Hedwig of France, Countess of Mons
Hedwig of France, also called Avoise, Hadevide or Haltude, was Countess of Mons. She was the daughter of Hugh Capet, the first Capetian king of France, and his wife, Adelaide of Aquitaine.
Family
In 996 Hedwig married Reginar IV of Hainaut. Their children were:- Reginar V, Count of Mons
- Gisèle, who married Wautier III d'Olhain
- Lambert
- Beatrix, who married Ebles I, Count of Rheims and Roucy
- Ermentrude, died at the age of two or three; buried in the Collegiate Church of Saint Gertrude 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.