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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 · Aged almost 70, and having been a widow for half of her life, this most remarkable woman, Adela of Normandy, former Countess of Blois and Chartres, died in 1137, possibly on 8th March. Although later tradition has her buried with her mother at Holy Trinity in Caen, contemporary sources say she was buried at Marcigny.
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Jun 20, 2010 · 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.
Adela died on March 8, 1137, aged 69–70, at the Priory of the Holy Trinity of Marcigny-lès-Nonnains. She was buried at the Abbaye-aux-Dames in Caen, Duchy of Normandy, now in France, near the grave of her mother with these simple words on her grave, “Adele, fille du roi” (Adele, daughter of the king).
Women. Encyclopedias almanacs transcripts and maps. Adela of Blois (1062–c. 1137) views 1,707,236 updated. 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.
Oct 6, 2016 · Around her fifteenth birthday, Adela married Stephen Henry in Chartres Cathedral and became Countess of Blois, Chartres, and Meaux when Stephen inherited the titles upon his father’s...
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.
