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| Count of Poitiers | |
| Reign | 17 August 1153 – April 1156 |
| Predecessor | Henry II of England |
| Successor | Vacant (later Emperor Otto IV) |
| Royal house | House of Plantagenet |
| Father | Henry II of England |
| Mother | Eleanor of Aquitaine |
| Born | 17 August 1153 Normandy, France |
| Died | April 1156 (aged 2) Wallingford Castle, Berkshire |
| Burial | Reading Abbey, Berkshire |
William (17 August 1153 – April 1156) was the first child of Henry Plantagenet (later Henry II of England) and Eleanor of Aquitaine, born in Normandy, on the same day that his father's rival Eustace IV of Boulogne died.
William was a younger maternal half-brother of Marie de Champagne and Alix of France. He was an older brother of Henry the Young King, Matilda of England, Richard I of England, Geoffrey II, Duke of Brittany, Leonora of Aquitaine , Joan Plantagenet and John of England.
He died aged two years at Wallingford Castle, and was buried in Reading Abbey at the feet of his great-grandfather Henry I.
At the time of his death, he had already been given the title of Count of Poitiers. For centuries, the dukes of Aquitaine had held this as one of their minor titles, so it had passed to Eleanor from her father; giving it to her son was effectively a revival of the title, separating it from the dukedom. Some authorities say he also held the title of "Archbishop of York", but this is probably an error. His half-brother Geoffrey Plantagenet (died 1212), who was born within months of William, did later hold that office, causing the confusion.
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William, Count of Poitiers
Born: 17 August 1153 Died: April 1156 |
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| Preceded by Henry, Duke of Anjou |
Heir to the English Throne as heir apparent 25 October 1154 - April 1156 |
Succeeded by Henry the Young King |
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| Preceded by Henry and Eleanor |
Count of Poitiers 1153 – 1156 |
Succeeded by Alphonse |
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