Gerloc
Sign in to saveAlso known as Adela, Adèle, Adele, Adela of Normandy
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. She was the sister of William I Longsword of Normandy.
Key facts
- Noble.name
- Adela of Normandy
- Noble.noble family
- House of Normandy
- Noble.father
- Rollo of Normandy
- Noble.mother
- Poppa of Bayeux
- Noble.spouse
- William Towhead
- Noble.birth_date
- 912
- Noble.birth_name
- Gerloc
- Noble.issue
- William IV, Duke of AquitaineAdelaide of Aquitaine
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
Show 3 more facts
- date of death
- 0962-00-00
- date of birth
- 0912-00-00
- birth name
- Geirlaug
Sources (1)
via Wikidata · CC0
~1 min read
Article
1 sectionsContents
- References
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. 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 she died on 14 October 962: William IV of Aquitaine Adelaide of Aquitaine, wife of Hugh Capet.
Connections
William IV, Duke of Aquitaine
Entity
International Standard Book Number
Entity
Rouen
Entity
nobility
Entity
Internet Archive
Entity
Hugh Capet of France
Entity
Rollo
Entity
House of Normandy
Entity
William Longsword
Entity
Adelaide of Aquitaine
Entity
list of dukes of Aquitaine
Entity
William III, Duke of Aquitaine
Entity
Poppa of Bayeux
Entity
Count of Poitiers
Entity
Q2077283
Entity
Encyclopedia.com
Entity