Ramnulfids

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The Ramnulfids, or the House of Poitiers, were a French dynasty of Frankish origin ruling the County of Poitou and Duchy of Aquitaine in the 9th through 12th centuries. Their power base shifted from Toulouse to Poitou. In the early 10th century, they contested the dominance of northern Aquitaine and the ducal title to the whole with the House of Auvergne. In 1032, they inherited the Duchy of Gascony, thus uniting it with Aquitaine. By the end of the 11th century, they were the dominant power in the southwestern third of France. The founder of the family was Ramnulf I, who became count in 835.

Ramnulf's son, Ramnulf II, claimed the title of King of Aquitaine in 888, but it did not survive him. Through his illegitimate son Ebalus he fathered the line of dukes of Aquitaine that would rule continuously from 927 to 1204, from the succession of William III to the death of Eleanor, who brought the Ramnulfid inheritance first to Louis VII of France and then to Henry II of England.

Several daughters of this house achieved high status. Adelaide married Hugh Capet and was thus the first Queen of France in the era of the Direct Capetians. Agnes married Henry III, Holy Roman Emperor, and ruled as regent for her son, the young Henry IV. The most illustrious woman was certainly Aquitaine's ruler Eleanor, whose marriage to Henry II of England crafted the Angevin Empire which was to cause so much discord between France and England.

The Ramnulfid house did much to encourage art, literature, and piety. Under William V, William IX, and William X, Aquitaine became the centre for the art of poetry and song in the vernacular; the troubadour tradition was born and raised there. The Peace and Truce of God were fostered and the ideal of courtly love invented.

Counts of Poitiers and Dukes of Aquitaine
The House of Poitiers produced many Dukes of Aquitaine, who were officially titled Counts of Poitiers. This line became extinct in the male-line in 1137, and in the female-line in 1204 with the death of Eleanor of Aquitaine, who was by her first marriage Queen of France, and by her second marriage, Queen of England.

Princes of Antioch and Counts of Tripoli
A branch of the House of Poitiers settled in the Holy Land, founded by Raymond of Poitiers (1115-1149), a younger son of William IX of Aquitaine, from whom descended the last princes of Antioch and counts of Tripoli.

1163-1201: Bohemond III († 1201), prince of Antioch, son of Raymond of Poitiers and Constance of Antioch.
1201-1216: Bohemond IV (1172 † 1233), prince of Antioch and count of Tripoli, second son of Bohemond III and Orgueilleuse d'Harenc.
1216-1219: Raymond-Roupen (1199 † 1221), son of Raymond IV, Count of Tripoli, (eldest son of Bohemond III and Orgueilleuse d'Harenc) and Alice of Armenia.
1219-1233: Bohemond IV, restored.
1233-1252: Bohemond V († 1252), prince of Antioch and count of Tripoli, son of Bohemond IV and Plaisance of Gibelet.
1252-1268: Bohemond VI the Fair (1237 † 1275), prince of Antioch and count of Tripoli, son of Bohemond V and Luciana de Caccamo-Segni. The city of Antioch was definitively lost in 1268, but Bohemond VI retained the title of Prince of Antioch until his death and passed it on to his descendants in the House of Poitiers.
1275-1287: Bohemond VII († 1287), prince of Antioch and count of Tripoli, son of preceding.
1287-1299: Lucia († 1299), princess of Antioch and countess of Tripoli, sister of preceding, married Narjot de Toucy, Sicilian admiral.

Kings of Cyprus
Henry of Antioch (d. 1276), son of Bohemond IV of Antioch, married Isabella of Lusignan (d. 1264), heiress of the kingdom of Cyprus, and thus founded the second House of Lusignan. The lineage of the House of Poitiers became extinct in 1487 with the death of Queen Charlotte of Cyprus.

1267-1284: Hugh III (1235 † 1284), King of Cyprus and Jerusalem, son of Henry of Antioch and Isabella of Lusignan.
1284-1285: John II (1267 † 1285), King of Cyprus and Jerusalem, son of Hugues III and of Isabella of Ibelin.
1285-1306: Henry II (1271 † 1324), King of Cyprus, son of Hugues III and of Isabelle of Ibelin.
1306-1310: Amalric, Prince of Tyre (1272 † 1310), governor of Cyprus, son of Hugh III and of Isabella of Ibelin.
1310-1324: Henry II of Jerusalem.
1324-1359: Hugh IV (1295 † 1359), King of Cyprus, son of Guy of Cyprus (son of Hugh III and Isabella of Ibelin) and of Echive of Ibelin.
1359-1369: Peter I (1328 † 1369), King of Cyprus, son of Hugh IV and of Alix of Ibelin.
1369-1382: Peter II (1357 † 1382), King of Cyprus, son of Peter I and of Eleanor of Aragon.
1382-1398: James I (1334 † 1398), King of Cyprus, son of Hugh IV and of Alix of Ibelin.
1398-1432: Janus (1375 † 1432), King of Cyprus, son of James I and of Helvis of Brunswick-Grubenhagen.
1432-1458: John II (1418 † 1458), King of Cyprus, son of Janus and Charlotte de Bourbon.
1458-1464: Charlotte (1442 † 1487), Queen of Cyprus, daughter of John II and of Helena Palaiologina.
1464-1473: James II, the Bastard (1418 † 1473), King of Cyprus, illegitimate son of John II and Marietta de Patras.
1473-1474: James III, the Posthumous (1473 † 1474), son of James II and Catherine Cornaro.

Genealogy

House of Poitiers

Ranulf I of Aquitaine
Ranulf II of Aquitaine
Ranulf III of Aquitaine
Ebalus, Duke of Aquitaine (illegitimate)
William III, Duke of Aquitaine
William IV, Duke of Aquitaine
William V, Duke of Aquitaine
William VI, Duke of Aquitaine
Odo of Gascony
Theobald
Peter William, later William VII, Duke of Aquitaine
Guy Geoffrey, later William VIII, Duke of Aquitaine
William IX, Duke of Aquitaine
William X, Duke of Aquitaine
Eleanor of Aquitaine
William Aigret
Raymond of Poitiers, Prince of Antioch
House of Poitiers-Antioch
Hugh
Ebles
Ebalus, Bishop of Limoges and Treasurer of St. Hilary of Poitiers
Gauzbert
Ebalus, Chancellor of France

House of Poitiers-Antioch

Raymond of Poitiers, Prince of Antioch
Bohemond III of Antioch
Raymond IV, Count of Tripoli
Raymond-Roupen
Bohemond IV of Antioch
Raimond de Poitiers, Bailiff of Antioch
Bohemond V of Antioch
Bohemond VI of Antioch
Bohemond VII, Count of Tripoli
Henry of Antioch
House of Poitiers-Lusignan
Manuel de Poitiers
Guillaume de Poitiers
Bohemond de Poitiers, Lord Consort of Boutron
Jean de Boutron
Guillaume de Boutron, Lord of Boutron, Constable of Jerusalem
Jean de Boutron, Lord of Boutron
Jacques de Boutron
Rostain de Boutron, Lord of Boutron
Guillaume de Boutron
Baldwin
Raymond

House of Poitiers-Lusignan

Henry of Antioch
Hugh III of Cyprus
John I of Cyprus
Bohemond of Lusignan
Henry II of Jerusalem
Amalric, Prince of Tyre
Hugh of Lusignan, Lord of Crusoche
Henry of Lusignan
Guy of Lusignan, later Constantine II, King of Armenia
John of Lusignan, Constable and Regent of Cilicia
Bohemond of Lusignan
Leo V, King of Armenia (illegitimate)
Bohemond of Lusignan
Barthelemy of Lusignan, Co-Regent of Armenia (illegitimate)
Aimery of Lusignan, Constable of Cyprus
Guy of Lusignan
Hugh IV of Cyprus
Guy of Lusignan, Constable of Cyprus and Titular Prince of Galilee
Hugh of Lusignan, Titular Prince of Galilee, Senator of Rome
Peter I of Cyprus
Peter II of Cyprus
John of Lusignan
James of Lusignan, Titular Count of Tripoli
John of Lusignan, Titular Count of Tripoli
Peter of Lusignan, Titular Count of Tripoli
Phoebus of Lusignan, Titular Marshal of Armenia and Titular Lord of Sidon (illegitimate)
John of Lusignan, Titular Lord of Beirut (illegitimate)
John of Lusignan, Titular Lord of Beirut (illegitimate)
James I of Cyprus
Janus of Cyprus
James of Lusignan
John II of Cyprus
Charlotte, Queen of Cyprus
James II of Cyprus (illegitimate)
James III of Cyprus
Philip of Lusignan, Constable of Cyprus
Lancelot of Lusignan, Cardinal, Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem (illegitimate)
Henry of Lusignan, Titular Prince of Galilee
Illegitimate line (extinct 1660)
Odo of Lusignan, Titular Seneschal of Jerusalem
Hugues Lancelot de Lusignan, Cardinal Archbishop of Nicosia
Guy of Lusignan, Constable of Cyprus
Thomas of Cyprus