Adela Of FRANCE

Female 1009 - 1079  (70 years)


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  • Name Adela Of FRANCE  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5
    • During their long marriage, Baldwin and Adela founded several churches and a Benedictine convent in western Belgium in the village of Mesen (sometimes called Messines). they also rebuilt the monastery of Einham. After Baldwin's death in 1067. Adela became a nun, receiving her veil from the hand of Pope Alexander II. She then retired to her convent at Mesen. She died on 8 January 1079 and was buried in the crypt of the convent's church, which is called the Church of St. Nicholas. [1]
    Birth 1009  France Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Female 
    Death 08 Jan 1079  Monastaere De L'ordre De St., Benoist, Messines, France Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 4
    Person ID I23053  Main Tree
    Last Modified 30 Jan 2016 

    Father Robert II,   b. 27 Mar 972, Orleans, France Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Jul 1031, Melun, France Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 59 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Mother Constance Of ARLES,   b. Abt 986, Toulouse, Haute-Garonne, France Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Jul 1032, Melun, France Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 46 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Marriage 998  [4
    Family ID F02524  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Richard III,   b. Between 997 and 1008, Normandy, France Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 06 Aug 1027 (Age 30 years) 
    Marriage 10 Jan 1026/7  [3, 5
    Children 
    +1. Judith Of NORMANDY,   b. 1028, Flandres Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Mar 1094 (Age 66 years)  [Birth]
    Family ID F03979  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 1 Feb 2016 

    Family 2 Count of Flanders Baldwin V "the Pious",   b. Abt 1012, Flanders, France Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 01 Sep 1067, Lille, Duchy Of Lower Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 55 years) 
    Marriage Abt 1028  Paris Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4, 5
    Children 
     1. Baldwin VI de Mons,   b. 1030   d. 17 Jul 1070 (Age 40 years)  [Birth]
     2. Matilda Of FLANDERS,   b. 1031/2, Flandres Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Between 02 and 03 Nov 1083, Caen, Normandy Find all individuals with events at this location  [Birth]
     3. Robert I,   b. Abt 1033/5, Flanders, Belgium Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Oct 1093 (Age 58 years)  [Birth]
     4. Henry Count Of FLANDERS,   b. 1035, Flandres Find all individuals with events at this location  [Natural]
    Family ID F03978  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 1 Feb 2016 

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  • Sources 
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