Duke of Aquitaine
- [Note : The Roman numerals after the names indicate which duke of that name they were and are not necessarily the same as their ordinals for their other titles.]
The persons who held the title of Duke of Aquitaine (French: Duc d'Aquitaine}, which became part of France in 1449 but was an independent duchy before that date, with the years they held it, were:
Kings and Dukes of Aquitaine
| Merovingian Kings of Aquitaine | Years of Reign | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Gundowald | (584/585) | Usurper claiming to be illegitimate son of Clotaire I. |
| unknown | ||
| Charibert II | (629-632) | |
| Chilperic | (632) | Eldest son of Charibert II, was assassinated on Dagobert's orders. |
| Merovingian Dukes of Aquitaine | ||
| Boggis | (632-660) | Second son of Charibert II. |
| Felix | (660-670) | |
| Lupus I | (670-676) | |
| Bertrand | (676-688) | Third son of Charibert II. |
| Hubert | (688) | Son of previous. Abdicated. Later canonised. Died 727 or 728. |
| Odo the Great (also known as Eudes or Eudo) | (688-735) | Son of Lupus. His reign commenced perhaps as late as 692, 700, or 715. His parentage is, in fact, very obscure. |
| Hunald (also known as Hunold or Hunaud) | (735-748) | Son of previous. Abdicated to monastery. May have returned later (see below). |
| Waifer (also known as Waifre or Gaifier) | (748-767) | Son of previous. |
| Hunald | (767-769) | Either Hunald II or the same Hunald as above. Fled to Lupus II of Gascony and was turned over to Charlemagne. Aquitaine then subdued fully. |
| Lupus II | (768-781) | Claimed it against the claims of Hunald's relatives. |
| Odo II | (769-776) | Son of Odo the Great or Hunald. |
| Ato | (776-778) | Son of Odo the Great or Hunald. In 778, Charlemagne declared the duchy abolished. |
| Carolingian Kings of Aquitaine | ||
| Carloman I | (768-771) | As King of Austrasia. |
| Whole Frankish realm to Charlemagne. | ||
| Louis I the Pious | (781-817) | |
| Pepin I | (817-838) | |
| Pepin II | (838-852) | Returned in 855 and opposed the candidates of Charles the Bald until his death in 864. |
| Louis II the Younger | (852-855) | Son of Louis the German and nephew of Charles the Bald. |
| Charles the Child | (855-866) | Son of Charles the Bald. |
| Louis the Stammerer | (866-879) | Son of Charles the Bald, also King of France from 877. |
| Carloman II | (879-884) | Son, also King of Burgundy. |
| Whole Frankish realm to Charles the Fat. | ||
| Dukes of Aquitaine under the Carolingians and their successors | ||
| Ranulph I | (852-866) | Also Count of Poitiers. |
| No duke. | ||
| Ranulph II | (887-890) | Called himself King of Aquitaine from 888 until his death. Also Count of Poitiers, son of previous. |
| Ebalus the Bastard (or Ebles Manzer) | (890-893) | Also Count of Poitiers and Auvergne, illigetimate son of Ranulph. |
| William I the Pious | (893-918) | also Count of Auvergne |
| William II the Younger | (918-926) | Also Count of Auvergne. |
| Alfred | (926-927) | Also Count of Auvergne. |
| Ebalus the Bastard | (927-935) | Second time. |
| William III Towhead | (935-963) | William I of Poitiers, Count of Poitiers and Auvergne, son of Ebalus of Aquitaine. |
| William IV Iron Arm | (963-995) | William II of Poitiers, Count of Poitiers, son of previous. |
| William V the Great | (995-1030) | William III of Poitiers, Count of Poitiers, son of previous. |
| William VI the Fat | (1030-1038) | William IV of Poitiers, Count of Poitiers, 1st son of previous. |
| Eudes (or Odo or Otto) | (1038-1039) | Also Count of Poitiers and Duke of Gascony, second son of William V of Aquitaine. |
| William VII the Eagle | (1039-1058) | Born Peter. William V of Poitiers, Count of Poitiers, third son of William V of Aquitaine. |
| William VIII | (1058-1086) | Born Guy-Geoffrey. William VI of Poitiers, Count of Poitiers and Duke of Gascony, fourth son of William V of Aquitaine |
| William IX the Troubadour | (1086-1127) | Also called the Younger. William VII of Poitiers, Count of Poitiers and Duke of Gascony, son of previous. |
| William X the Saint | (1127-1137) | William VIII of Poitiers, Count of Poitiers and Duke of Gascony, son of previous. |
| Eleanor | (1137) | Also Countess of Poitiers and Duchess of Gascony, daughter of previous. Married the kings of France and England in succession. |
| Louis the Younger | (1137-1152) | Also King of France. Duke in right of his wife, Eleanor. |
| Henry I | (1152-1172) | Also King of England. Duke in right of his wife, Eleanor. |
| Richard I the Lion-Hearted | (1172-1184) | Also King of England. |
| Eleanor | (1184 - 1189) | Second Time |
| Richard I the Lion-Hearted | (1172-1184) | Second Time |
| John Lackland | (1199-1216) | Also King of England. |
| Henry II | (1216-1254) | Also King of England. |
| Edward I Longshanks | (1254-1306) | Also King of England. |
| Edward II | (1306-1325) | Also King of England. |
| Edward III | (1325-1339) | Also King of England. |
Edward III claimed the title of King of France in 1339, and merged Aquitaine into that nominal crown. Hereafter both the English (as titular sovereigns of France) and the French claimed Aquitaine.
English Dukes of Aquitaine
The following are English individuals who held Aquitaine separately from English claims on the French crown:
| English rulers of Aquitaine | Years of Reign | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Edward III | (1360–1369) | By the Treaty of Bretigny, Edward renounced the French crown but remained sovereign Lord of Aquitaine, rather than Duke; he resumed his claims on France in 1369. |
| Edward IV the Black Prince | (1362–1372) | Also Prince of Wales; granted the title Prince of Aquitaine by his father. |
| John II | (1390–1399) | Also Duke of Lancaster. |
| Henry III | (1399) | Inherited Aquitaine from his father, but ceded it to his son upon taking the throne. |
| Henry IV | (1399–1413) | Acceded in 1413 as King of England and titular King of France. |
French Dukes of Aquitaine
The following are individuals granted Aquitaine from the French crown:
| French Dukes of Aquitaine | Years of Reign | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| John II | (1345–1350) | Acceded in 1350 as King of France. |
| Charles | (1392?–1401) | Dauphin; son of Charles VI of France. |
| Louis | (1401–1415) | Dauphin; son of Charles VI of France. |
| Charles | (1469–1472) | Also Count of Saintonge; son of Charles VII of France. |
Sources
Charles Oman, The Dark Ages 476-918. 1914. Rivingtons, London.
