William "Taillefer" I (died August 962) was also known as William II of Angoulême (being the second William in this family since Wulgrin I. His uncle,

William I William I; ang, WillelmI (Bates ''William the Conqueror'' p. 33– 9 September 1087), usually known as William the Conqueror and sometimes William the Bastard, was the first Norman king of England, reigning from 1066 until his death in 10 ...

, being the first). He 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 926 to 945. He was the son of Alduin I. According to one source, his surname, or sobriquet, was acquired "...from the way in which he cut down a Norman Sea-king through his coat of mail". This Norman sea-king is identified as Storis. The name Taillefer was used by subsequent members of this family, especially holders of the title

. William was not married, but had at least one, and possibly two, illegitimate sons who would later claim the title of

. *Ademar II (possibly ruling as count from after 945 to before 952) * Arnold II "Manzer" (count from 975 to 988)Bourgeois, 387.

Sources

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Histoire P@ssion - Chronologie historique des Comtes d’Angoulême (in French)
*L'art de Verifier des Faits historiquws, des Chartes, des Chroniques, et Autres Anciens Monuments, Depuis la Naissance de Notre-Seigner ''by Moreau et Yalade'', 1818
Page 179
*The coinage of the European continent, ''by Swan Sonnenschein'', 1893,
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*Annuaire Historique Pour L'annee 1854, ''by Société de l'histoire de France''
Page 178
*Nouvelle Encyclopedie Theologique, ''by Jacques-Paul Migne'', 1854
Page 903

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Taillefer, William, 01 Counts of Angoulême House of Girard 962 deaths Year of birth uncertain