Toward a reappraisal of William the Great, duke of Aquitaine (995–1030)
Bernard S. Bachrach
William, duke of Aquitaine and count Poitou, has won a glowing reputation from historians for his personal piety active support religious reform. Scholars have given him the sobriquet ‘the Great’, he is traditionally regarded as one those overmighty subjects whose fame power eclipsed their less accomplished Capetian contemporaries. As duke, however, William clearly had responsibilities that went beyond Church. In present study an effort been made to examine more secular aspects William's career see if, in fact, justly deserves be considered outstanding figures early eleventh century.
Journal of Medieval History