_Agilolf ____________
|
_Chrodald ___________|
| (.... - 0624) |
| |_Theudelinde ________+
| (.... - 0625)
|
|--Fara II BAVARIA
|
| _____________________
| |
|_____________________|
|
|_____________________
_Guillaume VIII "Peter" DE AQUITAINE _+
|
_Guillaume IX DE AQUITAINE __________|
| (1071 - 1127) |
| |_Hildegarde DE BURGUNDY ______________
|
|
|--Guillaume X DE AQUITAINE
| (1099 - 1137)
| _Guillaume IV of DE TOULOUSE _________+
| |
|_Philippa (Mathilde) of DE TOULOUSE _|
|
|_Emma DE MORTAIGNE ___________________+
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The mid 12th century "Pilgirms' Book of Compostella describes the
various people who lived in the duchy of Aquitaine. The Poitevins
dressed elegantly, were good horsemen, and were witty, hospitable and
handsome; in contrast the peoples of the Saintonge and Bordeaux regions
spoke uncouthly, while the Gascons were frivolous, talkative, sardonic
and debauched but, although far from prosperous themselves, gave
generously to the poor. This represents the medieval view of the
diversity of Aquitaine, the largest duchy in France.
Stretching from Poitiers in the north to Perigueux in the south
and close to the Rhone valley in the east, the region was extremely
wealthy from the export of wine and salt. An astonishingly rich
cultural life is typified on the one hand by such great Romanesque
churches as Notre Dame la Grande in Poitiers, the cathedral at
Angouleme, the rich carvings on many country churches, and on the other
by the Old Provencal love poetry or Guillaume X, Duke of Aquitaine.
Duke "William" was the first of the troubadours, a breed in which
Aquitaine was to be remarkably prolific. His writings encapsulate a
new spirit of chivalry and individualism which was blasphemous, erotic,
amoral and sensitive. His poems are an exuberant celebration of love
and sensuality that was quite unknown before his time. They contain
something of the spirit of renewal that is characteristic of the 12th
century, as well as much self-indulgence: 'To refresh my heart in her,
To renew my flesh in her, So that I shall never grow old.'
William's life-style was considered outrageous by many
contemporaries. A great crusader, he is said to have had his mistress
painted on his shield saying that 'it was his will to bear her in
battle, as she had borne him in bed.' As duke, his political legacy
was unhappy. His many wars had allowed the Aquitainian aristocracy to
attain an independence which neither he nor his son, also called
William, could curb.
William X ruled from 1126 to 1137. As he had no male heir, it was
decided to marry his young daughter to the future king of France, Louis
VII, so that the monarchy could protect the duchy. Louis first tried
to play an active role in the government of Aquitaine, but subsequently
spent little time there. In the long run, the result of the
increasingly unhappy marriage of Louis and Eleanor, was to plunge
Aquitaine into the rivalry between the Capetians and the house of Anj
_Carlo Emanuele III DE SAVOIE _____________+
| (1701 - 1773) m 1724
_Vittorio Amadeo III DE SAVOIE __________|
| (1726 - 1796) |
| |_Polyxena VON HESSEN-RHEINFELS-ROTTENBURG _
| m 1724
|
|--Carlo Felice DE SAVOIE
| (1765 - 1831)
| _Felipe V DE BOURBON ______________________+
| | (1683 - 1746)
|_Maria Antonietta Ferdinanda DE BOURBON _|
(1729 - 1785) |
|_Isabella Elizabeth FARNESE _______________+
_Edward KNIGHT ______+
| (1590 - ....)
_Giles KNIGHT _______|
| (1614 - ....) |
| |_____________________
|
|
|--Giles KNIGHT
|
| _____________________
| |
|_Elizabeth WILLIAMS _|
|
|_____________________
_Bambishn PAHLAV ____+
| (0320 - 0348)
_St. Nersch Souren PAHLAV _|
| (0335 - 0373) |
| |_____________________
|
|
|--Sahak Souren PAHLAV
| (0351 - 0438)
| _____________________
| |
|___________________________|
|
|_____________________
_____________________
|
_Leonard PERRY ______|
| |
| |_____________________
|
|
|--Curtis PERRY
|
| _Harvey MEADOWS _____+
| | (1844 - 1903) m 1867
|_Nell MEADOWS _______|
|
|_Margaret COLE ______+
(1848 - 1893) m 1867
_________________________
|
_Mr. TOMPKINS _______|
| |
| |_________________________
|
|
|--Harley TOMPKINS
|
| _Schuyler Grant MEADOWS _+
| | (1868 - 1959) m 1889
|_Lucile MEADOWS _____|
|
|_Leila Elizabeth MCRAE __+
(1869 - 1901) m 1889