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Alphonse of Poitiers

Type Figure Region France Time 1220–1271 Also known as Alphonse de Poitiers、阿方斯伯爵、Alphonse of Poitiers、Alphonse, Count of Poitiers

Alphonse of Poitiers (1220–1271), younger brother of Louis IX and a major Capetian prince, became Count of Poitiers in 1229, annexed Toulouse in 1241…

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  1. 1220–1229Poissy · Île-de-FranceSecond son of Louis VIII and Blanche, he grew up under the queen mother's guardianship after his brother Louis IX acceded, receiving a prince's education and knightly training.
  2. 1229–1248Poitou · PoitouGranted Poitou in 1229, he later married Jeanne, daughter of Raymond VII, annexed the County of Toulouse in 1241, and became the greatest feudal lord of southern France, instituting administrative and judicial reforms.
  3. 1248–1271Aigues-Mortes · LanguedocIn 1248 he set out east with his brother Louis from Aigues-Mortes, and after returning to France in 1254 continued to administer his southern lands; he died childless in 1271 while traveling to Italy on business, and his lands reverted to the crown.

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