Gisèle of France (also known as Gisela and Gisla) (c. 968 – 1002) was the daughter of

Hugh Capet Hugh Capet (; ; 941 – 24 October 996) was the King of the Franks from 987 to 996. He is the founder of and first king from the House of Capet. The son of the powerful duke Hugh the Great and his wife Hedwige of Saxony, he was elected as t ...

and

Adelaide of Aquitaine Adbelahide, Adele, Adela or Adelaide of Aquitaine (also known as Adelaide of Poitiers; 945 or 952 – 1004), was the queen of France by marriage to King Hugh Capet ( 939 – 14 October 996). Adelaide and Hugh were the founders of the Capetian ...

Life

Born around 968-70 as the youngest daughter of Hugh and Adelaide de Aquitaine. Giseles maternal grandparents were , William III, Duke of Aquitaine and Adele of Normandy, daughter of

Rollo of Normandy Rollo (, ''Rolloun''; ; ; – 933), also known with his epithet, Rollo "the Walker", was a Viking who, as Count of Rouen, became the first ruler of Normandy, a region in today's northern France. He was prominent among the Vikings who besieg ...

. Gisele gained the title of princess after her father was elected the new king by an assembly of Frankish magnates at

Senlis Senlis () is a commune in the northern French department of Oise, Hauts-de-France. The monarchs of the early French dynasties lived in Senlis, attracted by the proximity of the Chantilly forest. It is known for its Gothic cathedral and other ...

in 987.

Marriage

Gisela was married to Count

Hugh I of Ponthieu Hugh I of Ponthieu, who died circa 1000, was also known as Hugo Miles. He was selected by Hugh Capet, Duke of France (not yet king), as the "advocate of the abbey of Saint-Riquier and castellan of Abbeville". Hugh also received Hugh Capet's da ...

around 994.After her marriage she held the title Dame d'Abbeville as that was one of her husbands fiefs. Gisela's children by Hugh included: *

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*Giselberthe de Encre (c. 990-1041) *Alexis de Bernâtre (c. 1000-1057) *Guy of Ponthieu

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* French princesses French countesses 960s births 1002 deaths Year of birth uncertain Year of death uncertain 10th-century French women 11th-century French women 11th-century French people 10th-century French nobility 11th-century French nobility Daughters of kings {{France-hist-stub