Adélaïde (Savoie) de Maurienne (abt. 1092 - 1154)

Born about 18 Nov 1092 in Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, Savoie [uncertain]

Ancestors

Wife of Louis (Capet) de France — married Apr 1115 in Paris, France

Descendants

Died 18 Nov 1154 at about age 62 in Montmartre, Paris, Ile-de-France, France

Adélaïde Savoie was a member of the aristocracy in Europe.

Biography

'She was the second Queen consort of Louis VI of France. She was the niece of Pope Callixtus II, who once visited her court in France. Her father died in 1103, and her mother married Renier I of Montferrat as a second husband. She became the second wife of Louis VI of France (1081-1137), whom she married on 3 August 1115. They had eight children, the second of whom became Louis VII of France. Adelaide was one of the most politically active of all France's medieval queens consort. Her name appears on 45 royal charters from the reign of Louis VI. During her tenure as queen, royal charters were dated with both her regnal year and that of the king. Among many other religious benefactions, she and Louis founded the monastery of St Peter's (Ste Pierre) at Montmartre, in the northern suburbs of Paris. She was reputed to be "ugly," but attentive and pious.

Afer Louis VI's death, Adélaide did not immediately retire to conventual life, as did most widowed queens of the time. Instead she married Matthieu of Montmorency, with whom she had one child. She remained active in the French court and in religious activities.

In 1153 she retired to the abbey of Montmartre, which she had founded with Louis VII. She was buried in the cemetery of the Church of St. Pierre at Montmartre, but her tomb was destroyed during the Revolution.

Sources

• ROYAL ANCESTRY by Douglas Richardson Vol. III page 20
• Adèle de Savoie Genealogics
• ADELAIDE de Maurienne child of HUMBERT de Savoie, MEDLANDS, Foundation of Medieval Genealogy
• Adelaide of Maurienne Wikipedia