Aimery IV Viscount Of THOUARS^[1]

Abt 1024 - 1093  (~ 69 years)

• Name	Aimery IV Viscount Of THOUARS
  Birth	Abt 1024	Thouars, Deux Sèvres (79), Poitou Charentes, France
  Gender	Male
  AFN	9HM9-CF
  Cause of Death	[2]
  	Cause of Death
  MilitaryService	14 Oct 1066  [2]
  	MilitaryService
  Title (Nobility)	[2]
  	Title (Nobility)
  Titled	Titled
  	Vicomte (Viscount) de Thouars
  Name	Aymery IV Vicomte De THOUARS
  _UID	1BD08D4DAA2C4D2C920E3D12E4E39647A74F
  Death	1093	Murdered At La Cheze, Bourgogne (Burgundy), France
  Burial	Church Of St. Nicholas DE La Cheze, Bourgogne (Burgundy), France
  Person ID	I10628	Carney Wehofer July 2025
  Last Modified	13 Dec 2022

  
  

  Father	Geoffrey II Viscount Of THOUARS,   b. 990, Thouars, Deux-Sèvres, Poitou-Charentes, France d. Apr 1043, Saint-Michel-en-l'Herm, Vendee, Pays de la Loire, France (Age 53 years)
  Mother	Agnes De BLOIS,   b. 989, Blois, Loir-Et-Cher, Centre-Val-De-Loire, France d. 1054, Thouars, Deux-Sèvres, Poitou-Charentes, France (Age 65 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1010	Thouars, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France
  Family ID	F5327	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Arengarde De MAULÉON,   b. Abt 1039, Mauléon (Moulcon), France d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	1045  [3]
  Children	1. Herbert, Ii, Vicomte De Thouars,   b. Abt 1054, Europe d. Yes, date unknown   2. Ildegarde Countess Of THOUARS,   b. Abt 1058, Thouars, Deux-Sevres, France d. Aft 1088 (Age ~ 31 years)   3. Aleanor (Eleanor) De THOUARS,   b. Abt 1060, Thouars, Deux-Sevres, France d. 1109 (Age ~ 49 years)   4. Geoffrey III Viscount Of THOUARS,   b. Abt 1063, Thouars, Deux Sèvres (79), Poitou Charentes, France d. 1131 (Age ~ 68 years)   5. Raoul De MAULÉON,   b. Abt 1070, Thouars, Deux-Sevres, France d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F5328	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Dec 2022

  
  

• Notes

  "Aimeri, Aumari, or Haimon, as he is indifferently called" "Aimeri IV, Vicomte de Thouars was the eldest son of Geoffrey II, Viscount de Thouars, by a lady named Ainor or Aldearde" "Viscount of Thouars" "the husband of Aserengarde, sister of Raoul de Mauleon, ... had ... a daughter, lldegarde." Title: The Conqueror and His Companions Author: J.R. Planche Publication: Somerset Herald. London: Tinsley Brothers, 1874 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aimery_IV_of_Thouars Aimery IV, Viscount of Thouars, was a companion of William the Conqueror on his Invasion of England in 1066. Aimery was the son of Geoffrey II of Thouars and Agnes de Blois, daughter of Odo I, Count of Blois, and Bertha of Burgundy. In 1055, he allied with Geoffroy Martel, Count of Anjou, against William, Duke of Normandy, and he participated in the siege of Ambrières, a castle built by William on the border of the County of Maine. After returning to Thouars in 1056, he joined the army of the Duke of Aquitaine to fight against the Saracens in Spain. He participated in the capture of Barbastro and brought a rich booty back to his home in Thouars. In 1066, he was in England as part of the invading army of William the Conqueror. At the Battle of Hastings on October 14, 1066, he commanded a corps composed of Poitevins, Bretons, and Angevins. However, he did not settle in England, but received ample reimbursement and returned to France. He rebuilt the castle of Thouars in 1080. He also was lord of La Chaize, near La Roche-sur-Yon, where he built a castle and a church dedicated to St. Nicolas. Early in 1090, he made war on Pierre de Mortagne and took his castle. He was assassinated by two of his own knights in 1093. He was buried in the church of Saint Nicolas in La Chaize. In 1045, he married Aremgarde and their children were: Aimery; Raoul; Eleanor (or Aenora) who married Boson II, Viscount of Chatellerault. who were parents of Aimery I of Châttellerault; and Hildegarde, who married Hugh VI of Lusignan. Aimery IV married secondly Ameline de Mauléon, daughter of Geoffrey de Mauléon and sister of Raoul de Mauléon. Their children were Herbert II and Geoffroy III. -- Wikiwand: Aimery IV of Thouars

  
  

• Sources

  [S397] J.K. Loren Dec 8 2003, J. K. Loren. [S1160] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 13 Dec 2022), entry for Aimery IV Viscount Of THOUARS, person ID LZJX-4WX. (Reliability: 3). [S1160] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 13 Dec 2022), entry for Arengarde De MAULÉON, person ID 2ZVG-JS3. (Reliability: 3).