Alduin I of Angoulême
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Alduin I (died 27 March 916) was the Count of Angoulême 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 against the Viking invaders.
Alduin's wife is unknown, but with her he had a son:
He was the son of Wulgrin I, Count of Angoulême
Wulgrin I of Angoulême
Wulgrin I was the Count of Angoulême, Périgueux, and possible Saintonge from 866 to his death. His parents were Vulfard , Count of Flavigny, and Suzanne, who was a daughter of the Bego I, Count of Paris. His brother Hilduin the Young was the abbot of Saint-Denis...
, whom he succeeded on 3 May 886. Like his father, he was charged with defending parts of Aquitaine against the Viking invaders.
Alduin's wife is unknown, but with her he had a son:
- William II of AngoulêmeWilliam II of AngoulêmeWilliam Taillefer , numbered William II or William IV , was the Count of Angoulême from 987. He stood at the head of the family which controlled not only the Angoumois, but also the Agenais and part of Saintonge...
, a.k.a., William Taillefer I (? - 945), Count of Angoulême.
Sources
- http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~cousin/html
- Foundation for Medieval Genealogy, Chapter 3, Comtes d'Angoulême
- Histoire P@ssion (in French)
- Jaime Allen's Family Tree (aka FabPedigree)