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Birth:          ABT 1076 Chatellerault, Vienne, France
Death:          7 Nov 1151 Notre Dame de Noyers

Notes
died as a monk
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aimery_I,_Viscount_of_Ch%C3%A2tellerault
Aimery I de Rouchefoucould (c.?1075 – 7 November 1151), was the Viscount of 
Châtellerault and father of Aenor de Châtellerault. Through his daughter he was the 
grandfather of Eleanor of Aquitaine, who would become Duchess of Aquitaine (in her 
own right) as well as queen of both France and England. Eleanor was arguably the 
most celebrated woman in Medieval European history.
Family[edit]

Aimery was born to Boson II de Châtellerault and his wife, Aleanor de Thouars. His 
paternal grandparents were Hugues I de Châtellerault and his wife, Gerberge. His 
maternal grandparents were Aimery IV, Viscount of Thouars and Aremgarde de 
Mauléon.

Through his granddaughter, Eleanor, Aimery was an ancestor of various nobles and 
monarchs including: Richard I of England, Marie, Countess of Champagne, John of 
England, Geoffrey, Duke of Brittany, Joan, Queen of Sicily, Eleanor, Queen of Castile, 
Matilda, Duchess of Saxony and Henry the Young King.

Life[edit]

Marriage[edit]

Aimery was married to Amauberge, called Dangereuse, the daughter of Bartholomew 
de l'Isle Bouchard and his wife Gerberge de Terrasson. Their marriage produced at 
least three children:
Hugh, succeeded his father as Viscount of Châtellerault
Raoul, who became the lord of Fay-la-Vineuse through his marriage to Elisabeth de 
Faye
Aenor (c.?1103 – March 1130), who married William X, Duke of Aquitaine. She was the 
mother of Duchess Eleanor, Petronilla, and William Aigret, who died at the age of four.

Eleanor of Aquitaine was known to have been quite fond of her maternal uncles, Hugh 
and Raoul, and granted them [clarification needed] during her two tenures as queen of 
France and then of England.

The Affair[edit]

In 1115, after seven years of marriage, Amauberge was "abducted" from her 
bedchamber by William IX, Duke of Aquitaine. She was taken to a tower in his castle 
in Poitiers called Maubergeonne. As a result, Amauberge or Dangereuse was 
nicknamed La Maubergeonne. Abductions like these were quite common among 
nobles during the Middle Ages. However, in this particular case she seems to have 
been a willing contributor to the affair.[citation needed]

The Duke of Aquitaine, the earliest known troubadour whose work survives, was quite 
popular with the women of his time and was known to have had many affairs. 
However, the Viscountess would become his mistress for the rest of his life. There is 
no record of complaint by Aimery. This is believed to be because the Viscount feared 
the wrath of his powerful and volatile overlord. It would be the Duke's wife, Philippa of 
Toulouse who took action against the "abduction" and affair. Her actions would lead 
to both William and Dangereuse being excommunicated by the Pope. William used his 
wealth and power to eventually reconcile with the Pope and was accepted back into 
the Church.[citation needed]

In 1121 Aimery and Dangereuse's daughter, Aenor, married William IX's son and heir, 
who would become Duke William X of Aquitaine. It is believed that this union came 
about at Dangereuse's urging. Historians don't see another reason for the union of 
such a powerful man to the daughter of a minor vassal. Not only that, but Aenor was 
the daughter of the woman the future duke hated for her role in the treatment of his 
mother. Despite the cause, the marriage led to the birth of Eleanor of Aquitaine and 
made Aimery an ancestor of some of Europe's most famous nobles and rulers.[citation 
needed]

Parents
____ Boso (Boson) II (ABT 1050 - )
DE THOUARS Eleanor (Alienor) (Aenor) (ABT 1054 - )

Siblings
DE CHATELLERAULT Sybille (ABT 1075 - BEF 1103)
____ Aimery (Aimeri) (Amauri) (Amalric) I (ABT 1076 - 7 Nov 1151)

Marriage To DE L'ISLE BOUCHARD Dangereuse ("Maubergeonne") (1079 - 1151)
    m.  his 2d

Notes

Parents
DE L'ISLE BOUCHARD Barthelemy (1049 - )
____ Gerberge (1053 - )

Children by DE L'ISLE BOUCHARD Dangereuse ("Maubergeonne") 1079 - 1151
DE CHATELLERAULT Aenor (Eleanor) (ABT 1103 - AFT 1133)
DE CHATELLERAULT Raoul (ABT 1110 - ABT 1190)

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