Adelaide DE VERMANDOIS 
Adelaide was born in 0934. Adelaide's father was Robert OF VERMANDOIS and her mother was Adelis OF TROYES. She was an only child. She died at the age of 51 in 0985.General Notes
in 1136, Gruffydd ap Rhys, under attack in Gower, hurried intoNorth wales to obtain assistance from his brothers-in-law. Hiswife, meanwhile, "Like an Amazon and a second Penthesilea",Commanded his followers in the south. She was slain in battle byMaurice of London, Lord of Kidwelly. Morgan, one of her youthfulsons, perished with her, and the second, Maelgwn, was takenprisoner. But Owain and Cadwaladr, sons of Gruffydd Ap Cynan,now came down from the north, destroyed Aberstwith Castle, andin the second week of Oct. they fought along with Gruffydd ApRhys a great battle near Aberteivi(Cardigan), in which thry wona decided victory over Stephen, constable of Aberteivi and "Allthe Flemings, all the marchers, and all the French from Aberneddto Aberteivi"
Daughter of the royal house of Gwynedd and the royal house ofthe Scandinavians of Dublin.
Adelaide and Geoffrey I "Grisgonelle" "greymantel" Of Aujou were married in a religious ceremony in 0965. They had a son and three daughters, named Fulk III "The Black" Of Aujou, Ermengarde Of Brittany, Adelais and Gerberge Grisgronelle Of Angouleme.
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Children
Count/ Fulk III "The Black" Of Aujou
Fulk III "The Black" Of Aujou was born in 0975. He died at the age of 65 in 1040.
Countess Gerberge Grisgronelle Of Angouleme DE ANJOU
Gerberge Grisgronelle Of Angouleme was born in 0982 in Anjou, France.
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