Adele of Meaux

Adela of Vermandois ( – 982) was a French noblewoman. She was Countess of Chalon and later Countess of Anjou.

Adela was a daughter of Robert of Vermandois, Count of Meaux and Troyes, and Adelaide de Burgundy. Adele died in 982.

Family

She married Geoffrey I of Anjou (c. 938/940 – July 21, 987). Their children were:

• Fulk III of Anjou (970-1040), he succeeded his father as Count of Anjou.
• Geoffrey of Anjou (971-977), died young.
• Ermengarde-Gerberga of Anjou, married Conan I of Rennes. She married secondly William II of Angoulême.

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