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William VIII, Duke of Aquitaine

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William VIII (c. 1025 – 25 September 1086), born Guy-Geoffrey (Gui-Geoffroi), was duke of Gascony (1052–1086), and then duke of Aquitaine and count of Poitiers (as William VI) between 1058 and 1086, succeeding his brother William VII (Pierre-Guillaume). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. William VIII, Duke of Aquitaine is the 403rd most popular nobleman (up from 426th in 2019), the 1,738th most popular biography from France (up from 1,954th in 2019) and the 67th most popular French Nobleman.

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Among NOBLEMEN

Among noblemen, William VIII, Duke of Aquitaine ranks 403 out of 1,415. Before him are Charles II, Duke of Mantua and Montferrat, Princess Maria Immacolata of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Aénor de Châtellerault, Princess Deokhye, Amadeus IV, Count of Savoy, and Archduke Ferdinand Karl of Austria. After him are Duchess Sophia Frederica of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Robert III of Artois, Gaston IV, Count of Foix, Ulf Jarl, Hugh the Black, and Louis, Duke of Brittany.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1024, William VIII, Duke of Aquitaine ranks 6. Before him are Magnus the Good, Robert of Molesme, Iziaslav I of Kiev, Hugh of Cluny, and Matilda of Frisia. After him are Gagik II of Armenia, and Richard I of Capua. Among people deceased in 1086, William VIII, Duke of Aquitaine ranks 5. Before him are Suleiman ibn Qutulmish, Canute IV of Denmark, Wang Anshi, and Sima Guang. After him are Judith of Bohemia, Richilde, Countess of Hainaut, Conrad I, Count of Luxembourg, Gregory Pakourianos, and Yaropolk Izyaslavich.

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In France

Among people born in France, William VIII, Duke of Aquitaine ranks 1,738 out of 6,770. Before him are Charles-André van Loo (1705), Francis I, Duke of Lorraine (1517), Régis Debray (1940), Antoine Isaac Silvestre de Sacy (1758), Louis, Prince of Condé (1668), and Jacques Laffite (1943). After him are Agnes of France, Duchess of Burgundy (1260), Jean-Marie Roland de la Platière (1734), Walter Krüger (1890), Jean-Luc Dehaene (1940), Jules de Goncourt (1830), and Jean Chardin (1643).

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Among NOBLEMEN In France

Among noblemen born in France, William VIII, Duke of Aquitaine ranks 67. Before him are Grand Duchess Kira Kirillovna of Russia (1909), William III, Duke of Aquitaine (910), Charles, Duke of Lower Lorraine (953), César, Duke of Vendôme (1594), Aénor de Châtellerault (1103), and Amadeus IV, Count of Savoy (1197). After him are Louis, Duke of Brittany (1707), John of Montfort (1294), Anne Henriette of Bavaria (1648), Eustace III, Count of Boulogne (1060), Joseph Fesch (1763), and Prince Ferdinand, Duke of Alençon (1844).

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