Amauberge (Dangereuse) de L'isle-Bouchard [4614] ²⁴

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http://www.hull.ac.uk/php/cssbct/cgi-bin/gedlkup.php/n=royal?royal30097

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dangerose_de_l%27Isle_Bouchard

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aimery_I,_Viscount_of_Ch%C3%A2tellerault


In 1115, after seven years of marriage, Amauberge was literally "abducted" from her bedchamber by William IX, Duke of Aquitaine. She was taken to a tower in his castle in Potiers called Maubergeonne. As a result, Amauberge or Dangerose 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.

The Duke of Aquitaine, known to history as being the first troubadour 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 Dangerose being excommunicated by the Pope. William used his wealth and power to eventually reconcile with the Pope and was accepted back into the Church.

In 1121 Aimery and Dangerose's daughter would marry William IX's son and heir, who would become Duke William X of Aquitaine. It is believed that this union came about at Dangerose'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.

Amauberge married Aimery I de Rochefoucauld Viscount Châtellérhau [3907] [MRIN: 1120], son of Boson II de Châtellerault [4062] and Aleanor de Thouars [6620]. (Aimery I de Rochefoucauld Viscount Châtellérhau [3907] was born about 1076 and died on 7 Nov 1151 in L'abbey DE Notre Dame DE Noyers.)