Adele of Vermandois

Countess consort of Flanders From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Adele of Vermandois (bef. 915–960) was both a Carolingian as well as a Robertian Frankish noblewoman who was the Countess of Flanders by marriage (934–960).

Tenure934 – 10 October 960
Bornc.910–915
Died960 (aged 44-50)
Bruges
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Adele of Vermandois
Countess consort of Flanders
Tenure934 – 10 October 960
Bornc.910–915
Died960 (aged 44-50)
Bruges
SpouseArnulf I of Flanders
IssueBaldwin III of Flanders
HouseHerbertien
FatherHerbert II of Vermandois
MotherAdèle
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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:

Ancestry

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Ancestors of Adele of Vermandois
Bernard, King of Italy (797 – 818)
Pepin, Count of Vermandois (c. 818 - a. 858)
Cunigunda of Laon
Herbert I, Count of Vermandois (c. 849 – 907)
Herbert II of Vermandois (d. 943)
Bertha de Morvois
Adele of Vermandois
Robert III of Worms (800-834)
Robert the Strong (820 – 866)
Margrave of Neustria
King Robert I of France (866–923)
Adelaide of Tours (c.820-c.866)
Hildebrante
Aelis
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Notes

  1. 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

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