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The submission of Guillaume II of Aquitaine
, by
V. Carducci
(17th c.).
Madrid
,
Prado museum
William II the Young
(died 12 December 926) was the
Count of Auvergne
and
Duke of Aquitaine
from 918 to his death, succeeding his uncle
William I
.
William was son of the
Acfred I of Carcassonne
and Adelinde, William I's sister and
Bernard Plantapilosa
's daughter. Immediately after succeeding his uncle, he made war on the
Burgundians
and
Normans
, who refused to accept
Rudolph
as
king of France
. His support of the king, however, was insincere. He later revolted and Rudolph led an army into
Aquitaine
, but was called back to defend the
Rhine
from the
Magyars
. William died soon after.
In 924 the duke Raoul of Burgundy came up to the Loire river and William was forced to make his submission to him. Upon which Raoul, relieved that such a powerful vassal accepted his
suzerainty
, gave him back the counties of Berry and Macon and the town of Bourges.
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Sources
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- Nouvelle Biographie Generale
. Paris, 1859.
- Memoirs of the Queens of France
. Anne Forbes Bush.
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