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Geirlaug Hrólfsdóttir1

Female, b. circa 14 October 897, d. 14 October 962, #61412


Father Gange-Hrólfr 'Rollo' Ragnvaldsson2 b. circa 860, d. 930
Mother Poppa de Bayeux3 b. circa 872, d. 11 August 930
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Marriage*   Principal=Guillaume / Wiliam "Tête d'étoupe" d'Aquitaine III1 
Biography*   Geirlaug/Gerloc Adela Hrólfsdóttir de Normandie (c.897 - 962) was the daughter of Gange-Hrolfr 'Rollo' & Poppa De Valois.

Her original name was Geirlaug or Gerloc, but she was baptised in Rouen as Adela (or Adèle) in 912. She was the sister of Duke William Longsword.

In 935, she married William or Guillaume Towhead, the future count of Poitou and duke of Aquitaine. She gave him two children before dying on 14 October 962:

* William IV of Aquitaine

* Adelaide of Aquitaine, wife of Hugh Capet4 
Name Variation   Adele d'Normandie1 
Birth* circa 14 October 897  Normandel, Orne, Basse-Normandie, France1 
Death* 14 October 962  Nevers, Nievres, Bourgogne, France1 

Family Guillaume / Wiliam "Tête d'étoupe" d'Aquitaine III
Children  1. Guillaume / William "Fier-à-Bra / Iron Arm" d'Aquitaine IV
  2. Queen Adélaïde d'Aquitaine

Last Edited 27 Sep 2020

Citations
  1. [S1433] Geni, online http://www.geni.com, https://www.geni.com/people/Ad%C3%A8le-of-Normandy/6000000000333911909.
  2. [S1433] Geni, online http://www.geni.com, https://www.geni.com/people/Gange-Hr%C3%B3lfr-Rollo-Ragnvaldsson/2915061.
  3. [S1433] Geni, online http://www.geni.com, https://www.geni.com/people/Poppa-of-Bayeux/6000000000624774219.
  4. [S1536] Wikipedia, online http://en.wikipedia.org, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerloc.


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