We know little of Ranulf II except that he was a Duke of Aquitaine.

He is my 29 x great-grandfather.

Ranulf was born in Poitiers, France in 848¹ , son of Ranulf I^{2 3} and Bilichildis.

Titles

He was Count of Poitiers from 878⁴, and Ranulf II, Duke of Aquitaine from 888⁵.

Family

Ranulf married Ermengarde, also known as Irmgarde⁶ and together they had a son, Ranulf III.

He also had an illegitimate son, Ebalus with an unknown mistress⁷.

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Some sources claim Ermengarde is the same person as his mistress⁸ but far more sources claim these are two different people.

Death

He died in France. Different sources record his death in August 890⁹ or sometime after July 892¹⁰. In either case, we don’t know what he died of or where they buried him.

Lineage

He is my 29 x great-grandfather.

References

1. Royalty for Commoners (4th edition); Roderick W Stuart; Genealogical Publishing Ltd; 2002[↩]
2. Royalty for Commoners (4th edition); Roderick W Stuart; Genealogical Publishing Ltd; 2002[↩]
3. Medieval Lands; Charles Crawley; “Aquitaine, Dukes”[↩]
4. Medieval Lands; Charles Crawley; “Aquitaine, Dukes”[↩]
5. Medieval Lands; Charles Crawley; “Aquitaine, Dukes”[↩]
6. Royalty for Commoners (4th edition); Roderick W Stuart; Genealogical Publishing Ltd; 2002[↩]
7. Medieval Lands; Charles Crawley; “Aquitaine, Dukes”[↩]
8. Royalty for Commoners (4th edition); Roderick W Stuart; Genealogical Publishing Ltd; 2002[↩]
9. Royalty for Commoners (4th edition); Roderick W Stuart; Genealogical Publishing Ltd; 2002[↩]
10. Medieval Lands; Charles Crawley; “Aquitaine, Dukes”[↩]