Adelaide of Aquitaine
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Adbelahide or 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 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 Senlis
and blessed at Noyon
. They were the founders of the Capetian dynasty
of France.
A number of other daughters are less reliably attested
William III of Aquitaine
William III , called Towhead from the colour of his hair, was the "Count of the Duchy of Aquitaine" from 959 and Duke of Aquitaine from 962 to his death. He was also the Count of Poitou from 935 and Count of Auvergne from 950...
and Adele of Normandy
Gerloc
Gerloc , baptised in Rouen as Adela in 912, was the daughter of Rollo, first duke of Normandy, and his wife, Poppa of Bayeux. She was the sister of Duke William Longsword....
, daughter of Rollo of Normandy
Rollo of Normandy
Rollo , baptised Robert and so sometimes numbered Robert I to distinguish him from his descendants, was a Norse nobleman of Norwegian or Danish descent and founder and first ruler of the Viking principality in what soon became known as 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
Louis V of France
Louis V , called the Indolent or the Sluggard , was the King of Western Francia from 986 until his early death...
, the last Carolingian
Carolingian
The Carolingian dynasty was a Frankish noble family with origins in the Arnulfing and Pippinid clans of the 7th century AD. The name "Carolingian", Medieval Latin karolingi, an altered form of an unattested Old High German *karling, kerling The Carolingian dynasty (known variously as the...
king of France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
, Hugh was elected the new king with Adelaide as queen. They were proclaimed at Senlis
Senlis
Senlis is the name or part of the name of several communes in France:* Senlis, Oise, in the Oise département* Senlis, Pas-de-Calais, in the Pas-de-Calais département* Senlis-le-Sec, in the Somme départementOther uses:...
and blessed at Noyon
Noyon
Noyon is a commune in the Oise department in northern France.It lies on the Oise Canal, 100 km north of Paris.-History:...
. They were the founders of the Capetian dynasty
Capetian dynasty
The Capetian dynasty , also known as the House of France, is the largest and oldest European royal house, consisting of the descendants of King Hugh Capet of France in the male line. Hugh Capet himself was a cognatic descendant of the Carolingians and the Merovingians, earlier rulers of France...
of France.
Children
Adeleide and Hugh's children were:- Hedwig, Countess of MonsHedwig of FranceHedwig of France , also called Avoise, Hadevide or Haltude, was Countess of Mons. She was the daughter of Hugh Capet, the first King of France, and Adelaide of Aquitaine.-Family:...
(or Hadevide, or Avoise) (c. 969–after 1013), wife of Reginar IV, Count of MonsReginar IV, Count of MonsRegnier IV, Count of Mons was the son of Reginar III, Count of Hainaut. Lambert I of Leuven was his brother.-History:His father was Count of Hainaut until 958, but fell in disgrace with Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor and lost his County to Godfrey I, Duke of Lower Lorraine.He received the County of... - Robert IIRobert II of FranceRobert II , called the Pious or the Wise , was King of France from 996 until his death. The second reigning member of the House of Capet, he was born in Orléans to Hugh Capet and Adelaide of Aquitaine....
(972–1031), the future king of France. Crowned co-king 987 in order to consolidate the new dynasty - Gisèle, Countess of PonthieuGisèle CapetGisèle Capet was the daughter of Hugh Capet and Adelaide of Aquitaine. She was married to Hugh I of Ponthieu around 994.Her children by the Count of Ponthieu included Enguerrand I of Ponthieu and Guy of Ponthieu....
(c. 970–1002), wife of Hugh I, Count of Ponthieu
A number of other daughters are less reliably attested