Individual Details
Adele de Savoia
(Abt 1092 - 18 Nov 1154)
Adelaide was the daughter of Humbert II of Savoy and Gisela of Burgundy, and niece of Pope Callixtus II, who once visited her court in France. Her father died in 1103, and her mother married Renier I of Montferrat as a second husband.
She became the second wife of Louis VI of France (1081–1137), whom she married on 3 August 1115. They had eight children, the second of whom became Louis VII of France. Adelaide was one of the most politically active of all France's medieval queens consort. Her name appears on 45 royal charters from the reign of Louis VI. During her tenure as queen, royal charters were dated with both her regnal year and that of the king. Among many other religious benefactions, she and Louis founded the monastery of St Peter's (Ste Pierre) at Montmartre, in the northern suburbs of Paris. She was reputed to be "ugly," but attentive and pious
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adelaide_of_Maurienne
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in France. Her father died in 1103, and her mother married Raniero, marchese de Monferrato as her second husband.
On 3 August 1115 she became the second wife of Louis VI, king of France, son of Philippe I, king of France, and Bertha of Holland. They had seven sons and one daughter, of whom three sons and their daughter Constance would have progeny. Their second son would become Louis VII of France. Adčle was one of the most politically active of all France's medieval queens consort. Her name appears on 45 royal charters from the reign of Louis VI. During her tenure as queen, royal charters were dated with both her regnal year and that of the king. Among many other religious benefactions, she and Louis founded the Abbey of St. Pierre at Montmartre, in the northern suburbs of Paris. She was reputed to be 'ugly', but attentive and pious.
After Louis VI's death, Adčle did not immediately retire to convent life, as did most widowed queens of the time. Instead she married Matthieu I de Montmorency, connetable de France, son of Bouchard IV, sire de Montmorency, and Agnčs de Beaumont, dame de Conflans. She remained active in the French court and in religious activities.
Adčle is one of two queens in a legend related by William Dugdale. As the story goes, Queen Adčle became enamoured of a young knight, Guillaume d'Albini, at a joust. But he was already engaged to Adeliza of Louvain, queen widow of England, and refused to become her lover. The jealous Adčle lured him into the clutches of a hungry lion, but Guillaume ripped out the beast's tongue with his bare hands and killed it. This story is certainly apocryphal.
In 1153 she retired to the Abbey of St. Pierre at Montmartre, which she had founded with Louis VII. She died there on 18 November 1154. She was buried in the cemetery of the abbey church, but her tomb was destroyed during the Revolution.
Source: Leo van de Pas
She became the second wife of Louis VI of France (1081–1137), whom she married on 3 August 1115. They had eight children, the second of whom became Louis VII of France. Adelaide was one of the most politically active of all France's medieval queens consort. Her name appears on 45 royal charters from the reign of Louis VI. During her tenure as queen, royal charters were dated with both her regnal year and that of the king. Among many other religious benefactions, she and Louis founded the monastery of St Peter's (Ste Pierre) at Montmartre, in the northern suburbs of Paris. She was reputed to be "ugly," but attentive and pious
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adelaide_of_Maurienne
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in France. Her father died in 1103, and her mother married Raniero, marchese de Monferrato as her second husband.
On 3 August 1115 she became the second wife of Louis VI, king of France, son of Philippe I, king of France, and Bertha of Holland. They had seven sons and one daughter, of whom three sons and their daughter Constance would have progeny. Their second son would become Louis VII of France. Adčle was one of the most politically active of all France's medieval queens consort. Her name appears on 45 royal charters from the reign of Louis VI. During her tenure as queen, royal charters were dated with both her regnal year and that of the king. Among many other religious benefactions, she and Louis founded the Abbey of St. Pierre at Montmartre, in the northern suburbs of Paris. She was reputed to be 'ugly', but attentive and pious.
After Louis VI's death, Adčle did not immediately retire to convent life, as did most widowed queens of the time. Instead she married Matthieu I de Montmorency, connetable de France, son of Bouchard IV, sire de Montmorency, and Agnčs de Beaumont, dame de Conflans. She remained active in the French court and in religious activities.
Adčle is one of two queens in a legend related by William Dugdale. As the story goes, Queen Adčle became enamoured of a young knight, Guillaume d'Albini, at a joust. But he was already engaged to Adeliza of Louvain, queen widow of England, and refused to become her lover. The jealous Adčle lured him into the clutches of a hungry lion, but Guillaume ripped out the beast's tongue with his bare hands and killed it. This story is certainly apocryphal.
In 1153 she retired to the Abbey of St. Pierre at Montmartre, which she had founded with Louis VII. She died there on 18 November 1154. She was buried in the cemetery of the abbey church, but her tomb was destroyed during the Revolution.
Source: Leo van de Pas
Events
| Birth | Abt 1092 | ||||
| Marriage | Abt Apr 1115 | Paris, France - Louis VI King of France | |||
| Death | 18 Nov 1154 | Abbey of Montmartre, Paris | |||
| Burial | Abbey of Montmartre, Paris |
Families
| Spouse | Louis VI King of France (1081 - 1137) |
| Child | Pierre de France, Sire of Courtenay (1126 - 1183) |
| Father | Count Umberto II of Savoia (1070 - 1103) |
| Mother | Gisella de Bourgogne ( - 1133) |
| Sibling | Count Amadeo III de Savoia (1092 - 1148) |