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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 to: 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: 1. 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. |