Adele of Vermandois
Adele of Vermandois (bef. 915–960) was both a Carolingian as well as a Robertian Frankish noblewoman who was the Countess of Flanders (934–960).
Adele of Vermandois, | |
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Countess of Flanders | |
Born | c. 910–915 |
Died | 960 Bruges |
Noble family | Herbertien |
Spouse(s) | Arnulf I of Flanders |
Issue
Baldwin III of Flanders | |
Father | Herbert II of Vermandois |
Mother | Adèle |
Life
Adele, born c. 910–915[1] was a daughter of Herbert II of Vermandois and his wife, Adele, daughter of Robert I of France.[2] She died in 960 in Bruges.[1]
In 934 Adele married Count Arnulf I of Flanders (c. 890 – 965).[3] Together they had the following children:
- Hildegarde,[lower-alpha 1] born c. 934, died 990; she married Dirk II, Count of Holland.[4]
- Liutgard, born in 935, died in 962; married Wichmann IV, Count of Hamaland.[3]
- Egbert, died 953.[3]
- Baldwin III of Flanders.[3] (c. 940 – 962). Married Mathilde Billung of Saxony (c. 940 – 1008), daughter of Hermann Billung, and had issue, Arnulf II, Count of Flanders (c. 960 – 987), who succeeded as count after Arnulf I, skipping one generation.
- Elftrude; married Siegfried, Count of Guînes.[3]
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See also
Notes
- It remains uncertain if Hildegarde was Arnulf's daughter by his first wife, whose name was not preserved, or by his second wife Adele. See: Heather J. Tanner, Families, Friends and Allies: Boulogne and Politics in Northern France and England, C.879-1160 (Brill, Leiden, Netherlands, 2004) p. 55 n. 143
References
- Detlev Schwennicke, Europäische Stammtafeln: Stammtafeln zur Geschichte der Europäischen Staaten, Neue Folge, Band III Teilband 1 (Marburg, Germany: J. A. Stargardt, 1984), Tafel 49
- The Annals of Flodoard of Reims, 916–966, eds. & trans. Steven Fanning: Bernard S. Bachrach (New York; Ontario, Can: University of Toronto Press, 2011), pp. 21 n. 77, 92
- Detlev Schwennicke, Europäische Stammtafeln: Stammtafeln zur Geschichte der Europäischen Staaten, Neue Folge, Band II (Marburg, Germany: J. A. Stargardt, 1984), Tafel 5
- Heather J. Tanner, Families, Friends and Allies: Boulogne and Politics in Northern France and England, C.879-1160 (Brill, Leiden, Netherlands, 2004) p. 55 n. 143
Preceded by Ælfthryth, Countess of Flanders |
![]() 934–960 |
Succeeded by Mathilde of Saxony |
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