NameAdelaide of Aquitaine
Birthca 945
Death1004
Spouses
Birthca 940
DeathOct 24, 996
OccupationKing of France
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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, Duke 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
Noyon and blessed at
Reims. They were the founders of the
Capetian dynasty of France.
Their 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 ▪ Adela, (c. 973–1063), wife of
Renauld I, Count of Nevers