Adele of Normandy (c. 917–c. 962)
Adele of Normandy (c. 917–c. 962)
Countess of Poitou. Born around 917 in Normandy, France; died after October 14, 962, in France; daughter of Rollo also known as Robert (b. 870), duke of Normandy, and Gisela Martel (d. 919); married William I (III) Towhead (c. 915–963), count of Poitou (r. 934–963), duke of Aquitaine, in 935; children: Adelaide of Poitou (c. 950–c. 1004); William II (IV) Ironarm (b. around 937), count of Poitou.
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