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Gisèle of France (c. 968 – 1002) was the daughter of Hugh Capet and Adelaide of Aquitaine. She married Count Hugh I of Ponthieu around 994. Gisela's children by Hugh included: Enguerrand I of Ponthieu; Giselberthe de Encre (c. 990-1041) Alexis de Bernâtre (c. 1000-1057) Guy of Ponthieu; References
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Roughly between the 789 and 1100 CE, the looters and robbers later known as Vikings were the terror of Europe and its surroundings. Their attacks formed a recurring problem for many coastal cities, also in West Francia. This empire, also known by the Latin name of Francia Occidentalis, came into being in 843 CE, with the Treaty of Verdun. Initially...
In his Historia Normannorum(written between 996 and 1015 CE), the Norman historian Dudo de Saint Quentin (c. 965 - c. 1043 CE) introduces us to the Francian princess: The princess was thus given away to this Rollo, whose Old Norse name probably was Hrólfr. Dudo also grants the title of “duke” to this famous Viking warrior, even though the title duk...
While various historical records - like the Historia Normannorum and The Ecclesiastical History of England and Normandy- cite a Gisela as one of the daughters of Charles the Simple and the genealogy of Count Arnulf of Flanders (950's CE) names a Gisla as one of the daughters of King Charles, the absence of historical records written at the time of ...
In The Last Kingdom, Gisela is one of the wives of the main character Uhtred of Bebbanburg (based on the historical Uhtred the Bold, who lived a century later). In this series, Gisela and her brother, the later King Guthred of Northumbria, are the children of a Danish jarl who settled in Cumbraland (modern Cumbria). The character of Gisela was inve...
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Apr 5, 2024 · Gisela of France Countess of Ponthieu was born in the year 960 in Champagne-Ardenne, France, daughter of Hugo Capet van Frankrijk and Adelaide van Aquitaine. She died in the year 1002 in Picardie, France.
Gisèle of France (c. 968 – 1002) was the daughter of Hugh Capet and Adelaide of Aquitaine. She married Count Hugh I of Ponthieu around 994. Gisela's children by Hugh included: * Enguerrand I of Ponthieu * Giselberthe de Encre (c. 990-1041) * Alexis de Bernâtre (c. 1000-1057) * Guy of Ponthieu
The County of Ponthieu ( French: Comté de Ponthieu, Latin: Comitatus Pontivi ), centered on the mouth of the Somme, became a member of the Norman group of vassal states when Count Guy submitted to William the Conqueror, Duke of Normandy after the battle of Mortemer.
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