Individual Details

Adela de Normandie

(Ca 1062 - 8 Mar 1137)

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Adela de Normandie1
F, #102030, b. circa 1062, d. 8 March 1137
Last Edited=21 Jan 2011
Consanguinity Index=0.34%
Adela de Normandie was born circa 1062 at Normandy, France.1 She was the daughter of William I 'the Conqueror', King of England and Matihilde van Vlaanderen.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.
She 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

Children of Adela de Normandie and Stephen II Henry, Comte de Blois

Humbert de Blois, Comte de Virtus4
Odo de Blois4 d. 1107
Adela de Blois4
Phillip de Châlon4 d. 1100
Agnes de Blois4
Eleanor de Blois4 d. 1147
Alice de Blois4 d. c 1145
Guillaume de Blois, Seigneur de Sully+ b. 1081, d. 1150
Thibaud IV, Comte de Blois+ b. bt 1085 - 1091, d. 8 Jan 1152
Stephen de Blois, King of England+ b. c 1096, d. 25 Oct 1154
Maud de Blois6 b. b 1099, d. 25 Nov 1120
Henry of Winchester b. c 1099, d. 6 Aug 1171

Citations

[S11] Alison Weir, Britain's Royal Families: The Complete Genealogy (London, U.K.: The Bodley Head, 1999), page 51. Hereinafter cited as Britain's Royal Families.
[S45] Marcellus Donald R. von Redlich, Pedigrees of Some of the Emperor Charlemagne's Descendants, volume I (1941; reprint, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.A.: Genealogical Publishing Company, 2002), page 56. Hereinafter cited as Pedigrees of Emperor Charlemagne, I.
[S11] Alison Weir, Britain's Royal Families, page 50.
[S106] Royal Genealogies Website (ROYAL92.GED), online http://www.daml.org/2001/01/gedcom/royal92.ged. Hereinafter cited as Royal Genealogies Website.
[S18] Matthew H.C.G., editor, Dictionary of National Biography on CD-ROM (Oxford, U.K.: Oxford University Press, 1995), reference "Adela, c1062-1137". Hereinafter cited as Dictionary of National Biography.
[S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume III, page 165. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.

Events

BirthCa 1062Normandy, France
Death8 Mar 1137Marcigny-sur-Loire, France
OccupationNun - Cluniac Priory, Marcigny-sur-Loire, France
BurialAbbey of the Holy Trinity, Caen, Normandy, France

Families

SpouseStephen II Henry (1045 - 1102)
ChildGuillaume de Blois (1081 - 1150)
ChildThibaud IV, Comte de Blois (1085 - 1152)
ChildKing Stephen de Blois (1096 - 1154)
FatherWilliam I "the Conqueror" "the Bastard" (1028 - 1087)
MotherMatihilde van Vlaanderen (1031 - 1083)
SiblingMatilda de Normandie ( - 1112)
SiblingKing Henry I "Beauclerc" (1068 - 1135)
SiblingRobert III "Curthose" (1051 - 1134)
SiblingRichard of Bernay (1054 - 1081)
SiblingKing William II "Rufus" (1056 - 1100)