Adelaide of Paris
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Adalard of Paris, Marquis of Friuli |
Adélaïde of Paris (Aélis) (German: Adelheid von Friaul; c. 850/853 – 10 November 901) was a Frankish queen. She was the second wife of Louis the Stammerer, King of West Francia and mother of Charles the Simple.
Life
Adelaide was daughter of the
When Louis the Stammerer died in Compiegne on 10 April 879, Adelaide was pregnant, giving birth on 17 September 879, to Charles the Simple.[4] The birth of this child led to a dispute between Adelaide and Ansgarde. Ansgarde and her sons accused Adelaide of adultery; Adelaide in turn disputed the right of Ansgarde's sons to inherit. Eventually, Adelaide succeeded in winning the case; but despite this, Ansgarde's sons Louis and Carloman remained kings until their deaths without heirs in 882 and 884, respectively, with the crown then being contested between Odo, Count of Paris and Charles the Fat.
Charles eventually succeeded to his father's throne in 898; his mother assisted in crowning him.
Death
Adelaide died in Laon on 10 November 901[5] and was buried in the Abbey of Saint-Corneille, Compiègne, Picardy.
References
- ^ McDougall 2017, p. 88.
- ^ McKitterick 1999, p. 258.
- ^ Nelson 2005, p. 136.
- ^ Nelson 2005, p. 138.
- ^ Venning 2023, p. 378.
Sources
- McDougall, Sara (2017). Royal Bastards: The Birth of Illegitimacy, 800-1230. Oxford University Press.
- McKitterick, Rosamond (1999). The Frankish Kingdoms under the Carolingians. Pearson Education Limited.
- Nelson, Janet L. (2005). "The Frankish Kingdoms, 814-898: The West". In McKitterick, Rosamond (ed.). New Cambridge Medieval History. Vol. II: c.700 - c.900. Cambridge University Press. pp. 110–141. ISBN 0-521-36292-X.
- Venning, Timothy, ed. (2023). A Compendium of World Sovereigns. Vol. II: Medieval. Routledge.
