Adele of Vermandois
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Adele of Vermandois was a daughter of Herbert II of Vermandois
with his first wife, Adela. She married Count Arnulf I of Flanders
in 934 and had four children:
Through her descendants Matilda of Flanders
and Henry I of England
, she was an ancestor to the present-day British royal family.
Herbert II, Count of Vermandois
Herbert II , Count of Vermandois and Count of Troyes, was the son of Herbert I of Vermandois.-Life:He inherited the domain of his father and in 907, added to it the Saint de Soissons abbey. His marriage with Hildebrand of France brought him the County of Meaux. In 918, he was also named Count of...
with his first wife, Adela. She married Count Arnulf I of Flanders
Arnulf I, Count of Flanders
Arnulf of Flanders , called the Great, was the third Count of Flanders, who ruled the County of Flanders, an area that is now northwestern Belgium and southwestern Holland....
in 934 and had four children:
- Luitgard, married Wichmann, Count of Ghent
- Egbert, died 953
- Baldwin III of FlandersBaldwin III, Count of FlandersBaldwin III The Young of Flanders was Count of Flanders, who briefly ruled the County of Flanders , together with his father Arnulf I....
- Elftrude, married Siegfried, Count of Guînes
Through her descendants Matilda of Flanders
Matilda of Flanders
Matilda of Flanders was the wife of William the Conqueror and, as such, Queen consort of the Kingdom of England. She bore William nine/ten children, including two kings, William II and Henry I.-Marriage:...
and Henry I of England
Henry I of England
Henry I was the fourth son of William I of England. He succeeded his elder brother William II as King of England in 1100 and defeated his eldest brother, Robert Curthose, to become Duke of Normandy in 1106...
, she was an ancestor to the present-day British royal family.