
Adelaide Of De Maurienne Savoy

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Name Adelaide Of De Maurienne Savoy Birth 18 Nov 1092 Rhône-Alpes, France Christening 1115 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Gender Female FSID L8WY-7T9 Death 18 Nov 1154 Rhône-Alpes, France Burial Île-De-France, France Person ID I7779 footsteps | Ancestors, Beaufort Last Modified 21 Apr 2025
Father Humbert De Savoie, II, b. 1062, Rhône-Alpes, France d. 17 Oct 1103, Savoie, France
(Age 41 years)
Relationship natural Mother Gisela Of Burgundy, Countess Of Savoy , b. 1060, Picardie, France d. 1133, Rhône-Alpes, France
(Age 73 years)
Relationship natural Marriage 1090 Savoie, France Family ID F4547 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Louis Capet, VI, b. Abt 1081, Paris, Île-De-France, France d. 1 Aug 1137, Auvergne, France
(Age 56 years)
Marriage 1115 Children + 1. Louis Capet, King of France , VII, b. Abt 1121 d. 18 Sep 1180, Paris, Île-De-France, France (Age 59 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
+ 2. Robert Capet, b. 1 Jan 1123, Champagne, France d. 11 Oct 1188, Picardie, France
(Age 65 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
+ 3. Pierre Capet, Seigneur De Courtenay , b. Abt Sep 1126, Champagne, France d. 10 Apr 1183, Jerusalem, Israel
(Age 56 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
Family ID F1446 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 21 Apr 2025
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Event Map Birth - 18 Nov 1092 - Rhône-Alpes, France Christening - 1115 - Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Death - 18 Nov 1154 - Rhône-Alpes, France Burial - - Île-De-France, France = Link to Google Earth
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Notes
She was the second Queen consort of Louis VI of France. She was the ni e c e o f P o pe Callixtus II, who once visited her court in France. Her fat h e r d i e d in 1103, and her mother married Renier I of Montferrat as a se c o n d h u sband. She became the second wife of Louis VI of France (1081-1 1 3 7 ) , w hom she married on 3 August 1115. They had eight children, the s e c o n d o f whom became Louis VII of France. Adelaide was one of the most p o l i t i cally active of all France's medieval queens consort. Her name app e a r s o n 4 5 royal charters from the reign of Louis VI. During her tenur e a s q u e e n, royal charters were dated with both her regnal year and tha t o f t h e k i ng. Among many other religious benefactions, she and Louis f o un d e d t he monastery of St Peter's (Ste Pierre) at Montmartre, in the n o r t h e rn suburbs of Paris. She was reputed to be "ugly," but attentive a n d p i o u s.