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Gerloc (or Geirlaug), baptised in Rouen as Adela (or Adèle) in 912, was the daughter of Rollo, of Normandy, Count of Rouen, and his wife, Poppa of Bayeux. [1] [2] She was the sister of William I Longsword of Normandy. In 935, she married William Towhead, the future Count of Poitou and Duke of Aquitaine. They had two children together before ...
- 14 October 962
- Poppa of Bayeux
May 3, 2018 · Gerloc (or Geirlaug), baptised in Rouen as Adela (or Adèle) in 912, was the daughter of Rollo, first duke of Normandy, and his wife, Poppa.[1] She was the sister of Duke William Longsword. In 935, she married William Towhead, the future count of Poitou and duke of Aquitaine.
Feb 20, 2002 · Gerloc (or Geirlaug), baptised in Rouen as Adela (or Adèle) in 912, was the daughter of Rollo, first duke of Normandy, and his wife, Poppa. She was the sister of Duke William Longsword. In 935, she married William Towhead, the future count of Poitou and duke of Aquitaine.
- Birth and Parents
- 935 Marriage to William
- 962 Rights in Poitiers
Gerloc was the daughter of Rollo and Poppa. "Guillaume de Jumièges records that Rollo captured “Baiocasensem urbem” [Bayeux] along with "nobilissimam puellam...Popam filiam...Berengarii illustris viri" whom he married “more Danico” and by whom he had “Willelmum...filiamque...Gerloc”. Robert of Torigny also names "Willermum Longum Spatam et Gerloch"...
Guillaume of Jumièges records the marriage of “dux...sororem eius...Gerlco” and "Willelmus Pictavensis comes”. In 935 she married Guillaume I, "Tête d'Etoupe" Comte de Poitou, son of EBLES "Mancer" Comte de Poitou, Duke of Aquitaine & his first wife Aremburga (-3 Apr 963). He succeeded in 959 as Guillaume III Duke of Aquitaine. * Adelaide m. Hugh C...
Lothaire King of France granted her 14 Oct 962 the right to dispose of extensive property in Poitiers, la Cour de Faye, this grant effectively putting an end to the long dispute between her husband and the family of Hugues "Capet". She used the property to found the Monastery of Sainte-Trinité.
- Female
- Guillaume (Poitiers) de Poitou
Gerloc (d. 963) Duchess of Aquitaine. Name variations: Gerletta. Born before 912; died in 963; daughter of Rolf or Hrolf also known as Rollo (d. 931, the Norse conqueror of Normandy) and Poppa of Normandy ; married William III, duke of Aquitaine; children: William IV, duke of Aquitaine.
Mar 12, 2024 · Father of Niederga Hrolfsdottir (Normandie) de Normandie, Kaðlín Hrolfsdottir, Guillaume (Normandie) de Normandie, Gerloc (Normandie) d'Aquitaine, Griselle Rollosdatter and Gaultier (Normandie) de Caen. Died 0931 at about age 89 in Rouen, Seine Inferieure, Normandie, France.
Sep 8, 2018 · Adele of Normandy was originally called Gerloc but changed her name when she was christened. She is known for founding the monastery of Sainte-Trinité. She is my 27 x great-grandmother. Adela, or Gerloc, was born in Rouen 1, Normandy, France, in 912.
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