Amauberge (Dangereuse) de L' Isle Bouchard

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She was the maternal grandmother of the celebrated Eleanor of Aquitaine. She was also mistress to her granddaughters' paternal grandfather William IX, Duke of Aquitaine.

Born to Bartholomew de l'Isle Bouchard, her baptismal name may have been Amauberge, but she is better known as Dangereuse, a sobriquet she received for her seductiveness;

She married Viscount Aimery I of Châtellerault and had at least three children:

Hugh, succeeded his father as Viscount of Châtellerault

Raoul, who became the lord of Fay-la-Vineuse through his marriage to Elisabeth de Faye

Aenor (c.?1103 ? March 1130), who married William X, Duke of Aquitaine. She was the mother of Duchess Eleanor, Petronilla, and William Aigret, who died at the age of four.

Dangereuse and Aimery were married for around seven years before she left her husband to become the mistress to Duke William IX; this became an infamous liaison.

Whilst travelling through Poitou, Duke William IX of Aquitaine met the "seductive" Dangereuse. This led to her leaving her husband for Duke William, who was excommunicated by the church for "abducting her"; however, she appeared to have been a willing party in the matter. He installed her in the Maubergeonne tower of his castle in Poitiers.

Upon returning to Poitiers from Toulouse, William's wife Philippa of Toulouse was enraged to discover a rival woman living in her palace. She appealed to her friends at court and to the Church; however, no noble could assist her since William was their feudal overlord. The Papal legate Giraud complained to William and told him to return Dangereuse to her husband, William's only response to the bald legate was, "Curls will grow on your pate [head] before I part with the Viscountess." Humiliated, in 1116, Philippa chose to retire to the Abbey of Fontevrault.

Dangereuse and William had three children:

Henri (died after 1132), a monk and later Prior of Cluny

Adelaide

Sybille, Abbess of Saintes

The relationship between William and his legitimate son William was troubled by his father's liaison with Dangereuse. This was only settled when the pair arranged the marriage between William the Younger and Dangereuse's daughter Aenor in 1121; the following year Eleanor of Aquitaine was born.

Amauberge married Aimery I, Vicount de Châtellerault. Aimery was born ca 1075, Châtellerault, Vienne, Poitou-Charentes, France; died 07 Nov 1151, Notre-Dame de Noyers monastery, Noyers, Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France. [Group Sheet]

1. Aenor de Châtellerault was born 1103, Châtellerault, Vienne, Poitou-Charentes, France; died Mar 1130, Talmont, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France; was buried , Abbaye de Nieul-sur-l'Autise Nieul-sur-l'Autise Departement de la Vendée Pays de la Loire, France.