Queen of the Franks Adelaide de Aquitaine
945 - 1006 (61 years)1. Queen of the Franks Adelaide de Aquitaine was born in 945 in Poitiers, Vienne, Poitou-Charentes, France; died on 15 Jun 1006 in Paris, Île-de-France, France. Adelaide married Count of Paris - King of the Franks Hugh Capet about 968 in Orléans, Loiret, Centre, France. Hugh (son of Duke of the Franks and Count of Paris Hugh Magnus and Hedwig von Sachsen) was born in 939 in Paris, Île-de-France, France; died on 24 Oct 996 in Paris, Île-de-France, France; was buried in St Denis, Cher, Centre, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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- 2. King of the Franks Robert Capet, II was born on 27 Mar 972 in Orléans, Loiret, Centre, France; died on 20 Jul 1031 in Melun, Seine-et-Marne, Île-de-France, France; was buried in St Denis, Cher, Centre, France.
Generation: 2
2. King of the Franks Robert Capet, II (1.Adelaide1) was born on 27 Mar 972 in Orléans, Loiret, Centre, France; died on 20 Jul 1031 in Melun, Seine-et-Marne, Île-de-France, France; was buried in St Denis, Cher, Centre, France. Other Events and Attributes:
- Name: the Pious
- Religion: a very devout Catholic, advocating forced conversions of local Jewry, as well as mob violence against Jews who refused, and reinstated the Roman imperial custom of burning heretics at the stake
- _ORDI: 93rd great grandson of Adam and Eve
- _MILT: 1031; His sons turned against him in a civil war over power and property
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Buried:
Basilica of Saint Denis
Died:
died in the middle of the war with his sonsRobert married Constance True d'Arles de Provence in 1001. Constance (daughter of Margrave William de Provence, I and Queen Consort of Aquitaine Adelaide-Blanche de Anjou) was born on 27 Mar 985 in Arles, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France; died on 25 Jul 1032 in Melun, Seine-et-Marne, Île-de-France, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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- 3. Duke of Burgundy and King of the Franks Henri Capet, I was born on 4 May 1008 in Reims, Marne, Champagne-Ardenne, France; died on 4 Aug 1060 in Brie, Ille-et-Vilaine, Bretagne, France; was buried in St Denis, Cher, Centre, France.
- 4. Countess of Flanders and Normandy Saint Adela Capet was born in 1003 in France; died on 8 Jan 1079 in Nevers, Nièvre, Bourgogne, France; was buried in Mesen, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium.
Robert married Bertha of Burgundy after Oct 996. Bertha was born in 964; died on 16 Jan 1010. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Robert married Rosele of Italy about 988. Rosele was born about 950; died in Feb 1003. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Generation: 3
3. Duke of Burgundy and King of the Franks Henri Capet, I (2.Robert2, 1.Adelaide1) was born on 4 May 1008 in Reims, Marne, Champagne-Ardenne, France; died on 4 Aug 1060 in Brie, Ille-et-Vilaine, Bretagne, France; was buried in St Denis, Cher, Centre, France. Other Events and Attributes:
- Kinfolk of Note: Direct Ancestor of Mack Ferrin Smith
- _MILT: Henri joined his brother Robert, with the support of their mother, in a revolt against his father
- _ORDI: 94th great grandson of Adam and Eve
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Buried:
Basilica of Saint DenisHenri married Queen of France, Grand Duchess of Kiev Anna Agnesa Yaroslavna on 19 May 1051 in Rheims, Marne, Champagne-Ardenne, France. Anna (daughter of Grand Prince of Rus Prince Yaroslav of Kiev, I and Princess of Sweden Ingrid Olafsdotter) was born in 1036 in Kyyiv, Kyiv, Ukraine; died on 5 Sep 1075 in Essonne, Île-de-France, France; was buried in Villers-la-Ville, Brabant Wallon, Belgium. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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- 5. Count of Vermandois Hugh Capet, II was born in 1057 in France; died on 18 Oct 1102 in Mersin, Turkey.
- 6. King of the Franks Philippe Capet, I was born on 23 May 1053 in Champagne, Dordogne, Aquitaine, France; died on 29 Jul 1108 in Melun, Seine-et-Marne, Île-de-France, France; was buried in Loiret, Centre, France.
4. Countess of Flanders and Normandy Saint Adela Capet (2.Robert2, 1.Adelaide1) was born in 1003 in France; died on 8 Jan 1079 in Nevers, Nièvre, Bourgogne, France; was buried in Mesen, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Other Events and Attributes:
- Kinfolk of Note: Direct Ancestor of Retha Zulma Gott
- Name: the Holy
- Occupation: After Baldwin’s death, she went to Rome, took the nun’s veil from the hands of Pope Alexander II and retired to the Benedictine convent of Messines, near Ypres
- Ordained: Saint Adela of Messines is honored as a saint in the Roman Catholic Church, and her commemoration day is 8 September
- Religion: Adèle had an especially great interest in Baldwin V’s church-reform politics and was behind her husband’s founding of the Colleges of Aire, Lille and Harelbekeas well as the abbeys of Messines and Ename
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Benedictine convent of MessinesSaint married Duke of Normandy Richard de Normandy, III in Jan 1027. Richard (son of 4th Duke of Normandy Richard Beauclerc, II and Princess of Brittany and Normandy Lady Judith de Bretagne) was born in 1001 in Falaise, Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France; died on 3 Feb 1027 in Rouen, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Saint married Count of Flanders Baldwin de Flanders, V in Aug 1027 in Paris, Île-de-France, France. Baldwin (son of Count of Flanders Baldwin de Flanders, IV and Ogive de Luxembourge) was born on 19 Aug 1012 in Belgium; died on 1 Sep 1066 in Lille, Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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- 7. Queen consort of the Kingdom of England Matilda de Flanders was born in 1031 in Belgium; died on 2 Nov 1083 in Caen, Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France; was buried in Caen, Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France.
Generation: 4
5. Count of Vermandois Hugh Capet, II (3.Henri3, 2.Robert2, 1.Adelaide1) was born in 1057 in France; died on 18 Oct 1102 in Mersin, Turkey. Other Events and Attributes:
- Name: Magnus
- _ORDI: 95th great grandson of Adam and Eve
- _MILT: 1085; Hugh helped William the Conqueror repel a Danish invasion of England. He joined the First Crusade in 1096.
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Birth:
(Vermandois)
Died:
Died in Tarsus from wounds at the second battle of Heraclea with the TurksHugh married Countess Vermandois Adelaide de Vermandois in 1064 in France. Adelaide (daughter of Herbert de Vermandois, IV and Adela de Vexin) was born in 1050 in Bretagne, France; died on 23 Sep 1120 in Meulan, Yvelines, Île-de-France, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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- 8. Countess of Leicester Isabel de Vermandois was born in 1085 in Basse-Normandie, France; died on 13 Feb 1131 in Sens, Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne, France; was buried in Lewes, Sussex, England.
6. King of the Franks Philippe Capet, I (3.Henri3, 2.Robert2, 1.Adelaide1) was born on 23 May 1053 in Champagne, Dordogne, Aquitaine, France; died on 29 Jul 1108 in Melun, Seine-et-Marne, Île-de-France, France; was buried in Loiret, Centre, France. Other Events and Attributes:
- Name: the Amourous
- _ORDI: 95th great grandson of Adam and Eve
- _MILT: 1077; he made peace with William the Conqueror, who gave up attempting the conquest of Brittany
- Religion: 1094; He was first excommunicated by Hugh of Die, and after a long silence, Pope Urban II repeated the excommunication at the Council of Clermont in November 1095
Philippe married Queen Consort of the Franks Bertrade de Montfort on 15 May 1092. Bertrade was born in 1070; died on 14 Feb 1117. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Philippe married Bertha de Hainault in 1072 in Holland, Reusel-de Mierden, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands. Bertha (daughter of Count Floris of Holland, I and Gertrude de Saxony) was born in 1054 in Vlaardingen, Vlaardingen, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands; died on 30 Jul 1093 in Loire, Rhône-Alpes, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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- 9. King of the Franks Louis Capet, VI was born on 1 Dec 1081 in Paris, Île-de-France, France; died on 1 Aug 1137 in Paris, Île-de-France, France; was buried in St Denis, Cher, Centre, France.
7. Queen consort of the Kingdom of England Matilda de Flanders (4.Saint3, 2.Robert2, 1.Adelaide1) was born in 1031 in Belgium; died on 2 Nov 1083 in Caen, Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France; was buried in Caen, Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France. Other Events and Attributes:
- Name: Maud
- Title: Duchess of Normandy
- _MILT: When William was preparing to invade England, Matilda outfitted a ship, the Mora, out of her own money and gave it to him
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Buried:
Abbaye aux Dames CaenMatilda married Duke of Normandy -- King of England Guillaume de Normandy in 1053 in Normandy, France. Guillaume (son of Duke of Normandy Robert de Normandy, I and Herleve Harlette Arletta de Falaise) was born in 1024 in Falaise, Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France; died on 9 Sep 1087 in France; was buried in Caen, Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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- 10. Duke of Normandy and King of England Henry Plantagenet, I was born on 21 Feb 1068 in Selby, Yorkshire, England; died on 1 Dec 1135 in Angers, Maine-et-Loire, Pays de la Loire, France; was buried in Reading, Berkshire, England.