(Count of Poitiers, Duke of Aquitaine) Ranulf I POITIERS #50185
ABT 815 - ABT 866
TITLE Count of Poitiers, Duke of Aquitaine-
BIRTH ABT 815
DEATH ABT 866
Historical Notes
Founder of the House of Poitiers
Ranulf I (also Ramnulf, Rannulf, and Ranulph) was a Count of Poitiers (from 835) and Duke of Aquitaine (from 852). He is the 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).
Ranulf I (also Ramnulf, Rannulf, and Ranulph) was a Count of Poitiers (from 835) and Duke of Aquitaine (from 852). He is the 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).