Guillaume le Pieux

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Guillaume le Pieux, better known in English as William I, Duke of Aquitaine, was a powerful early 10th-century French noble renowned for his piety and for founding the influential Cluny Abbey.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Count
Duke
human
medieval noble
alsoKnownAs Guillaume Ier d’Aquitaine
William I of Aquitaine
William the Pious
burialPlace Saint-Julien de Brioude (disputed)
chronologicalPlacement Carolingian era
countryOfCitizenship West Francia
dateOfBirth c. 875
dateOfDeath 918
donatedTo Cluny Abbey
donationType immunity from lay control for Cluny
lands in Burgundy
era early 10th century
father Bernard Plantevelue
foundationDate 11 September 910
founded Abbey of Cluny
linked to: Cluny Abbey

Cluny Abbey
influenced Cluniac reform movement
linked to: Cluniac reforms
knownFor founding Cluny Abbey
piety
languageOfUse Latin
Old French
mannerOfDeath natural causes
mother Ermengarde of Auvergne
nameInEnglish William I, Duke of Aquitaine
nobleFamily House of Auvergne
notableEvent issued charter of foundation for Cluny in 910
placeOfBirth Auvergne
placeOfDeath Saint-Germain-d’Auvergne
politicalRole major magnate of West Francia
positionHeld Count of Auvergne
Count of Bourges
Count of Clermont
Count of Limoges
Count of Lyon
Count of Mâcon
Duke of Aquitaine
Margrave of Aquitaine
predecessor Bernard Plantevelue
religion Catholicism
linked to: Roman Catholicism
sexOrGender male
spouse Engelberga
successor William II of Aquitaine
titleLanguage French
workLocation Aquitaine
Auvergne

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William I, Duke of Aquitaine alsoKnownAs Guillaume le Pieux