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1092 - 1154 (62 years)
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Name |
Adelaide of Maurienne |
Suffix |
de Savoy |
Born |
1092 |
Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, France |
Gender |
Female |
Died |
18 Nov 1154 |
Abbey of Montmartre, France |
Buried |
Church of St. Pierre, Montmartre, France |
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Notes |
- Source:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adelaide_of_Maurienne
She was the daughter of Humbert II of Savoy and Gisela of Burgundy and niece of Pope Callixtus II, and became the second wife of Louis VI of France.
They had seven sons and one daughter:
Philip of France (1116-1131)
Louis VII (1120-18 November 1180), King of France
Henry (1121-1175), Archbishop of Reims
Hugues (b. c. 1122)
Robert (c. 1123-11 October 1188), Count of Dreux
Constance (c. 1124-16 August 1176), married first Eustace IV, Count of Boulogne and then Raymond V of Toulouse.
Philip (1125-1161), Bishop of Paris. not to be confused with his elder brother.
Peter (c. 1125-1183), married Elizabeth, Lady of Courtenay
Adelaide was one of the most politically active of all France's medieval queens. Her name appears on 45 royal charters from the reign of Louis VI. Among many other religious benefactions, she and Louis founded the monastery of St Peter's (Ste Pierre) at Montmartre, in the northern suburbs of Paris.
After Louis VI's death, Adélaide did not immediately retire to a convent, as did most widowed queens of the time. Instead she married Matthieu I of Montmorency, with whom she had one child. She remained active in the French court and in religious activities.
In 1153 she retired to the abbey of Montmartre, which she had founded with Louis VII. She died there on 18 November 1154. She was buried in the cemetery of the Church of St. Pierre at Montmartre, but her tomb was destroyed during the French Revolution.
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Person ID |
I35216 |
Master File |
Last Modified |
23 Jun 2016 |
Father |
Umberto II of Savoy, the Fat, b. 1065, County of Savoy , d. 19 Oct 1103, County of Savoy (Age 38 years) |
Mother |
Gisela of Burgundy, Marchioness of Montferrat, b. 1075, County of Burgundy , d. May 1135, Montferrat, Italy (Age 60 years) |
Family ID |
F14539 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family |
King Louis VI France, b. 01 Dec 1081, Paris, France , d. 01 Aug 1137, Béthisy-Saint-Pierre, France (Age 55 years) |
Children |
| 1. King Louis VII of France, b. 1120, Paris, France , d. 18 Sep 1180, Saint-Pont, Auvergne, France (Age 60 years) |
| 2. Pierre/Peter of France, de Courtenay, b. Sep 1126, Reims, France , d. 10 Apr 1183, Acre, Holy Land (Age ~ 56 years) |
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Last Modified |
9 Sep 2016 |
Family ID |
F14536 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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