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Adela of Normandy, of Blois, or of England (c. 1067 – 8 March 1137), also known as Saint Adela in Roman Catholicism, was a daughter of William the Conqueror and Matilda of Flanders. She later became the countess of Blois , Chartres , and Meaux by marriage to Stephen II of Blois .
Nov 20, 2015 · Adela of Normandy was the daughter of William the Conqueror, Duke of Normandy and King of England, and his wife, Matilda of Flanders. Although most sources give her date of birth around 1061/2, the Oxford Database of National Biography argues that her birth was after the Norman Conquest, as contemporary poetry suggests she was born the daughter of a king, rather than a duke.
Adela (born 1062?—died 1137) was the 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.
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Born about 1067, Adela of Normandy was highly educated, well-versed in Latin, and educated in the nunnery in Caen, northern France, founded by her parents. Her father was William of Normandy who conquered Anglo-Saxon England in 1066. Betrothed at age thirteen, she married Stephen of Blois, an important count from northern France, two years later.
Oct 19, 2018 · Adela was the daughter of William the Conqueror and the wife of Stephen-Henry, Count of Blois. She ruled the county as regent, corresponded with her brother King Henry I, and became a nun after her husband's death.
Saint Adela of Blois, also known as Adela of Normandy, was the youngest daughter of King William the Conqueror of England. She was a devout Catholic, a generous patron of churches and monasteries, and a skilled political mediator between England and France.
Adela of Normandy, of Blois, or of England, also known as Saint Adela in Roman Catholicism, was a daughter of William the Conqueror and Matilda of Flanders. She later became the countess of Blois, Chartres, and Meaux by marriage to Stephen II of Blois. Her husband greatly benefited from the increased social status and prestige that came with a marriage into such a wealthy and powerful family. She was regent of Blois during the absence of her spouse in 1096–1100 and 1101–02, and during ...
