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Adelaide of Aquitaine
Queen consort of the Franks
Tenure987–996
Bornc. 945/952
Died1004
SpouseHugh Capet
(m. 969; died 996)
IssueHedwig, Countess of Mons
Robert II of France
Gisèle, Countess of Ponthieu
HousePoitiers
FatherWilliam III of Aquitaine
MotherAdele of Normandy

Adbelahide, Adele, Adela or Adelaide of Aquitaine (also known as Adelaide of Poitiers; c. 945 or 952 – 1004),[1] was Queen of France by marriage to Hugh Capet, King of the Franks (c. 939 – 14 October 996). Adelaide and Hugh were the founders of the Capetian dynasty of France, which would rule France until the 18th and 19th centuries. As queen consort, Adelaide had some extent of influence over her husband's governance of France. Adelaide is typically only briefly mentioned in connection to her husband, Hugh, and her son Robert II.

  1. ^ "Women's Biography: Adelaide of Aquitaine, queen of the Franks". Epistolae: Medieval Women's Latin Letters. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 7 December 2011.

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