Ranulf I of Aquitaine

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Ranulf I (also Ramnulf, Rannulf, and Ranulph) (820–866) was a Count of Poitiers (from 835) and Duke of Aquitaine (from 852). He is considered a possible son of Gerard, Count of Auvergne. Few details are known about Ranulf I, except that he died in 866 in Aquitaine from wounds received in the Battle of Brissarthe against the Vikings (in which Robert the Strong also died).

Marriage and issue[]

He married and they had the following:

  • Ranulf II, who inherited Poitou and later acquired Aquitaine.

See also[]

Preceded by
New creation
Duke of Aquitaine
852–866
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Bernard I
Count of Poitiers
835–866
Succeeded by
Ranulf II
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