Aelith de Poitiers (c. 1123–?)
Aelith de Poitiers (c. 1123–?)
French noblewoman. Name variations: Petronilla. Born c. 1123; death date unknown; dau. of William X, duke of Aquitaine, and Aénor of Chaâtellerault (d. 1130); sister of Eleanor of Aquitaine (1122–1204).
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