Adelaide DE POITIERS , Queen of France
- Born: Abt 945
- Marriage (1): Hugues CAPET , Roi de France before 969
- Died: 1004 aged about 59
General Notes:
Adbelahide or Adele or Adelaide of Aquitaine (or Adelaide of Poitiers) (c. 945 or 952 – 1004)[1] 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.[2] 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.
Children
Adeleide and Hugh's 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
Gisèle, Countess of Ponthieu (c. 970– 1002), wife of Hugh I, Count of Ponthieu
A number of other daughters are less reliably attested.
Adelaide married Hugues CAPET , Roi de France, son of Hughes "Le Grand" , Duc des Francs, Comte de Paris and Hedwige DE SAXE, before 969. (Hugues CAPET , Roi de France was born between 939 and 941 in Dourdan, France and died on 24 Oct 996 in Prasville, Eure & Loire, France.)
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