William IX, Count of Poitiers
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 William, from an early 14th century genealogical tree British Library Royal MS 14 B VI. | |
| Born | 17 August 1153[1] Normandy or Poitiers, Aquitaine[1] |
| Died | 1156 (aged 2–3) Wallingford Castle, Berkshire |
| Burial | Reading Abbey, Berkshire |
| House | Plantagenet / Angevin[note 1] |
| Father | Henry II, King of England |
| Mother | Eleanor, Duchess of Aquitaine |
William, Count of Poitiers (17 August 1153 – 1156) was the first son of King Henry II of England and Duchess Eleanor of Aquitaine.
William is reported to have died either at the age of 2 in April 1156,[3] or at the age of 3 on 2 December 1156,[4][5] after suffering a seizure at Wallingford Castle. He was buried in Reading Abbey at the feet of his great-grandfather Henry I.[3]
Notes
[edit]- ^ Historians are divided in their use of the terms Plantagenet and Angevin in regard to Henry II and his children. Some class Henry II to be the first Plantagenet king of England; others refer to Henry II, Richard I, and John as the Angevin dynasty, and consider Henry III to be the first Plantagenet ruler.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Weir 1996, p. 59.
- ^ Hamilton 2010, p. 1.
- ^ a b Baxter 2016, p. 77.
- ^ Huscroft 2016, p. 110.
- ^ Strickland 2007, p. 184.
Sources
[edit]- Baxter, Ron (2016). The Royal Abbey of Reading. The Boydell Press.
- Hamilton, J.S. (2010). The Plantagenets: History of a Dynasty. London: Continuum. ISBN 978-1-4411-5712-6. OL 28013041M.
- Huscroft, Richard (2016). Tales From the Long Twelfth Century: The Rise and Fall of the Angevin Empire. Yale University Press.
- Strickland, Matthew (2007). "On the Instruction of a Prince: The Upbringing of Henry, the Young King". In Harper-Bill, Christopher; Vincent, Nicholas (eds.). Henry II: New Interpretations. The Boydell Press.
- Weir, Alison (1996). "Henry II". Britain's Royal Families. ISBN 9780712674485.
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