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Coronation

Tempore illo Rex Henricus senior filio Richardo ex voluntate matris Aquitanorum tradidit Ducatum. Post haec apud S. Hilarium Pictavis Dominica post Pentecostem, juxta consuetudinem, in Abbatis sedem elevatur: sed a Bertramno Burdegalensi et Joanne Pictavensi Praesulibus lancea ei cum vexilla praebetur. . . . Procedenti tempore Richardus Lemovicas veniens, in urbe cum processione suscipitur, annulo S. Valeriae decoratur, novusque Dux ab omnibus proclamatus.

Dukes of Aquitaine under Frankish kings

• Chramn (555–560)
• Desiderius
  Desiderius of Aquitaine
  
  Desiderius was a Gallo-Roman dux in the Kingdom of the Franks during the reigns of Chilperic I and Guntram. He served Chilperic as Duke of Aquitaine and was his greatest general....
   (583–587)
• Bladast
  Bladast
  
  Bladast or Bladastes was a Frankish dux during the reigns of Chilperic I and Chlothar II.In 583 or 581, Chilperic I gave the province of Aquitaine to Bladast and Desiderius of Aquitaine and sent them into Vasconia with the Aquitainian army....
   (583–587)
• Astrobald (587–589)
• Sereus
  Sereus
  
  Sereus, Serenus, or Severus was the Duke of Aquitaine briefly following the dukeship of Austrovald. Monlezun's reliance on the Charte d'Alaon makes it not unlikely that this individual is spurious or mis-identified....
   (589–592)
• Charibert II
  Charibert II
  
  File:Caribert II Tremissis Banassac 629 632.jpgCharibert II , a son of Clotaire II and his second wife Sichilde, was briefly king of Aquitaine from 629 to his death, with his capital at Toulouse....
   (629–632)
• Chilperic
  Chilperic of Aquitaine
  
  Chilperic was the infant son of Charibert II, and briefly king of Aquitaine in 632. He was killed shortly after his father in 632, under orders by Dagobert I, Charibert's half-brother....
   (632)
• Boggis
  Boggis
  
  Boggis, Bohggis, or Bodogisel was the Duke of Aquitaine from the death of Chilperic of Aquitaine in 632 until his death.His origins are not well known, but some suppose to have been a son of Charibert II based on the spurious Charte d'Alaon....
   (632–660)
• Felix
  Felix of Aquitaine
  
  Felix was the patrician of Toulouse, and then Duke of Aquitaine from 660 until his death. He had his seat at Toulouse, and was probably a vassal of the Franks....
   (660–670)
• Lupus I
  Lupus I of Aquitaine
  
  Lupus I was the Duke of Gascony and Duke of Aquitaine from about 670. His reign may have lasted a few years or longer . He is often considered the progenitor of the Gascon dynasty of Lupo II of Gascony and the Aquitainian dynasty the Odo the Great....
   (670–676)
• Odo the Great
  Odo of Aquitaine
  
  Odo the Great , Duke of Aquitaine, obtained this dignity about 700. His territory included the southwestern part of Gaul from the Loire to the Pyrenees, with his capital in Toulouse....
   (688–735), his reign commenced perhaps as late as 692, 700, or 715, unclear parentage
• Hunald I
  Hunald of Aquitaine
  
  Hunald , Duke of Aquitaine , succeeded his father Odo the Great in 735.He refused to recognize the high authority of the Frankish mayor of the palace, Charles Martel, whereupon Charles marched south of the Loire, seized Bordeaux, and Blaye, but eventually allowed Hunald to retain Aquitaine on condition that he should promise fidelity....
   (735–748), son of previous, abdicated to monastery, may have returned later (see below)
• Waifer
  Waifer of Aquitaine
  
  Waifer was the duke of Aquitaine from 748 to 767, succeeding his newly-monastic father Hunald of Aquitaine.When asked to give up Frankish refugees and stolen church lands in 760, Waifer rebelled....
   (748–767), son of previous
• Hunald II
  Hunald of Aquitaine
  
  Hunald , Duke of Aquitaine , succeeded his father Odo the Great in 735.He refused to recognize the high authority of the Frankish mayor of the palace, Charles Martel, whereupon Charles marched south of the Loire, seized Bordeaux, and Blaye, but eventually allowed Hunald to retain Aquitaine on condition that he should promise fidelity....
   (767–769), either Hunald I returning or a different Hunald, fled to Lupus II of Gascony and was handed over to Charlemagne
  Charlemagne
  
  Charlemagne was List of Frankish kings from 768 to his death. He expanded the Franks kingdoms into a Carolingian Empire that incorporated much of Western Europe and Central Europe....
  
• Lupus II (768–781), Duke of Gascony
  Duke of Gascony
  
  The Duchy of Vasconia , later known as Gascony, was a Merovingian creation: a Marches on the Garonne, in the border with the rebel Basque people tribes....
  , opposed Charlemagne's rule and Hunald's relatives

Direct rule of Carolingian kings

• Louis I the Pious
  Louis the Pious
  
  Louis the Pious , also called the Fair, and the Debonaire, was the King of Aquitaine from 781 and Holy Roman Emperor and King of the Franks with his father, Charlemagne, from 813....
   (781–817)
• Pepin I
  Pepin I of Aquitaine
  
  File:Pepin_I_Aquitaine_denier_817_838.jpgPepin I was King of Aquitaine. He was the second son of Holy Roman Emperor Louis the Pious and his first wife, Ermengarde of Hesbaye....
   (817–838), son of Louis
• Charles II the Bald
  Charles the Bald
  
  File:Charles le Chauve denier Bourges after 848.jpgCharles the Bald , Holy Roman Emperor and King of West Francia , was the youngest son of the Emperor Louis the Pious by his second wife Judith, daughter of Welf....
   (838–855), brother of Pepin I; in contest with:
• Pepin II
  Pepin II of Aquitaine
  
  File:Pepin_II_d_Aquitaine_obole_845_to_848.jpgPepin II, called the Younger , was King of Aquitaine from 838 as the successor upon the death of his father, Pepin I of Aquitaine....
   (claimant 838–864), son of Pepin I
• Charles III the Child
  Charles the Child
  
  Charles the Child was the King of Aquitaine from October 855 until his death in 866. If his father, Charles the Bald, and great grandfather, Charlemagne, are counted as rulers of Aquitaine, he would be numbered Charles III....
   (855–866), son of Charles the Bald
  Charles the Bald
  
  File:Charles le Chauve denier Bourges after 848.jpgCharles the Bald , Holy Roman Emperor and King of West Francia , was the youngest son of the Emperor Louis the Pious by his second wife Judith, daughter of Welf....
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• Louis II the Stammerer
  Louis the Stammerer
  
  Louis the Stammerer , was the King of Aquitaine and later List of French monarchs. He was the eldest son of Charles the Bald and Ermentrude of Orl?ans....
   (866–879), son of Charles the Bald, also King of France from 877
• Carloman (879–884), son of previous, also King of Burgundy
  King of Burgundy
  
  The following is a list of the Kings of Kingdom of Burgundy....
  

Dukes of Aquitaine under French kings

• Ranulph I (852–866), also Count of Poitiers
  Count of Poitiers
  
  Among the people who have borne the title of Count of Poitiers are:*Guerin of Poitiers *Hatton *Renaud of Poitiers *Bernard I of Poitiers ...
  .
  No duke 866-887
• Ranulph II (887–890), son of previous, also Count of Poitiers
  Count of Poitiers
  
  Among the people who have borne the title of Count of Poitiers are:*Guerin of Poitiers *Hatton *Renaud of Poitiers *Bernard I of Poitiers ...
  , called himself King of Aquitaine from 888 until his death.
• Ebalus the Bastard
  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....
   (also called Manzer) (890–893), illegitimate son of Ranulph, also Count of Poitiers
  Count of Poitiers
  
  Among the people who have borne the title of Count of Poitiers are:*Guerin of Poitiers *Hatton *Renaud of Poitiers *Bernard I of Poitiers ...
   and Auvergne.

• William I the Pious
  William I of Aquitaine
  
  William I , called the Pious, was the Count of Auvergne from 886 and Duke of Aquitaine from 893, succeeding the Poitevin ruler Ebalus of Aquitaine....
   (893–918), also Count of Auvergne
  Rulers of Auvergne
  
  This is a list of the various rulers of Auvergne....
  
• William II the Younger
  William II of Aquitaine
  
  William II the Young was the Count of Auvergne and Duke of Aquitaine from 918 to his death, succeeding his uncle William I of Aquitaine.William was son of the Acfred I of Carcassonne and Adelinde, William I's sister....
   (918–926), nephew of William I, also Count of Auvergne
  Rulers of Auvergne
  
  This is a list of the various rulers of Auvergne....
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• Acfred (926–927), brother of William II, also Count of Auvergne
  Rulers of Auvergne
  
  This is a list of the various rulers of Auvergne....
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• Ebalus the Bastard (927–932), for a second time.

• Raymond I Pons
  Raymond Pons of Toulouse
  
  Raymond Pons was the Count of Toulouse from 924. He was the last head of his house to rule in Toulouse before the power passed to his cousins the counts of Rouergue....
   (932–936)
• Raymond II
  Raymond II of Rouergue
  
  Raymond II was the count of Rouergue and Quercy from 937 to his death. Under Raymond, Rouergue achieved a suzerainty over neighbouring counties and he successfully titled himself Margrave of Septimania....
   (936–955)

• Hugh the Great
  Hugh the Great
  
  Hugh the Great was duke of the Franks and count of Paris, France, son of King Robert I of France and nephew of King Odo, Count of Paris. He was born in Paris, Ile-de-France, France....
   (955–962)

• William III Towhead
  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....
   (962–963), son of Ebalus, also Count of Poitiers
  Count of Poitiers
  
  Among the people who have borne the title of Count of Poitiers are:*Guerin of Poitiers *Hatton *Renaud of Poitiers *Bernard I of Poitiers ...
   and Auvergne.
• William IV Iron Arm
  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), son of previous, also Count of Poitiers
  Count of Poitiers
  
  Among the people who have borne the title of Count of Poitiers are:*Guerin of Poitiers *Hatton *Renaud of Poitiers *Bernard I of Poitiers ...
  .
• William V the Great
  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....
   (995–1030), son of previous, also Count of Poitiers
  Count of Poitiers
  
  Among the people who have borne the title of Count of Poitiers are:*Guerin of Poitiers *Hatton *Renaud of Poitiers *Bernard I of Poitiers ...
  .
• William VI the Fat
  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), 1st son of previous, also Count of Poitiers
  Count of Poitiers
  
  Among the people who have borne the title of Count of Poitiers are:*Guerin of Poitiers *Hatton *Renaud of Poitiers *Bernard I of Poitiers ...
  .
• Eudes
  Eudes of Aquitaine
  
  Odo was Duke of Gascony from 1032 and then Duke of Aquitaine and Count of Poitou from 1038.He was a member of the House of Poitiers, the second son of William V of Aquitaine and Prisca, daughter of William II of Gascony and sister of Sancho VI of Gascony....
   (or Odo) (1038–1039), 2nd son of William V of Aquitaine, also Count of Poitiers
  Count of Poitiers
  
  Among the people who have borne the title of Count of Poitiers are:*Guerin of Poitiers *Hatton *Renaud of Poitiers *Bernard I of Poitiers ...
   and Duke of Gascony
  Duke of Gascony
  
  The Duchy of Vasconia , later known as Gascony, was a Merovingian creation: a Marches on the Garonne, in the border with the rebel Basque people tribes....
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• William VII the Eagle
  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), 3rd son of William V of Aquitaine also Count of Poitiers
  Count of Poitiers
  
  Among the people who have borne the title of Count of Poitiers are:*Guerin of Poitiers *Hatton *Renaud of Poitiers *Bernard I of Poitiers ...
  .
• William VIII
  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), 4th son of William V of Aquitaine, also Count of Poitiers
  Count of Poitiers
  
  Among the people who have borne the title of Count of Poitiers are:*Guerin of Poitiers *Hatton *Renaud of Poitiers *Bernard I of Poitiers ...
   and Duke of Gascony
  Duke of Gascony
  
  The Duchy of Vasconia , later known as Gascony, was a Merovingian creation: a Marches on the Garonne, in the border with the rebel Basque people tribes....
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• William IX the Troubadour
  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....
   (or the Younger) (1086–1127), son of previous, also Count of Poitiers
  Count of Poitiers
  
  Among the people who have borne the title of Count of Poitiers are:*Guerin of Poitiers *Hatton *Renaud of Poitiers *Bernard I of Poitiers ...
   and Duke of Gascony
  Duke of Gascony
  
  The Duchy of Vasconia , later known as Gascony, was a Merovingian creation: a Marches on the Garonne, in the border with the rebel Basque people tribes....
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• William X the Saint
  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....
   (1127–1137), son of previous, also Count of Poitiers
  Count of Poitiers
  
  Among the people who have borne the title of Count of Poitiers are:*Guerin of Poitiers *Hatton *Renaud of Poitiers *Bernard I of Poitiers ...
   and Duke of Gascony
  Duke of Gascony
  
  The Duchy of Vasconia , later known as Gascony, was a Merovingian creation: a Marches on the Garonne, in the border with the rebel Basque people tribes....
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• Eleanor
  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....
   (1137–1189), daughter of previous, also Countess of Poitiers and Duchess of Gascony, married the kings of 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....
   and England
  England
  
  native_name =|conventional_long_name = England|common_name = England|image_flag = Flag of England.svg|image_coat = England COA.svg|symbol_type = Royal Coat of Arms...
   in succession.
• Louis the Younger
  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....
   (1137–1152), also King of France, Duke in right of his wife.

• • Henry I
    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....
     (1152–1172), also King of England, Duke in right of his wife Eleanor.
  • Richard I Lionheart
    Richard I of England
    
    Richard I was King of England from 6 July 1189 until his death in 1199. He also ruled as Duke of Normandy, Duke of Aquitaine, Duke of Gascony, Lord of Ireland, Cyprus, Count of Anjou, Count of Nantes and Brittany at various times during the same period....
     (1172–1184), also King of England, Duke and regent in right of his mother.
• Richard I Lionheart
  Richard I of England
  
  Richard I was King of England from 6 July 1189 until his death in 1199. He also ruled as Duke of Normandy, Duke of Aquitaine, Duke of Gascony, Lord of Ireland, Cyprus, Count of Anjou, Count of Nantes and Brittany at various times during the same period....
   (1189–1196), (succeeding on the death of his mother, Eleanor)
• Otto of Brunswick
  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....
   (1196–1199),
• John I (1199–1216) Also King of England, Duke in right of his mother until 1204,
• Henry II
  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....
   (1216–1254), also King of England.
• Edward I Longshanks
  Edward I of England
  
  Edward I , popularly known as Longshanks, the English Justinian, and the Hammer of the Scots , was a House of Plantagenet King of England who achieved historical fame by conquering large parts of Wales and almost succeeding in doing the same to Scotland....
   (1254–1306), also King of England.
• Edward II
  Edward II of England
  
  Edward II, of Caernarfon, was Kingdom of England from 1307 until he was deposition in January 1327. His tendency to ignore his nobility in favour of low-born favourites led to constant political unrest and his eventual deposition....
   (1306–1325), also King of England.
• Edward III
  Edward III of England
  
  Edward III was one of the most successful List of the monarchs of the Kingdom of Englands of the Britain in the Middle Ages. Restoring royal authority after the disastrous reign of his father, Edward II of England, Edward III went on to transform the Kingdom of England into the most efficient military power in Europe....
   (1325–1362), also King of England.

Plantagenet rulers of Aquitaine

• Edward the Black Prince (1362–1372), 1st son of Edward III, also Prince of Wales
  Prince of Wales
  
  Prince of Wales is a title traditionally granted to the Heir Apparent to the reigning monarch of the United Kingdom . The current Prince of Wales is Charles, Prince of Wales, the eldest son of Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom....
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• John II (1390–1399), 2nd son of Edward III, also Duke of Lancaster
  Duke of Lancaster
  
  There were several Dukes of Lancaster in the 14th and early 15th Centuries. See also Duchy of Lancaster.There were three creations of the Dukedom of Lancaster....
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• Henry III
  Henry IV of England
  
  Henry IV was King of England and Lord of Ireland . Like other kings of England, he also claimed the title of King of France. He was born at Bolingbroke Castle in Lincolnshire, hence the other name by which he was known, Henry Bolingbroke....
   (1399), inherited the Duchy from his father, but ceded it to his son upon becoming King of England.
• Henry IV
  Henry V of England
  
  Henry V was one of the most significant English warrior kings of the 15th century. He was born at Monmouth, Wales, in the tower above the gatehouse of Monmouth Castle, and reigned as King of England from 1413 to 1422....
   (1399–1422), son of previous, also King of England 1413–1422.

Valois and Bourbon Dukes of Aquitaine

• 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....
   (1345–1350), son of Philip VI of France
  Philip VI of France
  
  Philip VI , known as the Fortunate and of Valois, was the List of French monarchs from 1328 to his death. He was also Count of Counts and Dukes of Anjou, Counts and Dukes of Maine, and Count of Valois from 1325 to 1328....
  , acceded in 1350 as King of France.
• Charles (1392?–1401), 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....
  , Dauphin.
• Louis
  Louis, Dauphin of France (1397-1415)
  
  Louis, Dauphin of France and Duke of Guyenne was a younger son of Charles VI of France and Isabella of Bavaria-Ingolstadt. He was the third child of his parents to hold the title Dauphin of France , holding it from the death of his older brother in 1401, when he was likewise made Duke of Aquitaine ....
   (1401–1415), 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....
  , Dauphin.

• Charles, Duc de Berry
  Charles de Valois, Duc de Berry
  
  Charles de Valois was the son of Charles VII of France, King of France and Marie of Anjou. He spent most of his life plotting against his brother Louis XI of France....
   (1469–1472), son of 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....
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• Xavier (1753–1754), second son of Louis, Dauphin of France.
• Charles-Gonzalve de Bourbon
  Gonzalo de Borbón y Dampierre
  
  Gonzalo, Duke of Aquitaine was a grandson of King Alfonso XIII of Spain....
  , (1972–2000), son of Jacques-Henri VI, duke of Anjou and Segovia, head of the house of Bourbon