General Notes

Weis' "Ancestral Roots. . ." (118:19), identifies Adelaide as dau. ofROBERT, COUNT OF TROYES (RIN 1230) and ADELAIDE, wife of GEOFREY I,COUNT OF ANJOU (RIN 1228), and mother of FULK III, COUNT OF ANJOU
(RIN 1258).

ES iii, 49; ii, 189 [rev. in iii(1)]; and iii, 116and 433.

Richard Borthwick posted tosoc.genealogy.medieval on 1 Dec 1996:Subject: Re: Gerberga, wife of Adalbert (was re. Welfs)"In her discussion of the counts of Chalons CBB [Constance BrittainBouchard *Sword, Mitre and Cloister: Nobility and the Church inBurgundy, 980-1198* (Ithica NY & London, Cornell University Press,1987)] says:"Lambert married a woman named Adelaide (*). While there is noevidence of her origins in the sources, scholars have repeatedly tried totie her to the family of Giselbert, count of Burgundy, both becauseGiselbert did have a daughter named Adelaide and because they feel aneed to explain how Lambert could have LEGITIMATELY** succeeded toChalon#. I prefer to leave Adelaide's origins unknown; since Lambert'ssuccession to Chalon was recognised by the king, he did not need ahereditary claim by his wife to legitimize his rule(##).Lambert died in 978, and his wife Adelaide quickly married GeoffreyGreymantle, count of Anjou. Geoffrey acted as count of Chalon from 979until his own death in 989 (*). ..." p.307f.* Source regerences./ ** She uses italics to make the emphasis# A long footnoted discussion of who has said what on the subject.
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