Adelaide of Aquitaine

945 - 1004  (~ 59 years)

• Name	Adelaide of Aquitaine
  Born	ca 945	Normandy, France
  Gender	Female
  Died	1004	France
  Buried	Memorial, biography and portrait" http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=122680964
  Notes	Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adelaide_of_Aquitaine She was queen consort of France by marriage to Hugh Capet. Adelaide 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 969. 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. Hugh apparently trusted in her judgement and allowed her to take part in government: he proposed her to negotiate for him with the regent of the German Empire, empress Theophanu, committing himself beforehand to their agreement. Adeleide and Hugh's children were: 1. Hedwig, Countess of Mons (or Hadevide, or Avoise) (c. 969-after 1013), wife of Reginar IV, Count of Mons 2. Robert II (972-1031), the future king of France. Crowned co-king 987 in order to consolidate the new dynasty 3. Gisèle, Countess of Ponthieu (c. 970-1002), wife of Hugh I, Count of Ponthieu.
  Person ID	I36084	Master File
  Last Modified	12 Sep 2016

  
  

  Family	Hugh Capet, King of the Franks,   b. ca 941, Paris, France ,   d. 24 Oct 996, Paris, France  (Age ~ 55 years)
  Children	1. Robert II of the Franks, King of the Franks,   b. 27 Mar 972, Orléans, France ,   d. 20 Jul 1031, Melun, Seine-et-Marne, Île-de-France, France  (Age 59 years)
  Last Modified	10 Sep 2016
  Family ID	F14876	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart