Alduin I of Angoulême
Appearance
Alduin (or Hildouin) I (died 27 March 916) was the Count of Angoulême from 886.
He was the son of Wulgrin I, Count of Angoulême, whom he succeeded on 3 May 886. Like his father, he was charged with defending parts of Aquitaine against the Viking invaders.
Alduin's wife is unknown, but with her he had a son:
- William II of Angoulême, a.k.a., William Taillefer I (? - 945), Count of Angoulême.[1]
References
- ^ William Copeland Borlase (1888). The Descent, Name and Arms of Borlase of Borlase in the County of Cornwall. G. Bell & Sons. p. 13.
Sources
- http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~cousin/html
- Medieval Lands Project, Chapter 3, Comtes d'Angoulême
- Histoire P@ssion (in French)
- Jaime Allen's Family Tree (aka FabPedigree)