Biography of Adela Normandy Countess Blois 1067-1137

1087 King William "The Conqueror" Dies King William II Succeeds

On 03 Jul 1035 [her grandfather] Robert "Magnificent" Normandy I Duke Normandy (age 35) died at Nicaea. His son [her father] King William "Conqueror" I of England (age 7) succeeded II Duke Normandy.

Before 1051 [her father] King William "Conqueror" I of England (age 23) and [her mother] Matilda Flanders Queen Consort England (age 19) were married. She the daughter of Baldwin "The Good" V Count Flanders (age 38) and Adela Capet Duchess Normandy 1009-1079 (age 41). He the son of Robert "Magnificent" Normandy I Duke Normandy and Herleva Falaise. They were third cousin once removed.

Around 1067 Adela Normandy Countess Blois was born to King William "Conqueror" I of England (age 39) and Matilda Flanders Queen Consort England (age 36).

In 1080 Stephen Blois II Count Blois and Chartres 1045-1102 (age 35) and Adela Normandy Countess Blois (age 13) were married at Chartres [Map]. She by marriage Countess Blois. The difference in their ages was 22 years. She the daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England (age 52) and Matilda Flanders Queen Consort England (age 49). He the son of Theobald Blois III Count Blois (age 68) and . They were third cousins.

On 02 Nov 1083 [her mother] Matilda Flanders Queen Consort England (age 52) died.

Around 1085 [her son] William "Simple" Blois Count Blois Count Chartres 1085-1150 was born to [her husband] Stephen Blois II Count Blois and Chartres 1045-1102 (age 40) and Adela Normandy Countess Blois (age 18). He a grandson of King William "Conqueror" I of England.

King William "The Conqueror" Dies King William II Succeeds

On 09 Sep 1087 [her father] King William "Conqueror" I of England (age 59) died at the Priory of St Gervaise, Rouen. He was buried at Abbaye-aux-Hommes, Caen, Calvados, Basse Normandie at a ceremony presided over by . [her brother] King Henry I "Beauclerc" England (age 19) attended. His son [her brother] William "Rufus" II King England (age 31) succeeded II King England. His son [her brother] Robert Curthose III Duke Normandy (age 36) succeeded III Duke Normandy.

Before 1088 John "Monoculus" Fitzrichard de Burgh (age 28) and [her sister-in-law] Magdelena Cecily Blois (age 39) were married. She the daughter of Theobald Blois III Count Blois (age 75) and .

In 1089 [her father-in-law] Theobald Blois III Count Blois (age 77) died. His son [her husband] Stephen Blois II Count Blois and Chartres 1045-1102 (age 44) succeeded II Count Blois.

In 1090 [her son] Theobald Blois II Count Champagne IV Count Blois was born to [her husband] Stephen Blois II Count Blois and Chartres 1045-1102 (age 45) and Adela Normandy Countess Blois (age 23). He a grandson of King William "Conqueror" I of England.

Around 1094 [her son] King Stephen I England was born to [her husband] Stephen Blois II Count Blois and Chartres 1045-1102 (age 49) and Adela Normandy Countess Blois (age 27). He a grandson of King William "Conqueror" I of England.

Around 1098 [her son] Bishop Henry of Blois was born to [her husband] Stephen Blois II Count Blois and Chartres 1045-1102 (age 53) and Adela Normandy Countess Blois (age 31). He a grandson of King William "Conqueror" I of England.

In 1100 [her sister-in-law] Magdelena Cecily Blois (age 52) died.

Around 1100 [her daughter] Alix Blois was born to [her husband] Stephen Blois II Count Blois and Chartres 1045-1102 (age 55) and Adela Normandy Countess Blois (age 33). She a granddaughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England.

On 19 May 1102 [her husband] Stephen Blois II Count Blois and Chartres 1045-1102 (age 57) died. His son [her son] William "Simple" Blois Count Blois Count Chartres 1085-1150 (age 17) succeeded Count Blois, Count Chartres.

In 1104 [her son] William "Simple" Blois Count Blois Count Chartres 1085-1150 (age 19) and [her daughter-in-law] (age 19) were married. She by marriage Countess Blois, Countess Chartres. He the son of Stephen Blois II Count Blois and Chartres 1045-1102 and Adela Normandy Countess Blois 1067-1137 (age 37). He a grandson of King William "Conqueror" I of England.

In 1104 [her son-in-law] Hugh III of Le Puiset and [her daughter] Agnes Blois were married. She the daughter of Stephen Blois II Count Blois and Chartres 1045-1102 and Adela Normandy Countess Blois 1067-1137 (age 37). She a granddaughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England.

In or before 1120 [her son-in-law] Richard Avranches 2nd Earl Chester (age 26) and [her daughter] Lucia Mahaut Blois Countess Chester -1120 were married. She the daughter of Stephen Blois II Count Blois and Chartres 1045-1102 and Adela Normandy Countess Blois 1067-1137 (age 52). He the son of Hugh "Wolf Fat" Avranches 1st Earl Chester and . They were half second cousins. She a granddaughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England.

In 1123 [her son] Theobald Blois II Count Champagne IV Count Blois (age 33) and [her daughter-in-law] were married. She by marriage Countess Champagne, Countess Blois. He the son of Stephen Blois II Count Blois and Chartres 1045-1102 and Adela Normandy Countess Blois 1067-1137 (age 56). He a grandson of King William "Conqueror" I of England.

In 1125 [her son] King Stephen I England (age 31) and [her daughter-in-law] Matilda Flanders (age 20) were married. She the daughter of Eustace Flanders III Count Boulogne and Mary Dunkeld Countess Boulogne 1082-1116. He the son of Stephen Blois II Count Blois and Chartres 1045-1102 and Adela Normandy Countess Blois 1067-1137 (age 58). He a grandson of King William "Conqueror" I of England.

In 1125 [her son-in-law] Ralph I Capet I Count Vermandois and [her daughter] Eleanor Blois were married. She the daughter of Stephen Blois II Count Blois and Chartres 1045-1102 and Adela Normandy Countess Blois 1067-1137 (age 58). He the son of Hugh "Great" Capet 1057-1101 and Adelaide I Countess Vermandois -1120. They were second cousin once removed. She a granddaughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England.

In 1129 [her daughter] Agnes Blois died.

Letters. 1130. Letter III. Adela Countess of Blois (age 63) to [her son] Theobald Earl of Blois, her Son (age 40).
To her dearest Earl of Blois, Adela the nun of Marcigny sends the affections of maternal love.
I remember, dearest son, that while yet I wore a secular habit, the canons of St. Carilef complained about the tithe of the almsgift of Francville, which my consort, namely, the earl your father, and I gave to the monks of Marmoutier. About which be it known to your grace, that these canons, in our presence, dismissed their complaints against the said monks, that this quarrel might be set to rest for ever without further renewal. Therefore I entreat you, dearest son, that our alms which we freely gave to the monks you will as freely keep for them, nor let the church of Marmoutier be teased with any further controversy about this affair. Farewell.

Death of King Henry I

On 01 Dec 1135 [her brother] King Henry I "Beauclerc" England (age 67) died. The succession fell between Henrys daughter Empress Matilda (age 33) and Henry's nephew [her son] King Stephen I England (age 41), son of Adela Normandy Countess Blois (age 68) daughter of [her father] King William "Conqueror" I of England. The period from 1135 to 1153 during which the succession was fought over is known as The Anarchy.

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