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Adela of Normandy, of Blois, or of England (c. 1067 – 8 March 1137), [1] also known as Saint Adela in Roman Catholicism, [2] 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.
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He was nicknamed William the Simple, possibly because of a mental deficiency. When the next eldest brother Theobold came of age in 1107, Adela made him Count of Blois.
Laura York , Anza, California. Adela of Blois (1062–c. 1137)Countess of Blois and Chartres, known by historians as "the heroine of the First Crusade." Name variations: Adele; Adela of Normandy; Adela of England. Born in 1062 in Normandy, France; died on March 8 around 1137 or 1138 at the convent of Marcigny, France; fourth daughter of Matilda ...
Around the year 1080, Adela married Stephen III, Count of Blois, who was one of the richest men in Europe. Together, they had 11 children although some of them may have been Stephen’s children from a previous marriage because he was 20 years older than Adela.
Nov 20, 2015 · However, while he is described as an ‘idiot’ by some, William was married to Agnes, the daughter of Giles, Lord of Sulli, and was given the titles Count of Chartres and Lord of Sulli, but was not allowed to inherit the richer county of Blois; which went to his younger brother, Theobald.
Saint Adela of Blois, also known as Adela of Normandy, was born around 1067 in Normandy, France. She was the youngest daughter of King William the Conqueror of England and his wife Matilda of Flanders. Adela's upbringing was influenced by her prominent royal lineage, and her devout Catholic faith took root early in her life. In 1080, Adela married Stephen of Blois, the Count of Blois, Chartres ...
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. He went on Crusade, laying siege to Antioch in October 1097.
