Adelaide 'd'Arles' d'Anjou (938 - 1026)

Adelaide / Adélaïde d'Anjou
c. 947–1026
called Blanche (the White) was the daughter of Fulk II of Anjou and Gerberga of Maine.
Sister of Geoffrey Greymantle.
She was married five times to some of France's most important noblemen.

Her first marriage, probably before 960, was to
1. Stephen, Viscount of Gévaudan.
Her second marriage was to
2. Raymond III, Count of Toulouse and Prince of Gothia, in 975. He died in 978.
In 982, she married
3. Louis, the young son of Lothair of France, and the two were jointly crowned Monarchs of Aquitaine on the same day at Brioude. The large difference in age between the spouses was cause for a quick divorce in 984.
She fled then to Arles, where she contracted, against papal advice, a marriage with
4. William I of Provence in 984. She gave him a daughter, Constance of Arles, who later married Robert II of France.
Her final marriage was to
5. Otto-William, Duke of Burgundy.

(wikipedia)

From Foundation for Medieval Genealogy:

ADELAIS [Blanche] d'Anjou ([940/50]-[29 May 1026, bur Montmajour, near Arles]).

Her parentage and first marriage are confirmed by the Chronicle of Saint-Pierre du Puy which names "comes Gaufridus cognomento Grisogonella…Pontius et Bertrandus eius nepotes…matre eorum Adalaide sorore ipsius"[69], the brothers Pons and Bertrand being confirmed in other sources as the sons of Etienne de Brioude, for example the charter dated 1000 under which "duo germani fratres…Pontius, alter Bertrandus" donated property to Saint-Chaffre for the souls of "patris sui Stephani matrisque nomine Alaicis"[70].

Adelais's second and third marriages are confirmed by Richer who records the marriage of Louis and "Adelaidem, Ragemundi nuper defuncti ducis Gothorum uxorem" and their coronation as king and queen of Aquitaine[71]. The Chronicon Andegavensi names "Blanchiam filiam Fulconis Boni comitis Andegavensis" as wife of the successor of "Lotharius rex Francorum", but confuses matters by stating that the couple were parents of "filiam Constantiam" wife of Robert II King of France[72]. The Chronicle of Saint-Maxence names "Blanchiam" as the wife of "Lotharius rex…Ludovicum filium" but does not give her origin[73].

She was crowned Queen of Aquitaine with her third husband on the day of their marriage. The Libro de Otiis Imperialibus names "Blanchiam" as wife of "Ludovicus puer [filius Lotharii]"[74]. Rodulfus Glaber refers to the unnamed wife of "Ludowicum" as "ab Aquitanis partibus uxorem", recounting that she tricked him into travelling to Aquitaine where "she left him and attached herself to her own family"[75]. Richer records her marriage with "Wilelmum Arelatensem" after her divorce from Louis[76].

Her fourth marriage is confirmed by the Historia Francorum which names "Blanca sorore Gaufridi comitis Andegavensis" as wife of "Guillelmi comitis Arelatensis"[77]. The Chronicle of Alberic de Trois-Fontaines names "Blanche comitisse Arelatensis" as mother of "Constantia [uxor Robertus rex]", specifying that she was "soror Gaufridi Grisagonelli"[78]. The Gesta Consulum Andegavorum names "Blanca sorore eius" ( "eius" referring incorrectly to Foulques "Nerra" Comte d'Anjou) as wife of "Guillelmi Arelatensis comitis" and as mother of Constance, wife of Robert II King of France[79]. "Adalaiz comitissa" donated property to Saint-Victor de Marseille by charter dated 1003[80]. This charter is subscribed by "Emma comitissa…Wilelmus comes", the second of whom was presumably the son of Adelais but the first of whom has not been identified. "Pontius…Massiliensis ecclesie pontifex" issued a charter dated 1005 with the consent of "domni Rodhbaldi comitis et domne Adalaizis comitisse, domnique Guillelmi comitis filii eius"[81]. "Adalax comitissa mater Villelmi quondam Provintie comitis et Geriberga eque comitissa…eiusdem principis olim uxor" donated property to Saint-Victor de Marseille for the soul of their late son and husband respectively by charter dated 1018 (this document making no mention of her supposed fifth husband)[82].

No explanation has been found for her having been named Adelais in some sources and Blanche in others, as it is difficult to interpret these documents to mean that they referred to two separate individuals.

Adelais's supposed fifth marriage is deduced from the following: Count Othon-Guillaume's wife is named Adelais in several charters[83], and Pope Benedict VIII refers to "domnæ Adeleidi comitissæ cognomento Blanchæ" with "nuruique eius domnæ Gerbergæ comitissæ" when addressing her supposed husband in a document dated Sep 1016[84], Gerberga presumably being Count Othon-Guillaume's daughter by his first wife who was the widow of Adelaide-Blanche d´Anjou's son by her fourth husband. However, the document in question appears not to specify that "domnæ Adeleidi…" was the wife of Othon Guillaume and the extracts seen (the full text has not yet been consulted) do not permit this conclusion to be drawn. It is perfectly possible that the Pope named Adelais-Blanche in the letter only in reference to her relationship to Othon Guillaume´s daughter.

If her fifth marriage is correct, Adelais would have been considerably older than her new husband, and probably nearly sixty years old when she married (Othon-Guillaume's first wife died in [1002/04]), which seems unlikely. Another difficulty is presented by three entries dated 1018, 1024 and 1026 which appear to link Adelais to Provence while, if the fifth marriage was correct, she would have been with her husband (whose death is recorded in Sep 1026) in Mâcon. These entries are: firstly, "Adalax comitissa mater Villelmi quondam Provintie comitis et Geriberga eque comitissa…eiusdem principis olim uxor" donated property to Saint-Victor de Marseille for the soul of their late son and husband respectively by charter dated 1018[85]; secondly, "Vuilelmus filius Rodbaldi" donated property "in comitatu Aquense in valle…Cagnanam" to Marseille Saint-Victor by charter dated 1024, signed by "Adalaiz comitissa, Vuilelmus comes filius Rodbaldi"[86]; and thirdly, a manuscript written by Arnoux, monk at Saint-André-lès-Avignon, records the death in 1026 of "Adalax comitissa"[87].

The necrology of Saint-Pierre de Mâcon records the death "IV Kal Jun" of "Adalasia comitissa vocata regali progenie orta"[88]. An enquiry dated 2 Jan 1215 records that "comitissa Blanca" was buried "apud Montem Majorem"[89].

m firstly ([950/60]) as his second wife, ETIENNE de Brioude, son of BERTRAND --- & his wife Emilgarde [Emilde] --- (-before [975/76]).

m secondly ([975]) RAYMOND IV Comte de Toulouse, son of RAYMOND III Comte de Toulouse & his wife Gundinildis --- ([940/50]-killed "Carazo" [972/79]).

m thirdly (Vieux-Brioude, Haute-Loire 982, divorced 984) LOUIS associate King of the Franks, son of LOTHAIRE King of the Franks & Emma d'Arles [Italy] ([966/67]-Compiègne 21 May 987, bur Compiègne, église collégiale de Saint-Corneille). Crowned King of Aquitaine the day of his marriage in 982. He succeeded his father in 986 as LOUIS V King of the Franks.

m fourthly ([984/86]) as his second wife, GUILLAUME II "le Libérateur" Comte d'Arles Marquis de Provence, son of BOSON II Comte d'Arles & his wife Constantia [de Vienne] ([955]-Avignon 993 after 29 Aug, bur Sarrians, église de Sainte-Croix).

[m fifthly (before 1016) as his second wife, OTHON GUILLAUME Comte de Mâcon et de Nevers [Bourgogne-Comté], son of ADALBERTO associate-King of Italy & his wife Gerberge de Chalon ([960/62]-Dijon 21 Sep 1026).]

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Adélaïde d'Anjou appelée aussi Blanche d'Anjou, ou encore Adélaïde du Gévaudan[1], est née vers 947 et est décédée en 1026[2].

Sœur de Geoffroy Grisegonelle, elle est la fille de Foulques II, comte d'Anjou, et de Gerberge.

Sommaire
1 Biographie
1.1 Ses premières unions
1.2 Son mariage avec le comte de Provence
1.3 Un cinquième mariage ?
2 Notes

Biographie

Ses premières unions
Lorsqu'elle épouse en 982 le jeune Louis V (pas encore roi de France) à Brioude, elle est déjà deux fois veuve du comte Étienne de Gévaudan (mort en 970) dont elle a eu des enfants, et du comte Raymond de Toulouse (mort en 978). La trop grande différence d’âge et les débauches du jeune époux vont être la cause de son divorce en 984.

Son mariage avec le comte de Provence
Elle se réfugie à Arles et se remarie contre l'avis du pape avec le comte de Provence, Guillaume en 984. Leur fille, Constance d’Arles (986-1032) sera reine de France par son mariage avec Robert II en 1003. Le couple aurait eu une seconde fille, Ermengarde d'Arles[3] qui épouse par la suite Robert Ier d'Auvergne. À la mort de Guillaume en 993, elle assure une longue régence qui fournit à la nouvelle noblesse l'occasion de se soulever à plusieurs reprises contre la dynastie comtale[4]. Elle doit également intervenir après la mort du nouveau comte Guillaume II tué au siège du château de Fos en 1018[5].

Un cinquième mariage ?
L'hypothèse d'une cinquième union d'Adélaïde d'Anjou, veuve du comte de Provence, avec Othon Guillaume, comte de Bourgogne et de Mâcon, a été proposée en 1907 par René Poupardin[6] et repris par d'autres historiens à sa suite. Cette hypothèse repose uniquement sur trois chartes[7] attestant simplement l'existence d'une seconde épouse d'Othon Guillaume du nom d'Adélaïde et une bulle du pape Benoît VIII adressée, entre autres, aux dirigeants séculiers de Bourgogne et de Provence, parmi lesquels Othon Guillaume et Adélaïde, sans faire mention d'une union entre eux. Cette hypothèse, qui ne repose sur aucune preuve décisive, est donc à considérer avec prudence[8].

Elle meurt en 1026 et est inhumée à Montmajour, une abbaye proche d'Arles considérée à l'époque comme la nécropole de la famille comtale de Provence.
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Adelaide (c. 947–1026), called the White, was the daughter of Fulk II of Anjou and Gerberga of Maine. She was therefore the sister of Geoffrey Greymantle. She was married five times to some of France's most important noblemen.

Her first marriage, probably before 960, was to Stephen, Viscount of Gévaudan. Her second marriage was to Raymond III, Count of Toulouse and Prince of Gothia, in 975. He died in 978.

In 982, she married Louis, the young son of Lothair of France, and the two were jointly crowned Monarchs of Aquitaine on the same day at Brioude. The large difference in age between the spouses was cause for a quick divorce in 984.

She fled then to Arles, where she contracted, against papal advice, a marriage with William I of Provence in 984. She gave him a daughter, Constance of Arles, who later married Robert II of France.

Her final marriage was to Otto-William, Duke of Burgundy.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adelaide_of_Anjou
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Adélaïde d'Anjou appelée aussi Blanche d'Anjou, ou encore Adélaïde du Gévaudan[1], est née vers 947 et est décédée en 1026[2].

Sœur de Geoffroy Grisegonelle, elle est la fille de Foulques II, comte d'Anjou, et de Gerberge.

http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ad%C3%A9la%C3%AFde_d%27Anjou
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adelaide_of_Anjou

Adelaide[1] (c. 947–1026),[2] called the White,[3] was the daughter of Fulk II of Anjou and Gerberga of Maine. She was therefore the sister of Geoffrey Greymantle. She was married five times to some of France's most important noblemen.

Her first marriage, probably before 960, was to Stephen, Viscount of Gévaudan. Her second marriage was to Raymond III, Count of Toulouse and Prince of Gothia, in 975. He died in 978.

In 982, she married Louis, the young son of Lothair of France, and the two were jointly crowned Monarchs of Aquitaine on the same day at Brioude. The large difference in age between the spouses was cause for a quick divorce in 984.

She fled then to Arles, where she contracted, against papal advice, a marriage with William I of Provence in 984. She gave him a daughter, Constance of Arles, who later married Robert II of France.

Her final marriage was to Otto-William, Duke of Burgundy.

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Adelaide d'Anjou
F, #47, d. before 990
Last Edited=16 Jun 2008
Adelaide d'Anjou was the daughter of Fulk II d'Anjou, Comte d'Anjou and Gerberge de Tours. She married Guillaume III Taillefer, Comte de Provence, son of Raimond III Pons, Comte de Toulouse and Gersende (?). She died before 990.
Adelaide d'Anjou was also known as Arsinde d'Anjou.
Child of Adelaide d'Anjou and Guillaume III Taillefer, Comte de Provence
-1. Constance d'Arles+ b. c 973, d. 25 Jul 1032

Forrás / Source:
http://www.thepeerage.com/p5.htm#i47
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Adelaide[1] (c. 947–1026),[2] called the White,[3] was the daughter of Fulk II of Anjou and Gerberga of Maine. She was therefore the sister of Geoffrey Greymantle. She was married five times to some of France's most important noblemen.

Her first marriage, probably before 960, was to Stephen, Viscount of Gévaudan. Her second marriage was to Raymond III, Count of Toulouse and Prince of Gothia, in 975. He died in 978.

In 982, she married Louis, the young son of Lothair of France, and the two were jointly crowned Monarchs of Aquitaine on the same day at Brioude. The large difference in age between the spouses was cause for a quick divorce in 984.

She fled then to Arles, where she contracted, against papal advice, a marriage with William I of Provence in 984. She gave him a daughter, Constance of Arles, who later married Robert II of France.

Her final marriage was to Otto-William, Duke of Burgundy.
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Adelaide of Anjou
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Adelaide[1] (c. 947–1026),[2] called the White,[3] was the daughter of Fulk II of Anjou and Gerberga of Maine. She was therefore the sister of Geoffrey Greymantle. She was married five times to some of France's most important noblemen.

Her first marriage, probably before 960, was to Stephen, Viscount of Gévaudan. Her second marriage was to Raymond III, Count of Toulouse and Prince of Gothia, in 975. He died in 978.

In 982, she married Louis, the young son of Lothair of France, and the two were jointly crowned Monarchs of Aquitaine on the same day at Brioude. The large difference in age between the spouses was cause for a quick divorce in 984.

She fled then to Arles, where she contracted, against papal advice, a marriage with William I of Provence in 984. She gave him a daughter, Constance of Arles, who later married Robert II of France.

Her final marriage was to Otto-William, Duke of Burgundy.

Notes
^ Variously given as Alice, Adelais, Adalais, or Azalais.
^ Adélaïde Blanche d'Anjou
^ "la Blanche."

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Adelaide[1] (c. 947–1026),[2] called the White,[3] was the daughter of Fulk II of Anjou and Gerberga of Maine. She was therefore the sister of Geoffrey Greymantle. She was married five times to some of France's most important noblemen.
Her first marriage, probably before 960, was to Stephen, Viscount of Gévaudan. Her second marriage was to Raymond III, Count of Toulouse and Prince of Gothia, in 975. He died in 978.
In 982, she married Louis, the young son of Lothair of France, and the two were jointly crowned Monarchs of Aquitaine on the same day at Brioude. The large difference in age between the spouses was cause for a quick divorce in 984.
She fled then to Arles, where she contracted, against papal advice, a marriage with William I of Provence in 984. She gave him a daughter, Constance of Arles, who later married Robert II of France.
Her final marriage was to Otto-William, Duke of Burgundy.

From www.wikipedia.org at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adelais_of_Anjou