Emma of Blois 1 2
Emma married Vilhelm IV Fier-à-Bras of Aquitania, son of Vilhelm III Tête d'Etoupe of Poitou and Adele de Normandie, about 968. (Vilhelm IV Fier-à-Bras of Aquitania was born circa 937 and died on 3 Feb 995 in St. Maxient.) 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: |