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Boso the Old

10th century · 10th century · Also known as Boso I of La Marche

Boso the Old was a lord of Charroux in Poitou who held comital authority in La Marche, a frontier district of Aquitaine, around 958. He is regarded as the founder of the counts of La Marche, and his descendants ruled both La Marche and the neighbouring county of Périgord.

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Boso the Old. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/boso-the-old
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The Epoch Institute. “Boso the Old.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/boso-the-old.
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