Adélaïde de Paris, also called Adelaide of Friuli (French: Adélaïde de Frioul), or Aélis (b. French ( français,) is a Romance language spoken around the world by 118 million people as a native language and by about 180 to 260 million people between 850 and 853, d. Events By Place Asia Emperor Montoku succeeds Emperor Nimmyō as Emperor of Japan. Events By Place Byzantine Empire A Byzantine fleet destroys Damietta, Egypt. 10 November 901) was the second wife of Louis the Stammerer, King of Western Francia, and was the mother of Charles the Simple. Events 1444 - Battle of Varna: The crusading forces of King Vladislaus III of Varna (aka Ulaszlo I of Hungary and Wladyslaw Events By Place Americas The Mesoamerican ballgame court is dedicated at Uxmal. Louis the Stammerer ( November 1, 846 — April 10, 879; Louis le Bègue) was the eldest son of Charles the Bald and West Francia or the West Frankish Kingdom was a short-lived kingdom encompassing the lands of the western part of the Carolingian Empire that came under the undisputed Charles III ( September 17, 879 – October 7, 929) called the Simple or the Straightforward (from the contemporary
Adelaide was the daughter of Aldalard, the Count of the Palace, Marquis of Friuli. Adalard or Adalhard of Paris (born c 830 died 890 was the eighth Count of Paris. Her grandfather was Bégon, the Count of Paris. Beggo (died 816 was the son of Gerard I of Paris and Rotrude daughter of Carloman son of Charles Martel. Count of Paris ( Comte de Paris) was a title for the local magnate of the district around Paris in Carolingian times Her grandmother, Alpaïs, wife of Bégon, was the illegitimate daughter of Louis the Pious by an unnamed mistress. Louis the Pious (778 &ndash 20 June 840) also called the Fair, and the Debonaire, was the King of Aquitaine from 781 and co-Emperor
Adelaide was chosen by Charles the Bald, King of Western Francia, to marry his son and heir, Louis the Stammerer, despite the fact that Louis had secretly married Ansgarde of Burgundy, against the wishes of his father. Charles the Bald ( 13 June 823 – 6 October 877) Holy Roman Emperor (875–877 as Charles II) and King of West Francia Louis the Stammerer ( November 1, 846 — April 10, 879; Louis le Bègue) was the eldest son of Charles the Bald and Although Louis and Ansgarde already had two children, Louis and Carloman, Charles prevailed upon Pope John VIII, to dissolve the union. Louis III (born 863–865 died 5 August 882) king of Western Francia, was the second son of King Louis the Stammerer and Ansgarde John VIII was Pope from December 13, 872 to December 16, 882. This accomplished, Charles married his son to Adelaide in February 875.
However, the marriage was called into question due to the close blood-kinship of the pair. When on 7 September 878 the Pope crowned Louis (who had succeeded his father in the previous year), the Pope refused to crown Adelaide. Events 1251 BC - A Solar eclipse on this date might mark the birth of legendary Heracles at Thebes Greece. Events By Place Europe May 21 — After a siege of eight months Syracuse is captured by the Muslims of Sicily. [1]
When Louis the Stammerer died in Compiegne on 10 April 879, he had no heirs by Adelaide; she was, however, pregnant, giving birth on September 17, 879 to Charles the Simple. Events 879 - Louis III becomes King of the Western Franks. 1407 - the lama Events By Place Europe Pope John VIII recognizes the Dukedom of Croatia as an independent state Charles III ( September 17, 879 – October 7, 929) called the Simple or the Straightforward (from the contemporary [2] The birth of this child led to a dispute between Adelaide and her deceased husband's repudiated wife, Ansgarde. Ansgarde and her sons accused Adelaide of adultery; Adelaide in turn disputed the right of Ansgarde's sons to inherit. Eventually, Adelaide succeeded in winning the case; but despite this, Ansgarde's sons Louis and Carloman remained Kings until their deaths without heirs in 882 and 884 respectively, with the crown then being contested between Odo, Count of Paris and Charles the Fat. For the Duke of Burgundy (956-965 please see Odo Duke of Burgundy. Charles the Fat (Carolus Pinguis 13 June 839 – 13 January 888) was the King of Alemannia from 876 King of Italy from
Charles the Simple eventually succeeded to his father's throne in 898; his mother assisted in crowning him. She died in Laon in 901.
References
- ^ McKitterick, Rosamond (2005). Rosamond McKitterick is one of Britain's foremost medieval historians Professor of Medieval History in the University of Cambridge and a Fellow of the Royal Historical New Cambridge Medieval History. Cambridge University Press, p. 136. ISBN 052136292X.
- ^ McKitterick, Rosamond (2005). Rosamond McKitterick is one of Britain's foremost medieval historians Professor of Medieval History in the University of Cambridge and a Fellow of the Royal Historical New Cambridge Medieval History. Cambridge University Press, p. 138. ISBN 052136292X.
| Preceded by Richilde of Provence |
Queen of Western Francia 877–879 |
Succeeded by Richardis |