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William III of Aquitaine

William III of Aquitaine (915April 3 963), nicknamed Towhead was Count of Poitiers and Duke of Aquitaine from 935 to his death. William was son of Ebalus of Aquitaine and Emiliene. He married Adele of Normandy and had at least two children: Adelaide, who married king Hugh I of France (Hugh Capet) and William, the heir. See also: Dukes of Aquitaine family tree {| align="center" cellpadding="2" border="2"\n|-\n| width="30%" align="center" rowspan="2" | Preceded by:
Ebalus\n| width="40%" align="center" | Duke of Aquitaine\n| width="30%" align="center" rowspan="2" | Succeeded by:
William IV\n|-\n| width="40%" align="center" | Count of Poitiers\n|}

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