Adélaïde dite Werra

Events

Date of Birth: unknown.

Cawley gives an estimate of 930 - 935.

Place of Birth: unknown.

Date of Death: probably after 19 June 966.

The date is given by Baldwin.

Place of Death: unknown.

Relationships

Father: Giselbert (died 956).

This relationship is given by père Anselme (1:49), by Bouchard (p. 144), and by Baldwin.

Mother: Ermengarde.

This relationship is given by père Anselme (1:49) and by Baldwin.

Spouse: Robert, count of Meaux and of Troyes.

This relationship is given by père Anselme (1:49, 6:7), by Bouchard (p. 144), 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.)

Heribert (died 28 January, 995 or 996).

Adèle married Geoffroy I “Grisegonelle”, count of Anjou, about 965.

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. “Adélaïde alias Werra” in The Henry Project.

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

Bur, Michel. La formation du comté de Champagne v. 950 - v. 1150. (Nancy, 1977).