Hedwig of France
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Hedwig of France also called Avoise, Hadevide or Haltude, was Countess of Mons. She was the daughter of Hugh Capet, the first King of France, and Adelaide of Aquitaine
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Following the death of her first husband, Hedwig re-married to Hugh de Dagsbourg. She died after 1013.
Adelaide of Aquitaine
Adbelahide or Adele or Adelaide of Aquitaine was the daughter of William III, Duke of Aquitaine and Adele of Normandy, daughter of Rollo of Normandy....
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Family
In 996 Hedwig married Rainier IV of Hainaut (947–1013). They had children:- Reginar V, Count of MonsReginar V, Count of MonsReginar V, Count of Mons was the eldest son of Reginar IV, Count of Mons and Hedwige of France. His maternal grandparents were Hugh Capet of France and Adelaide of Aquitaine.-History and Family:He succeeded his father as Count of Mons in 1013...
. Married Mathilde of Verdun, daughter of Herman, Count of Brabant. - Lambert of Mons
- Beatrix, who married Ebles I, Count of Rheims and Roucy, and Archbishop of Rheims.
- Ermentrude, died at the age of two or three; buried in the Collegiate Church of Saint GertrudeCollegiate Church of Saint GertrudeThe Collegiate Church of Saint Gertrude is a historical building in Nivelles, Wallonia, Belgium consecrated in 1046 by Wazon, bishop of Liège in the presence of emperor Henry III...
in Nivelles, Belgium. The burial came to light during an excavation. A lead cross, inscribed with her name and that of her parents, was found in the tomb.
Following the death of her first husband, Hedwig re-married to Hugh de Dagsbourg. She died after 1013.