NOBLEMAN

Adela of Normandy

1065 - 1137

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Adela of Normandy, of Blois, or of England (c. 1067 – 8 March 1137), also known as Saint Adela in the Catholic Church, 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. Her husband greatly benefited from the increased social status and prestige that came with a marriage into such a wealthy and powerful family. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Adela of Normandy is the 331st most popular nobleman (down from 265th in 2019), the 1,519th most popular biography from France (down from 1,402nd in 2019) and the 52nd most popular French Nobleman.

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Among NOBLEMEN

Among noblemen, Adela of Normandy ranks 331 out of 1,415. Before her are Princess Auguste of Bavaria, Henry I, Count of Champagne, Theobald V, Count of Blois, Charles Alexander, Duke of Württemberg, Arthur I, Duke of Brittany, and Otto I, Count of Burgundy. After her are Berthold, Duke of Merania, Isabella of England, Prince Xavier of Bourbon-Parma, Barisan of Ibelin, Rudolf II, Count of Habsburg, and Robert II, Count of Artois.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1065, Adela of Normandy ranks 4. Before her are Pope Callixtus II, Niels, King of Denmark, and Robert II, Count of Flanders. After her are Vladislaus I, Duke of Bohemia, Humbert II, Count of Savoy, Bertrand, Count of Toulouse, Adela of Flanders, Stephen I, Count of Burgundy, and Adelaide of Rheinfelden. Among people deceased in 1137, Adela of Normandy ranks 7. Before her are Louis VI of France, Lothair II, Holy Roman Emperor, Ramanuja, William X, Duke of Aquitaine, Eric II of Denmark, and Antipope Gregory VIII. After her are Nikephoros Bryennios the Younger, Pons, Count of Tripoli, Malmfred of Kiev, and Ingeborg of Kiev.

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In France

Among people born in France, Adela of Normandy ranks 1,519 out of 6,770. Before her are Théodule-Armand Ribot (1839), Arman (1928), Infanta Pilar, Duchess of Badajoz (1936), Étienne Mourrut (1939), Adalbert of Magdeburg (910), and Fabien Barthez (1971). After her are Henri Murger (1822), Charles-Eugène Delaunay (1816), William I, Duke of Aquitaine (875), Jacques Balmat (1762), Emma Watson (1990), and Yolanda of Courtenay (1197).

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Among NOBLEMEN In France

Among noblemen born in France, Adela of Normandy ranks 52. Before her are Richard, Duke of Burgundy (858), Louis, Count of Vendôme (1376), John V, Duke of Brittany (1389), Henry I, Count of Champagne (1127), Theobald V, Count of Blois (1130), and Arthur I, Duke of Brittany (1187). After her are Antoine, Duke of Montpensier (1824), Fulk III, Count of Anjou (970), Hugh Magnus (1007), Charles, Duke of Brittany (1319), Marguerite Louise d'Orléans (1645), and Charles II Gonzaga, Duke of Nevers (1609).

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