Individual Details
Adélaide d'Aquitaine Poitou
(950 - 1006)
Adele or Adelaide of Aquitaine (or Adelaide of Poitiers) (c. 945 or 952 – 1004) was the daughter of William III, Duke of Aquitaine and Adele of Normandy, daughter of Rollo, Duke of Normandy.
Her father used her as security for a truce with Hugh Capet, whom she married in 970. In 987, after the death of Louis V, the last Carolingian king of France, Hugh was elected the new king with Adelaide as queen. They were proclaimed at Noyon and blessed at Reims. They were the founders of the Capetian dynasty of France.
Their children were:
Hedwig, Countess of Mons (or Hadevide, or Avoise) (c. 969–after 1013), wife of Reginar IV, Count of Mons
Robert II (972–1031), the future king of France. Crowned co-king 987 in order to consolidate the new dynasty
Gisčle, Countess of Ponthieu(c. 970–1002), wife of Hugh I, Count of Ponthieu
Adela, (c. 973–1063), wife of Renauld I, Count of Nevers
Source: Wikipedia
Her father used her as security for a truce with Hugh Capet, whom she married in 970. In 987, after the death of Louis V, the last Carolingian king of France, Hugh was elected the new king with Adelaide as queen. They were proclaimed at Noyon and blessed at Reims. They were the founders of the Capetian dynasty of France.
Their children were:
Hedwig, Countess of Mons (or Hadevide, or Avoise) (c. 969–after 1013), wife of Reginar IV, Count of Mons
Robert II (972–1031), the future king of France. Crowned co-king 987 in order to consolidate the new dynasty
Gisčle, Countess of Ponthieu(c. 970–1002), wife of Hugh I, Count of Ponthieu
Adela, (c. 973–1063), wife of Renauld I, Count of Nevers
Source: Wikipedia
Events
| Birth | 950 | ||||
| Marriage | 970 | Hugues I Capet, King of France | |||
| Death | 1006 |
Families
| Spouse | Hugues I Capet, King of France (941 - 996) |
| Child | Robert II "the Pious" King of France (972 - 1031) |
| Father | Duke Guillaume (William) I-III d'Aquitaine, Count of Poitou (915 - 963) |
| Mother | Duchess Adele de Normandy (917 - 962) |
| Sibling | Duke Guillaume (William) II-IV "Fier-a-bras" d'Aquitaine, Count of Poitou (935 - 993) |