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Family
 William I of Angoulême, Count of Angoulême 1) 2)Died 8 Aug 962 1) 3) Notes: The first William to have the nickname Taillefer - William was Count from 926 and 945. His nickname supposedly derived "...from the way in which he cut down a Norman Sea-king through his coat of mail". He did not immediately succeed his father, Aymer I, son of Emenon (Count before the appointment of Vulgrin by Charles in 866) was Count for ten years from 816 - 826. Married/ Related to:  UnknownChild: 1. Arnald II of Angoulême, Count of Angoulême 4) 5)Died ± 990 4) Notes: Count of Angouleme from c975 to c990. Killed his uncle Ranulf, in war, to assure his succession. | |||
Sources
1) Source: Ademari Chronicon "Mortuo fratre ejus Willelmo, Ranulfus bello extinctus est ab Arnaldo, filio Willelmi Sectoris ferri, qui pro patre suo in principatum Engolismae successit et Richardum Insipientem expulit.". Reference: 6 August 962 (Data from direct source)2) Source: Historia Pontificum et Comitum Engolismensium "Mortuo fratre ejus Guillelmo, Rannulfus bello occisus est ab Arnaldo Manzere, id est, adulterino filio Guillelmi Sectoris-ferri, qui pro patre suo principatum Engolismae suscepit.". Reference: Cap. XIX. – De successione Focaudi Episcopi. (Data from direct source)
3) Source: Chronicon Engolismense "DCCCCLXII - Octavo idus aug., Willelmus comes valde amantissimus obiit." (Data from direct source)
4) Source: Ademari Chronicon "Arnaldus supradictus successorem sibi comitem reliquid Engolismae Willelnum fillium suum.". Reference: 990 (Data from direct source)
5) Source: Historia Pontificum et Comitum Engolismensium "Arnaldus supradictus comes successorem sibi reliquit Guillermum filium suum.". Reference: Cap. XXI. De Guillermo Comite. (Data from direct source)