Among the men who have borne the title of Count of Poitiers (or Poitou, in what is now France but in the Middle Ages became part of Aquitaine) are:
- Guerin (or Warin[us]) (638–677)
- Hatton (735-778)
- Renaud (795–843)
- Bernard I (815–844)
- Emenon or Emeno (828 – 839),
- Ranulph I (835–866)
- Ranulph II (866–890)
- Gauzbert (857–892)
- Robert I (866–923)
- Ebalus (or Ebles Manzer) (890–892) (illegitimate son of Ranulf II of Poitiers)
- Aymar (892–902)
- Ebalus (or Ebles Manzer) (restored) (902–935) (illegitimate son of Ranulf II of Poitiers)
- William III of Aquitaine (935–963) aka: William I of Poitou (son of Ebalus of Aquitaine)
- William IV of Aquitaine (963–995) aka: William II of Poitou (son of William III of Aquitaine)
- William V of Aquitaine (969–1030) aka: William III of Poitou (son of William IV of Aquitaine)
- William VI of Aquitaine (1030–1038) aka: William IV of Poitou (1st son of William V of Aquitaine)
- Otto of Aquitaine (1038–1039) aka: Eudes (2nd son of William V of Aquitaine)
- William VII of Aquitaine (1039–1058) aka: William V of Poitou (3rd son of William V of Aquitaine)
- William VIII of Aquitaine (1058–1086) aka: William VI of Poitou (4th son of William V of Aquitaine)
- William IX of Aquitaine (1071–1126) aka: William VII of Poitou (son of William VIII of Aquitaine)
- William X of Aquitaine (1099–1137) aka: William VIII of Poitou (son of William IX of Aquitaine)
- Louis VII of France (1137–1180)** obtained title through marriage to Eleanore of Aquitaine (Queen of France)
- Henry II of England (1133–1189)**obtained title through marriage to Eleanore of Aquitaine (Queen of England)
- William Plantagenet (1153–1156) son of Henry II of England
- Otto IV, Holy Roman Emperor (1196–1218)
- Richard of Cornwall (1224) younger brother of Henry III of England
- Alphonse Capet (1220–1271) son of Louis VIII of France
- Philip V of France (1293–1322)
- John II of France (1319–1364)
- John, Duke of Berry (1340–1416) son of John II of France
- John, Dauphin of France (1398–1417) son of Charles VI of France
- Charles VII of France (1403–1461)
- François Joseph de Rye (r. A count is a Nobleman in European countries The word count comes from French comte, itself from Latin Poitiers is a town on the Clain River in west central France. Poitou was a province of west-central France whose capital city was Poitiers. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Aquitaine (Aquitània Akitania archaic Guyenne / Guienne (Occitan Guiana) is one of the 26 Regions of France, in the south-western part of Renaud was Count of Poitiers (795-843 while Poitiers was part of Aquitaine. Bernard (died 844 was the Count of Poitou from 840 to his death Emenon or Emeno was the Count of Poitou (828 &ndash 839 Périgord (863 &ndash 866 and Angoulême (863 &ndash 866 Events By Place Europe Egbert of Wessex becomes the first King of England. Events By Place Europe Louis the Pious attempts to divide his empire among his sons Ranulf I (also Ramnulf, Rannulf, and Ranulph; 820 &ndash 866 was a Count of Poitiers (from 835 and Duke of Aquitaine (from 852 Ranulf II (also spelled Rannoux, Rannulf, Ramnulf, and Ranulph; 850 &ndash 5 August 890) was Count of Poitou Ebalus or Ebles Manzer or Manser (c 870 &ndash 935 was Count of Poitou and Duke of Aquitaine on two occasions from 890 to 892 and from 902 Ebalus or Ebles Manzer or Manser (c 870 &ndash 935 was Count of Poitou and Duke of Aquitaine on two occasions from 890 to 892 and from 902 William III (915&ndash 3 April 963) called Towhead ( French: Tête d'étoupe, Latin: Caput Stupe) from the colour William IV (937 &ndash 3 February 994) called Fierebras or Fierebrace (meaning "Iron Arm" from the French Fier-à-bras William V (969 &ndash 31 January 1030) called the Great ( le Grand) was Duke of Aquitaine and Count of Poitou (as William William VI (1004 &ndash March 1038 called the Fat, was Duke of Aquitaine and Count of Poitou (as William IV between 1030 and his death Odo or Otto ( French: Eudes or Odon, Latin: Odonis; c 1010 &ndash 10 March 1039) was Duke Louis VII, called the Younger or the Young (Louis le Jeune 1120 – 18 September 1180) was King of France, the son and successor William (17 August 1153 &ndash April 1156 was the first child of Henry Plantagenet (later Henry II of England) and Eleanor of Aquitaine, born in Otto IV of Brunswick (1175 or 1176 – May 19, 1218) was one of two rival kings of the Holy Roman Empire from 1198 on sole king from 1208 on and emperor Richard of Cornwall ( 5 January 1209 – 2 April 1272) was Count of Poitou (from 1225 to 1243 Earl of Cornwall (from Henry III (1 October 1207 &ndash 16 November 1272 was the son and successor of John "Lackland" as King of England, reigning for fifty-six years from 1216 Alfonso or Alphonse ( 11 November 1220 &ndash 21 August 1271) was the Count of Poitou from 1225 and Count of Toulouse Louis VIII the Lion ( 5 September 1187 – 8 November 1226) reigned as King of France from 1223 to 1226 Philip V (1292/93 &ndash 3 January 1322) called the Tall (le Long was King of France and Navarre (as Philip II) and John II (16 April 1319 &ndash 8 April 1364 called John the Good (Jean le Bon was Count of Anjou, Count of Maine, and Duke of Normandy John of Valois, the Magnificent, ( November 30 1340 &ndash March 15 1416) was Duke of Berry and Auvergne John II (16 April 1319 &ndash 8 April 1364 called John the Good (Jean le Bon was Count of Anjou, Count of Maine, and Duke of Normandy John Dauphin of France and Duke of Touraine ( August 31, 1398 &ndash April 5, 1417) was the fourth son and ninth child of Charles VI of Charles VI (3 December 1368 &ndash 21 October 1422 called the Well-loved (le Bien-Aimé and the Mad (French le Fol or le Fou) was the Charles VII (22 February 1403 – 22 July 1461 called the Victorious (le Victorieux or the Well-Served (le Bien-Servi was King of France from 1422 1695–1715)
Charles Louis Edmond "de Bourbon", a pretender to the French throne, has used the title. Year 1715 ( MDCCXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a His claim was disproven in 1998 when DNA tests showed that his grandfather, Karl Wilhelm Naundorff, was not Louis XVII of France. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Karl Wilhelm Naundorff (1785? - August 10, 1845) was a German clock- and watch-maker who until his death claimed to be Prince Louis-Charles Louis XVII of France, also Louis VI of Navarre ( Versailles March 27 1785 – Paris June 8 1795) from birth
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