Adelaide of Leuven
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Adelaide of Leuven was the wife of Simon I, Duke of Lorraine
(1076-1138). She was the daughter of Henry III of Leuven
and his wife Gertrude of Flanders. After the death of her husband, Adelaide retired to a Cistercian abbey.
The children of Simon I and Adelaide included:
Simon I, Duke of Lorraine
Simon I was the duke of Lorraine from 1115 to his death, the eldest son and successor of Thierry II and Hedwige of Formbach....
(1076-1138). She was the daughter of Henry III of Leuven
Henry III of Leuven
Henry III of Leuven was count of Leuven from 1078 to 1095.He was allied by marriage to most of the nearby lords: he was brother in law of Baldwin II of Hainaut, and son-in-law of Robert I of Flanders. The bishop of Liège, Henri I of Verdun, was peace-loving. Henry was able to concentrate on the...
and his wife Gertrude of Flanders. After the death of her husband, Adelaide retired to a Cistercian abbey.
The children of Simon I and Adelaide included:
- Matthias I, Duke of LorraineMatthias I, Duke of LorraineMatthias I was the duke of Lorraine from 1138 to his death as the eldest son and successor of Simon I and Adelaide. Like his forefathers going back to Thierry II and even to Adalbert, he was a stern supporter of the king of Germany and Holy Roman Emperor...
- Robert, Lord of Floranges
- Agatha of LorraineAgatha of LorraineAgatha of Lorraine was the wife of Renaud III, Count of Burgundy. She was the daughter of Simon I, Duke of Lorraine and his wife Adelaide of Leuven.Agatha's children with her husband included:...
, wife of Renaud III, Count of BurgundyRenaud III, Count of BurgundyRenaud III , son of Stephen I and Beatrix of Lorraine, was the count of Burgundy between 1127 and 1148. Previously, he had been the count of Mâcon since his father's death in 1102, with his brother, William of Vienne.... - Hedwige, wife of Frederick III, count of ToulToulToul is a commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in north-eastern France.It is a sub-prefecture of the department.-Geography:Toul is located between Commercy and Nancy, and situated between the Moselle River and the Canal de la Marne au Rhin....
- Bertha, wife of MargraveMargraveA margrave or margravine was a medieval hereditary nobleman with military responsibilities in a border province of a kingdom. Border provinces usually had more exposure to military incursions from the outside, compared to interior provinces, and thus a margrave usually had larger and more active...
Hermann III of Baden - Mathilde, wife of Gottfried I, Count of Sponheim
- Baldwin
- John