Cte Guillaume VI Taillefer D' ANGOULÊME 1
- Born: Angoulême, Cordeliersk, Charente-Maritime, France
- Married (1): After 1137
- Married (2): 1150/1
- Died: 7 Aug 1179, Messina, Sicily
 Research Notes:
The Historia Pontificum et Comitum Engolismensis names "Guillelmum primogenitum" as son of Comte Vulgrin [II] and his wife "Pontia filia Comitis de Marcha". "Willelmus Talafars comes Engolismensæ filius Vulgrini comitis" donated property to Saint-Pierre d'Angoulême by charter dated to [1089/1101] which refers to donations by "Willelmi Talafer avi mei et Vulgrini patris mei".
He succeeded his father in 1140 as Comte d'Angoulême. "Guillelmus Talaferii comes Engolismensis" exempted Notre-Dame de Dalon from taxes on its lands by charter dated 1146. He joined the crusade in 1147. An exchange of territories with Saint-Amant-de-Boixe recorded in a charter dated to [1146/59] recites prior donations by "Vulgrinus comes Engolismæ" and after his death by "filius suus domnus Vuillelmus Talafer". "Wmus Talafer, comes Engolismensis, filius Wlgrini comitis…et Arnaldus Bocardi" issued a charter dated 1163 concerning the forest of Marange, which names "filii mei Wlgrinus et W Talafer". The Chronicon Gaufredi Vosiensis records that "Guillermus filius Wlgrimi Comes Engolismensis, Ademarus Vicecomes Lemovicensis, Oliverius filius Gulpherii senioris de Turribus" were among those who left for Jerusalem in 1178, stating that "Engolismensis Comes Guillermus Sector-ferri" died "VII Id Aug apud Messinam Siciliæ". 2
Marriage Information:
Guillaume married Emma DE LIMOGES, daughter of Vcte Ademar II DE LIMOGES and Marie DES CARS, after 1137.
Marriage Information:
Guillaume also married Marguerite DE TURENNE, daughter of Vcte Raymond I DE TURENNE and Mathilde DU PERCHE, in 1150/1. (Marguerite DE TURENNE died on 21 October between 1186 and 1202.)
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