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Birth:          ABT 1020 of Thouars, Deux-Sevres, France
Death:          1093 La Cheze, Bourgogne, France
Cause of Death: murdered
Burial:         St. Nicholas de la Chaise

Notes
companion of William the Conqueror
fought at Battle of Hastings
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aimery_IV_of_Thouars
Aimery IV viscount of Thouars (c. 1024 – c. 1094) was a companion of William the 
Conqueror, on his Invasion of England in 1066.[1]
Life[edit]



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He was the son of Geoffrey II of Thouars, and Agnes de Blois, daughter of Odo I, 
Count of Blois and Bertha of Burgundy.

In 1055 he was allied with Geoffroy Martel, Count of Anjou, against William, Duke of 
Normandy, and he participated in the siege of Ambrières, a castle built by William on 
the border of the County of Maine. After returning to Thouars in 1056, he joined the 
army of the Duke of Aquitaine to fight against the Saracens in Spain. He participated 
in the capture of Barbastro and brought a rich booty back to his hometown of 
Thouars.

In 1066, he was in England as part of the invading army of William the Conqueror. At 
the Battle of Hastings on 14 October 1066, he commanded a corps composed of 
Poitevins, Bretons, and Angevins. Aimery IV did not settle in England, however, but 
received ample reimbursement and returned to France.

In Thouars, he rebuilt the castle in 1080. Aimery IV was also lord of La Chaize (near 
La Roche-sur-Yon), where he built a castle and a church dedicated to St. Nicolas.
 Early in 1090, he made war on Pierre de Mortagne and took his castle. The Viscount 
of Thouars was assassinated by two of his own knights in 1093. He was buried in the 
church of Saint Nicolas in La Chaize.

Marriages and issue[edit]
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In 1045, he married Aremgarde de Mauleon (c.1030-c.1070), daughter of Geoffrey de 
Mauleon and sister of Raoul de Mauleon. They had issue:
Aimery (died 1090)
Raoul (1060–1092)
Eleanor or Aenora (1050–1093), who married Boson II Viscount of Chatellerault (fr) 
(1050–1092)
Hildegarde, married Hugh VI of Lusignan around 1065

In 1070, he married Ameline and had issue:
Herbert II
Geoffroy III
Geoffroy de Thouars, who died in 1131

Parents
____ Geoffrey II (Geoffroi) ( 985 - 1055)
DE BLOIS Agnes (ABT  990 - )

Siblings
OF THOUARS Aimery (Amaury) IV (ABT 1020 - 1093)

Marriage To DE MAULEON Aremgarde (ABT 1020 - )
    m.  his first

Notes

Parents
DE MAULEON Geoffrey ()
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Children by DE MAULEON Aremgarde ABT 1020 - 
DE THOUARS Hildegarde (ABT 1041 - )
DE THOUARS Eleanor (Alienor) (Aenor) (ABT 1054 - )

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