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Guillaume (Wm) I Taillefer Count Of ANGOULEME

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Name Guillaume (Wm) I Taillefer Count Of ANGOULEME Birth Abt 895 Of, Angouleme, Charente, Aquitaine, France Gender Male AFN KLC5-4B Name Guillaume I TAILLEFER _UID E47E61187B4E42AE8C84B6FBD876C09D00FE Death 956 Unmarried Person ID I14488 Carney Wehofer July 2025 Last Modified 5 Feb 2012
Father Alduin Count Of ANGOULEME, b. Abt 866, Of, Angouleme, Charente, Aquitaine, France d. 25 Mar 916 (Age ~ 50 years)
Mother Rogelinde Countess Of AGEN, b. Abt 870, Poiters, France d. Yes, date unknown
Marriage Abt 894 Of, Angouleme, Charente, Aquitaine, France Family ID F7453 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Marriage Abt 923 Of, Angouleme, Charente, Aquitaine, France Family ID F7454 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 29 Aug 2016
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Notes - William and his line are called "Taillefer" ("cleaver of iron"); died or buried at St. Cybard Abbey per Collins.
William was the first called Taillefer. He took the surname from slaying Norman King, Stosis, by one blow. Angouleme is a city of Southwestern France, Capital of Department of Charente, formerly of the provence of Angounois, of wich it was also the captial. The countship dated from the 9th century. Gen. New Series II, p. 8-9; Shull, Burdsall, Stockton and Allied Families by McCahan p. 224.
Source: lorenfamily.com
- William and his line are called "Taillefer" ("cleaver of iron"); died or buried at St. Cybard Abbey per Collins.