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Source: en.Wikipedia Gerloc, baptised Adèle

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Titre en.Wikipedia Gerloc, baptised Adèle

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ADELE de Normandie Duchesse d'Aquitaine

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Gerloc
Born 912
Died 14 October 962
Noble family House of Normandy
Spouse(s) William Towhead
Father Rollo of Normandy
Mother Poppa of Bayeux

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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.[1] 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.

References:
Commire, Anne, ed. (2002). "Gerloc (d. 963)". Women in World History: A Biographical Encyclopedia. Waterford, Connecticut: Yorkin Publications. ISBN 0-7876-4074-3. Archived from the original on 2015-09-24.

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