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Persoonlijke gegevens Adela "Adèle de Blois" de Normandie 

• Alternatieve namen: Alice, Princess of England Adela
• Roepnaam is Adèle de Blois.
• Zij is geboren in het jaar 1066Normandy France.
• Ze werd gedoopt in Countess of, Blois.
• Alternatief: Ze werd gedoopt in Abbey Of Holy Trinity, Caen, Normandy.
• Alternatief: Ze werd gedoopt in Abbey Of Holy Trinity, Caen, Normandy.
• Alternatief: Ze werd gedoopt in Abbey Of Holy Trinity, Caen, Normandy.
• Alternatief: Ze werd gedoopt in Abbey Of Holy Trinity, Caen, Normandy.
• Alternatief: Ze werd gedoopt in Abbey of Holy Trinity, Caen, Normandy.
• Alternatief: Ze werd gedoopt in Countess of, Blois.
• Alternatief: Ze werd gedoopt in Countess of, Blois.
• Gedoopt (op 8-jarige leeftijd of later) door het priesterschapsgezag van de LDS-kerk.
• Alternatief: Gedoopt (op 8-jarige leeftijd of later) door het priesterschapsgezag van de LDS-kerk.
• Alternatief: Gedoopt (op 8-jarige leeftijd of later) door het priesterschapsgezag van de LDS-kerk.
• Alternatief: Gedoopt (op 8-jarige leeftijd of later) door het priesterschapsgezag van de LDS-kerk op 7 november 1893.
• Alternatief: Gedoopt (op 8-jarige leeftijd of later) door het priesterschapsgezag van de LDS-kerk op 7 november 1893.
• Alternatief: Gedoopt (op 8-jarige leeftijd of later) door het priesterschapsgezag van de LDS-kerk op 7 november 1893.
• Alternatief: Gedoopt (op 8-jarige leeftijd of later) door het priesterschapsgezag van de LDS-kerk op 7 november 1893.
• Alternatief: Gedoopt (op 8-jarige leeftijd of later) door het priesterschapsgezag van de LDS-kerk op 7 november 1893.
• Alternatief: Gedoopt (op 8-jarige leeftijd of later) door het priesterschapsgezag van de LDS-kerk op 7 november 1893.
• Alternatief: Gedoopt (op 8-jarige leeftijd of later) door het priesterschapsgezag van de LDS-kerk op 7 november 1893.
• Alternatief: Gedoopt (op 8-jarige leeftijd of later) door het priesterschapsgezag van de LDS-kerk op 7 november 1893.
• Alternatief: Gedoopt (op 8-jarige leeftijd of later) door het priesterschapsgezag van de LDS-kerk op 7 november 1893.
• Alternatief: Gedoopt (op 8-jarige leeftijd of later) door het priesterschapsgezag van de LDS-kerk op 7 november 1893.
• Alternatief: Gedoopt (op 8-jarige leeftijd of later) door het priesterschapsgezag van de LDS-kerk op 7 november 1893.
• Alternatief: Gedoopt (op 8-jarige leeftijd of later) door het priesterschapsgezag van de LDS-kerk op 7 november 1893 in SLAKE-Salt Lake.
• Alternatief: Gedoopt (op 8-jarige leeftijd of later) door het priesterschapsgezag van de LDS-kerk op 7 november 1893 in Salt Lake City Utah Temple, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, Verenigde Staten.
• Alternatief: Gedoopt (op 8-jarige leeftijd of later) door het priesterschapsgezag van de LDS-kerk op 7 november 1893 in Salt Lake City Utah Temple, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, Verenigde Staten.
• Alternatief: Gedoopt (op 8-jarige leeftijd of later) door het priesterschapsgezag van de LDS-kerk op 7 november 1893.
• Alternatief: Gedoopt (op 8-jarige leeftijd of later) door het priesterschapsgezag van de LDS-kerk op 7 november 1893.
• Alternatief: Gedoopt (op 8-jarige leeftijd of later) door het priesterschapsgezag van de LDS-kerk op 7 november 1893.
• Alternatief: Gedoopt (op 8-jarige leeftijd of later) door het priesterschapsgezag van de LDS-kerk op 7 november 1893.
• Alternatief: Gedoopt (op 8-jarige leeftijd of later) door het priesterschapsgezag van de LDS-kerk op 7 november 1893.
• Alternatief: Gedoopt (op 8-jarige leeftijd of later) door het priesterschapsgezag van de LDS-kerk op 7 november 1893.
• Alternatief: Gedoopt (op 8-jarige leeftijd of later) door het priesterschapsgezag van de LDS-kerk op 7 november 1893.
• Alternatief: Gedoopt (op 8-jarige leeftijd of later) door het priesterschapsgezag van de LDS-kerk op 13 april 1936.
• Beroepen:
• unknown in Countess of Blois.
• unknown in Nun.
• Abbesse, de Marcilly, veuvage.
• in het jaar 1135 nun.
• (Misc Event) in het jaar 1122.
• Zij is overleden op 8 maart 1137, zij was toen 71 jaar oudMarcigny
  Bourgogne Franche-Comté France.
• Zij is begraven in het jaar 1137 in Abbaye de Holy Trinity, Caen, Calvados, Normandie, France.
• Een kind van William "the Conqueror" FitzRobert en Matilda

Gezin van Adela "Adèle de Blois" de Normandie

Zij is getrouwd met Étienne Henri de Blois, de Champagne, de Chartres, de Meaux.

Zij zijn getrouwd rond 1080 te Chartres Cathedral, France.

Kind(eren):

1. Thibault de Blois  1093-1151 
2. Stephen de Blois  ± 1097-1154 
3. Guillaume de Blois  ± 1080-1150 
4. Agnès Alix de Blois-Champagne  ± 1080-± 1129 

Notities over Adela "Adèle de Blois" de Normandie

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DATE 9 SEP 2000
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GIVN Adela (Alice) Princess
SURN von England
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(Research):Adela Encyclopædia Britannica Article born 1062? died 1137 French Adéle daughter of William I the Conqueror of England and mother of Stephen, king of England, whose right to the throne derived through her. Adela was married to Stephen, count of Meaux and Brie, in 1080 at Breteuil. Upon the death of his father in 1090, her husband succeeded to the countships of Blois and Chartres. She took an active interest in civil and ecclesiastical affairs and was instrumental in rebuilding the Cathedral of Chartres in stone. In 1095 she became regent when her husband, at her urging, took part in the First Crusade to the Holy Land. He returned in 1099 but left to join the Second Crusade in 1101 and was killed in battle at Ramula. Adela continued as regent during the minority of her sons and was increasingly active in public life. Anselm, the archbishop of Canterbury, her guest and teacher in 1097, was often entertained by her between 1103 and 1105, and she helped to effect a temporary reconciliation between him and her brother the English king Henry I in regard to the investiture controversy. In 1107 Adela entertained Pope Paschal II during Easter and in the following year was hostess to Bohemond I, prince of Antioch. She made her son Theobald her successor in 1109 and entered a convent in the diocese of Autun but continued to wield an important influence in public and clerical affairs. She persuaded Theobald to join her brother Henry I against the king of France in 1117.

Weis, p. 122

Name Prefix: Princess Name Suffix: Of England Adela "does not seem to have been an attractive character," writes Stephen's biographer John T. Appleby. "She was arrogant, self-willed, and proud, and after her husband's deathgoverned her lands, as regent for her son, with an iron hand." Known as "friend of the poor." Adela became a nun in about 1122.

Became a Nun at Cluniac Priory in widowhood.

Adela, French ADÉLE (b. 1062?--d. 1137), daughter of William I the Conqueror of England and his wife, Matilda of Flanders, and mother of Stephen, king of England, whose right to the throne derived through her.She was married to Stephen, earl of Meaux and Brie, in 1080 at Breteuil. Upon the death of his father in 1090, her husband succeeded to theearldom of Blois and Chartres. She appears to have played an active role in the administration of her husband's lands, regularly witnessinghis charters, took an active interest in civil and ecclesiastical affairs, and was instrumental in rebuilding the catherdral of Chartres instone. Having inherited her father's appetite and ability to rule, she became regent in 1095 when she persuaded her popular but weak-willed husband to join the First Crusade to the Holy Land. Although in charge of the central funds of the Crusade, Stephen deserted at Antioch in 1098, understandably enough in face of overwhelming odds. Unfortunately for his reputation, the crusaders survived and succeeded in capturing Jerusalem in 1099. After Stephen's return home in 1099, Adela waged a sustained campaign of bullying and moral blackmail that extended into their bedroom where, between intercourse, she would urge Stephen to think of his reputation and return to the Holy Land. In the end, her nagging worked and Stephen departed east once more in 1101, to meeta satisfactorily noble death at Ramlah in 1102. No longer a coward's wife but more congenially a hero's widow, Adela continued to rule Blois-Chartres during the minority of her sons. Anselm, her guest and teacher in 1097, was often entertained by her during 1103 and 1105 and sheaffected a temporary reconciliation between him and her brother, Henry I, who lavished patronage on her second son, Stephen, and appointeda third, Henry, bishop of Winchester, the richest see in England. In 1107 Adela entertained Pope Pascal during Easter and in the following year was hostess to Bohemund of Antioch. She made her son Theobald hersuccessor in 1109, and persuaded him to join her brother Henry I against France in 1117. In 1120 she retired to the abbey of Marcigny-sur-Loire where she died in 1137. By all accounts a forceful personality, Adela's qualities were not uncommon among women artistocrats, although more often they found an outlet in the running of nunneries. Adela's secular career, as de facto fuler for more than a decade of one of the most powerful principalities of northern France, is exceptional testimony to the power of breeding as well as to her own determination. She was a benevolent patroness of churches and monasteries. Although married to a French count and living to see a son crowned king of England, she chose to be buried beside her mother at Caen under an inscription 'Adela, filia regis'. She was always the Conqueror's daughter.

Adela, French ADÉLE (b. 1062?--d. 1137), daughter of William I the Conqueror of England and his wife, Matilda of Flanders, and mother of Stephen, king of England, whose right to the throne derived through her.She was married to Stephen, earl of Meaux and Brie, in 1080 at Breteuil. Upon the death of his father in 1090, her husband succeeded to theearldom of Blois and Chartres. She appears to have played an active role in the administration of her husband's lands, regularly witnessinghis charters, took an active interest in civil and ecclesiastical affairs, and was instrumental in rebuilding the catherdral of Chartres instone. Having inherited her father's appetite and ability to rule, she became regent in 1095 when she persuaded her popular but weak-willed husband to join the First Crusade to the Holy Land. Although in charge of the central funds of the Crusade, Stephen deserted at Antioch in 1098, understandably enough in face of overwhelming odds. Unfortunately for his reputation, the crusaders survived and succeeded in capturing Jerusalem in 1099. After Stephen's return home in 1099, Adela waged a sustained campaign of bullying and moral blackmail that extended into their bedroom where, between intercourse, she would urge Stephen to think of his reputation and return to the Holy Land. In the end, her nagging worked and Stephen departed east once more in 1101, to meeta satisfactorily noble death at Ramlah in 1102. No longer a coward's wife but more congenially a hero's widow, Adela continued to rule Blois-Chartres during the minority of her sons. Anselm, her guest and teacher in 1097, was often entertained by her during 1103 and 1105 and sheaffected a temporary reconciliation between him and her brother, Henry I, who lavished patronage on her second son, Stephen, and appointeda third, Henry, bishop of Winchester, the richest see in England. In 1107 Adela entertained Pope Pascal during Easter and in the following year was hostess to Bohemund of Antioch. She made her son Theobald hersuccessor in 1109, and persuaded him to join her brother Henry I against France in 1117. In 1120 she retired to the abbey of Marcigny-sur-Loire where she died in 1137. By all accounts a forceful personality, Adela's qualities were not uncommon among women artistocrats, although more often they found an outlet in the running of nunneries. Adela's secular career, as de facto fuler for more than a decade of one of the most powerful principalities of northern France, is exceptional testimony to the power of breeding as well as to her own determination. She was a benevolent patroness of churches and monasteries. Although married to a French count and living to see a son crowned king of England, she chose to be buried beside her mother at Caen under an inscription 'Adela, filia regis'. She was always the Conqueror's daughter.

Adela, French ADÉLE (b. 1062?--d. 1137), daughter of William I the Conqueror of England and his wife, Matilda of Flanders, and mother of Stephen, king of England, whose right to the throne derived through her.She was married to Stephen, earl of Meaux and Brie, in 1080 at Breteuil. Upon the death of his father in 1090, her husband succeeded to theearldom of Blois and Chartres. She appears to have played an active role in the administration of her husband's lands, regularly witnessinghis charters, took an active interest in civil and ecclesiastical affairs, and was instrumental in rebuilding the catherdral of Chartres instone. Having inherited her father's appetite and ability to rule, she became regent in 1095 when she persuaded her popular but weak-willed husband to join the First Crusade to the Holy Land. Although in charge of the central funds of the Crusade, Stephen deserted at Antioch in 1098, understandably enough in face of overwhelming odds. Unfortunately for his reputation, the crusaders survived and succeeded in capturing Jerusalem in 1099. After Stephen's return home in 1099, Adela waged a sustained campaign of bullying and moral blackmail that extended into their bedroom where, between intercourse, she would urge Stephen to think of his reputation and return to the Holy Land. In the end, her nagging worked and Stephen departed east once more in 1101, to meeta satisfactorily noble death at Ramlah in 1102. No longer a coward's wife but more congenially a hero's widow, Adela continued to rule Blois-Chartres during the minority of her sons. Anselm, her guest and teacher in 1097, was often entertained by her during 1103 and 1105 and sheaffected a temporary reconciliation between him and her brother, Henry I, who lavished patronage on her second son, Stephen, and appointeda third, Henry, bishop of Winchester, the richest see in England. In 1107 Adela entertained Pope Pascal during Easter and in the following year was hostess to Bohemund of Antioch. She made her son Theobald hersuccessor in 1109, and persuaded him to join her brother Henry I against France in 1117. In 1120 she retired to the abbey of Marcigny-sur-Loire where she died in 1137. By all accounts a forceful personality, Adela's qualities were not uncommon among women artistocrats, although more often they found an outlet in the running of nunneries. Adela's secular career, as de facto fuler for more than a decade of one of the most powerful principalities of northern France, is exceptional testimony to the power of breeding as well as to her own determination. She was a benevolent patroness of churches and monasteries. Although married to a French count and living to see a son crowned king of England, she chose to be buried beside her mother at Caen under an inscription 'Adela, filia regis'. She was always the Conqueror's daughter.

As the daughter of William I, Stephen of Blois, her husband, claimed the
crown of England 1135-1154. She was one of 5 or 6 daughters of William and
Matilda of Flanders. Acting as regent for her husband, she took an active
interest in civil & ecclesiastical affairs and was instrumental in rebuilding
the Cathedral Chartres in stone.
Adela, Countess of Blois

Became a Nun at Cluniac Priory in widowhood.

Adela of Normandy
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Adela of Blois (c. 1067 – March 8, 1137?) was by marriage countess of Blois, Chartres, and Meaux. She was a daughter of William the Conqueror and the mother of both Stephen, King of England and Henry of Blois, Bishop of Winchester.

Her birthdate is generally believed to have been between 1060 and 1064; however, there is some evidence she was born after her father's accession to the English throne in 1066. She was the favorite sister of King Henry I of England; they were probably the youngest of the Conqueror's children. She was a high-spirited and educated woman, with a knowledge of Latin.

She married Stephen Henry, son and heir to the count of Blois, sometime between 1080 and 1084, probably in 1083. Stephen inherited Blois, Chartres and Meaux in 1089, making him one of the wealthiest men of his day. He was a proud and self-indulgent man, who had no intention of taking the cross until Adela insisted upon it. Stephen reluctantly left to join the First Crusade, along with his brother-in-law Robert Curthose.

Adela and Stephen's children were:

Guillaume, Count of Chartres
Theobald II of Champagne
Odo of Blois, died young.
Stephen of Blois
Lucia-Mahaut, married Richard d'Avranches, 2nd Earl of Chester.
Agnes of Blois, married Hugh III of Le Puiset
Henry of Blois
Adela was regent for her husband during his extended absence as a leader of the First Crusade (1095-1098), and when he returned in disgrace it was at least in part at her urging that he returned to the east to fulfill his vow of seeing Jerusalem. She was again regent in 1101, continuing after her husband's death on this second crusading expedition in 1102, for their children were still minors. Orderic Vitalis praises her as a "wise and spirited woman" who ably governed her husband's estates in his absences and after his death.

She employed tutors to educate her elder sons, and had her youngest son Henry pledged to the Church at Cluny. Adela quarrelled with her eldest son Guillaume, "deficient in intelligence as well as degenerate", and had his younger brother Theobald replace him as heir. Her son Stephen left Blois in 1111 to join his uncle's court in England.

Adela retired to Marcigny in 1120, secure in the status of her children. Later that same year, her daughter Lucia-Mahaut was drowned in the wreck of the White Ship alongside her husband. She lived long enough to see her son Stephen seize the English throne, but died soon after.

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References
Kimberly LoPrete, "The Anglo-Norman Card of Adela of Blois", Albion 22 (1990)
Kimberly LoPrete, "Adela of Blois and Ivo of Chartres: Piety, Politics, and the Peace in the Diocese of Chartres", Anglo-Norman Studies 19
Parsons, John Carmi. Medieval Mothering (New Middle Ages), 1996
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became a nun at Cluniac Priory in widowhood. Source: Brian Tompsett, Leo van de Pas. Source: *Stammtafeln zur Geschichte der Europaeischen Staaten* 4 vol., Marburg, 1953, 1975, by W.K. Prinz von Isenburg. *Burke's Guide to the Royal Familiy*, London, 1973. *Nachkommen Gorms des Alten*, 1978, by S. Otto Brenner. *Europaeische Stammtafeln*, J.A. Stargardt Verlag, Marburg.

As the daughter of William I, Stephen of Blois, her husband, claimed the
crown of England 1135-1154. She was one of 5 or 6 daughters of William and
Matilda of Flanders. Acting as regent for her husband, she took an active
interest in civil & ecclesiastical affairs and was instrumental in rebuilding
the Cathedral Chartres in stone.
Adela, Countess of Blois

Became a Nun at Cluniac Priory in widowhood.

As the daughter of William I, Stephen of Blois, her husband, claimed the
crown of England 1135-1154. She was one of 5 or 6 daughters of William and
Matilda of Flanders. Acting as regent for her husband, she took an active
interest in civil & ecclesiastical affairs and was instrumental in rebuilding
the Cathedral Chartres in stone.
Adela, Countess of Blois

Became a Nun at Cluniac Priory in widowhood.

As the daughter of William I, Stephen of Blois, her husband, claimed the
crown of England 1135-1154. She was one of 5 or 6 daughters of William and
Matilda of Flanders. Acting as regent for her husband, she took an active
interest in civil & ecclesiastical affairs and was instrumental in rebuilding
the Cathedral Chartres in stone.
Adela, Countess of Blois

Became a Nun at Cluniac Priory in widowhood.

As the daughter of William I, Stephen of Blois, her husband, claimed the
crown of England 1135-1154. She was one of 5 or 6 daughters of William and
Matilda of Flanders. Acting as regent for her husband, she took an active
interest in civil & ecclesiastical affairs and was instrumental in rebuilding
the Cathedral Chartres in stone.
Adela, Countess of Blois

Became a Nun at Cluniac Priory in widowhood.

A Nun

1 AUTH Sl

Mother of Stephen, king of England, whose right to the throne derived through her. She was married to Stephen, earl of Meaux and Brie, in 1080 at Breteuil. Upon the death of his father in 1090, her husband succeeded to the earldom of Blois and Chartres. She appears to have played an active role in the administration of her husband's lands, regularly witnessing his charters, took an active interest in civil and ecclesiastical affairs, and was instrumental in rebuilding the catherdral of Chartres in stone. Having inherited her father's appetite and ability to rule, she became regent in 1095 when she persuaded her popular but weak-willed husband to join the First Crusade to the Holy Land. Although in charge of the central funds of the Crusade, Stephen deserted at Antioch in 1098, understandably enough in face of overwhelming odds. Unfortunately for his reputation, the crusaders survived and succeeded in capturing Jerusalem in 1099. After Stephen's return home in 1099, Adela waged a sustained campaign of bullying and moral blackmail that extended into their bedroom where, between intercourse, she would urge Stephen to think of his reputation and return to the Holy Land. In the end, her nagging worked and Stephen departed east once more in 1101, to meet a satisfactorily noble death at Ramlah in 1102. No longer a coward's wife but more congenially a hero's widow, Adela continued to rule Blois-Chartres during the minority of her sons. Anselm, her guest and teacher in 1097, was often entertained by her during 1103 and 1105 and she affected a temporary reconciliation between him and her brother, Henry I, who lavished patronage on her second son, Stephen, and appointed a third, Henry, bishop of Winchester, the richest see in England. In 1107 Adela entertained Pope Pascal during Easter and in the following year was hostess to Bohemund of Antioch. She made her son Theobald her successor in 1109, and persuaded him to join her brother Henry I against France in 1117. In 1120 she retired to the abbey of Marcigny-sur-Loire where she died in 1137. By all accounts a forceful personality, Adela's qualities were not uncommon among women artistocrats, although more often they found an outlet in the running of nunneries. Adela's secular career, as de facto ruler for more than a decade of one of the most powerful principalities of northern France, is exceptional testimony to the power of breeding as well as to her own determination. She was a benevolent patroness of churches and monasteries. Although married to a French count and living to see a son crowned king of England, she chose to be buried beside her mother at Caen under an inscription 'Adela, filia regis'. She was always the Conqueror's daughter. [Sources: Who's Who in Early Medieval England, Christopher Tyerman, Shepheard-Walwyn, Ltd., London, 1996; Encyclopædia Britannica CD, 1997

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Adela is styled as the favorite sister of Henry I of England.

It is reported that Adelaide died when she was quite young.

SURN Adela
DATE 9 SEP 2000
TIME 13:16:33

GIVN Adela (Alice) Princess
SURN von England
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{geni:about_me} Adela of Normandy

Adèle d'Angleterre ou de Normandie ou de Blois (v. 1067[1],[2] – 8 mars 1137[2]), princesse anglaise, fut régente de la principauté de Blois-Chartres, et mère du roi Étienne d'Angleterre.

Note: death dates suggested as 1136, 1137 and 1138; always March 8.
Birth year suggested as 1062 or 1067.

http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ad%C3%A8le_de_Blois

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adela_of_Normandy

Adela of Normandy also known as Adela of Blois and Adela of England "and also Adela Alice Princess of England" (c. 1062 or 1067 – 8 March 1137?) was, by marriage, Countess of Blois, Chartres, and Meaux. She was a daughter of William the Conqueror and Matilda of Flanders. She was also the mother of Stephen, King of England and Henry of Blois, Bishop of Winchester.

Her birthdate is generally believed to have been between 1060 and 1064; however, there is some evidence she was born after her father's accession to the English throne in 1066. She was the favourite sister of King Henry I of England; they were probably the youngest of the Conqueror's children. She was a high-spirited and educated woman, with a knowledge of Latin.

She married Stephen Henry, son and heir to the count of Blois, sometime between 1080 and 1084, probably in 1083. Stephen inherited Blois, Chartres and Meaux in 1089, and owned over 300 properties, making him one of the wealthiest men of his day. He was a pious and revered leader who managed huge areas of France which inherited from his father and added to by his sharp administrations. He was, essentially a king in his own right. Stephen-Henry joined the First Crusade, along with his brother-in-law Robert Curthose. Stephen's letters to Adela form a uniquely intimate insight into the experiences of the Crusade's leaders. The Count of Blois returned to France in 1100 bringing with him several cartloads of maps, jewels and other treasures, which he deposited at Chartres. He was, however, under an obligation to the pope for agreements made years earlier and returned to Antioch to participate in the crusade of 1101. He was ultimately killed in an ill advised charge at the Battle of Ramla. Rumors of his cowardice and defection under fire are untrue and unfounded and have been proven to be propaganda generated by later biased historians. Stephen-Henry was often referred to as "le Sage," and was a great patron of Troubadours and writers.

Adela and Stephen's children are listed here as follows. Their birth order is uncertain.

1.Guillaume (William)(d. 1150), Count of Chartres married Agnes of Sulli (d. aft 1104) and had issue.

2.Theobald II, aka Thibaud IV Count of Champagne

3.Odo of Blois, aka Humbert. died young.

4.Stephen of Blois {King of England}.

5.Lucia-Mahaut, married Richard d'Avranches, 2nd Earl of Chester. Both drowned on 25 November 1120.

6.Agnes of Blois, married Hugh de Puiset and were parents to Hugh de Puiset.

7.Eléonore of Blois (d. 1147) married Raoul I of Vermandois (d.1152) & had issue they were divorced in 1142.

8.Alix of Blois (d. 1145) married Renaud (d.1134)III of Joigni & had Issue

9.Lithuise of Blois (d. 1118) married Milo I of Montlhéry(Divorced 1115)

10.Philip (d. 1100) Bishop of Châlons-sur-Marne

11.Henry of Blois b.1101- d. 1171 (oblate child raised at Cherite sur Loire (Cluny Abbey) 1103.

Adela was regent for her husband during his extended absence as a leader of the First Crusade (1095-1098), and when he returned in disgrace it was at least in part at her urging that he returned to the east to fulfil his vow of seeing Jerusalem.[citation needed] She was again regent in 1101, continuing after her husband's death on this second crusading expedition in 1102, for their children were still minors. Orderic Vitalis praises her as a "wise and spirited woman" who ably governed her husband's estates in his absences and after his death.

She employed tutors to educate her elder sons, and had her youngest son Henry pledged to the Church at Cluny. Adela quarrelled with her eldest son Guillaume, "deficient in intelligence as well as degenerate", and had his younger brother Theobald replace him as heir. Her son Stephen left Blois in 1111 to join his uncle's court in England.

Adela retired to Marcigny in 1120, secure in the status of her children. Later that same year, her daughter Lucia-Mahaut, was drowned in the wreck of the White Ship alongside her husband. She lived long enough to see her son Stephen seize the English throne, and took pride in the ascension of her youngest child Henry Blois to the bishophric of Winchester, but died soon after on 8 March 1135 in Marsilly, Charente, Poitou-Charentes, France.

References

* Kimberly LoPrete, "The Anglo-Norman Card of Adela of Blois", Albion 22 (1990)

* Kimberly LoPrete, "Adela of Blois and Ivo of Chartres: Piety, Politics, and the Peace in the Diocese of Chartres", Anglo-Norman Studies 19

* Parsons, John Carmi. Medieval Mothering (New Middle Ages), 1996

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Adelaide of Normandy

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Adelaide of Normandy (c. 1026 in Calvados, France[citation needed] - c. 1090) was the sister or half-sister of William the Conqueror.

She was the daughter of Robert the Magnificent, Duke of Normandy. Her mother was probably William the Conqueror's mother Herleva, although this is not certain. [1]

Adelaide married three times; first Enguerrand II of Ponthieu (died 1053) by whom she had issue; second Lambert II, Count of Lens (died 1054); and third Odo II of Champagne son of the Count of Troyes. By Lambert she had a daughter, Judith of Lens, who married Waltheof, Earl of Northumbria (executed 1076). Their daughter, Maud, 2nd Countess of Huntingdon, took for her second husband King David I of Scotland.

She gained the title of Princess when William the Conqueror became King of England[verification needed]

[edit] See also

* Chevalliers of Aspall Hall.

[edit] References

1. ^ David C. Douglas, William the Conqueror (1964), p. 380-381

[edit] External links

* Adelaide's three marriages as shown on a genealogical website

* Adelaide's second husband and her daughter Judith of Lens Judith was mother of Maud, Countess of Huntingdon, wife secondly of David I, king of the Scots.

* Descendants of Adelaide by her third husband

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Adela de Normandie was born circa 1062 at Normandy, France.1 She was the daughter of William I 'the Conqueror', King of England and Matilda de Flandre.2 She married Stephen II Henry, Comte de Blois, son of Thibaud III, Comte de Blois and Gersende de Maine, in 1080 at Breteuil, France, in a, and again in 1081 at the Chartres Cathedral marriage.3 She died on 8 March 1137 at Marcigny-sur-Loire, France.4 She was buried at Abbey of the Holy Trinity, Caen, Normandy, France.1 She was buried at Cluniac Priory, Marcigny-sur-Loire, France.

Adela de Normandie was a nun circa 1122 at Cluniac Priory, Marcigny-sur-Loire, France.1 She has an extensive biographical entry in the Dictionary of National Biography.5

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From http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/ENGLAND,%20Kings%201066-1603.htm#Adeladied1138

ADELAIDE [Adelisa] de Normandie ([1055]-7 Dec, 1066 or after). Orderic Vitalis records the betrothal of Adelaide and Harold Godwinson, listing her after Agatha and before Constance in his description of the careers of the daughters of King William[42]. The sources are contradictory concerning the name of the daughter betrothed to Harold Godwinson, as well as the timing of her death. The only near certainty is that it would presumably have been the oldest available daughter who was betrothed to Harold. Matthew of Paris does not name her but lists her fourth among the daughters of King William, while distinguishing her from the fifth daughter betrothed to "Aldefonso Galiciæ regi"[43]. Guillaume de Jumièges records that Duke Guillaume betrothed his daughter Adelise to Harold, in a later passage (in which he does not repeat her name) stating that she was the third daughter and that she died a virgin although she was of an age to marry[44]. Chibnall specifies[45] that this reference is contained in the interpolations written by Orderic Vitalis, the latter chronicler therefore contradicting his statement in his own work that Agatha was the name of the daughter who was betrothed to King Harold. Orderic Vitalis says that Adelaide "a most fair maiden vowed herself to God when she reached marriageable age and made a pious end under the protection of Roger of Beaumont"[46]. The daughter betrothed to Harold was alive in early 1066, according to Eadmer of Canterbury[47] who says that Duke Guillaume requested King Harold, soon after his accession, to keep his promise to marry his daughter. This is contradicted by William of Malmesbury[48], who says that her death before that of Edward "the Confessor" was taken by King Harold II as marking absolution from his oath to Duke Guillaume. She died as a nun at Préaux[49]. A manuscript of la Trinité de Caen names "Mathildem Anglorum reginam, nostri cœnobii fondatricem, Adilidem, Mathildem, Constantiam, filias eius" heading the list of the names of nuns at the abbey[50], which, if the order of names is significant, indicates that Adelaide was older than her two named sisters. The necrology of Chartres cathedral records the death "VII Id Dec" of "Adeliza filia regis Anglorum", stating that her father made a donation for her soul[51]. The necrology of Saint-Nicaise de Meulan records the death of "Adelina filia regis Anglorum", undated but listed among deaths at the end of the calendar year[52]. Betrothed ([1064/65]) to HAROLD Godwinson Earl of Wessex, son of GODWIN Earl of Wessex & his wife Gytha of Denmark ([1022/25]-killed in battle Hastings 14 Oct 1066, bur [Waltham Abbey]), who succeeded in 1066 as HAROLD II King of England.

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Daughter of King William I

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Adela of Normandy (C. Blois)

Born: ABT 1067, Normandy, France

Died: 8 Mar 1137, Marcigny-sur-Loire,France

Buried: Abbey of Holy Trinity, Caen, Normandy

Notes: became a Nun at Cluniac Priory in widowhood. Her husband was Count of Meaux; Count of Blois; Champaigne; Chartres and Tourain, a crusader under Godfrey de Bouillon, who fell, gallantly fighting against the Infidels at Rames. (Battle of Ascalon actually).

Father: WILLIAM I "the Conqueror" of Normandy (King of England)

Mother: Matilda of Flanders

Married: Stephen II Henry of Blois (3º Count of Blois) (b. 1045 - d. 19 May 1102) (son of Theobald II, Count of Blois, and Garsende Von Maine) ABT 1081, Chartres Cathedral, France

Children:

1. Humbert of Blois (Count of Virtus)

2. William de Champagne (Count of Chartes)

3. Theobald III of Blois (4º Count of Blois) (b. ABT 1088 - d. 1152)

4. STEPHEN I of Blois (King of England)

5. Henry of Blois (Bishop of Winchester)

6. Matilda of Blois

7. Odo of Blois

8. Lithiuse (Adele) of Blois

9. Phillip of Blois (Bishop of Châlon) (d. 1100)

10. Agnes of Blois

11. Eleanor of Blois

12. Alice of Blois

13. Emma of Blois

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Adela of Normandy also known as Adela of Blois and Adela of England and also Adela, Princess of The English (c. 1062 or 1067 – 8 March 1137?) was, by marriage, Countess of Blois, Chartres, and Meaux. She was a daughter of William the Conqueror and Matilda of Flanders. She was also the mother of Stephen, King of England and Henry of Blois, Bishop of Winchester.

Contents [hide]

1 Family

2 Marriage

3 Issue

4 Regent

5 In fiction

6 References

7 External links

[edit] Family

Her birthdate is generally believed to have been between 1060 and 1064; however, there is some evidence she was born after her father's accession to the English throne in 1066. She was the favourite sister of King Henry I of England; they were probably the youngest of the Conqueror's children. Adela was a high-spirited and educated woman, with a knowledge of Latin.

[edit] Marriage

She married Stephen Henry, son and heir to the count of Blois, sometime between 1080 and 1084, probably in 1083. Stephen inherited Blois, Chartres and Meaux in 1089, and owned over 300 properties, making him one of the wealthiest men of his day. He was a pious and revered leader who managed huge areas of France which inherited from his father and added to by his sharp administrations. He was, essentially a king in his own right. Stephen-Henry joined the First Crusade, along with his brother-in-law Robert Curthose. Stephen's letters to Adela form a uniquely intimate insight into the experiences of the Crusade's leaders. The Count of Blois returned to France in 1100 bringing with him several cartloads of maps, jewels and other treasures, which he deposited at Chartres. He was, however, under an obligation to the pope for agreements made years earlier and returned to Antioch to participate in the crusade of 1101. He was ultimately killed in an ill advised charge at the Battle of Ramla. Rumors of his cowardice and defection under fire are untrue and unfounded and have been proven to be propaganda generated by later biased historians. Stephen-Henry was often referred to as "le Sage," and was a great patron of Troubadours and writers.

[edit] Issue

Adela and Stephen's children are listed here as follows. Their birth order is uncertain.

1.William, Count of Sully married Agnes of Sully (d. aft 1104) and had issue.

2.Theobald II, aka Thibaud IV Count of Champagne

3.Odo of Blois, aka Humbert. died young.

4.Stephen of Blois {King of England}.

5.Lucia-Mahaut, married Richard d'Avranches, 2nd Earl of Chester. Both drowned on 25 November 1120.

6.Agnes of Blois, married Hugh de Puiset and were parents to Hugh de Puiset.

7.Eléonore of Blois (d. 1147) married Raoul I of Vermandois (d.1152) & had issue they were divorced in 1142.

8.Alix of Blois (d. 1145) married Renaud (d.1134)III of Joigni & had Issue

9.Lithuise of Blois (d. 1118) married Milo I of Montlhéry(Divorced 1115)

10.Philip (d. 1100) Bishop of Châlons-sur-Marne

11.Henry of Blois b.1101- d. 1171 (oblate child raised at Cherite sur Loire (Cluny Abbey) 1103.

[edit] Regent

Adela was regent for her husband during his extended absence as a leader of the First Crusade (1095-1098), and when he returned in disgrace it was at least in part at her urging that he returned to the east to fulfil his vow of seeing Jerusalem.[citation needed] She was again regent in 1101, continuing after her husband's death on this second crusading expedition in 1102, for their children were still minors. Orderic Vitalis praises her as a "wise and spirited woman" who ably governed her husband's estates in his absences and after his death.

She employed tutors to educate her elder sons, and had her youngest son Henry pledged to the Church at Cluny. Adela quarrelled with her eldest son Guillaume, "deficient in intelligence as well as degenerate", and had his younger brother Theobald replace him as heir. Her son Stephen left Blois in 1111 to join his uncle's court in England.

Adela retired to Marcigny in 1120, secure in the status of her children. Later that same year, her daughter Lucia-Mahaut, was drowned in the wreck of the White Ship alongside her husband. She lived long enough to see her son Stephen seize the English throne, and took pride in the ascension of her youngest child Henry Blois to the bishophric of Winchester, but died soon after on 8 March 1135 in Marsilly, Charente, Poitou-Charentes, France.

[edit] In fiction

Adela was portrayed by Nike Arrighi in the two-part BBC TV play Conquest (1966), about her father's conquest of England, part of the series Theatre 625.

[edit] References

LoPrete,Kimberly. "The Anglo-Norman Card of Adela of Blois", Albion 22 (1990)

LoPrete, Kimberly. "Adela of Blois and Ivo of Chartres: Piety, Politics, and the Peace in the Diocese of Chartres", Anglo-Norman Studies 19

Parsons, John Carmi. Medieval Mothering (New Middle Ages), 1996

LoPrete, Kimberly. Adela of Blois: Countess and Lord, C.1067-1137, Dublin: Four Courts (2007)

[edit] External links

RoyaList Online interactive family tree (en)

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Adela of Normandy

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also Adelaide of Normandy sister of William I of England.

Adela of Normandy

Countess of Blois

Tenure 1089 – 19 May 1102

Spouse Stephen II, Count of Blois

Issue

William, Count of Chartres

Theobald II, (Thibaud IV) Count of Champagne

Stephen of Blois, King of the English

Lucia-Mahaut d'Avranches, Countess of Chester

Agnes of Blois

Eléonore, Countess of Vermandois

Alice, Countess of Joigni

Lithuise of Brai, Viscountess of Troyes

Philip, Bishop of Châlons-sur-Marne

Henry of Blois, Abbot of Glastonbury, Bishop of Winchester

House Norman dynasty

Father William I the Conqueror

Mother Matilda of Flanders

Born c. 1067

Normandy, France

Died 8 March 1137 (aged c. 70)

Marcigny-sur-Loire, France

Adela of Normandy also known as Adela of Blois and Adela of England and also Adela, Princess of The English (c. 1062 or 1067 – 8 March 1137?) was, by marriage, Countess of Blois, Chartres, and Meaux. She was a daughter of William the Conqueror and Matilda of Flanders. She was also the mother of Stephen, King of England and Henry of Blois, Bishop of Winchester.

Contents

[show]

* 1 Family

* 2 Marriage

* 3 Issue

* 4 Regent

* 5 In fiction

* 6 References

* 7 External links

[edit] Family

Her birthdate is generally believed to have been between 1060 and 1064; however, there is some evidence she was born after her father's accession to the English throne in 1066. She was the favourite sister of King Henry I of England; they were probably the youngest of the Conqueror's children. Adela was a high-spirited and educated woman, with a knowledge of Latin.

[edit] Marriage

She married Stephen Henry, son and heir to the count of Blois, sometime between 1080 and 1084, probably in 1083. Stephen inherited Blois, Chartres and Meaux in 1089, and owned over 300 properties, making him one of the wealthiest men of his day. He was a pious and revered leader who managed huge areas of France which he inherited from his father and added to by his sharp administrations. He was, essentially a king in his own right. Stephen-Henry joined the First Crusade, along with his brother-in-law Robert Curthose. Stephen's letters to Adela form a uniquely intimate insight into the experiences of the Crusade's leaders. The Count of Blois returned to France in 1100 bringing with him several cartloads of maps, jewels and other treasures, which he deposited at Chartres. He was, however, under an obligation to the pope for agreements made years earlier and returned to Antioch to participate in the crusade of 1101. He was ultimately killed in an ill-advised charge at the Battle of Ramla. Rumors of his cowardice and defection under fire are untrue and unfounded and have been proven to be propaganda generated by later biased historians. Stephen-Henry was often referred to as "le Sage," and was a great patron of Troubadours and writers.

[edit] Issue

Adela and Stephen's children are listed here as follows. Their birth order is uncertain.

1. William, Count of Sully married Agnes of Sully (d. aft 1104) and had issue.

2. Theobald II, aka Thibaud IV Count of Champagne

3. Odo of Blois, aka Humbert. died young.

4. Stephen of Blois {King of England}.

5. Lucia-Mahaut, married Richard d'Avranches, 2nd Earl of Chester. Both drowned on 25 November 1120.

6. Agnes of Blois, married Hugh de Puiset and were parents to Hugh de Puiset.

7. Eléonore of Blois (d. 1147) married Raoul I of Vermandois (d.1152) & had issue they were divorced in 1142.

8. Alix of Blois (d. 1145) married Renaud (d.1134)III of Joigni & had Issue

9. Lithuise of Blois (d. 1118) married Milo I of Montlhéry(Divorced 1115)

10. Philip (d. 1100) Bishop of Châlons-sur-Marne

11. Henry of Blois b.1101- d. 1171 (oblate child raised at Cherite sur Loire (Cluny Abbey) 1103.

[edit] Regent

Adela filled in as regent for her husband's duties during his extended absence as a leader of the First Crusade (1095-1098). He returned to Blois and ruled his vast holdings until he was asked to fulfill an earlier pledge to defend Jerusalem. He was killed in an ill-advised battle charge at Ramalah in 1101 during this second expedition. Adela again acted as regent after her husband's death. Orderic Vitalis praises her as a "wise and spirited woman" who ably governed her husband's estates and her own. Her combined estates 1102-1110 nearly exceeded the wealth of the King of France at that time.

Adela, a devout Benedictine sympathizer, employed several high-ranking tutors to educate her children including troubadour poets, as well as Peter Abelard and Peter of Morlait. Her youngest son, Henry, was conceived during the single year Stephan was in France between crusading duties. At two years of age Henry was pledged to the Church at Cluny, Chreit sur Loire as an Oblate child. Henry turned out to be a great genius, who went on to be appointed Abbot of Glastonbury and Bishop of Winchester which eventually made him far more powerful than the king and wealthier than anyone in England. In that capacity he sponsored hundreds of constructions including bridges, canals, palaces, forts, castles and whole villages. In addition, Bishop Blois built dozens of abbeys and chapels and sponsored books including the treasured Winchester Bible.

Adela quarrelled with her eldest son Guillaume, who was described unfairly by enemical authors, as: "deficient in intelligence as well as degenerate". Recent research indicates that he was boisterous and prone to violent bouts of temper but was not degenerate or retarded. Adela appointed his younger brother Theobald to replace him as heir in 1107. Her son Stephen moved to London in 1111 to join his uncle's court and became the favorite of his uncle King Henry I (Beauclerc). Upon Beauclerc's death in Normandy, Stephan Blois seized the English throne. He was crowned King when his cousin (step-sister) Empress Mathilda failed to act quickly. This action lead to numerous battles and an era known as "The Anarchy."

Adela retired to Marcigny Convent in 1120. Later that same year, her daughter Lucia-Mahaut, was drowned in the wreck of the White Ship alongside her husband. Adela lived long enough to see her son Stephen on the English throne, and took pride in the ascension of her youngest child Henry Blois to the bishopric of Winchester. She died on 8 March 1135 in Marsilly, Poitou-Charentes, France. See: LoPrete, Kimberly, Adela of Blois. Four Courts Press, Dublin.

[edit] In fiction

Adela was portrayed by Nike Arrighi in the two-part BBC TV play Conquest (1966), about her father's conquest of England, part of the series Theatre 625.

[edit] References

* LoPrete,Kimberly. "The Anglo-Norman Card of Adela of Blois", Albion 22 (1990)

* LoPrete, Kimberly. "Adela of Blois and Ivo of Chartres: Piety, Politics, and the Peace in the Diocese of Chartres", Anglo-Norman Studies 19

* Parsons, John Carmi. Medieval Mothering (New Middle Ages), 1996

* LoPrete, Kimberly. Adela of Blois: Countess and Lord, C.1067-1137, Dublin: Four Courts (2007)

[edit] External links

* RoyaList Online interactive family tree (en)

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Adela of Normandy

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Adela of Normandy also known as Adela of Blois and Adela of England (c. 1062 or 1067 – 8 March 1137?) was by marriage countess of Blois, Chartres, and Meaux. She was a daughter of William the Conqueror and Matilda of Flanders. She was also the mother of both Stephen, King of England and Henry of Blois, Bishop of Winchester.

Her birthdate is generally believed to have been between 1060 and 1064; however, there is some evidence she was born after her father's accession to the English throne in 1066. She was the favourite sister of King Henry I of England; they were probably the youngest of the Conqueror's children. She was a high-spirited and educated woman, with a knowledge of Latin.

She married Stephen Henry, son and heir to the count of Blois, sometime between 1080 and 1084, probably in 1083. Stephen inherited Blois, Chartres and Meaux in 1089, and owned over 300 properties, making him one of the wealthiest men of his day. He was a pious and revered leader who managed huge areas of France which inherited from his father and added to by his sharp administrations. He was, essentially a king in his own right. Stephen-Henry joined the First Crusade, along with his brother-in-law Robert Curthose. Stephen's letters to Adela form a uniquely intimate insight into the experiences of the Crusade's leaders. The Count of Blois returned to France in 1100 bringing with him several cartloads of maps, jewels and other treasures, which he deposited at Chartres. He was, however, under an obligation to the pope for agreements made years earlier and returned to Antioch to participate in the crusade of 1101. He was ultimately killed in an ill advised charge at the Battle of Ramla. Rumors of his cowardice and defection under fire are untrue and unfounded and have been proven to be propaganda generated by later biased historians. Stephen-Henry was often referred to as "le Sage," and was a great patron of Troubadours and writers.

Adela and Stephen's children are listed here as follows. Their birth order is uncertain.

Guillaume (William)(d. 1150), Count of Chartres married Agnes of Sulli (d. aft 1104) and had issue.

Theobald II, aka Thibaud IV Count of Champagne

Odo of Blois, aka Humbert. died young.

Stephen of Blois {King of England}.

Lucia-Mahaut, married Richard d'Avranches, 2nd Earl of Chester. Both drowned on 25 November 1120.

Agnes of Blois, married Hugh de Puiset and were parents to Hugh de Puiset.

Eléonore of Blois (d. 1147) married Raoul I of Vermandois (d.1152) & had issue they were divorced in 1142.

Alix of Blois (d. 1145) married Renaud (d.1134)III of Joigni & had Issue

Lithuise of Blois (d. 1118) married Milo I of Montlhéry(Divorced 1115)

Philip (d. 1100) Bishop of Châlons-sur-Marne

Henry of Blois b.1101- d. 1171 (oblate child raised at Cherite sur Loire (Cluny Abbey) 1103.

Adela was regent for her husband during his extended absence as a leader of the First Crusade (1095-1098), and when he returned in disgrace it was at least in part at her urging that he returned to the east to fulfil his vow of seeing Jerusalem.[citation needed] She was again regent in 1101, continuing after her husband's death on this second crusading expedition in 1102, for their children were still minors. Orderic Vitalis praises her as a "wise and spirited woman" who ably governed her husband's estates in his absences and after his death.

She employed tutors to educate her elder sons, and had her youngest son Henry pledged to the Church at Cluny. Adela quarrelled with her eldest son Guillaume, "deficient in intelligence as well as degenerate", and had his younger brother Theobald replace him as heir. Her son Stephen left Blois in 1111 to join his uncle's court in England.

Adela retired to Marcigny in 1120, secure in the status of her children. Later that same year, her daughter Lucia-Mahaut, was drowned in the wreck of the White Ship alongside her husband. She lived long enough to see her son Stephen seize the English throne, and took pride in the ascension of her youngest child Henry Blois to the bishophric of Winchester, but died soon after.

Adela was portrayed by Nike Arrighi in the two-part BBC TV play Conquest (1966), about her father's conquest of England, part of the series Theatre 625.

[edit]References

LoPrete,Kimberly. "The Anglo-Norman Card of Adela of Blois", Albion 22 (1990)

LoPrete, Kimberly. "Adela of Blois and Ivo of Chartres: Piety, Politics, and the Peace in the Diocese of Chartres", Anglo-Norman Studies 19

Parsons, John Carmi. Medieval Mothering (New Middle Ages), 1996

LoPrete, Kimberly. "Adela of Blois" Countess and Lord, C.1067-1137, Four Courts Dublin (2007)

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Adela of Normandy also known as Adela of Blois and Adela of England (c. 1062 or 1067 – March 8, 1137?) was by marriage countess of Blois, Chartres, and Meaux. She was a daughter of William the Conqueror and Matilda of Flanders. She was also the mother of both Stephen, King of England and Henry of Blois, Bishop of Winchester.

Her birthdate is generally believed to have been between 1060 and 1064; however, there is some evidence she was born after her father's accession to the English throne in 1066. She was the favourite sister of King Henry I of England; they were probably the youngest of the Conqueror's children. She was a high-spirited and educated woman, with a knowledge of Latin.

She married Stephen Henry, son and heir to the count of Blois, sometime between 1080 and 1084, probably in 1083. Stephen inherited Blois, Chartres and Meaux in 1089, and owned over 300 properties, making him one of the wealthiest men of his day. He was a pious and revered leader who managed huge areas of France which inherited from his father and added to by his sharp administrations. He was, essentially a king in his own right. Stephen-Henry joined the First Crusade, along with his brother-in-law Robert Curthose. Stephen's letters to Adela form a uniquely intimate insight into the experiences of the Crusade's leaders. The Count of Blois returned to France in 1100 bringing with him several cartloads of maps, jewels and other treasures, which he deposited at Chartres. He was, however, under an obligation to the pope for agreements made years earlier and returned to Antioch to participate in the crusade of 1101. He was ultimately killed in an ill advised charge at the Battle of Ramla. Rumors of his cowardice and defection under fire are untrue and unfounded and have been proven to be propaganda generated by later biased historians. Stephen-Henry was often referred to as "le Sage," and was a great patron of Troubadours and writers.

Adela and Stephen's children are listed here as follows. Their birth order is uncertain.

Guillaume (William)(d. 1150), Count of Chartres married Agnes of Sulli (d. aft 1104) and had issue.

Theobald II, aka Thibaud IV Count of Champagne

Odo of Blois, aka Humbert. died young.

Stephen of Blois {King of England}.

Lucia-Mahaut, married Richard d'Avranches, 2nd Earl of Chester. Both drowned on 25 November 1120.

Agnes of Blois, married Hugh de Puiset and were parents to Hugh de Puiset.

Eléonore of Blois (d. 1147) married Raoul I of Vermandois (d.1152) & had issue they were divorced in 1142.

Alix of Blois (d. 1145) married Renaud (d.1134)III of Joigni & had Issue

Lithuise of Blois (d. 1118) married Milo I of Montlhéry(Divorced 1115)

Philip (d. 1100) Bishop of Châlons-sur-Marne

Henry of Blois b.1101- d. 1171 (oblate child raised at Cherite sur Loire (Cluny Abbey) 1103.

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AKA: Ctss. of Blois; Adela of England

Five sons & 1 daughter.

1095 became Regent. Husband on First Crusade.

1109 became a nun in convent in diocese in Autun.

BIOGRAPHY: b. 1062?

d. 1137

French ADÉLE, daughter of William I the Conqueror of England and mother of Stephen, king of England, whose right to the throne derived through her.

Adela was married to Stephen, count of Meaux and Brie, in 1080 at Breteuil. Upon the death of his father in 1090, her husband succeeded to the countships of Blois and Chartres. She took an active interest in civil and ecclesiastical affairs and was instrumental in rebuilding the Cathedral of Chartres in stone. In 1095 she became regent when her husband, at her urging, took part in the First Crusade to the Holy Land. He returned in 1099 but left to join the Second Crusade in 1101 and was killed in battle at Ramula. Adela continued as regent during the minority of her sons and was increasingly active in public life.

Anselm, the archbishop of Canterbury, her guest and teacher in 1097, was often entertained by her between 1103 and 1105, and she helped to effect a temporary reconciliation between him and her brother the English king Henry I in regard to the investiture controversy. In 1107 Adela entertained Pope Paschal II during Easter and in the following year was hostess to Bohemond I, prince of Antioch. She made her son Theobald her successor in 1109 and entered a convent in the diocese of Autun but continued to wield an important influence in public and clerical affairs. She persuaded Theobald to join her brother Henry I against the king of France in 1117.

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Wikipedia:

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Adela of Normandy also known as Adela of Blois and Adela of England and also Adela, Princess of The English (c. 1062 or 1067 – 8 March 1137?) was, by marriage, Countess of Blois , Chartres , and Meaux . She was a daughter of William the Conqueror and Matilda of Flanders . She was also the mother of Stephen, King of England and Henry of Blois , Bishop of Winchester .

Her birthdate is generally believed to have been between 1060 and 1064; however, there is some evidence she was born after her father's accession to the English throne in 1066. She was the favourite sister of King Henry I of England ; they were probably the youngest of the Conqueror's children. She was a high-spirited and educated woman, with a knowledge of Latin .

She married Stephen Henry , son and heir to the count of Blois , sometime between 1080 and 1084, probably in 1083. Stephen inherited Blois, Chartres and Meaux in 1089, and owned over 300 properties, making him one of the wealthiest men of his day. He was a pious and revered leader who managed huge areas of France which inherited from his father and added to by his sharp administrations. He was, essentially a king in his own right. Stephen-Henry joined the First Crusade , along with his brother-in-law Robert Curthose . Stephen's letters to Adela form a uniquely intimate insight into the experiences of the Crusade's leaders. The Count of Blois returned to France in 1100 bringing with him several cartloads of maps, jewels and other treasures, which he deposited at Chartres. He was, however, under an obligation to the pope for agreements made years earlier and returned to Antioch to participate in the crusade of 1101 . He was ultimately killed in an ill advised charge at the Battle of Ramla . Rumors of his cowardice and defection under fire are untrue and unfounded and have been proven to be propaganda generated by later biased historians. Stephen-Henry was often referred to as "le Sage," and was a great patron of Troubadours and writers.

Adela and Stephen's children are listed here as follows. Their birth order is uncertain.

William, Count of Sully married Agnes of Sully (d. aft 1104) and had issue.

Theobald II, aka Thibaud IV Count of Champagne

Odo of Blois, aka Humbert. died young.

Stephen of Blois {King of England}.

Lucia-Mahaut , married Richard d'Avranches, 2nd Earl of Chester . Both drowned on 25 November 1120.

Agnes of Blois, married Hugh de Puiset and were parents to Hugh de Puiset .

Eléonore of Blois (d. 1147) married Raoul I of Vermandois (d.1152) & had issue they were divorced in 1142.

Alix of Blois (d. 1145) married Renaud (d.1134)III of Joigni & had Issue

Lithuise of Blois (d. 1118) married Milo I of Montlhéry (Divorced 1115)

Philip (d. 1100) Bishop of Châlons-sur-Marne

Henry of Blois b.1101- d. 1171 (oblate child raised at Cherite sur Loire (Cluny Abbey) 1103.

Adela was regent for her husband during his extended absence as a leader of the First Crusade (1095-1098), and when he returned in disgrace it was at least in part at her urging that he returned to the east to fulfil his vow of seeing Jerusalem .[citation needed ] She was again regent in 1101, continuing after her husband's death on this second crusading expedition in 1102, for their children were still minors. Orderic Vitalis praises her as a "wise and spirited woman" who ably governed her husband's estates in his absences and after his death.

She employed tutors to educate her elder sons, and had her youngest son Henry pledged to the Church at Cluny . Adela quarrelled with her eldest son Guillaume, "deficient in intelligence as well as degenerate", and had his younger brother Theobald replace him as heir. Her son Stephen left Blois in 1111 to join his uncle's court in England.

Adela retired to Marcigny in 1120, secure in the status of her children. Later that same year, her daughter Lucia-Mahaut , was drowned in the wreck of the White Ship alongside her husband. She lived long enough to see her son Stephen seize the English throne, and took pride in the ascension of her youngest child Henry Blois to the bishophric of Winchester, but died soon after on 8 March 1135 in Marsilly, Charente, Poitou-Charentes, France.

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Adela of Normandy also known as Adela of Blois and Adela of England (c. 1062 or 1067 – March 8, 1137?) was by marriage countess of Blois, Chartres, and Meaux. She was a daughter of William the Conqueror and Matilda of Flanders. She was also the mother of both Stephen, King of England and Henry of Blois, Bishop of Winchester.

Her birthdate is generally believed to have been between 1060 and 1064; however, there is some evidence she was born after her father's accession to the English throne in 1066. She was the favourite sister of King Henry I of England; they were probably the youngest of the Conqueror's children. She was a high-spirited and educated woman, with a knowledge of Latin.

She married Stephen Henry, son and heir to the count of Blois, sometime between 1080 and 1084, probably in 1083. Stephen inherited Blois, Chartres and Meaux in 1089, and owned over 300 properties, making him one of the wealthiest men of his day. He was a pious and revered leader who managed huge areas of France which inherited from his father and added to by his sharp administrations. He was, essentially a king in his own right. Stephen-Henry joined the First Crusade, along with his brother-in-law Robert Curthose. Stephen's letters to Adela form a uniquely intimate insight into the experiences of the Crusade's leaders. The Count of Blois returned to France in 1100 bringing with him several cartloads of maps, jewels and other treasures, which he deposited at Chartres. He was, however, under an obligation to the pope for agreements made years earlier and returned to Antioch to participate in the crusade of 1101. He was ultimately killed in an ill advised charge at the Battle of Ramla. Rumors of his cowardice and defection under fire are untrue and unfounded and have been proven to be propaganda generated by later biased historians. Stephen-Henry was often referred to as "le Sage," and was a great patron of Troubadours and writers.

Adela and Stephen's children are listed here as follows. Their birth order is uncertain.

Guillaume (William)(d. 1150), Count of Chartres married Agnes of Sulli (d. aft 1104) and had issue.

Theobald II, aka Thibaud IV Count of Champagne

Odo of Blois, aka Humbert. died young.

Stephen of Blois {King of England}.

Lucia-Mahaut, married Richard d'Avranches, 2nd Earl of Chester. Both drowned on 25 November 1120.

Agnes of Blois, married Hugh de Puiset and were parents to Hugh de Puiset.

Eléonore of Blois (d. 1147) married Raoul I of Vermandois (d.1152) & had issue they were divorced in 1142.

Alix of Blois (d. 1145) married Renaud (d.1134)III of Joigni & had Issue

Lithuise of Blois (d. 1118) married Milo I of Montlhéry(Divorced 1115)

Philip (d. 1100) Bishop of Châlons-sur-Marne

Henry of Blois b.1101- d. 1171 (oblate child raised at Cherite sur Loire (Cluny Abbey) 1103.

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Adela of Normandy also known as Adela of Blois and Adela of England was by marriage Countess of Blois, Chartres, and Meaux. She was a daughter of William the Conqueror and Matilda of Flanders. She was also the mother of both Stephen, King of England, and Henry of Blois, Bishop of Winchester.

She bore 11 children in her marriage with Stephen Henry of Blois. She was regent for him during his extended absence as a leader of the First Crusade (1095-1098), and when he returned in disgrace, it was at least in part at her urging that he returned to the east to fulfill his vow of seeing Jerusalem.

She was again regent in 1101, continuing after her husband's death on this second crusading expedition in 1102, for their children were still minors. Orderic Vitalis praises her as a "wise and spirited woman" who ably governed her husband's estates in his absences and after his death.

She employed tutors to educate her elder sons, and had her youngest son Henry pledged to the Church at Cluny. Adela quarreled with her eldest son Guillaume, "deficient in intelligence as well as degenerate," and had his younger brother Theobald replace him as heir. Her son Stephen left Blois in 1111 to join his uncle's court in England.

Adela retired to Marcigny in 1120, secure in the status of her children. Later that same year, her daughter Lucia-Mahaut, was drowned in the wreck of the White Ship alongside her husband. She lived long enough to see her son Stephen seize the English throne in 1135, and took pride in the ascension of her youngest child Henry Blois to the bishophric of Winchester, but died soon after.

Adela was our ancestor through two distinct descent lines--through her son Stephen and her son Theobald, each of whom was independently our ancestor.

See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adela_of_Normandy for more information.

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High spirited, well educated with a knowledge of Latin. Princess of England, Regent of Blois & Chartres. Later became a Cluniac nun.

Sources:

The book, 'The Europa Biographical Dictionary of British Women'

(plus many more ~ see Ancestors)
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BIOGRAPHY: b. 1062?

d. 1137

French ADÉLE, daughter of William I the Conqueror of England and mother of Stephen, king of England, whose right to the throne derived through her.

Adela was married to Stephen, count of Meaux and Brie, in 1080 at Breteuil. Upon the death of his father in 1090, her husband succeeded to the countships of Blois and Chartres. She took an active interest in civil and ecclesiastical affairs and was instrumental in rebuilding the Cathedral of Chartres in stone. In 1095 she became regent when her husband, at her urging, took part in the First Crusade to the Holy Land. He returned in 1099 but left to join the Second Crusade in 1101 and was killed in battle at Ramula. Adela continued as regent during the minority of her sons and was increasingly active in public life.

Anselm, the archbishop of Canterbury, her guest and teacher in 1097, was often entertained by her between 1103 and 1105, and she helped to effect a temporary reconciliation between him and her brother the English king Henry I in regard to the investiture controversy. In 1107 Adela entertained Pope Paschal II during Easter and in the following year was hostess to Bohemond I, prince of Antioch. She made her son Theobald her successor in 1109 and entered a convent in the diocese of Autun but continued to wield an important influence in public and clerical affairs. She persuaded Theobald to join her brother Henry I against the king of France in 1117.

Copyright © 1994-2001 Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.

Wikipedia:

Adela of Normandy also known as Adela of Blois and Adela of England and also Adela, Princess of The English (c. 1062 or 1067 – 8 March 1137?) was, by marriage, Countess of Blois , Chartres , and Meaux . She was a daughter of William the Conqueror and Matilda of Flanders . She was also the mother of Stephen, King of England and Henry of Blois , Bishop of Winchester .

Her birthdate is generally believed to have been between 1060 and 1064; however, there is some evidence she was born after her father's accession to the English throne in 1066. She was the favourite sister of King Henry I of England ; they were probably the youngest of the Conqueror's children. She was a high-spirited and educated woman, with a knowledge of Latin .

She married Stephen Henry , son and heir to the count of Blois , sometime between 1080 and 1084, probably in 1083. Stephen inherited Blois, Chartres and Meaux in 1089, and owned over 300 properties, making him one of the wealthiest men of his day. He was a pious and revered leader who managed huge areas of France which inherited from his father and added to by his sharp administrations. He was, essentially a king in his own right. Stephen-Henry joined the First Crusade , along with his brother-in-law Robert Curthose . Stephen's letters to Adela form a uniquely intimate insight into the experiences of the Crusade's leaders. The Count of Blois returned to France in 1100 bringing with him several cartloads of maps, jewels and other treasures, which he deposited at Chartres. He was, however, under an obligation to the pope for agreements made years earlier and returned to Antioch to participate in the crusade of 1101 . He was ultimately killed in an ill advised charge at the Battle of Ramla . Rumors of his cowardice and defection under fire are untrue and unfounded and have been proven to be propaganda generated by later biased historians. Stephen-Henry was often referred to as "le Sage," and was a great patron of Troubadours and writers.

Adela and Stephen's children are listed here as follows. Their birth order is uncertain.

William, Count of Sully married Agnes of Sully (d. aft 1104) and had issue.

Theobald II, aka Thibaud IV Count of Champagne

Odo of Blois, aka Humbert. died young.

Stephen of Blois {King of England}.

Lucia-Mahaut , married Richard d'Avranches, 2nd Earl of Chester . Both drowned on 25 November 1120.

Agnes of Blois, married Hugh de Puiset and were parents to Hugh de Puiset .

Eléonore of Blois (d. 1147) married Raoul I of Vermandois (d.1152) & had issue they were divorced in 1142.

Alix of Blois (d. 1145) married Renaud (d.1134)III of Joigni & had Issue

Lithuise of Blois (d. 1118) married Milo I of Montlhéry (Divorced 1115)

Philip (d. 1100) Bishop of Châlons-sur-Marne

Henry of Blois b.1101- d. 1171 (oblate child raised at Cherite sur Loire (Cluny Abbey) 1103.

Adela was regent for her husband during his extended absence as a leader of the First Crusade (1095-1098), and when he returned in disgrace it was at least in part at her urging that he returned to the east to fulfil his vow of seeing Jerusalem .[citation needed ] She was again regent in 1101, continuing after her husband's death on this second crusading expedition in 1102, for their children were still minors. Orderic Vitalis praises her as a "wise and spirited woman" who ably governed her husband's estates in his absences and after his death.

She employed tutors to educate her elder sons, and had her youngest son Henry pledged to the Church at Cluny . Adela quarrelled with her eldest son Guillaume, "deficient in intelligence as well as degenerate", and had his younger brother Theobald replace him as heir. Her son Stephen left Blois in 1111 to join his uncle's court in England.

Adela retired to Marcigny in 1120, secure in the status of her children. Later that same year, her daughter Lucia-Mahaut , was drowned in the wreck of the White Ship alongside her husband. She lived long enough to see her son Stephen seize the English throne, and took pride in the ascension of her youngest child Henry Blois to the bishophric of Winchester, but died soon after on 8 March 1135 in Marsilly, Charente, Poitou-Charentes, France.

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Fille de Guillaume le Conquérant
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Adela 1062?-1137, mother of Stephen, king of England, and the fourth, and probably the youngest, daughter of

William the Conqueror and Matilda of Flanders, was born about 1062. Her beauty and valour in her early years are

described by many contemporary Norman chroniclers. While she was still a child she was affianced to Simon

Crispin, earl of Amiens, the son and heir of Ralph, earl of Valois and Mantes, who received his military training at

the court of William the Conqueror. But soon after his father's death in 1074 Simon fell into a settled melancholy;

and on being summoned in 1077 to marry Adela, he refused, and withdrew to a monastery. But already in 1075

Adela had been demanded in marriage by Stephen, earl of Meaux and Brie, son and heir of Theobald, earl of Blois

and Chartres, a powerful neighbour of William the Conqueror in Normandy; and although Stephen's suit had at first been unfavourably received, it was repeated in 1080, and readily accepted by William and his nobles. Adela was married in the same year at Breteuil, and the ceremony was repeated with much splendour at Chartres, the chief town in her father-in-law's dominion. Baldric of Anjou, abbot of Bourgeuil, and other courtly poets, speak of her at the time as being her father's equal in bravery, a Latin and Greek scholar, and a generous patron of poetry, at which she was herself an adept (Histoire Littéraire de la France, vii. 152, ix. 131).
In 1090, on the death of Theobald, her husband's father, Stephen succeeded to his rule, and Adela played an active part in public life. In most of the charters issued by Stephen her name was mentioned, and an inscription, until recently legible, on a gate at Blois testifies to a grant of privileges to the town from Stephen the Earl and Adela the Countess conjointly. Disputes between monasteries, and ecclesiastical affairs generally, she seems to have controlled by her own authority, with the aid of her intimate friend Ivo, bishop of Chartres

In accordance with a previous suggestion of Anselm, she spent the last years of her life in a convent. She took the veil at the Cluniac priory of Marcigny on the Loire, in the diocese of Autun.

Sources:
Ordericus Vitalis, Historia Ecclesiastica, is the chief contemporary authority. The best account of Adela's life will be found in Mrs. Green's Lives of the Princesses of England, i. 34-72, where very full references to all the original authorities are given
see also Freeman's Norman Conquest, iii. and iv., and his William Rufus.

1. Adela became a nun at Cluniac Priory in widowhood. Unknown GEDCOM info: MH:N92 Unknown GEDCOM info: 26C44893-AA78-449E-9591-7FB6DAE46192

She was bethrothed to Harold II.

from "Our Folk" by Albert D Hart, Jr.

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Adela, French ADÉLE (b. 1062?--d. 1137), daughter of William I the Conqueror of England and his wife, Matilda of Flanders, and mother of Stephen, king of England, whose right to the throne derived through her. She was married to Stephen, earl of Meaux and Brie, in 1080 at Breteuil. Upon the death of his father in 1090, her husband succeeded to the earldom of Blois and Chartres. She appears to have played an active role in the administration of her husband's lands, regularly witnessing his charters, took an active interest in civil and ecclesiastical affairs, and was instrumental in rebuilding the catherdral of Chartres in stone. Having inherited her father's appetite and ability to rule, she became regent in 1095 when she persuaded her popular but weak-willed husband to join the First Crusade to the Holy Land. Although in charge of the central funds of the Crusade, Stephen deserted at Antioch in 1098, understandably enough in face of overwhelming odds. Unfortunately for his reputation, the crusaders survived and succeeded in capturing Jerusalem in 1099. After Stephen's return home in 1099, Adela waged a sustained campaign of bullying and moral blackmail that extended into their bedroom where, between intercourse, she would urge Stephen to think of his reputation and return to the Holy Land. In the end, her nagging worked and Stephen departed east once more in 1101, to meet a satisfactorily noble death at Ramlah in 1102. No longer a coward's wife but more congenially a hero's widow, Adela continued to rule Blois-Chartres during the minority of her sons. Anselm, her guest and teacher in 1097, was often entertained by her during 1103 and 1105 and she affected a temporary reconciliation between him and her brother, Henry I, who lavished patronage on her second son, Stephen, and appointed a third, Henry, bishop of Winchester, the richest see in England. In 1107 Adela entertained Pope Pascal during Easter and in the following year was hostess to Bohemund of Antioch. She made her son Theobald her successor in 1109, and persuaded him to join her brother Henry I against France in 1117. In 1120 she retired to the abbey of Marcigny-sur-Loire where she died in 1137. By all accounts a forceful personality, Adela's qualities were not uncommon among women artistocrats, although more often they found an outlet in the running of nunneries. Adela's secular career, as de facto ruler for more than a decade of one of the most powerful principalities of northern France, is exceptional testimony to the power of breeding as well as to her own determination. She was a benevolent patroness of churches and monasteries. Although married to a French count and living to see a son crowned king of England, she chose to be buried beside her mother at Caen under an inscription 'Adela, filia regis'. She was always the Conqueror's daughter. [Sources: Who's Who in Early Medieval England, Christopher Tyerman, Shepheard-Walwyn, Ltd., London, 1996; Encyclopædia Britannica CD, 1997]

Adela, French ADÉLE (b. 1062?--d. 1137), daughter of William I the Conqueror of England and his wife, Matilda of Flanders, and mother of Stephen, king of England, whose right to the throne derived through her. She was married to Stephen, earl of Meaux and Brie, in 1080 at Breteuil. Upon the death of his father in 1090, her husband succeeded to the earldom of Blois and Chartres. She appears to have played an active role in the administration of her husband's lands, regularly witnessing his charters, took an active interest in civil and ecclesiastical affairs, and was instrumental in rebuilding the catherdral of Chartres in stone. Having inherited her father's appetite and ability to rule, she became regent in 1095 when she persuaded her popular but weak-willed husband to join the First Crusade to the Holy Land. Although in charge of the central funds of the Crusade, Stephen deserted at Antioch in 1098, understandably enough in face of overwhelming odds. Unfortunately for his reputation, the crusaders survived and succeeded in capturing Jerusalem in 1099. After Stephen's return home in 1099, Adela waged a sustained campaign of bullying and moral blackmail that extended into their bedroom where, between intercourse, she would urge Stephen to think of his reputation and return to the Holy Land. In the end, her nagging worked and Stephen departed east once more in 1101, to meet a satisfactorily noble death at Ramlah in 1102. No longer a coward's wife but more congenially a hero's widow, Adela continued to rule Blois-Chartres during the minority of her sons. Anselm, her guest and teacher in 1097, was often entertained by her during 1103 and 1105 and she affected a temporary reconciliation between him and her brother, Henry I, who lavished patronage on her second son, Stephen, and appointed a third, Henry, bishop of Winchester, the richest see in England. In 1107 Adela entertained Pope Pascal during Easter and in the following year was hostess to Bohemund of Antioch. She made her son Theobald her successor in 1109, and persuaded him to join her brother Henry I against France in 1117. In 1120 she retired to the abbey of Marcigny-sur-Loire where she died in 1137. By all accounts a forceful personality, Adela's qualities were not uncommon among women artistocrats, although more often they found an outlet in the running of nunneries. Adela's secular career, as de facto ruler for more than a decade of one of the most powerful principalities of northern France, is exceptional testimony to the power of breeding as well as to her own determination. She was a benevolent patroness of churches and monasteries. Although married to a French count and living to see a son crowned king of England, she chose to be buried beside her mother at Caen under an inscription 'Adela, filia regis'. She was always the Conqueror's daughter. [Sources: Who's Who in Early Medieval England, Christopher Tyerman, Shepheard-Walwyn, Ltd., London, 1996; Encyclopædia Britannica CD, 1997]

Source:
Stuart Roderick, W.
Royalty for Commoners, 3rd Edit. Published, Genealogical Publishing Co, Inc. Baltomore, MD. 1998,
ISBN-0-8063-1561-X Text 324-40
Source II
Alison Weir, Britains Royal Family A Complete Genealogy 1999, ppg 41-44

Adela av Normandie, også kjent som Adela av Blois og Adela av England (ca 1062 eller 1067 - 8. mars 1137?) var gjennom ekteskap grevinne av Blois, Chartres og Meaux. Hun var datter av William Erobreren og Matilda av Flandern. Hun var også mor til både Stefan, konge av England, og Henrik av Blois, biskop av Winchester.

Hennes fødselsdag regnes vanligvis å ha vært mellom 1060 og 1064, men der er bevis som antyder at hun var født etter at hennes far ble konge i England i 1066. Hun var favorittsøsteren til Henrik I av England. De var antagelig de yngste av Williams barn. Hun var en utdannet kvinne med kunnskap om latin.

Hun giftet seg med Stefan, greve av Blois, sønn og arving av greven av Blois, en gang mellom 1080 og 1084, antagelig i 1083. Stefan arvet Blois, Chartres og Meaux i 1089 og eide over 300 eiendommer, noe som gjorde ham til en av de rikeste mennene på hans tid. Han var en from og aktet leder. Stefan sluttet seg til det første korstoget sammen med sin svoger, Robert Curthose. Stefans brev til Adela gir et unikt intimt innblikk i opplevelsene til korstogets ledere.

Greven av Blois kom hjem til Frankrike i 1100 og hadde med seg flere vognlass med kart, juveler og andre skatter som satte fra seg i Chartres. Men han var under forpliktelse til paven og dro tilbake til Antiokia for å delta i korstoget i 1101. Han ble til slutt drept i et lite gjennomtenkt angrep i slaget ved Ramlah.

Stefan og Adelas barn:

Guillaume (William) (død 1150), greve av Chartres som giftet seg med Agnes of Sulli (død etter 1104).
Teobald II, greve av Champagne
Odo, døde ung.
Stefan, konge av England
Lucia-Mahaut, giftet seg med Richard d'Avranches, 2. jarl av Chester. Begge druknet den 25. november 1120.
Agnes, giftet seg med Hugh III av Le Puiset
Eléonore (død 1147) giftet seg med Raoul I av Vermandois (død 1152). De ble skilt i 1142.
Alix (død 1145) giftet seg med Renaud III av Joigni (død 1134)
Lithuise (død 1118) giftet seg med Milo de Brai, markgreve av Troyes (skilt 1115)
Henrik, biskop av Winchester
Humbert, døde ung.
Adela var regent for hennes ektemann under hans lange fravær som leder i korstoget (1096-1098), og da han kom tilbake i vanære, var det i det minste delvis på grunn av hennes oppfordringer at han dro tilbake til østen for å fullføre sine løfter og se Jerusalem. Hun var igjen regent i 1101 og fortsatte etter hennes ektemanns død på sin andre korsfarerreise i 1102, for deres barn var fremdeles mindreårige. Orderic Vitalis lovpriste henne som en ?vis og åndelig kvinne? som styrte trygt hennes ektemanns eiendommer i hans fravær og etter hans død.

Hun ansatte veiledere for å utdanne hennes eldste sønner, og fikk hennes yngste sønn Henrik til å avlegge løfter til kirken ved Cluny. Adela kranglet med sin eldste sønn Guillaume og fikk hans yngre bror Teobald til å erstatte ham som arving. Hennes sønn Stefan forlot Blois i 1111 for å slutte seg til sin onkels hoff i England.

Adela trakk seg tilbake til Marcigny i 1120. Senere samme år, druknet hennes datter Lucia-Mahaut i vraket til Det hvite skip sammen med hennes ektemann. Hun levde lenge nok til å se sin sønn Stefan ta den engelske tronen, og fikk oppleve at hennes yngste barn, Henrik, ble biskop i Winchester, men hun døde kort tid etterpå.

Litteratur
LoPrete,Kimberly, ?The Anglo-Norman Card of Adela of Blois?, Albion 22 (1990)
LoPrete, Kimberly, ?Adela of Blois and Ivo of Chartres: Piety, Politics, and the Peace in the Diocese of Chartres?, Anglo-Norman Studies 19
Parsons, John Carmi, Medieval Mothering (New Middle Ages), 1996
LoPrete, Kimberly. ?Adela of Blois? Countess and Lord, C.1067-1137, Four Courts, Dublin, 2007

OR "ADELIZA"

BETROTHED TO HAROLD (LATER KING HAROLD II)

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NAME Adela (Alice) Princess Of /ENGLAND/

Line 2369 from GEDCOM File not recognizable or too long:
TITL [COUNTESS OF BLOIS]/

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DEAT PLAC , Marsilly, Charente-Maritime, France

_P_CCINFO 1-20792
Name Suffix: Princess of Eng. Ancestral File Number: 8XJ0-3C Title: Princess Of ENGLAND and Countess of Blois. Death Place: Marsilly, Charente-Maritime, France.
1 NOTE became a Nun at Cluniac Priory in widowhood

She became a Nun at Cluniac Priory in widowhood.
Sources: RC 81, 299, 133; K and Q of Britain, Norr, A. Roots 139, 169; Kraentzler 1079, 1081, 1218, 1241; Ashley; AF.
She was a nun when she died. Also called Adele, Adelia, Adelidis,Alice.
Called Adele of Normandy, since she born there, and Adele of England,since she became Princess of England after 1066.
K: Adela/Adele, Princess of England.
Roots: Adela, born about 1062, died 1137, daughter of William theConqueror. Married about 1080, before 1085.
Ashley: Adela, died 1137.
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Original individual @P2203432619@ (@MS_NHFETTERLYFAMIL0@) merged with @P2203432555@ (@MS_NHFETTERLYFAMIL0@)
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Sources: Norr; William I by Maurice Ashley.
Norr: Adelaide.
Ashley: Adeliza.

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NAME Adela (Alice) Princess Of /ENGLAND/

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TITL [COUNTESS OF BLOIS]/

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DEAT PLAC , Marsilly, Charente-Maritime, France

She was a nun.

She was a nun.

One of the six or so daughters of William I and Matilda of Flanders, Adela was born in Normandy about 1062 and was married at Chartres in about 1081 to Stephen, Count of Blois and Chartres, eldest son of Thibaut III, Count of Blois and Champagne, and of Alix, daughter of Raoul III, Count of Crepy and Valois. Her husband joined the First Crusade and was killed at Ramleh on 19 May 1102. Adela acted as regent of the counties of Blois and Chartres during his absence and throughout the minority of her son Count Thibaut IV and proved herself a strong and capable ruler. She had five sons and several daughters. Her third son, Henry of Blois, became Bishop of Winchester. Adela became a nun in the Cluniac Priory of Marcigny-sur-Loire in about 1122 and died there on 8 March 1138. She was buried in the church of the Holy Trinity at Caen near her mother Queen Matilda.

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