William V of Angoulême, also known as William Taillefer III was the twelfth

count of Angoulême Count (feminine: countess) is a historical title of nobility in certain European countries, varying in relative status, generally of middling rank in the hierarchy of nobility. Pine, L. G. ''Titles: How the King Became His Majesty''. New York: ...

. William V was born in 1084, the son of Count

Fulk of Angoulême Fulk of Angoulême was the eleventh count of Angoulême. He was the son of Count Geoffrey of Angoulême and Petronille de Archiac. He died in 1087 or 1089, depending on the sources. He had a son, who succeeded him in title and territory, William ...

and the grandson of

Geoffrey of Angoulême Geoffrey (died 1048) was the Count of Angoulême from 1032. His brother Alduin II succeeded their father, William II, as Count in 1028, but the brothers quarrelled over their inheritance in the Bordelais. In a settlement that year, Alduin grante ...

and Petronille de Archiac. William III's reign lasted from 1089 until 1118 or 1120. In 1108 he married Vitapoy de Benauges. They had one son, who succeeded William V as the thirteenth

. * Wulgrin II of Angoulême

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Histoire P@ssion - Chronologie historique des Comtes d’Angoulême (in French)
*L'art de Verifier des Faits historiquws, des Chartes, des Chroniques, et Autres Anciens Monuments, Depuis la Naissance de Notre-Seigner ''by Moreau et Yalade'', 1818
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*The coinage of the European continent, ''by Swan Sonnenschein'', 1893,
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*Annuaire Historique Pour L'annee 1854, ''by Société de l'histoire de France''
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*Nouvelle Encyclopedie Theologique, ''by Jacques-Paul Migne'', 1854
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Counts of Angoulême House of Taillefer 1084 births Year of death unknown {{France-noble-stub pt:Guilherme IV de Angoulême