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Ranulf I (also Ramnulf, Rannulf, and Ranulph; 820 – 866) was a 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 ...
 (from 835) and Duke of Aquitaine
Duke of Aquitaine

The Duke of Aquitaine ruled the historical region of Aquitaine under the supremacy of the List of Frankish kings and later the List of French monarchs....
 (from 852). He is considered a possible son of Gerard, Count of Auvergne
Gerard, Count of Auvergne

Gerard, Count of AuvergneGerard was Rulers of Auvergne from 839 until his death on 25 June, 841....
, and Hildegard (or Matilda), daughter of Louis 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....
 and Ermengard
Ermengarde of Hesbaye

Ermengarde of Hesbaye, or Irmengarde was Queen of the Franks and Holy Roman Empress as the wife of Louis the Pious. She was Franks, the daughter of Ingerman of Hesbaye, count of Hesbaye, and Hedwig of Bavaria....
. Few details are known about Ranulf I, except that he died in 866 in 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....
 from wounds received in the Battle of Brissarthe
Battle of Brissarthe

The Battle of Brissarthe was fought on 15 September 866 between the Franks and a joint Breton people-Viking army near Brissarthe, Neustria. It was marked by the death of Robert the Strong, the Neustrian margrave, and Ranulf I of Aquitaine, the duke of Aquitaine....
 against the Vikings (in which Robert the Strong
Robert the Strong

Robert IV the Strong , was March of Neustria. His family is named after him and called Robertians. He was first nominated by Charles the Bald missus dominicus in 853....
 also died). Ranulf I, is the 32nd Great-Grandfather to Queen Elizabeth II








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Ranulf I (also Ramnulf, Rannulf, and Ranulph; 820 – 866) was a 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 ...
 (from 835) and Duke of Aquitaine
Duke of Aquitaine

The Duke of Aquitaine ruled the historical region of Aquitaine under the supremacy of the List of Frankish kings and later the List of French monarchs....
 (from 852). He is considered a possible son of Gerard, Count of Auvergne
Gerard, Count of Auvergne

Gerard, Count of AuvergneGerard was Rulers of Auvergne from 839 until his death on 25 June, 841....
, and Hildegard (or Matilda), daughter of Louis 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....
 and Ermengard
Ermengarde of Hesbaye

Ermengarde of Hesbaye, or Irmengarde was Queen of the Franks and Holy Roman Empress as the wife of Louis the Pious. She was Franks, the daughter of Ingerman of Hesbaye, count of Hesbaye, and Hedwig of Bavaria....
. Few details are known about Ranulf I, except that he died in 866 in 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....
 from wounds received in the Battle of Brissarthe
Battle of Brissarthe

The Battle of Brissarthe was fought on 15 September 866 between the Franks and a joint Breton people-Viking army near Brissarthe, Neustria. It was marked by the death of Robert the Strong, the Neustrian margrave, and Ranulf I of Aquitaine, the duke of Aquitaine....
 against the Vikings (in which Robert the Strong
Robert the Strong

Robert IV the Strong , was March of Neustria. His family is named after him and called Robertians. He was first nominated by Charles the Bald missus dominicus in 853....
 also died). Ranulf I, is the 32nd Great-Grandfather to Queen Elizabeth II

Marriage and issue

He married Bilichild of Maine and they had the following:
  • Ranulf II, who inherited 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....
     and later acquired Aquitaine.


See also

  • Ramnulfids
    Ramnulfids

    The Ramnulfids, or the House of Poitiers, were a French dynasty ruling the County of Poitou and Duchy of Aquitaine in the ninth through twelfth centuries....
  • Dukes of Aquitaine family tree
    Dukes of Aquitaine family tree

    This is a family tree of the Dukes of Aquitaine, between 898 and 1204.See also: Aquitaine - Duke of Aquitaine - List of family trees...