Vilhelm IV Fier-à-Bras of Aquitania ^{1 2}

  General Notes:

Vilhelm "Skrythals" var hertug av Aquitania og greve av Poitou som Vilhelm II 963 - 990.

Han tapte Loudeon til greven av Anjou.

Vilhelm forsvarte med hell Poitiers mot sin svoger Hugo Capet i 988, men ble overvunnet i et stort slag og ble til slutt forsonet med Hugo.

I 990 trakk han seg tilbake til klosteret St. Maxient og døde der.

  Noted events in his life were:

• He was a Duke of Aquitaine and Count of Poitiers from 00 0963 to 993.

Vilhelm married Emma of Blois, daughter of Theobald I le Tricheur of Blois and Luitgarda of Vermandois, about 968. (Emma of Blois was born circa 950 and died after 27 Dec 1003.)

  Marriage Notes:

William married Emma of Blois, daughter of Theobald I of Blois and Luitgarde of Vermandois. Their marriage was stormy, in part because of William's indulgence in the pursuit of women and wild animals. She banished his paramours, they separated twice for long periods, and finally he retired to a monastery, leaving Emma to rule Aquitaine in the name of their son until 1004. They children were:
- William V of Aquitaine.
- Ebles, died after 997. ²