Adela of Normandy | |
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Born | Gerloc 912 |
Died | 14 October 962 |
Noble family | House of Normandy |
Spouse(s) | William Towhead |
Issue |
William IV, Duke of Aquitaine Adelaide of Aquitaine |
Father | Rollo of Normandy |
Mother | Poppa of Bayeux |
Gerloc (or Geirlaug), baptised in Rouen as Adela (or Adèle) in 912, was the daughter of Rollo, of Normandy, Count of Rouen, and his wife, Poppa of Bayeux. [1] [2] She was the sister of William I Longsword of Normandy.
In 935, she married William Towhead, the future Count of Poitou and Duke of Aquitaine. They had two children together before she died on 14 October 962:
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Adela of Normandy | |
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Born | Gerloc 912 |
Died | 14 October 962 |
Noble family | House of Normandy |
Spouse(s) | William Towhead |
Issue |
William IV, Duke of Aquitaine Adelaide of Aquitaine |
Father | Rollo of Normandy |
Mother | Poppa of Bayeux |
Gerloc (or Geirlaug), baptised in Rouen as Adela (or Adèle) in 912, was the daughter of Rollo, of Normandy, Count of Rouen, and his wife, Poppa of Bayeux. [1] [2] She was the sister of William I Longsword of Normandy.
In 935, she married William Towhead, the future Count of Poitou and Duke of Aquitaine. They had two children together before she died on 14 October 962:
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