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Among the people who have borne the title of Count
Count

A count is a nobleman in European countries; The word count comes from French language comte, itself from Latin comes?in its Accusative case comitem?meaning "companion", and later "companion of the emperor, delegate of the emperor"....
 of Poitiers
Poitiers

Poitiers is a city on the Clain in west central France. It is a commune in France and the capital of the Vienne d?partement in France and of the Poitou-Charentes r?gion in France....
 (or Poitou
Poitou

Poitou was a Provinces of France of west-central France whose capital city was Poitiers.The region of Poitou was called Taifals in the sixth century....
, in what is now France
France

France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
 but in the Middle Ages
Middle Ages

File:Karl 1 mit papst gelasius gregor1 sacramentar v karl d kahlen.jpgThe Middle Ages of European history are a period in history which lasted for roughly a millennium, commonly dated from the fall of the Roman Empire in the 5th century to the beginning of the Early Modern Period in the 16th century, marked by the division of Western Christi...
 became part of Aquitaine
Aquitaine

Aquitaine , archaic Guyenne/Guienne , is one of the 26 regions of France, in the south-western part of metropolitan France, along the Atlantic Ocean and the Pyrenees mountain range on the border with Spain....
) are:



Charles Louis Edmond "de Bourbon", a pretender to the French throne, has used the title. His claim was disproven in 1998 when DNA tests showed that his grandfather, Karl Wilhelm Naundorff
Karl Wilhelm Naundorff

Karl Wilhelm Naundorff was a Germany clock- and watch-maker who until his death claimed to be Louis XVII of France. Naundorff was one of the more stubborn of more than thirty men who claimed to be Louis XVII....
, was not Louis XVII of France
Louis XVII of France

Louis XVII of France, also Louis VI of Navarre , from birth to 1789 known as Louis-Charles, Duke of Normandy; then from 1789 to 1791 as Louis-Charles, Dauphin of France of Viennois; and from 1791 to 1793 as Louis-Charles, Prince Royal of France, was the son of King Louis XVI of France and Marie Antoinette of Austria....
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Among the people who have borne the title of Count
Count

A count is a nobleman in European countries; The word count comes from French language comte, itself from Latin comes?in its Accusative case comitem?meaning "companion", and later "companion of the emperor, delegate of the emperor"....
 of Poitiers
Poitiers

Poitiers is a city on the Clain in west central France. It is a commune in France and the capital of the Vienne d?partement in France and of the Poitou-Charentes r?gion in France....
 (or Poitou
Poitou

Poitou was a Provinces of France of west-central France whose capital city was Poitiers.The region of Poitou was called Taifals in the sixth century....
, in what is now France
France

France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
 but in the Middle Ages
Middle Ages

File:Karl 1 mit papst gelasius gregor1 sacramentar v karl d kahlen.jpgThe Middle Ages of European history are a period in history which lasted for roughly a millennium, commonly dated from the fall of the Roman Empire in the 5th century to the beginning of the Early Modern Period in the 16th century, marked by the division of Western Christi...
 became part of Aquitaine
Aquitaine

Aquitaine , archaic Guyenne/Guienne , is one of the 26 regions of France, in the south-western part of metropolitan France, along the Atlantic Ocean and the Pyrenees mountain range on the border with Spain....
) are:

  • Guerin (or Warin[us]) (638–677)*Hatton (735-778)*Renaud
    Renaud of Poitiers

    Renaud was Count of Poitiers while Poitiers was part of Aquitaine.Renaud was preceded by Guerin of Poitiers and was succeeded by Bernard I of Poitiers ....
     (795–843)
  • Bernard I (815–844)
  • Emenon
    Emenon

    Emenon or Emeno was the Count of Poitou , Count of P?rigord , and Count of Angoul?me .It is unknown who nominated him count of Poitou, but it was probably Pepin I of Aquitaine, at whose side he had fought against the emperor Louis the Pious....
     or Emeno (828 – 839),
  • Ranulph I (835–866)
  • Ranulph II (866–890)
  • Gauzbert (857–892)
  • Robert I (866–923)
  • Ebalus
    Ebalus of Aquitaine

    Ebalus or Ebles Manzer or Manser was Count of Poitou and Duke of Aquitaine on two occasions: from 890 to 892 and from 902 and 927 to his death....
     (or Ebles Manzer) (890–892) (illegitimate son of Ranulf II of Poitiers)
  • Aymar (892–902)
  • Ebalus
    Ebalus of Aquitaine

    Ebalus or Ebles Manzer or Manser was Count of Poitou and Duke of Aquitaine on two occasions: from 890 to 892 and from 902 and 927 to his death....
     (or Ebles Manzer) (restored) (902–935) (illegitimate son of Ranulf II of Poitiers)
  • William III of Aquitaine
    William III of Aquitaine

    William III , called Towhead from the colour of his hair, was the "Count of the Duchy of Aquitaine" from 959 and Duke of Aquitaine from 962 to his death....
     (935–963) aka: William I of Poitou (son of Ebalus of Aquitaine)
  • William IV of Aquitaine
    William IV of Aquitaine

    William IV , called Fierebras or Fierebrace , was the Duke of Aquitaine and Count of Poitou from 963 to his retirement in 990.William's father, William III of Aquitaine, abdicated to the abbey of Saint-Cyprien in Poitiers and left the government to Fierebras....
     (963–995) aka: William II of Poitou (son of William III of Aquitaine)
  • William V of Aquitaine
    William V of Aquitaine

    William V , called the Great , was Duke of Aquitaine and Count of Poitou from 990 until his death. He was the son and successor of William IV of Aquitaine by his wife Emma, daughter of Theobald I of Blois....
     (969–1030) aka: William III of Poitou (son of William IV of Aquitaine)
  • William VI of Aquitaine
    William VI of Aquitaine

    William VI , called the Fat, was Duke of Aquitaine and Count of Poitou between 1030 and his death. He was the eldest son of William V of Aquitaine by his first wife, Adalmode of Limoges....
     (1030–1038) aka: William IV of Poitou (1st son of William V of Aquitaine)
  • Odo of Gascony (1038–1039) aka: Eudes (2nd son of William V of Aquitaine)
  • William VII of Aquitaine
    William VII of Aquitaine

    William VII , called the Eagle or the Bold , was the duke of Aquitaine and count of Poitou between 1039 and his death, following his half-brother Odo of Gascony....
     (1039–1058) aka: William V of Poitou (3rd son of William V of Aquitaine)
  • William VIII of Aquitaine
    William VIII of Aquitaine

    William VIII , born Guy-Geoffrey , was Gascony#List of Dukes and Counts , and then duke of Aquitaine and count of Poitiers between 1058 and 1086, succeeding his brother William VII of Aquitaine ....
     (1058–1086) aka: William VI of Poitou (4th son of William V of Aquitaine)
  • William IX of Aquitaine
    William IX of Aquitaine

    William IX , called the Troubador, was the Duke of Aquitaine and Duke of Gascony and Count of Poitou between 1086 and his death. He was also one of the leaders of the Crusade of 1101 and the first troubadour, that is, vernacular lyric poet in the Occitan language....
     (1071–1126) aka: William VII of Poitou (son of William VIII of Aquitaine)
  • William X of Aquitaine
    William X of Aquitaine

    File:Guillaume_X_Duc_de_Bordeaux_890mg.jpgWilliam X , called the Saint, was Duke of Aquitaine, Duke of Gascony, and Count of Poitou between 1126 and 1137....
     (1099–1137) aka: William VIII of Poitou (son of William IX of Aquitaine)
  • Eleanor of Aquitaine
    Eleanor of Aquitaine

    Eleanor, Duchess of Aquitaine was one of the wealthiest and most powerful women in Western Europe during the High Middle Ages.Eleanor succeeded her father as suo jure Duchess of Aquitaine and Countess of Poitiers at the age of fifteen, and thus became the most eligible bride in Europe....
    , Duchess of Aquitaine
    • Louis VII of France
      Louis VII of France

      Louis VII, called the Younger or the Young, , was List of French monarchs, the son and successor of Louis VI of France . He ruled from 1137 until his death....
       (1137–1180)** obtained title through marriage to Eleanore of Aquitaine (Queen of France)
    • Henry II of England
      Henry II of England

      Henry II, called Curtmantle ruled as King of England , Count of Anjou, Duke of Normandy, Duke of Aquitaine, Duke of Gascony, Count of Nantes, Lord of Ireland and, at various times, controlled parts of Wales, Scotland and western France....
       (1133–1189)**obtained title through marriage to Eleanore of Aquitaine (Queen of England)
  • William Plantagenet (1153–1156) son of Eleanor of Aquitaine and Henry II of England
    Henry II of England

    Henry II, called Curtmantle ruled as King of England , Count of Anjou, Duke of Normandy, Duke of Aquitaine, Duke of Gascony, Count of Nantes, Lord of Ireland and, at various times, controlled parts of Wales, Scotland and western France....
  • Otto IV, Holy Roman Emperor
    Otto IV, Holy Roman Emperor

    Otto IV of Brunswick was one of two rival kings of the Holy Roman Empire from 1198 on, sole king from 1208 on, and emperor from 1209 on. The only king of the Welf dynasty, he was deposed in 1215....
     (1196–1218)
  • Richard of Cornwall
    Richard, 1st Earl of Cornwall

    Richard of Cornwall was Count of Poitou , Earl of Cornwall and German King . One of the wealthiest men in Europe, he also joined the Sixth Crusade, where he achieved success as a negotiator for the release of prisoners, and assisted with the building of the citadel in Ashkelon....
     (1224) younger brother of Henry III of England
    Henry III of England

    Henry III was the son and successor of John of England as King of England, reigning for fifty-six years from 1216 to his death. His contemporaries knew him as Henry of Winchester....
  • Alphonse Capet
    Alphonse of Toulouse

    Alfonso or Alphonse was the Count of Poitou from 1225 and Counts of Toulouse from 1247.Alphonse was a son of Louis VIII of France, King of France and Blanche of Castile....
     (1220–1271) son of Louis VIII of France
    Louis VIII of France

    Louis VIII the Lion reigned as list of French monarchs from 1223 to 1226. He was a member of the House of Capet. Louis VIII was born in Paris, France, the son of Philip II of France and Isabelle of Hainaut....
  • Philip V of France
    Philip V of France

    Philip V , called the Tall , was List of French monarchs and List of Navarrese monarchs and Count of Champagne from 1316 to his death, and the second to last of the House of Capet....
     (1293–1322)
  • John II of France
    John II of France

    John II , called John the Good , was Count of Anjou, Count of Maine, and Duke of Normandy from 1332, Count of Poitiers from 1344, Duke of Aquitaine from 1345, and King of France from 1350 until his death, as well as Duke of Burgundy from 1361 to 1363....
     (1319–1364)
  • John, Duke of Berry
    John, Duke of Berry

    John of Valois, the Magnificent, was Duke of Berry and Rulers of Auvergne and Count of Poitiers and Montpensier. He was the third son of King John II of France and Bonne of Luxemburg; his brothers were Charles V of France, Louis I of Naples and Philip the Bold, Duke of Burgundy....
     (1340–1416) son of John II of France
    John II of France

    John II , called John the Good , was Count of Anjou, Count of Maine, and Duke of Normandy from 1332, Count of Poitiers from 1344, Duke of Aquitaine from 1345, and King of France from 1350 until his death, as well as Duke of Burgundy from 1361 to 1363....
  • John, Dauphin of France (1398–1417) son of Charles VI of France
    Charles VI of France

    Charles VI , called the Well-loved and the Mad , was the List of French monarchs from 1380 to 1399, as a member of the House of Valois....
  • Charles VII of France
    Charles VII of France

    File:Charles VII Franc a cheval 1422 1423.jpgCharles VII , called the Victorious or the Well-Served , was List of French monarchs from 1422 to his death, though he was initially opposed by Henry VI of England, whose Regent ruled much of France from Paris....
     (1403–1461)
  • François Joseph de Rye (r. 1695–1715)


Charles Louis Edmond "de Bourbon", a pretender to the French throne, has used the title. His claim was disproven in 1998 when DNA tests showed that his grandfather, Karl Wilhelm Naundorff
Karl Wilhelm Naundorff

Karl Wilhelm Naundorff was a Germany clock- and watch-maker who until his death claimed to be Louis XVII of France. Naundorff was one of the more stubborn of more than thirty men who claimed to be Louis XVII....
, was not Louis XVII of France
Louis XVII of France

Louis XVII of France, also Louis VI of Navarre , from birth to 1789 known as Louis-Charles, Duke of Normandy; then from 1789 to 1791 as Louis-Charles, Dauphin of France of Viennois; and from 1791 to 1793 as Louis-Charles, Prince Royal of France, was the son of King Louis XVI of France and Marie Antoinette of Austria....
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