Adelaide (Aelis) of Tours(c.820 –c.866) was a daughter of CountHugh of Tours[1]and his wife Ava, who was a sister ofMatfrid,Count of Orléans.[citation needed]
| Adelaide of Tours | |
|---|---|
| Born | c.820 |
| Died | c.866 |
| Spouses | |
| Issue | |
| House | Etichonids |
| Father | Hugh of Tours |
| Mother | Ava |
She marriedConrad I, Count of Auxerre,[2]with whom she had at least two children,HughandConrad the Younger.Additionally legend of the later Swabian branch of theHouse of Welfassigns to Conrad and Adelaide an additional son,Welf I,a relationship considered probable.
After her husband's deathConrad I, Count of Auxerrearound 863, she marriedRobert the Strong,[1]and had two children,OdoandRobert I of France.[3][a]
Robert I's grandson wasHugh Capet,the firstkingof theHouse of Capet.
Family
editAdelaide was married toConrad I, Count of Auxerreand had the following children:
She was then married toRobert the Strong[5]they had the following children:
- Odo of France(c.857–1 January 898.)
- Robert I of France(–15 June 923.)
Notes
editReferences
edit- ^abBradbury 2007,p. 24.
- ^Bouchard 1999,p. 340.
- ^Riche 1983,p. table 4.
- ^Jackman 2008,p. 42.
- ^"https://fasg.org/projects/henryproject/data/rober100.htm"
Sources
edit- Bradbury, Jim(2007).The Capetians: Kings of France, 987-1328.Continuum Books.ISBN978-1-85285-528-4.
- Bouchard, Constance Brittain (1999). "Burgundy and Provence, 879-1032". In Reuter, Timothy (ed.).The New Cambridge Medieval History: Volume 3, C.900-c.1024.Vol. III. Cambridge University Press.
- Jackman, Donald C. (2008).Comparative Accuracy.Editions Endlaplage.
- Riche, Pierre (1983).The Carolingians: A Family who Forged Europe.Translated by Allen, Michael Idomir. University of Pennsylvania Press.
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