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Male Count of Poitiers William Plantagenet Click to view Count of Poitiers William Plantagenet in the family tree

William was born on August 17th, 1152 in Le Mans, Sarthe, France.1   William's father was King of England Henry (Curtmantel) Plantagenet II and his mother was Princess Eleanore of Acquitane.  His paternal grandparents were Geoffrey (The Fair) Plantagenate Of Anjou IV and Empress Of Normandy Matilda of England; his maternal grandparents were Duke William of Aquitaine X and Eleanor de Chastellerault. He had four brothers and three sisters, named The Young King, Geoffrey, Philip, Lackland, Matilda, Eleanor and Joanna.  He was the oldest of the eight children. He had a half-brother named William.

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