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Dangereuse De L'Isle Bouchard
Dangereuse de l'Isle Bouchard (Poitevin (language), Poitevin: ''Dangerosa''; 10791151) was the daughter of Bartholomew of l'Isle Bouchard and his wife Gerberge de Blaison. She was the maternal grandmother of the celebrated Eleanor of Aquitaine. She was also mistress to her granddaughters' paternal grandfather, William IX, Duke of Aquitaine. As the mistress of William the Troubadour, she was known as ''La Maubergeonne ''for the tower he built for her at his castle in Poitiers. ''Dangereuse'' ("Dangerous") was a sobriquet she received for her seductiveness; her baptismal name may have been ''Amauberge'' or ''Amal(a)berge''. Life Marriage Dangereuse married Aimery I, Viscount of Châtellerault, at an unknown date. She advised her husband to donate property to the priory of Saint-Denis-de-Vaux in a charter dated 1109, which means they were married before this point. Dangereuse was a woman who did as she pleased and cared little for the opinion of her peers. Their marriage produced ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William IX, Duke Of Aquitaine
William IX ( oc, Guilhèm de Peitieus; ''Guilhem de Poitou'' french: Guillaume de Poitiers) (22 October 1071 – 10 February 1126), called the Troubadour, was the Duke of Aquitaine and Duke of Gascony, 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. Though his political and military achievements have a certain historical importance, he is best known as the earliest troubadour—a vernacular lyric poet in the Occitan language—whose work survives. Ducal career William was the son of William VIII of Aquitaine by his third wife, Hildegarde of Burgundy. His birth was a cause of great celebration at the Aquitanian court, but the Church at first considered him illegitimate because of his father's earlier divorces and his parents' consanguinity. This obliged his father to make a pilgrimage to Rome soon after his birth to seek Papal approval of his third marriage and the young William's legitimacy. Early car ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
