Adela of Normandy , Princess of England, daughter of William I "The Conqueror" King of England and Matilda (Maud) of Flanders. Born ± 1062 at Rouen, Seine-Inferieure, Normandy, France, died Mar 8, 1136/37, approximately 74 years Adela, French AD Married ± 1080 at Breteuil, Eure, Normandy, France (approximately 22 years married) to: Stephen "Le Sage" Comte de Champagne & "Stephen "Le Sage" Comte de Blois & Champagne" Blois, son of Theobald III Comte de "Thibaud I Comte de Champagne, (III) de Blois" Blois , (I) de Champagne and Gersende du Maine. Born ± 1046 at Blois, Loir-et-Cher, Orleanais/Centre, France, died May 27, 1102 at Ramlah, Palestine (on Crusade of 1101), approximately 56 years Ancestral Roots has Stephen as son by the 2nd wife Alix, giving no marriage date for Theobald & Alix, nor birth date for Stephen. ------------------------ The following information was supplied in a post-em by Curt Hofemann, curt_hofemann@yahoo.com: Stephen "Le Sage" Count of Champagne & Blois Mother: Alix de Crepi b: ABT. 1020 in Vexin, Normandy, France The identity of his mother seems to be in debate: I think... (the mother of Stephen) should be Gersende of Maine, Thibaut III's 1st wife. Stephen Henry was born in 1046 and Thibaut and Gersende did not separate until 1048. ES II:46 gives these dates and mistakenly indicates Stephen Henry to be the son of Gundrada. Also see M Bur *La formation du comte de Champagne* (Nancy, 1977), 199, 214-15 where Stephen Henry is stated to be the son of Gersende. [Ref: Richard Borthwick 30 Jan 1998 message to Gen-Medieval] note: I don't know why he refers to as Stephen as Stephen "Henry". As far as I know, middle names didn't come into use until centuries later... Curt Research note 1: mother: Alix de Crepi [Ref: Weis AR7 137:23] Research note 2: mother: Gundrada [Ref: Moriarty p117, Paget p58, Watney p110] Regards, Curt Note: the separation between Thibaut/Theobald and Gersende maybe didn't officially happen until 1048, but I have a child of Gersende's 2nd husband who looks to be b. abt 1045. |