Alduin (or Hildouin) I (died 27 March 916) was the
Count of Angoulême
Count (feminine: countess) is a historical title of nobility in certain European countries, varying in relative status, generally of middling rank in the hierarchy of nobility. Pine, L. G. ''Titles: How the King Became His Majesty''. New York: ...
from 886.
He was the son of
Wulgrin I, Count of Angoulême, whom he succeeded on 3 May 886. Like his father, he was charged with defending parts of
Aquitaine
Aquitaine ( , , ; oc, Aquitània ; eu, Akitania; Poitevin-Saintongeais: ''Aguiéne''), archaic Guyenne or Guienne ( oc, Guiana), is a historical region of southwestern France and a former administrative region of the country. Since 1 Janu ...
against the
Viking invaders.
Alduin's wife is unknown, but they had a son,
William II of Angoulême, (William Taillefer I; 926–945)
Count of Angoulême
Count (feminine: countess) is a historical title of nobility in certain European countries, varying in relative status, generally of middling rank in the hierarchy of nobility. Pine, L. G. ''Titles: How the King Became His Majesty''. New York: ...
.
References
Sources
*http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~cousin/html
Histoire P@ssion (in French)
916 deaths
Counts of Angoulême
Year of birth unknown
House of Girard
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