark (1934), Philip the Bold (1342), and Élisabeth Charlotte d'Orléans (1676). After him are Amadeus VIII, Duke of Savoy (1383), Roger I of Sicily (1031), Louis I, Duke of Orléans (1372), Joan of France, Duchess of Berry (1464), Hugh the Great (898), and Élisabeth of France (1764).

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