Raymond D' AQUITAINE

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]

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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.