Wulgrim III of Angoulême, also known as Wulgrin Taillefer II, inherited the title of Count of Angoulême and it's territories from his father, William VI of Angoulême.

His untimely death, was the first break in the house of Taillefer which had ruled Angoulême

Angoulême

-Main sights:In place of its ancient fortifications, Angoulême is encircled by boulevards above the old city walls, known as the Remparts, from which fine views may be obtained in all directions. Within the town the streets are often narrow. Apart from the cathedral and the hôtel de ville, the...

 since the days of the Carolingians. As he had only one daughter, Mathilde of Angoulême

Mathilde of Angoulême

Mathilde of Angoulême was the sole daughter of Wulgrin III, Count of Angoulême. After the death of her father, the title passed to her uncle, William V of Angoulême...

, the territory went to his younger brother, William VII of Angoulême

William VII of Angoulême

William VII of Angoulême was also known as William Taillefer V, was the Count of Angoulême from 1881.The second of three sons of William VI of Angoulême, he inherited the title of Count of Angoulême, and it's territory, upon the death of his brother, Wulgrin III of Angoulême, who in turn had only...

. His daughter Mathilde would marry Hugh IX of Lusignan

Hugh IX of Lusignan

Hugh IX the Brown of Lusignan was the grandson of Hugh VIII. His father, also Hugh , was the co-seigneur of Lusignan from 1164, marrying a woman named Orengarde before 1162 or about 1167 and dying in 1169...

, who would eventually inherit the kingdom, over the claims of John of England

John of England

John , also known as John Lackland , was King of England from 6 April 1199 until his death...

, through Isabella of Angoulême

Isabella of Angoulême

Isabella of Angoulême was queen consort of England as the second wife of King John from 1200 until John's death in 1216. They had five children by the king including his heir, later Henry III...

, the daughter of Aymer of Angoulême

Aymer of Angoulême

Aymer was the last Count of Angoulême of the House of Taillefer. He was the third of the six children of Count William IV and Marguerite of Turenne...

, the third and youngest brother.

Sources

• Foundation for Medieval Genealogy, Chapter 3, Comtes d'Angoulême
• Histoire P@ssion - Chronologie historique des Comtes d’Angoulême (in French)
• L'art de Verifier des Faits historiquws, des Chartes, des Chroniques, et Autres Anciens Monuments, Depuis la Naissance de Notre-Seigner by Moreau et Yalade, 1818, Page 189
• The coinage of the European continent, by Swan Sonnenschein, 1893, Page 276
• Annuaire Historique Pour L'annee 1854, by Société de l'histoire de France, Page 180
• Nouvelle Encyclopedie Theologique, by acques-Paul Migne, 1854, Page 903