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Adelaide-Blanche of Anjou (c. 940 –1026) was, by her successive marriages, countess of Gévaudan and Forez, of Toulouse, of Provence, and of Burgundy, and queen of Aquitaine. She was the regent of Gevaudan during the minority of her sons in the 960s, and the regent of Provence during the minority of her son from 994 until 999.
Apr 5, 2022 · Adelais Blanche (Azalais) "Queen of Aquitaine" d'Anjou formerly Anjou aka Gévaudan, Toulouse, Arles, Provence. Born about 0940 in Anjou, France. Ancestors. Daughter of Foulques (Anjou) d'Anjou and Gerberge (Gâtinais) d'Anjou.
Apr 18, 2024 · Adelaide-Blanche of Anjou (c. 940 –1026) was the countess by marriage of Gévaudan and Forez, of Toulouse, of Provence, and of Burgundy; and queen consort of Aquitaine. She was the regent of Gevaudan during the minority of her sons in the 960s, and the regent of Provence during the minority of her stepson from 994 until 999.
- Pays de la Loire
- Anjou, now, Pays de la Loire, France
- circa 946
Wife of four husbands, and the ancestress of important comital families through three of her marriages, Adélaïde, alias Blanche, was also briefly queen of France, and the mother of another French queen. Yet, in the early nineteenth century, scholars were still confused about her identity.
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Adelaide[1] (c. 947–1026),[2] called the White,[3] was the daughter of Fulk II of Anjou and Gerberga. She was therefore the sister of Geoffrey Greymantle. She was married five times to some of France's most important noblemen.
Biography. Adelaide-Blanche of Anjou [a] (c.?940 –1026) was the countess by marriageof Gévaudan and Forez, of Toulouse, of Provence, and of Burgundy; andqueen consort of Aquitaine. She was the regent of Gevaudan during theminority of her sons in the 960s, and the regent of Provence during theminority of her stepson from 994 until 999.
