Adelaide of Maurienne, de Savoy

Female 1092 - 1154  (62 years)


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  • Name Adelaide of Maurienne 
    Suffix de Savoy 
    Born 1092  Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, France Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Died 18 Nov 1154  Abbey of Montmartre, France Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Church of St. Pierre, Montmartre, France Find all individuals with events at this location 
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      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.
    Person ID I35216  Master File
    Last Modified 23 Jun 2016 

    Father Umberto II of Savoy, the Fat,   b. 1065, County of Savoy Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Oct 1103, County of Savoy Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 38 years) 
    Mother Gisela of Burgundy, Marchioness of Montferrat,   b. 1075, County of Burgundy Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. May 1135, Montferrat, Italy Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 60 years) 
    Family ID F14539  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family King Louis VI France,   b. 01 Dec 1081, Paris, France Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 01 Aug 1137, Béthisy-Saint-Pierre, France Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 55 years) 
    Children 
     1. King Louis VII of France,   b. 1120, Paris, France Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Sep 1180, Saint-Pont, Auvergne, France Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 60 years)
     2. Pierre/Peter of France, de Courtenay,   b. Sep 1126, Reims, France Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Apr 1183, Acre, Holy Land Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 56 years)
    Last Modified 9 Sep 2016 
    Family ID F14536  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart