Amauberge (Dangereuse) de L' Isle Bouchard

Female 1079 - 1151  (~ 72 years)


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  • Name Amauberge (Dangereuse) de L' Isle Bouchard 
    Born ca 1079  L'isle-Bouchard, France Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Died ca 1151  L'isle Bouchard, Indre-et-Loire, Centre, France Find all individuals with events at this location 
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      https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dangereuse_de_l%27Isle_Bouchard

      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.
    Person ID I35263  Master File
    Last Modified 27 Jun 2016 

    Family Aimery I, Vicount de Châtellerault,   b. ca 1075, Châtellerault, Vienne, Poitou-Charentes, France Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 07 Nov 1151, Notre-Dame de Noyers monastery, Noyers, Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 76 years) 
    Children 
     1. Aenor de Châtellerault,   b. 1103, Châtellerault, Vienne, Poitou-Charentes, France Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Mar 1130, Talmont, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 27 years)
    Last Modified 27 Jun 2016 
    Family ID F14560  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart