William VII of Aquitaine
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William VII (born Pierre-Guillaume) (1023 – 1058), called Aigret or the Eagle, was the duke of Aquitaine and count of Poitiers (as William V of Poitiers) between 1039 and his death, following his half-brother Otto. William was the third son of William V of Aquitaine by his wife Agnes of Burgundy. He was brother-in-law of the Holy Roman Emperor Henry III, who married his sister Agnes de Poitou. His mother remarried to Geoffrey II Martel, Count of Anjou, during his reign.
It is often erroneously stated that he was married to Ermesinde of Longwy (daughter of Adalbert of Longwy, Duke of Lorraine) and had two daughter's, Clementia, who married Conrad I of Luxemburg, and Stephanie. This fallacy was mistakenly made in the 1960s, but has long been refuted [link].
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| Preceded by: Otto | Duke of Aquitaine | Succeeded by: William VIII |
| Count of Poitiers |
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