Agnes Of Poitou and AQUITAINE

Agnes married Aimery VI DE THOUARS before 11 Apr 1106. Aimery died in 1127 in Died in Battle. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Geoffroy V DE THOUARS died after 1173.

Agnes married Ramiro II " the Monk" in 1135. Ramiro (son of Sancho Ramirez I King Of ARAGON and Felicitas DE ROUCY) was born in 1075 in Aragon, Spain; died on 16 Aug 1157 in Huesca, Spain. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Petronilla I Of ARAGON was born about 1135 in Huesca, Spain; died on 17 Oct 1174 in Barcelona, Spain.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Also Known As: William VII of Poitou
• Fact: Duke of Aquitaine
• Fact 1: first known singer-poet in the vernacular
• Fact: 1101, Crusader
• Fact: 1086-1126, Count of Poitou

William married Philippa Of TOULOUSE in 1094, and was divorced in 1115. Philippa (daughter of William IV Count Of TOULOUSE and Emma DE MORTAIN) was born about 1073 in Toulouse, France; died on 28 Nov 1117. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Fontevrault Abbey was founded in 1099 by Robert d'Abrissel, a Breton hermit, who believed that women made better administrators than men. Monks and nuns from the highest families inhabited Fontevrault under the leadership of an abbess. Philippa of Toulouse was a passionate follower of d'Abrissel and more than likely assisted in the founding and works of the abbey. Burials in the abbey church include Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine, their daughter, Joanna, and their son, Richard I. Isabel of Angouleme, wife of Joh, King of England, is also buried there. The abbey was suppressed in 1792 and became, under Napolean, a prison. In 1963, the prison was closed and restoration work was begun.