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From: "Peter Stewart" <>
Subject: Re: Henry of Poitou, Abbot of Peterborough 1127-
Date: Fri, 05 Aug 2005 23:11:33 GMT
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"Todd A. Farmerie" <> wrote in message
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> Peter Stewart wrote:
>> Richardson wrote:
>>
>> <snip>
>>
>>>King Henry I and Count Guillaume of Poitou were both descended from
>>>the Dukes of Normandy and from the French kings. I assume Henry of
>>>Poitou shared both of these connections as well. Can anyone identify
>>>Henry of Poitou's parentage?
>>
>> From memory, he was an illegitimate son of Duke William the Troubadour
>> (paternal grandfather of Alienor of Aquitaine) by his mistress Mauberge
>> (aka Dangerosse, the wife of Aimery, viscount of Chtellerault and
>> maternal grandmother of Alienor).
>
> I have a chart that shows him as legitimate son of William. I don't trust
> this chart as far as I can throw it, but since Peter was going from
> memory, can anyone confirm his account.

It seems my memory can't be trusted any further than your chart - according
to Alfred Richard, the Henri (died January 1131) who as a prior of Cluny was
made abbot of Saint-Jean d'Angly was only a cousin of Duke William the
Troubadour, a nephew of his mother Audearde. I don't have time at present to
look into this but will try to check later. Audearde's father and mother
were from the royal family of France and the comital family of Anjou
respectively.

Peter Stewart


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