William I, called the Pious, was the Count of Auvergne from 886 and Duke of Aquitaine from 893, succeeding the Poitevin ruler Ebalus Manser. He made numerous monastic foundations, most important among them the foundation of Cluny Abbey on 11... Wikipedia
Born: March 22, 875 AD
Died: July 6, 918 AD (age 43 years), Brioude, France
Nephew: William II, Duke of Aquitaine
Spouse: Ethelberga of Provence
Grandparents: Bernard of Septimania, Dhuoda, and Bernard I, Count of Auvergne
Parents: Bernard Plantapilosa and Ermengard II of Auvergne
Great-grandparents: William of Gellone, Sancho I of Gascony, and Ailona Aznárez of Aragón