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Adela, of Blois

Female 1067 - 1137  (70 years)


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  1. 1.  Adela, of Blois was born in 1067 in Normandy, France (daughter of King of England William, I, the Conqueror and Matilda, of Flanders); died on 8 Mar 1137 in Marcigny-sur-Loire, France.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • To Lady Kathleen: Great GrandParent
    • Occupation: 1102; She became a Nun at Cluniac Priory in widowhood

    Adela married Count of Blois Stephen Henry, II in 1081. Stephen (son of Count of Blois Theobald, II and Barsende Von Maine) was born in 1045; died on 19 May 1102 in Ramula, Holy Land, Jerusalem, Palstine, Middle East. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. Count of Blois Theobald, III was born in 1088; died in 1152.
    2. King of England Stephen was born in 1096 in Blois, , Centre, France; died on 25 Oct 1154 in Dover Castle, Dover, Kent, England, United Kingdom.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  King of England William, I, the ConquerorKing of England William, I, the Conqueror was born in 1027 in Falaise, France (son of Duke of Normandy Robert, II and Herleve, of Falaise); died on 9 Sep 1087 in Rouen, France.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Also Known As : William I, The Conqueror
    • Stories and Notes: King of England from 25 December 1066. He was the illegitimate son of Duke Robert the Devil whom he succeeded as Duke of Normandy in 1035. Claiming that his 2nd cousin King Edward the Confessor had bequeathed him the English throne, William invaded England in September 1066, defeating Harold II Godwineson at the Battle of Hastings on 14 October 1066. William's coronation took place in Westminster Abbey on Christmas Day 1066. He completed the establishment of feudalism in England, compiling detailed records of land and property in the Domesday Book, and kept the barons firmly under control. He died in Rouen after a fall from his horse and is buried in Caen, France. He was succeeded by his son William II. William's early years were marked by violence and disorder. In 1046 his cousin, Guy of Burgundy, led a revolt which forced the young duke to seek the aid of his overlord, Henry I of France. With Henry's help, William defeated Guy at Val-és-Dunes, and firmly secured control over Normandy. In 1051–52 William and Henry besieged and captured Domfront castle and Alençon in Maine, France. Almost immediately afterwards, William, Count of Arques, rebelled against the duke with the support of Henry I, who was increasingly concerned about Normandy's growing power. William quickly besieged the rebel Arques-la-Bataille castle and it was surrendered to him in 1053. In 1054 Henry I and Geoffrey of Anjou invaded Normandy, but the annihilation of part of their force at Mortimer forced them to withdraw. Their second invasion, in 1057, was defeated at Varaville. In 1051 Edward the Confessor had nominated William as heir to the English throne, but when he died in January 1066 Harold (II) Godwinson was crowned. William immediately began preparations for an invasion of England. On 28 September his forces landed unopposed at Pevensey, Sussex. Harold was in the north of England defeating an invasion led by Harald Hardrada, King of Norway, but immediately marched south to meet William. Their armies clashed in the Battle of Hastings on 14 October 1066. Harold was slain and William achieved a decisive victory. In 1067 William forcibly brought southwest England under his control. In 1068 he marched north and east to establish a number of strategic fortifications. In the summer of 1069 Swein Estrithson of Denmark landed with a considerable force in the Humber and was welcomed by the northern English earls who joined him in expelling the Norman garrison at York. William immediately marched north, destroying everything in his path, and reoccupied York. He undertook a systematic harrying of the north, setting his troops to kill and burn in order to leave nothing that could support future rebellion. The Danish fleet was bought off and departed. In 1072 William led an invasion that forced King Malcolm of Scotland to surrender hostages and swear fealty. In 1073 he was back in France suppressing rebellion in Maine. His regents dealt with a rebellion by the English earls in 1075, and in the latter years of his reign, William twice faced rebellion in Normandy led by his eldest son, Robert (II) Curthose. In 1087 William sacked the French-controlled town of Mantes in the Vexin. In the fighting he suffered a fatal internal injury after being thrown against the pommel of his saddle. He was taken to the priory of Saint-Gervais near Rouen where on 9 September he died.
    • To Lady Kathleen: 27 x great grandfather
    • Occupation: 1035 to 1087; Duke of Normandy
    • Occupation: 1066 to 1087; King of England

    Notes:

    Occupation:
    Invaded England defeated and killed his rival Harold at the Battle of Hastings and became King. The Norman conquest of England was completed by 1072 aided by the establishment of feaudalism under which his followers were granted land in return f or pledges of service and loyalty. As King William was noted for his efficient if harsh rule. His administration relied upon Norman and other foreign personnell especially Lanfranc Archbishop of Canterbury. In 1085 started Domesday Book.

    William married Matilda, of Flanders in 1053. Matilda (daughter of Count of Flanders Baldwin, V and Princess of France Adela Capet) was born in 1028 in , , Flanders, Belgium; died on 2 Nov 1083 in Caen, , Basse-Normandie, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Matilda, of Flanders was born in 1028 in , , Flanders, Belgium (daughter of Count of Flanders Baldwin, V and Princess of France Adela Capet); died on 2 Nov 1083 in Caen, , Basse-Normandie, France.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • To Lady Kathleen: Great GrandParent

    Children:
    1. King of England William, II was born in 1057; died on 2 Aug 1100; was buried on 11 Aug 1100 in Winchester Cathedral, London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom.
    2. 1. Adela, of Blois was born in 1067 in Normandy, France; died on 8 Mar 1137 in Marcigny-sur-Loire, France.
    3. King of England Henry, I was born in Sep 1068 in Selby, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom; died on 1 Dec 1135 in Staint Derisle Fermont, Angers, , England, United Kingdom; was buried in Winchester Cathedral, London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Duke of Normandy Robert, II was born in 999 in Normandy, France (son of Duke of Normandy Richard, II and Judith, of Brittany); died on 2 Jul 1035 in Returning from Crusade in Bithynia, Turkey.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Also Known As : Robert I the Magnificent
    • Also Known As : Robert II, The Devil
    • Occupation: 6th Duke of Normandy
    • To Lady Kathleen: Great GrandParent

    Notes:

    Birth:
    est date or 1008

    Occupation:
    Robert contributed to the restoration of Henry King of France to his throne, and received from the gratitude of that monarch, the Vexin, as an additional to his patrimonial domains. In the 8th year of his reign, curiosity or devotn induced him t o undertake a pilgrimage to the Holy Land, where the fatiges of the journey and the heat of the climate so impaired his consitution he died on his way home.

    Robert married Herleve, of Falaise. Herleve (daughter of Fulbert, of Falaise and Doda, Wife of De Falaise) was born in 1013; died in 1050. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Herleve, of Falaise was born in 1013 (daughter of Fulbert, of Falaise and Doda, Wife of De Falaise); died in 1050.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Also Known As : Herleva, Arlette, Harlette
    • Occupation: Officer of the Household
    • To Lady Kathleen: Great GrandParent

    Children:
    1. Princess of Normandy Adelaide was born in 1026; died in 1090.
    2. 2. King of England William, I, the Conqueror was born in 1027 in Falaise, France; died on 9 Sep 1087 in Rouen, France.
    3. Countess of Normandy of Aumale Adeliza was born in 1029; died in 1090.

  3. 6.  Count of Flanders Baldwin, V was born in 1012 (son of Count of Flanders Baldwin, IV and Ogive, of Luxembourg); died on 1 Sep 1067.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Also Known As : Baldwin V, The Pious
    • Occupation: Count of Flanders
    • To Lady Kathleen: Great GrandParent

    Notes:

    Occupation:
    Entered into hostilities with Emporer Otho II and aquired from that monarch Valenciennes and the Isles of Zealand. He subseqently further increased his territories by another rich accession, that of the citadel of Ghent.

    Baldwin married Princess of France Adela Capet in 1028. Adela (daughter of King of France Robert Capet, II and Constance Taillefer) died in 1079. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 7.  Princess of France Adela Capet (daughter of King of France Robert Capet, II and Constance Taillefer); died in 1079.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Also Known As : Alix
    • Occupation: Princess of France
    • To Lady Kathleen: Great GrandParent

    Children:
    1. Count of Flanders Baldwin, VI died in 1070.
    2. 3. Matilda, of Flanders was born in 1028 in , , Flanders, Belgium; died on 2 Nov 1083 in Caen, , Basse-Normandie, France.
    3. Count of Flanders Robert, I was born in 1033 in , , Flanders, Belgium; died on 3 Oct 1093.
    4. Countess of Flanders Judith was born in 1037; died in 1094.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Duke of Normandy Richard, II was born in 962 (son of Duke of Normandy Richard, I and Gunnor, of Crepon); died on 28 Aug 1026 in Fecamp, France.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Also Known As : The Good
    • Occupation: 4th Duke of Normandy
    • To Lady Kathleen: Great GrandParent

    Richard married Judith, of Brittany in 999. Judith (daughter of Duke of Rennes Conan, I and Ermengarde, I, of Anjou) was born in 982; died in 1017 in Normandy, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  Judith, of Brittany was born in 982 (daughter of Duke of Rennes Conan, I and Ermengarde, I, of Anjou); died in 1017 in Normandy, France.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • To Lady Kathleen: Great GrandParent

    Children:
    1. Alice, of Normandy
    2. 4. Duke of Normandy Robert, II was born in 999 in Normandy, France; died on 2 Jul 1035 in Returning from Crusade in Bithynia, Turkey.
    3. Duke of Normandy Richard, III was born in 1001; died on 6 Aug 1028.

  3. 10.  Fulbert, of Falaise was born in 978; died in 1017.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Also Known As : of Falaix
    • Occupation: Tanner/Furrier
    • To Lady Kathleen: Great GrandParent

    Fulbert married Doda, Wife of De Falaise. Doda, was born in 980; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 11.  Doda, Wife of De Falaise was born in 980; and died.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Also Known As : Duxia
    • To Lady Kathleen: Great GrandParent

    Children:
    1. 5. Herleve, of Falaise was born in 1013; died in 1050.

  5. 12.  Count of Flanders Baldwin, IV was born in 980 (son of Count of Flanders Arnulf, II and Rosele, of Italy); died on 30 May 1035.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Also Known As : Baldwin IV, Fair Beard
    • Occupation: Count of Flanders
    • To Lady Kathleen: Great GrandParent

    Baldwin married Ogive, of Luxembourg in 1012. Ogive (daughter of Count of Luxembourg Frederick, I) died in 1030. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  6. 13.  Ogive, of Luxembourg (daughter of Count of Luxembourg Frederick, I); died in 1030.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • To Lady Kathleen: Great GrandParent

    Children:
    1. 6. Count of Flanders Baldwin, V was born in 1012; died on 1 Sep 1067.

  7. 14.  King of France Robert Capet, II was born on 27 Mar 972 in Orleans, France (son of King of France Hugh Capet and Princess of Aquitaine Adelaide); died on 20 Jul 1031 in Melun, , .

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Also Known As : Robert II the Pious
    • Occupation: King of France
    • To Lady Kathleen: Great GrandParent

    Robert married Constance Taillefer in 1003. Constance (daughter of Count of Toulouse William Taillefer, III and Emma Veraissin) was born in 973 in Tolouse, France; died on 25 Jul 1032 in Melun, , . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  8. 15.  Constance Taillefer was born in 973 in Tolouse, France (daughter of Count of Toulouse William Taillefer, III and Emma Veraissin); died on 25 Jul 1032 in Melun, , .

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Also Known As : of Tolouse & Arles
    • To Lady Kathleen: Great GrandParent

    Children:
    1. 7. Princess of France Adela Capet died in 1079.
    2. King of France Henry Capet, I was born in Apr 1008; died on 4 Aug 1060 in Vitry-en-Brie, France.
    3. Count of Burgundy Robert Capet, I was born in 1011; died on 21 Mar 1076 in Fleury-sur-Ouche, Normandy, France.