Dangereuse of L'Île-Bouchard

Dangereuse of L'Île-Bouchard
Viscountess of Châtellerault
Born1079
Died1151
Noble familyL'Île-Bouchard
Spouse(s)Aimery I, Viscount of Châtellerault
IssueWith Aimery
Aenor de Châtellerault
Hugh, Viscount of Châtellerault
Raoul de Faye
Amable, Countess of Angoulême
Aois
With William
Henri, Prior of Clunys
Adélaïde de Poitiers
Sybille, Abbess of Saintes
FatherBartholomew, Lord of L'Île-Bouchard
MotherGerberge of Blaison

Dangereuse of L'Île-Bouchard (Poitevin: Dangerosa; 1079  1151) was the daughter of Bartholomew, Lord of L'Île-Bouchard and his wife Gerberge of Blaison. She was the maternal grandmother of the celebrated Eleanor of Aquitaine. She was also mistress to her granddaughters' paternal grandfather, William IX, Duke of Aquitaine. As the mistress of William the Troubadour, she was known as La Maubergeonne for the tower he built for her at his castle in Poitiers.

Dangereuse ("Dangerous") was a sobriquet she received for her seductiveness; her baptismal name may have been Amauberge or Amal(a)berge.