Adelaide of Aquitaine | |
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Queen consort of France | |
Tenure | 987–996 |
Spouse | Hugh Capet |
Issue | |
Hedwig, Countess of Mons Robert II of France Gisèle, Countess of Ponthieu |
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House | House of Capet Poitiers |
Father | William III of Aquitaine |
Mother | Adele of Normandy |
Born | c. 945/952 |
Died | 1004 |
Adbelahide or Adele or 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 of Normandy.
Her father used her as security for a truce with Hugh Capet, whom she married in 969. 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.
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