William either died aged 3 on 2 December 1156,[2][3] or aged 2 in April 1156.[4] This was due to a seizure at Wallingford Castle, and he was buried in Reading Abbey at the feet of his great-grandfather Henry I.[4]
At the time of his death, William was reigning as Count of Poitiers, as his mother had ceded the county to him. For centuries, the dukes of Aquitaine had held this as one of their minor titles, so it had passed to Eleanor from her father; giving it to her son was effectively a revival of the title, separating it from the duchy. Some authorities say he also held the title of "Archbishop of York", but this is probably an error. His half-brother Geoffrey (died 1212), who was born a year before William, later held that office, causing the confusion.
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william, count, poitiers, confused, with, william, duke, aquitaine, william, august, 1153, 1156, first, king, henry, england, duchess, eleanor, aquitaine, born, normandy, same, that, father, rival, eustace, boulogne, died, william, ixwilliam, from, early, 14th. Not to be confused with William IX Duke of Aquitaine William 17 August 1153 1156 was the first son of King Henry II of England and Duchess Eleanor of Aquitaine 1 He was born in Normandy on the same day that his father s rival Eustace IV of Boulogne died William IXWilliam IX from an early 14th century genealogical treeBritish Library Royal MS 14 B VI Count of PoitiersReign1153 1156PredecessorHenry and EleanorSuccessorHenry and EleanorBorn17 August 1153Normandy FranceDied1156 aged 2 3 Wallingford Castle BerkshireBurialReading Abbey BerkshireHousePlantagenet AngevinFatherHenry II King of EnglandMotherEleanor Duchess of AquitaineWilliam either died aged 3 on 2 December 1156 2 3 or aged 2 in April 1156 4 This was due to a seizure at Wallingford Castle and he was buried in Reading Abbey at the feet of his great grandfather Henry I 4 At the time of his death William was reigning as Count of Poitiers as his mother had ceded the county to him For centuries the dukes of Aquitaine had held this as one of their minor titles so it had passed to Eleanor from her father giving it to her son was effectively a revival of the title separating it from the duchy Some authorities say he also held the title of Archbishop of York but this is probably an error His half brother Geoffrey died 1212 who was born a year before William later held that office causing the confusion Burial site at Reading Abbey of William IX with his great grandfather Henry I Beauclerc References Edit Warren 1995 p 137 Huscroft 2016 p 110 Strickland 2007 p 184 a b Baxter 2016 p 77 Sources EditBaxter Ron 2016 The Royal Abbey of Reading The Boydell Press 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 Warren W L 1995 Henry II University of California Press William IX Count of PoitiersHouse of PlantagenetBorn 17 August 1153 Died April 1156Regnal titlesPreceded byHenry and Eleanor Count of Poitiers1153 1156 Succeeded byHenry and Eleanor Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title William IX Count of Poitiers amp oldid 1169313213, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
