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Angoumois Angoumois (), historically the County of Angoulême, was a county and province of France, originally inferior to the parent duchy of Aquitaine, similar to the Périgord to its east but lower and generally less forested, equally with occasional ...

'') in western France was part of the

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as the kingdom of Aquitaine. Under

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's successors, the local Count of Angoulême was independent and was not united with the French crown until 1308. By the terms of the Treaty of Brétigny (1360) the Angoumois, then ruled by the Counts of Angoulême, was ceded as English territory to Edward III. In 1371 it became a fief of the Duke of Berry, before passing to Louis I, Duke of Orleans, both of whom were cadets of the French royal family. From then on it was held by cadets of the Valois House of Orleans, until Francis, Count of Angoulême, became King of France in 1515. Angoumois was definitively incorporated into the French crown lands, as a duchy.

Counts of Angoulême

House of Guilhelmides (Williami)

* Turpio (839–863) * Emenon of Poitiers (863–866), brother of Turpio ** Aymer of Poitiers (Aymer I of Angoulême) (916-926), son of Emenon

House of Taillefer

* Wulgrin I (866–886), first hereditary count, appointed by

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* Alduin I (886–916), son of Wulgrin I * William II ("Taillefer" I) (926–c.945), son of Alduin I * Aymer II (after 945–before 952), son of William II (Taillefer I) * Bernard (after 945–before 952), son of William I (William I is the son of Wulgrin I and brother to Alduin I) * Arnald I "Voratio" (after 950–before 952), son of Alduin I * William III "Talleyrand" (952/964–before 973/975), son of Bernard * Rannulf "Bompar" (973/975–975), son of Bernard * Richard the Simple (975?), son of Bernard * Arnald II "Manzer" (975–988), son of William II (Taillefer I) * William IV (Taillefer II) (988–1028), son of Arnald II * Alduin (II) (1028–1031), son of William IV (Taillefer II) * Geoffrey (1031–1047), son of William IV (Taillefer II) *

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(1047–1087), son of Geoffrey * William V (Taillefer III) (1087–1120), son of Fulk * Wulgrin II (1120–1140), son of William V (Taillefer III) * William VI (Taillefer IV) (1140–1179), son of Wulgrin II * Wulgrin III (1179–1181), son of William VI (Taillefer IV) * William VII (Taillefer V) (1181–1186), son of William VI (Taillefer IV) * Aymer III (1186–1202), son of William VI (Taillefer IV) * Isabella (1202–1246), daughter of Aymer III **

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(House of Plantagenet) (1202–1216), first husband of Isabella ** Hugh X of Lusignan (House of Lusignan, see below) (1220–1249), second husband of Isabella

House of Lusignan

* Hugh X of Lusignan (Hugh I of Angoulême) (1219–1249).For Hugh X and the rest of the Lusignan, see: Léopold Delisle, "Chronologie historique des Comtes de la Marche issus de la maison de Lusignan," ''Bulletin Société Archéologique et Historique de la Charente'' 4, no. 4 (1867): 3–16; originally published as an appendix to: "Mémoire sur une lettre inédite adressée à la reine Blanche par un habitant de La Rochelle," ''Bibliothèque de l’École des chartes 4th series'', 2 (1856): 537–45. His father, Hugh IX of Lusignan, was married to Mathilde of Angoulême, daughter of Wulgrin III Taillefer (see above) * Hugh XI of Lusignan (II of Angoulême) (1246–1250) * Hugh XII of Lusignan (III of Angoulême) (1250–1270) *

Hugh XIII of Lusignan Hugh XIII of Lusignan, Hugh VIII of La Marche or Hugh IV of Angoulême (25 June 1259 – 1 November 1303 in Angoulême) succeeded his father Hugh XII as Seigneur de Lusignan, Count of La Marche and Count of Angoulême in 1270. He married at Pa ...

(IV of Angoulême) (1270–1303) * Guy (1303–1308) *''Part of Aquitaine'' (1308–1317) *'' Royal Domain'' (1317–1328)

Royal Grantees

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(1328–1349) House of Capet, ''with her husband'', Philip III of Navarre. House of Évreux ** Philip (1328–1343) House of Évreux * Charles de La Cerda (1350–1354) House of La Cerda * John I (1356–1374) House of Valois * Louis I (1404–1407), Duke of Orléans. House of Valois-Orléans * John II (1407–1467) House of Valois-Orléans-Angoulême * Charles (1459–1496) House of Valois-Orléans-Angoulême * Francis (1496–1515) House of Valois-Orléans-Angoulême

Dukes of Angoulême

* Louise (1515–1531) *'' Royal domain'' * Charles (1540–1545) *''Royal domain'' * Charles (1550) * Henry (1551–1574) * Henry (1574–1582) * Diane (1582–1619) * Charles (1619–1650) * Louis Emmanuel (1650–1653) *Frances Marie (''1653–1696'') **Louis II (1653–1654) *''Royal domain'' * Élisabeth Marguerite d'Orléans (1675–1696) *''Royal domain'' * Charles de France (1710–1714) *''Royal domain'' * Charles Philippe de France (1773–1836) * Louis Antoine d'Artois (1836–1844) *''Royal domain''

Duchesses of Angoulême

* Louise of Savoy (1476–1531) - wife of Charles, Count of Angoulême from 1488. *

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(1778–1851) - wife of Louis Antoine from 1799.