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William Ligon was recorded as "Sheriff of Worcestershire"

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man Ranulf I of Aquitaine, Count of Poitiers, Duke of Aquitaine‏‎
Born ‎± 820
Died ‎866‎, approximately 46 years

Notes: Few details are known about Ranulf I, except that he died in 866 in Aquitaine from wounds received in the Battle of Brissarthe against the Vikings (in which Robert the Strong also died).

Married/ Related
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man Unknown‏‎


Notes: No source names the mother of Ranulf II. Classically, Ranulf has been stated as marrying Bilichilde of Maine, but Settipani has convincingly argued otherwise.

Child:

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man Ranulf II of Aquitaine, Duke of Aquitaine, King of Aquitaine, Count of Poitiers‏ 1)
Died ‎5 Aug 890

Notes: Ranulf founded the viscountcy of Thouars, as part of a larger movement to create viscounts with powers over regional fortresses to man them against the Vikings.

Sources

1) Source: Ademari Chronicon "Willelmus quoque, dux Arvernis, mortuus est, et filius Ranulfi, Eblus, Arvernis et Pictavis simul comes promotus est. Acceptamque in conjugium Adelam, filiam Rosi Rotomacrensis, genuit ex ea Willelmum Caput stupe". Reference: 928 (Data from direct source)