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Emperor Burials in Saint Peters Basilica

Holy Roman Emperor and Empress Burials in Saint Peter's Basilica, Vatican City (Rome).

Otto II, Holy Roman Emperor (d.983) [Ottonian Dynasty] and his 1st Cousin 3 Times Removed - Agnes of Poitou, Holy Roman Empress (d.1077) [House of Poitiers-Aquitaine (Ramnulfids)] - were the only Holy Roman Emperor and Empress to have been buried in Saint Peter’s Basilica.
Emperor Otto II was husband of Theofano (d.991).
Empress Agnes was the 2nd wife of Henry III, Holy Roman Emperor (d.1056) [Salian Dynasty].


House of Poitiers-Aquitaine (Ramnulfids) - and Chateau-Guillaume & Palace of Poitiers

Guillaume IX “the Troubadour” Duke of Aquitaine & VII Count of Poitou (1071-1126) - built
Château-Guillaume (image top left) and the Maubergeon Tower of the Palace of Poitiers (image top right).

Duke Guillaume IX is believed to be the earliest troubadour.


House of Poitiers-Aquitaine (Ramnulfids) - and Eleanor of Aquitaine

Eleanor of Aquitaine (1122-1204)
Duchess of Aquitaine (1137-1204), Queen Consort of France as Wife of King Louis VII of France (House of Capet) (1137-1152), and Queen Consort of England as Wife of King Henry II of England (House of Plantagenet) (1154-1189).

Mother of King Richard I “the Lionheart” of England - and Great-Grandmother of King Louis IX “the Saint” of France.


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