About Wulgrin II of Angoulême
Lived 1100 – 1140. Wulgrin II of Angoulême was an aristocrat.
Wulgrin II (also Vulgrin or Bougrin), called Taillefer or Rudel, was the Count of Angoulême from 1120 to his death on 16 November 1140. He was a son of Count William Taillefer III.
He married Pontia de la Marche, daughter of Roger the Poitevin and Almodis, the daughter of count Aldebert II of La Marche. They had only one son:
William VI of Angoulême.
After the death of his first wife, Wulgrin remarried to Amable de Châtellerault and had three children: Fulk Geoffrey "Martel" a daughter, name unknown.
He retook Blaye from William X of Aquitaine in 1127 and reconstructed the castle there in 1140.
The troubadour Jaufré Rudel may have possibly been his son or his son-in-law.
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Who was Wulgrin II of Angoulême?
French count
When was Wulgrin II of Angoulême born?
Wulgrin II of Angoulême was born in 1100.
When did Wulgrin II of Angoulême die?
Wulgrin II of Angoulême died on 16 November 1140 in Bouteville.
What was Wulgrin II of Angoulême's occupation?
Wulgrin II of Angoulême was an aristocrat.
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