Adalelm (died 8 April 894) was the

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from 886 to his death. He was a son of

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, and a

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. He succeeded his maternal uncle

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, in 886. In 891, he organised the transferral of the

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to within the walls of the town. In 893, he confirmed the donation of

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to the abbey of

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, made originally by his uncle. In 894, he and his brother

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attacked

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, but he died fifteen days after. He does not seem to have had any children by his wife Ermengard.

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, profited from the troubles that followed his death to seize the county of Troyes.

Sources

*de Saint Phalle, Édouard. "Comtes de Troyes et de Poitiers au IXe siècle: histoire d’un double échec." In

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and Katharine S. B. Keats-Rohan, ''Onomastique et Parenté dans l'Occident médiéval''. 2000. 894 deaths Counts of Troyes Year of birth unknown {{France-noble-stub