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Adela of Champagne (French: Adèle; c. 1140 – 4 June 1206), also known as Adelaide, Alix and Adela of Blois, was Queen of France as the third wife of Louis VII. She was regent of France from 1190 to 1191 while her son Philip II participated in the Third Crusade.
Adela of Champagne ( French: Adèle; c. 1140 – 4 June 1206; also known as Adelaide and Alix) was Queen of France as the third wife of Louis VII. She was the daughter of Theobald II, Count of Champagne, and Matilda of Carinthia.
Queen of France whose son Philip II Augustus was one of the most important kings in the development of the French monarchy. Name variations: Adela or Adele of Blois; Alix or Alice of Champagne.
Jun 26, 2010 · Adèle of Champagne (c. 1140 – 4 June 1206), also known as Adelaide and Alix, was the third wife of Louis VII of France and the mother of his only male heir, the future Philip II. She was also the daughter of Theobald II of Champagne and Matilda of Carinthia.
- Blois, Loir-et-Cher
- Louis VII The Young, King of France
- Loir-et-Cher
- 1140
Adela died in her beloved convent on 8 March 1137, the year after her son Stephen was crowned king of England. [2]
When Louis VII of France was greatly threatened by the vast collection of territories in the person of Henry II of England, he chose a wife from the House of Blois-Champagne ( Adela of Champagne) as a counterpoise to Angevin power. When William married the Lady of Sully, Adela, sometime after 1100. He became jure uxoris Count or Lord of Sully.
Feb 1, 2021 · Adela of Champagne. It's quite possible that Adela of Champagne was chosen to be Louis' third wife due to her geographical proximity, as well as her family's proven fertility and the need to cement a peace between France and Champagne.
