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== Biography ==
: '''Adelaide''' was a daughter of '''Robert the Magnificent''', ''Duke o f N o r m a ndy'', born c.1030[Source: George Andrews Moriarty, The Plan ta g e n e t Ancestry of King Edward III and Queen Philippa (Mormon Pioneer G e n e a l ogy Society, Salt Lake City, UT, 1985), p. 13] '''Elisabeth V a n H o u t s''', in her article ''Les femmes dans l'histoire du duch� de No r m a n d ie'' (or ''Women in the history of ducal Normandy'') mentions '''C o u n t e ss Adelaide''' as one of those notable Norman women who were known t o h a v e e x erted a strong influence on their children, especially with re ga r d t o p a ssing on their own family history.[Source: Elisabeth van H o u t s , ' Les femmes dans l'histoire du duch� de Normandie', Tabularia � �t u d e s �, n� 2, 2002, (10 July 2002), p. 24][ Source: Robert th e M a g n i ficent. Wikipedia. URL: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_t he _ M a g nificent]
===Marriages===Adelais (or Adelaide) married three times:[[http://f m g . a c /Projects/MedLands/NORMANDY.htm#_Toc359777190 FMG]]
m firstly [[Ponthieu-95|ENGUERRAND [II] Comte de Montreuil]] (died 1053 ) < r e f > Source: George Edward Cokayne, The Complete Peerage of England S c o t l a nd Ireland Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant Extinct or D o r m a n t, ed. Vicary Gibbs, Vol. I (The St. Catherine Press, Ltd., London , 1 9 1 0 ) , pp. 350-2 by whom she had issue: :* '''Adelaide II''', ' 'C o u n t ess of Aumale'', m. '''William de Br�teuil''', ''Lord of Br�teuil ' ' , s o n o f '''William FitzOsbern''', ''1st Earl of Hereford''.[ Sou r c e : G e orge Edward Cokayne, The Complete Peerage of England Scotland Ir e l a n d G reat Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant Extinct or Dormant, e d . V i c a ry Gibbs, Vol. I (The St. Catherine Press, Ltd., London, 1910), p . 3 5 1 < / ref>][That it was her mother, and not the daughter that marri ed O d o o f C h ampagne see [https://hdl.handle.net/2027/mdp.39015018393838 ?ur l a pp e nd=%3Bseq=37 Stapleton].]
m secondly ([1053/54]) [[Boulogne-101|LAMBERT de Boulogne Comte de Lens ] ] ' ' C o unt of Lens'' (died 1054),[ Source: George Edward Cokayne, T h e C o m p lete Peerage of England Scotland Ireland Great Britain and the U n i t e d K ingdom, Extant Extinct or Dormant, ed. Vicary Gibbs, Vol. I (The S t . C a t h erine Press, Ltd., London, 1910), p. 352] they had a daught e r : : * ' ' 'Judith of Lens''', m. ''Waltheof''', ''Earl of Huntingdon and N o r t h u mbria''.[Source: N. J. Higham, The Kingdom of Northumbria, AD 3 5 0 - 1 1 0 0 ( Alan Sutton Publishing, Ltd. , 1993), p. 226]
m thirdly ([1060]) [[Champagne-83|EUDES III Comte de Troyes et d'Aum�le ] ] ' ' ' O do''', ''Count of Champagne'' (d. aft. 1096),[Source: Detlev S c h w e n nicke, Europ�ische Stammtafeln: Stammtafeln zur Geschichte der Eur o p �ischen Staaten, Neue Folge, Band II (Verlag von J. A. Stargardt, Mar b u r g , G ermany, 1984), Tafel 46] by whom she had a son:
:* Stephen, Count of Aumale.[ Source: Ibid]'
: '''Adelaide's''' first marriage to '''Enguerrand II''', ''Count of Po n t h i e u'' potentially gave then '''Duke William''' a powerful ally in up p e r N o r mandy.[ Source: Kathleen Thompson, 'Being the Ducal Sister: T h e R o l e o f Adelaide of Aumale', Normandy and its Neighbours 900-1250; E s s a y s f or David Bates, ed. David Crouch, Kathleen Thompson (Brepols Pub l i s h e rs, Belgium, 2011), p. 68] But at the ''Council of Reims'' in 1 0 4 9 , w h en the marriage of '''Duke William''' with '''Matilda of Flander s ' ' ' w a s prohibited based on consanguinity, so were those of '''Eustace I I ' ' ' , ' 'Count of Boulogne'' and '''Enguerrand of Ponthieu''', who was a l r e a d y married to '''Adelaide'''.[ Source: Kathleen Thompson, 'Bein g t h e D u c al Sister: The Role of Adelaide of Aumale', Normandy and its N ei g h b o urs 900-1250; Essays for David Bates, ed. David Crouch, Kathleen T h o m p s on (Brepols Publishers, Belgium, 2011), p. 68] '''Adelaide's ' ' ' m a r riage was apparently annulled in c.1049/50, and another marriage w a s a r r a nged for her, this time to '''Lambert II''', ''Count of Lens'', y o u n g e r son of '''Eustace I''', ''Count of Boulogne'' forming a new mari t a l a l l iance between Normandy and Boulogne.[ Source: Kathleen Thomp s o n , ' B eing the Ducal Sister: The Role of Adelaide of Aumale', Normandy a n d i t s N e ighbours 900-1250; Essays for David Bates, ed. David Crouch, K a t h l e en Thompson (Brepols Publishers, Belgium, 2011), p. 71] '''La m b e r t ''' was killed in 1054 at Lille, aiding '''Baldwin V''', ''Count o f F l a n d ers'' against '''Emperor Henry III'''.[ Source: John Carl An dr e s s o hn, The ancestry and life of Godfrey of Bouillon (Ayer Publishing , 1 9 7 2 ) p . 20] Now widowed, '''Adelaide''' resided at ''Aumale'', p a r t o f h e r dower from her first husband, '''Enguerrand''', or part of a s e t t l e ment after the capture of '''Guy of Ponthieu''', her brother-in-la w . < r e f> Source: Kathleen Thompson, 'Being the Ducal Sister: The Role of A d e l a i de of Aumale', Normandy and its Neighbours 900-1250; Essays for Da v i d B a t es, ed. David Crouch, Kathleen Thompson (Brepols Publishers, Bel g i u m , 2 011), p. 71 As a dowager, '''Adelaide''' began a semi-reli g i o u s r etirement and became involved with the church at ''Auchy'' prese n t i n g t hem with a number of gifts.[ Source: Kathleen Thompson, 'Bei n g t h e D u cal Sister: The Role of Adelaide of Aumale', Normandy and its N e i g h b ours 900-1250; Essays for David Bates, ed. David Crouch, Kathleen T h o m p s on (Brepols Publishers, Belgium, 2011), p. 71] In 1060 she wa s c a l l e d upon again to form another marital alliance, this time to a yo un g e r m a n '''Odo''', ''Count of Champagne''.[ Source: Kathleen Thom p s o n , ' Being the Ducal Sister: The Role of Adelaide of Aumale', Normand y a n d i t s N eighbours 900-1250; Essays for David Bates, ed. David Crouch , K a t h l een Thompson (Brepols Publishers, Belgium, 2011), p. 72] '' 'O d o ' ' ' must have been a disappointment, as he appears in only one of t h e ' ' C o nqueror's'' charters, receiving no land in England.[ Source: K a t h l e en Thompson, 'Being the Ducal Sister: The Role of Adelaide of Auma l e ' , N o rmandy and its Neighbours 900-1250; Essays for David Bates, ed. D a v i d C r ouch, Kathleen Thompson (Brepols Publishers, Belgium, 2011), p. 7 2 < / r e f>]
: In 1082 '''King William''' and '''Queen Matilda''' gave to the ''Abbe y o f t h e H o ly Trinity'' in Caen, the town of Le Homme in the Cotentin w it h a p r o v ision to the ''Countess of Albamarla'' (Aumale), his sister, f o r a l i f e t enancy.[ Source: George Edward Cokayne, The Complete Pee r age o f E n g land Scotland Ireland Great Britain and the United Kingdom, E x ta nt E x t inct or Dormant, ed. Vicary Gibbs, Vol. I (The St. Catherine P r e ss , L t d., London, 1910), p. 351] In 1086, as ''Comitissa de Alba t n a r l a' ,[ Source: George Edward Cokayne, The Complete Peerage of E n g l a n d Scotland Ireland Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant Ex t i n c t o r Dormant, ed. Vicary Gibbs, Vol. I (The St. Catherine Press, Lt d . , L o n don, 1910), p. 351], as she was listed in the ''Domesday Bo o k ' ' , w as shown as having numerous holdings in both Suffolk and Essex,< r e f > S o urce: Ann Williams, The English and the Norman Conquest (The Boy d e l l P r ess, Woodbridge, UK, 1995), p. 58, n. 57 one of the very f e w N o r m an noblewomen to have held lands in England at ''Domesday'' as a t e n a n t -in-chief.[ Source: Lambert Lens DeBoulogne (1022-1054) Kathle e n T h o m pson, 'Being the Ducal Sister: The Role of Adelaide of Aumale', N o r m a n dy and its Neighbours 900-1250; Essays for David Bates, ed. David C r o u c h , Kathleen Thompson (Brepols Publishers, Belgium, 2011), p. 76 S h e w a s also given the ' Lordship of Holderness'' which was held af t e r h e r d eath by her 3rd husband, '''Odo''', by then disinherited ''Cou n t o f C h a mpagne''. The Lordship then passed on to their son, '''Stephen ' ' '. < r ef> Source: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Odo,_Count_of_Champag n e < / r ef>]
=== Lambert II, Count of Lens ===: '''Lambert II''', ''Count of Lens'' w a s a F r e n ch nobleman, the son of '''Eustace I''', ''Count of Bologne'' a n d o f ' ' ' Maud de Leuven''' (daughter of '''Lambert I of Leuven''').[ S o u r c e: Detlev Schwennicke, Europ�ische Stammtafeln: Stammtafeln zur G e s c h i chte der Europ�ischen Staaten, Neue Folge, Band III Teilband 4 (Ma r b u r g , Germany: Verlag von J. A. Stargardt, 1989), Tafel 621] c. 1 0 5 3 . H e m arried '''Adelaide of Normandy''', ''Countess of Aumale'', da u g h t e r of '''Robert I''', ''Duke of Normandy'' and sister of '''William t h e C o n q ueror'''.[ Source: George Edward Cokayne, The Complete Peera g e o f E n g land Scotland Ireland Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Ex t a nt E x t inct or Dormant, Vol. I, ed. Vicary Gibbs (London: The St. Cath e r i n e P ress, Ltd., 1910), pp. 351-2] Adelaide was the widow of Eng u e r r a nd II, Count of Ponthieu who died in 1053.[ Source: Detlev Sch w e n n i cke, Europ�ische Stammtafeln: Stammtafeln zur Geschichte der Europ �i s c hen Staaten, Neue Folge, Band III Teilband 4 (Marburg, Germany: Ver l a g v o n J . A. Stargardt, 1989), Tafel 653] c. 1054 '''Lambert''' a n d ' ' ' A delaide''' had a daughter, '''Judith of Lens''', although '''Lam b e r t ' '' would scarcely have seen her, as he was killed at the ''Battle o f L i l l e '' in 1054.[ Source: John Carl Andressohn, The ancestry and l i f e o f G o dfrey of Bouillon (Ayer Publishing, 1972), p. 20] Lambert w a s s u p p orting Baldwin V, Count of Flanders against Henry III, Holy Roma n E m p e r or when he was killed in battle.[Source: James Robinson Plan ch �, T h e Conqueror and his companions, Vol. 1 (London: Tinsley Brothers , 1 8 7 4 ) , p. 122] His widow, Adelaide, married thirdly, '''Odo''', ' ' C o u n t of Champagne''.[Source: George Edward Cokayne, The Complete P e e r a g e of England Scotland Ireland Great Britain and the United Kingdom , E x t a n t Extinct or Dormant, Vol. I, ed. Vicary Gibbs (London: The St. C a t h e r ine Press, Ltd., 1910), pp. 352]
===Death===: '''Adelaide''' died before 1090.[ Source: George Edwar d C o k a y ne, The Complete Peerage of England Scotland Ireland Great Brita in a n d t h e U nited Kingdom, Extant Extinct or Dormant, ed. Vicary Gibbs, V o l . I ( T h e St. Catherine Press, Ltd., London, 1910), p. 352]
== Sources ==
* '''Royal Ancestry by Douglas Richardson Vol. V page 488'''
*Royal Ancestry 2013 D. Richardson Vol. I p. 208-211* Project Medlands - h t t p : / /fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/NORTHERN%20FRANCE.htm#Enguerranddied1045
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Bef 1035 - Bef 1096 (< 61 years)