Abstract
Around the Year 1000, counts of Poitiers and dukes of Aquitaine, in particular Guillaume the Great, were linked to the Carolingian tradition, which was even the origin of their family and their office. The duke's penitential attitude and personal devotion were concertized by donations, charity and foundations. Together with religious houses that the duke favoured, foundations formed a sacral geography, an essential component of his exercice of power. Monasteries granted the salvation of his soul and the stability of the duchy, the Precursor's relics at Angely sacralized his power, and the blessing ritual at Saint-Martial of Limoges legitimized it. The duke's religious politics, realized with the support of the episcopal group, reveals a close collaboration between the Prince and the Church, in quest of peace, justice and unity, an ancient tradition that will be broken by Gregorian Reform.
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