Adela de Vermandois

Events

Date of Birth: between 915 and 922.

The dates are given by Settipani (1993, p. 226).

Place of Birth: unknown.

Date of Death: 960.

The date is given by Baldwin and by Settipani (1993, p. 226).

Place of Death: unknown.

Père Anselme (2:714) gives Bruges.

Place of Burial: Ghent St Pieter.

The place is given by père Anselme (2:714) and by Settipani (1993, p. 226).

Relationships

Father: Heribert II (died 943) count of Vermandois.

This relationship is given by père Anselme (2:714), by Settipani (p. 226), by Bouchard (p. 53),and by Baldwin.

Mother: a daughter of Robert I, king of France.

This relationship is given by père Anselme (2:714), by Settipani (p. 226), and by Baldwin.

Spouse: Arnulf I of Flanders. Married in 934.

This relationship is given by père Anselme (2:714), by Settipani (p. 226), by Bouchard (p. 53), and by Baldwin.

Children:

(Complete source citations for facts about the children on this page are currently outside of the scope of this project. Most information below comes from Baldwin.)

Baldwin III (died 1 January 962) married Mathilde, daughter of Hermann “Billung”, duke of Saxony.

Liutgarde (died 15 October 962) married Wichmann, count.

Egbert (died before 10 July 953).

References

Anselme de Sainte-Marie. Histoire Généalogique et Chronologique de la Maison Royale de France, des Pairs, Grands Officiers de la Couronne, de la Maison du Roy et des Anciens Barons du Royaume. 9 Volumes (Paris: 1726-1733).

Baldwin, Stewart. “Adèle de Vermandois” in The Henry Project.

Bouchard, Constance Brittain. “Those of My Blood”: Constructing Noble Families in Medieval Francia (University of Pennsylvania Press, 2001).

Settipani, Christian (with Patrick Van Kerrebrouck). La préhistoire des Capétiens 481-987. Première Partie (Volume 1 of Nouvelle Histoire Généalogique de l’Auguste Maison de France, 1993).