SAVOIE Adélaïde

Abt 1092 - 1154  (62 years)

• Name	SAVOIE Adélaïde
  Birth	Abt 18 Nov 1092	Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, Savoie
  Gender	Female
  Death	18 Nov 1154	Montmartre, Paris, Ile-de-France, France
  Notes	'She was the second Queen consort of Louis VI of France. She was the niece of Pope Callixtus II, who once visited her court in France. Her father died in 1103, and her mother married Renier I of Montferrat as a second husband. She became the second wife of Louis VI of France (1081-1137), whom she married on 3 August 1115. They had eight children, the second of whom became Louis VII of France. Adelaide was one of the most politically active of all France's medieval queens consort. Her name appears on 45 royal charters from the reign of Louis VI. During her tenure as queen, royal charters were dated with both her regnal year and that of the king. Among many other religious benefactions, she and Louis founded the monastery of St Peter's (Ste Pierre) at Montmartre, in the northern suburbs of Paris. She was reputed to be "ugly," but attentive and pious. Afer Louis VI's death, Adélaide did not immediately retire to conventual life, as did most widowed queens of the time. Instead she married Matthieu of Montmorency, with whom she had one child. She remained active in the French court and in religious activities. In 1153 she retired to the abbey of Montmartre, which she had founded with Louis VII. She was buried in the cemetery of the Church of St. Pierre at Montmartre, but her tomb was destroyed during the Revolution. Sources ROYAL ANCESTRY by Douglas Richardson Vol. III page 20 Adèle de Savoie Genealogics ADELAIDE de Maurienne child of HUMBERT de Savoie, MEDLANDS, Foundation of Medieval Genealogy Adelaide of Maurienne Wikipedia
  Person ID	I58328	Freeman-Smith
  Last Modified	27 Jan 2026

  
  

  Father	SAVOIE Humbert,   b. Abt 1070, Savoie, France d. 19 Oct 1103, Savoie, Rhone Alpes, France (Age 33 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	BOURGOGNE Gisela,   b. Abt 1073, Bourgogne, France d. Aft 1133, Chambéry, Duché de Savoie (Age > 61 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	1090	Chambery, Savoy, France
  Family ID	F26008	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	CAPET Louis,   b. 01 Dec 1081, Paris, France d. 01 Aug 1137, Béthisy-Saint-Pierre. France (Age 55 years)
  Marriage	1115	Paris, France
  Children	1. CAPET Louis,   b. Abt 1120, Marne, Champagne, France d. 18 Sep 1180, Saint Pont-Allier, France (Age 60 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F26089	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Jan 2026