Adele of Vermandois

Adele of Vermandois (bef. 915–960) was both a Carolingian as well as a Robertian Frankish noblewoman who was the Countess of Flanders by marriage (934–960).

Adele of Vermandois
Countess consort of Flanders
Tenure	934 - 10 October 960
Born	c. 910–915
Died	960 (aged 50-55) Bruges
Spouse	Arnulf I of Flanders
Issue	Baldwin III of Flanders
House	Herbertien
Father	Herbert II of Vermandois
Mother	Adèle

Life

Adele, born c. 910–915^[1] was a daughter of Herbert II of Vermandois and his wife, Adele, daughter of Robert I of France.^[2] She died in 960 in Bruges.^[1]

In 934 Adele married Count Arnulf I of Flanders (c. 890 – 965).^[3] Together they had the following children:

• Hildegarde,^{[lower-alpha 1]} born c. 934, died 990; she married Dirk II, Count of Holland.^[4]
• Liutgard, born in 935, died in 962; married Wichmann IV, Count of Hamaland.^[3]
• Egbert, died 953.^[3]
• Baldwin III of Flanders.^[3] (c. 940 – 962). Married Mathilde Billung of Saxony (c. 940 – 1008), daughter of Hermann Billung, and had issue, Arnulf II, Count of Flanders (c. 960 – 987), who succeeded as count after Arnulf I, skipping one generation.
• Elftrude; married Siegfried, Count of Guînes.^[3]

Ancestry

Ancestors of Adele of Vermandois
Bernard, King of Italy (797 – 818) Pepin, Count of Vermandois (c. 818 - a. 858) Cunigunda of Laon Herbert I, Count of Vermandois (c. 849 – 907) Herbert II of Vermandois (d. 943) Bertha de Morvois Adele of Vermandois Robert III of Worms (800-834) Robert the Strong (820 – 866) Margrave of Neustria King Robert I of France (866–923) Adelaide of Tours (c.820-c.866) Hildebrante Aelis

See also

• Belgium portal

• Counts of Flanders family tree

Notes

1. It remains uncertain if Hildegarde was Arnulf's daughter by his first wife, whose name was not preserved, or by his second wife Adele. See: Heather J. Tanner, Families, Friends and Allies: Boulogne and Politics in Northern France and England, C.879-1160 (Brill, Leiden, Netherlands, 2004) p. 55 n. 143

References

1. Detlev Schwennicke, Europäische Stammtafeln: Stammtafeln zur Geschichte der Europäischen Staaten, Neue Folge, Band III Teilband 1 (Marburg, Germany: J. A. Stargardt, 1984), Tafel 49
2. The Annals of Flodoard of Reims, 916–966, eds. & trans. Steven Fanning: Bernard S. Bachrach (New York; Ontario, Can: University of Toronto Press, 2011), pp. 21 n. 77, 92
3. Detlev Schwennicke, Europäische Stammtafeln: Stammtafeln zur Geschichte der Europäischen Staaten, Neue Folge, Band II (Marburg, Germany: J. A. Stargardt, 1984), Tafel 5
4. Heather J. Tanner, Families, Friends and Allies: Boulogne and Politics in Northern France and England, C.879-1160 (Brill, Leiden, Netherlands, 2004) p. 55 n. 143

Preceded by Ælfthryth, Countess of Flanders	Countess consort of Flanders 934–960	Succeeded by Mathilde of Saxony