William IX of Poitiers

First son of Henry II of England and Eleanor of Aquitaine.
William's birth frustrated Louis VII of France; part of the reason for his distance with Eleanor was their failure to have a son.
William was made Count of Poitiers, a minor title of the Dukes of Aquitaine, while still an infant. He died of a seizure at Wallingford Castle and was buried at the foot of his grandfather, Henry I of England, at Reading Abbey.

Honorary & Occupational Titles

Count of Poitiers

Date of Birth

17 August

Date of Death

2 December

Life

1153 AD 1156 AD 3 years old

Circumstances of Birth

Born in Normandy on the same day that his father's rival, Eustace IV of Boulogne, died.

Circumstances of Death

Died of a seizure at Wallingford Castle

Parents

Henry II of England

Eleanor of Aquitaine