Adelaide of Anjou

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• General Information: She was also known as Blanche of Anjou.

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Birth:
Father: Fulk III "the Good". Count of Anjou

Adelaide married William I, Count of Provence and Arles after 981. William (son of Boson II, Count of Provence at Arles and of Avignon and Constance of Provence) was born about 955; died in 994 in Avignon, Vaucluse, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Adelaide married Otto William, King of Lombardy on Yes, date unknown. Otto (son of Adalbert II, King of Lombardy, Joint-King of Italy and Gerberge) was born in 958/959; died on 21 Oct 1026; was buried in Dijon, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• History: He held lands from his maternal uncle, Drozon, Bishop of Puy.

William married Gerberge about 1002. Gerberge (daughter of Otto William, King of Lombardy and Ermentrude de Roucy, Queen of Lombardy, Countess of Mâcon) was born about 985; died on 1020 to 1023. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Ermengarde married Robert I, Count of Auverne on Yes, date unknown. Robert (son of William IV, Count of Auverne and Humberge) died before 1032. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• General Information: She was also known as Constance of Provence, and Constance of Toulouse.
• Miscellaneous: 998; Constance was married in 998 to King Robert, after his divorce from his second wife, Bertha of Burgundy. The marriage was stormy; Bertha's family opposed her, and Constance was despised for importing her Provençal kinfolk and customs. Robert's friend, Hugh of Beauvais, count palatine, tried to convince the king to repudiate her in 1007. Possibly at her request 12 knights of her kinsman Fulk Nerra then murdered Beauvais in 1008.
• Travel: 1010; Robert went to Rome in 1010, followed by his former wife Bertha, to seek permission to divorce Constance and remarry Bertha. Pope Sergius IV was not about to allow a consanguineous marriage which had been formally condemned by Pope Gregory V and Robert had already repudiated two wives. So the request was denied. After his return according to one source Robert "loved his wife more."
• Miscellaneous: 1017; At Constance's urging, her eldest son Hugh Magnus was crowned co-king alongside his father in 1017. But later Hugh demanded his parents share power with him, and rebelled against his father in 1025. Constance, however, on learning of her son's rebellion was furious with him, rebuking him at every turn. At some point Hugh was reconciled with his parents but shortly thereafter died, probably about age eighteen. The royal couple was devastated; there was concern for the queen’s mental health due to the violence of her grief.
• Legal: 1022; In 1022, a trial accused clergy members of heresy--Constance's previous confessor Stephen included, Robert had his wife Queen Constance stand at the door to prevent any mob violence. However, as the condemned clerics left the trial the queen "struck out the eye of Stephen... with the staff which she carried". This was seen as Constance venting her frustration at anyone subverting the prestige of the crown.
• Miscellaneous: 1027; Robert and Constance quarreled over which of their surviving sons should inherit the throne; Robert favored their second son Henry, while Constance favored their third son, Robert. Despite his mother's protests and her support by several bishops, Henry was crowned in 1027. Constance, however, was not graceful when she didn't get her way. The ailing Fulbert, bishop of Chartres told a colleague that he could attend the ceremony "if he traveled slowly to Reims—but he was too frightened of the queen to go at all".
• Miscellaneous: say 1028; Constance encouraged her sons to rebel, and they began attacking and pillaging the towns and castles belonging to their father. Son Robert attacked Burgundy, the duchy he had been promised but had never received, and Henry seized Dreux. At last King Robert agreed to their demands and peace was made which lasted until the king's death.
• Miscellaneous: 1031; King Robert died on 20 July 1031. Soon afterwards Constance fell ill; she was at also at odds with both her surviving sons. Constance seized her dower lands and refused to surrender them. Henry fled to Normandy, where he received aid, weapons and soldiers from his brother Robert. He returned to besiege his mother at Poissy but Constance escaped to Pontoise. She only surrendered when Henry began the siege of Le Puiset and swore to slaughter all the inhabitants.
• Last Full Review: 5 Jun 2020

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Constance died after passing out following a coughing fit.

Constance married Robert II "the Pious", King of France in 998. Robert (son of Hugh Capet, King of France and Adelainde of Poitou) was born on 27 Mar 972 in Orléans, Loiret, Centre-Val de Loire, France; died on 20 Jul 1031 in Meulan-en-Yvelines, Yvelines, Île-de-France, France; was buried in Basilica of Saint-Denis, St. Denis, Île-de-France, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Toda married Bernard I Tallaferro, Count of Besalu in 992. Bernard (son of Oliva II, Count of Cerdagne and Besalu and Ermengarde of the Ampurias) died in 1020. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Stephanie of Marseilles. Stephanie (daughter of Bertrand) died on 11 Sep 1095. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Ermengarde married Eudes II, Count of Blois and Champagne in 1020. Eudes (son of Eudes I, Count of Blois and Bertha of Burgundy, Princess of Burgundy) was born in 990; died on 15 Nov 1037. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Death: Weis (1982) gives her death date as about 1063.

Family/Spouse: Renaud I, Count of Nevers and Auxerre. Renaud (son of Landeric III, Seigneru de Maers and Mathilda, Princess of Burgundy) died on 29 May 1040 in Sauvigny le Bourgvinon, Burgundy, France (not found). [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Reign: From 1017 to 1025; Co-King of France (House of Capet)
• Last Full Review: 9 Jun 2020

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Died:
Hugh died, perhaps of a fall from his horse while preparing a rebellion against his father, aged around 18 years old.

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• General Information: He was also the Duke of Burgundy and the Count of Paris.
• Crowned: 1031; He was crowned the King of France in 1031.
• Reign: From 1031 to 1060; King of France (House of Capet)

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Birth: Weis (1982) gives his birth as 1005/11.

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Henry married first wife on Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Henry married Anne of Kiev on 19 May 1051 in Rheims, Grand Est, France. Anne (daughter of Jaroslaw I Wladimiroswtsch, Grand Prince of Kiev and Ingegard of Sweden, Princess of Sweden) was born in 1036 in Kiev, Ukraine; died in 1075; was buried in Villers Abbey, Villers-la-Ville, Wallonia, Belgium. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• General Information: Her name is also rendered Adela.

Adelaide married Richard III, Duke of Normandy in Jan 1027. Richard (son of Richard II "the Good", Duke of Normandy and Judith of Brittany) was born in 1002; died in 5 Aug 1027 or 5 Aug 1027. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Adelaide married Baldwin V de Lille "the Pious", Count of Flanders in 1028. Baldwin (son of Baldwin IV de Lille "Fair Beard", Count of Flanders and Valenciennes and Ogive of Luxembourg) was born in 1012 in Lille, Nord, Hauts-de-France, France; died on 1 Sep 1067 in Lille, Nord, Hauts-de-France, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Weis (1982) gives his death date as 1075.

Robert married Eleanor of Semur-en-Auxois about 1033. Eleanor (daughter of Damas, Sire de Semur and Aremburga) was born in 1016; died on 22 Apr 1055. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Robert married Ermengarde of Anjou in 1055 in France, and was divorced. Ermengarde (daughter of Fulk III "the Black", Count of Anjou and Hildegarde of Metz) was born about 1018; died on 21 Mar 1076 in Fleury-sur-Ouche, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Manasses, Count of Dammartin. Manasses (son of Hildouin, Count of Montdidier) was born about 1010 in Dammartin-en-Goële, Île-de-France, France; died on 15 Nov 1037. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Constance married Armengol II, Count of Urgel in 1030. Armengol (son of Armengol I, Count of Urgel and Gerberge of Provence) was born in 1009; died in 1038. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• History: In 1060, she was the heiress of Provence and Arles.

Gerberga married Gilbert, Vicount of Gievaudun, Carlat, and Milhaud on 1092 to 1098. Gilbert (son of Berenger II, Vicomte of Gievaudun, Milhaud, Carlat, and Lodeve and Adele) was born about 1071; died on 1110 to 1113. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Theobald married Gundrada on Yes, date unknown, and was divorced in 1049. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Theobald married Garsenda of Maine on Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Theobald married Alix de Crepi on Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Adela. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Bertha married Alan III, Duke of Brittany in 1018. Alan (son of Geoffrey, Duke of Brittany and Hawise of Normandy) was born about 997; died on 1 Oct 1040. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

William married Ermengarde in 1045. Ermengarde (daughter of Renaud, Count of Tonnerre and Helvise) died after 1090. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Crowned: 1060; In 1030, he was crowned King of France.
• Reign: From 1060 to 1108; King of France (House of Capet)

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Death: Stuart (2002) states he died 24 July 1108.

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Philip married Bertha of Holland in 1072, and was divorced in 1091. Bertha (daughter of Florenz I, Count of Holland and West Friesland and Gertrude of Saxony) was born about 1055; died in 1093 in Montreuil-sur-Mer, Hauts-de-France, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Philip married Bertrade de Montfort l'Amaury on 15 May 1092. Bertrade (daughter of Simon I de Montfort l'Amaury, Seigneur of Montfod l'Amauri and Agnes d'Évreux) was born about 1060 in Montfort l'Amauri, Île-de-France, France; died on 14 Feb 1117 in Fontevraud-l'Abbaye, Pays de la Loire, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• General Information: He was also Marquis of Orleans; and Count of Amiens, Chaumont, Paris, Valois, and Vermandois.
• Military: 1096, Holy Land; He was one of the leaders of the First Crusade.

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Death: Sewell gives his death date as 1102.

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Hugh married Adelaide de Vermandois, Countess de Vermandois and Valois after 1067. Adelaide (daughter of Herbert IV, Count of Vermandois and Adela de Vexin) was born about 1062; died between 1120 and 1124 in Meulan-en-Yvelines, Yvelines, Île-de-France, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• History: After Richard II "the Good"'s death in 1027, Nicholas, then an infant, was immediately relegated to a monastery (first to Fécamp and then Saint Ouen in Rouen) and Robert "the Devil" took over as 5th Duke of Normandy. In later life, Nicholas was a loyal supporter of his cousin William the Conqueror. About 1042, Nicholas became Abbot of the monastery of Saint Ouen

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• History: He was also known as Baldwin VI "de Mons", Count of Flanders.

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He was Baldwin VI, Count of Flanders.

Baldwin married Richilde von Egisheim in 1055. Richilde died on 15 Mar 1086. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• General Information: Her name is also rendered Maud in England.

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Death: von Redlich (1941) gives her death date as 3 November 1083.

Maltilda married William I "the Conqueror", King of England in 1053 in Eu, Normandy, France. William (son of Robert I "the Devil", Duke of Normandy and Herleva de Falaise) was born in 1027 in Falaise, Calvados, Normandy, France; died on 9 Sep 1087 in Convent of St Gervais, Rouen, Normandie, France; was buried in Abbey of Saint-Étienne, Caen, Normandy, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Title(s): 1062
• Title(s): 1071

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Title(s):
He became the Count of Holland.

Title(s):
He became the Count of Flanders.

Robert married Gertrude of Saxony about 1063. Gertrude (daughter of Bernard II, Duke of Saxony and Elica von Schweinfort) was born about 1030; died on 4 Aug 1113. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• General Information: She was, and by marriage, Duchess of Gascony and Aquitaine.
• Last Full Review: 19 May 2020

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Birth: Stuart (2002) gives her birth date as about 1033.

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Hildegarde married William IV, Count of Poitou in 1068/69. William (son of William III "the Great", Count of Poitou and Agnes of Burgundy, Princess of Lombardy) was born about 1024; died on 25 Sep 1089. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• General Information: He was the heir apparent of the Duchy of Burgundy.
• Last Full Review: 7 Aug 2020

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Death: Weis (1982) give his death dates as 1061/62.

Henry married Sibylle of Barcelona about 1056. Sibylle (daughter of Raymond Berenger I "al Cueva", Count of Barcelona and Gisela of Lluçà) was born about 1035; died on 6 Jul 1074; was buried in St. Stephen's Cathedral, Besançon, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Charter/Grant/Gift: 8 May 1080; She appears by name for the first time in royal charters on 8 May 1080.
• Last Full Review: 7 Jul 2021

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Death: Weis (1982) gives her death date as 1092.

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According to Wikipedia: After her death, the corpse of Constance was taken to the town of Sahagún and was buried in the Monastery of St. Facundo and Primitivo, where her husband, King Alfonso VI would be buried along with all his wives.

The grave that contained the remains of Alfonso VI was destroyed in 1810 during a fire in the Monastery. The remains of the king and several of his wives, including those of Constance, were collected and kept in the abbot's chamber until 1821. When the religious were expelled from the monastery, they were then deposited by Abbot Ramon Joys in a box that was placed on the south wall of the chapel of the Crucifix, until, in January 1835, the remains were collected and placed in another box, being brought to the archive. The purpose was to place all remaining interests in a new sanctuary that was being built then. However, when the monastery of San Benito was disentailed in 1835, the monks gave the two boxes containing the actual remains to the relative of a priest, who hid them until 1902 were found by the professor Zamora Rodrigo Fernández Núñez.

Today, the remains of Alfonso VI are buried in the Royal Monastery of San Benito in Sahagún, at the foot of the temple, in a stone chest covered with smooth, modern marble and in a tomb near equally plain, lie the remains of several of the king's wives, including those of Constance.

Constance married Hugh II of Chalon-sur-Saône, Count of Chalon in 1065. Hugh was born in 1053 in Châlons-en-Champagne, Marne, Grand Est, France; died in 1079. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Constance married Alfonso VI of León and Castile "the Brave", King of Castile, León, and Navarre in 1080/81. Alfonso (son of Ferdinand I "the Great", King of Castile and León and Sancha of León) was born in Jun 1040; died on 1 Jul 1109 in Toledo, Castile–La Mancha, Spain; was buried in The Monastery of Sahagún, Sahagún, Castile and León, Spain. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• History: about 1071, he was living in Dammartin-en-Goële, France.

Family/Spouse: Roaide de Bulles, Countess of Bulles. Roaide was born about 1046 in France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Armengol married Clemencia de Bigorre in 1055. Clemencia (daughter of Bernard II, Count of Bigorre and Clemence) died after 1065. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]