Adela of Blois was a member of the House of Normandy by birth. She was the daughter of William the Conqueror and Matilda of Flanders. She married into the House of Blois, becoming the wife of Stephen II of Blois.
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Adela of Blois Family Tree Image
Adela of Blois Family Tree in Table Form
Adela of Blois Short Biography
Adela of Blois Family Tree Image showing:
grandparents, parents, siblings, husband, children and grandchildren
Adela of Blois Family Tree in Table Form showing:
grandparents, parents, siblings, husband, children and grandchildren
GRANDPARENTS
Paternal Grandfather – Robert I, Duke of Normandy – (1000 – 1035)
Paternal Grandmother – Herleva – (c.1005 – c.1050)
Maternal Grandfather – Baldwin V, Count of Flanders – (1012 – 1067)
Maternal Grandmother – Adela of France – (1009 – 1079)
PARENTS
Father – William the Conqueror, Duke of Normandy, King of England – (1028 – 1087)
Mother – Matilda of Flanders – (c.1031 – 1083)
SIBLINGS
Robert Curthose, Duke of Normandy – (1052 – 1134)
Richard of Normandy – (c.1054 – 1075)
Cecilia – (c1055 – 1126)
Adeliza – (c.1057 – c.1073)
Constance – (c.1058 – 1090)
William II Rufus, King of England – (c.1060 – 1100)
Matilda – (1061 – c.1086)
Agatha – (c.1064 – c.1073)
Henry I, King of England – (1068 – 1135)
MARRIED
Stephen II of Blois – (1045 – 1102)
CHILDREN
William, Count of Sully – (c.1085 – 1150)
Theobald II, Count of Blois – (1090 – 1152)
Stephen, King of England – (1092 – 1154)
Henry, Bishop of Winchester – (1096 – 1171)
Eleanor of Champagne – (1102 -1147)
Lucia-Mahaut – (d. 1120)
Odo of Blois – (dates unknown)
Adela – (dates unknown)
Agnes – (dates unknown)
Alix – (dates unknown)
GRANDCHILDREN
by William Count of Sully
Eudes Archambaud – (dates unknown)
Henry of Sully – (d. 1189)
by Theobald II, Count of Blois
Henry I, of Champagne – (1127 – 1181)
Theobald V of Count of Blois – (1130 – 1191)
Adela, Queen of France – (c. 1140 – 1206)
Stephen I of Sancerre – (1133 – 1190)
William, Archbishop of Reims – (1135 – 1202)
Agnes – (d. 1207)
Margaret – (dates unknown)
Matilda – (dates unknown)
by Stephen, King of England
Baldwin – (d. c 1135)
Matilda – (d. c 1141)
Eustace IV, Count of Boulogne – (1130 – 1153)
William I, Count of Boulogne – (1135 – 1159)
Marie I, Countess of Boulogne – (1136 – 1182)
Adela of Blois Short Biography
Adela was born in Normandy around 1067, the daughter of King William the Conqueror and Matilda of Flanders. Very little is known of her early life, but it is known that she was educated and could understand Latin.
At the age of 15 years she married Stephen, son of Theobald III of Blois. The couple had a total of 11 children.
In 1096, Adela’s husband joined the first Crusade. While he was away, Adela acted as regent in Blois. In 1101, Stephen embarked on a second Crusade but was killed in Battle in 1102. He was succeeded by his son Theobald. As Theobald was a minor, Adela acted as regent a second time until he came of age.
In 1111, Adela sent her son Stephen to the court of her brother, Henry I, King of England. He was one of the young men who surrounded Henry’s heir, William Adelin. In 1520 William Adelin and a large number of his friends sailed to England on the White Ship. Stephen was ill and did not sail in the same ship. The White Ship sank just off the coast of Barflour and all on board were killed including Henry I’s heir.
In 1120, Adela retired from public life and became a nun. Her son, Stephen succeeded her brother Henry to become King of England. Adela of Blois died on 8th March 1137.
Published October 2024 – Updated – [last-modified]
Harvard Reference for this page:
Heather Y Wheeler. (2024). Adela of Blois Family Tree & Biography 1067-1137. Available: https://www.treesofblue.com/adela-of-blois-family-tree-1067-1137. Last accessed October 3rd, 2024