Adela of Vermandois (c. 935[citation needed] – c. 982) was a French noblewoman. She was Countess of Chalon and later Countess of Anjou.
Adela was a daughter of Robert of Vermandois, Count of Meaux and Troyes, and Adelaide de Burgundy.[1][a] Adele died in 982.[3]
Family
She married Geoffrey I of Anjou (c. 938/940 – July 21, 987).[1] Their children were:
- Fulk III of Anjou (970-1040),[1] he succeeded his father as Count of Anjou.
- Geoffrey of Anjou (971-977), died young.
- Ermengarde-Gerberga of Anjou, married Conan I of Rennes.[1] She married secondly William II of Angoulême.[1]
Notes
- ^ According to Bachrach, Adele's father was Herbert II, Count of Vermandois.[2]
References
- ^ a b c d e Bouchard 2001, p. 19.
- ^ Bachrach 1993, p. 9, 273.
- ^ Bachrach 1993, p. 11.
Sources
- Bachrach, Bernard S. (1993). Fulk Nerra the Neo-Roman Consul, 987-1040. University of California Press.
- Bouchard, Constance Brittain (2001). Those of My Blood: Creating Noble Families in Medieval Francia. University of Pennsylvania Press.
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