Towhead III William 
Towhead III was born in 0915 in Poiters, Vienne, France. Towhead III's father was Ebles de Poitou and his mother is UNKNOWN Emeliane. His paternal grandfather was II Rainulf and his paternal grandmother is UNKNOWN Ermengarde. He was an only child. Towhead III is no longer alive.General Notes
1 NAME William I /(II)/
1 BIRT
2 DATE 915
2 PLAC Aquitaine
1 DEAT
2 DATE 963
See chart 35 on p 499 (SB6) and chart on p 729-730 (rulers of Aquitaine)
FIMA p 28 "Abbot Odo of Cluny described how William, duke of the Aquitaini
ans, had told the count of Aurillac to abandon the militia regia (servi
ce performed directly to the king) and pay homage to himself, as duke. Th
is sheds some light on the process by which political institutions previou
sly in a state of decline were reinvigorated. It also illuminates the int
entions of the territorial princes, who wanted to place themselves betwe
en the king and the counts who were his vassals, ensuring that their immed
iately loyalty was to themselves. These were domestic and personal ti
es of friendship, if not of love, for William is represented as appeali
ng to Gerald of Aurillac 'for the sake of love'. Gerald in fact resist
ed ducal pressure; but other counts succumbed and the policy was general
ly successful. Subsequent dukes in their palace at Poitiers were virtual
ly kings in the eyes of the local nobility. They were in effect kin
gs in all but coronation, and the epithets applied to them use foyal and i
mperial vocabulary, reflecting their elevated status: 'most holy duke', 'm
ost serene prince'. . . ." (continues with grandson William V
They had a son and a daughter, named William IV and Adelaide de Poitou of.
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Children
Adelaide de Poitou of Normandy
Adelaide de Poitou of was born about 0952 in Germany. She died in 1004.
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