Adelaide of Blois

1140 - 1206  (66 years)

• Name	Adelaide of Blois
  Birth	About 1140  [1]
  General Information	She was also called Alex of Champagne.  [1, 2]
  Title(s)	1180 (40 years)  [1]
  In 1180, she became Regent of France.
  Death	24 Jun 1206	Paris, Île-de-France, France   [1, 2, 3]
  Burial	Aft 24 Jun 1206	Abbey of Fontenay, Marmagne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France   [1]
  Siblings	1 brother and 2 sisters
  + 1. Henry I, Count of Champagne and Brie,   b. About 1126   d. 17 Mar 1181, Troyes, Aube, Grand Est, France  (Age 55 years) ▻ Marie of France, Princess of France,  m. 1164 + 2. Marie de Champagne,   b. Abt 1129   d. Abt 1190  (Age 61 years) ▻ Eudes II, Duke of Burgundy,  m. 1145 + 3. Agnes of Blois,   b. Abt 1138   d. 7 Aug 1207  (Age 69 years) ▻ Renaud II, Count of Bar-le-Duc,  m. 1155 + 4. Adelaide of Blois,   b. About 1140   d. 24 Jun 1206, Paris, Île-de-France, France  (Age 66 years) ▻ Louis VII, King of France,  m. 13 Nov 1160
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Theobald I, Viscount of Troyes   d. About 942/43  (5 x Great Grandfather)  Willebirg von Wulflingen   d. 1044 - 1052, Geisenfeld Abbey, Geisenfeld, Bavaria, Germany   (4 x Great Grandmother)
  Person ID, Branch	I2936	Roy Line, Boudreau Line
  Last Modified	13 Jun 2025

  
  

  Father	Theobald IV, Count of Blois and Champagne,   b. 1090, Blois, Loir-et-Cher, Centre-Val de Loire, France d. 8 Jan 1152, Ligny-en-Barrois, Grand Est, France (Age 62 years)
  Mother	Mathilda von Sponheim   d. 13 Dec 1161, Fontevrault, Maine-Et-Loire, France
  Family ID	F2321	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	Louis VII, King of France,   b. 1120   d. 18 Sep 1180, Paris, Île-de-France, France (Age 60 years)  Other Partners: Eleanor of Aquitaine, Dutchess of Aquitaine  m. 25 Jul 1137;   Constance of Castile  m. 1153/54
  Marriage	13 Nov 1160  [1, 2, 3]
  Age at Marriage	She : ~ 20 years and 11 months - He : ~ 40 years and 11 months.
  Children	+   1. Philip II, King of France,   b. 21 Aug 1165, Gonesse, Île-de-France, France d. 14 Jul 1223, Nantes, Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire, France (Age 57 years) ▻ Isabella of Hainaut  m. 28 Apr 1180;   Agnes of Merania  m. Yes, date unknow
  Family ID	F2210	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	26 Jan 2022

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Adelaide of Blois(1140 – 1206) 2Theobald IV, Count of Blois and Champagne(1090 – 1152) 4Stephen III, Count of Blois(1046 – 1102) 8Theobald III, Count of Champagne(1012 – 1089) 16Eudes II, Count of Blois and Champagne(990 – 1037) 17Ermengarde of Auvergne( – 1040) 9Alix de Crepi 18 19 5Adele of Normandy, Princess of England(1062 – 8 Mar 1137/38) 10William I, King of England(1027 – 1087) 20Robert I, Duke of Normandy(1000 – 1035) 21Herleva de Falaise(1012 – 1050) 11Maltilda of Flanders, Duchess of Normandy and Queen of England(1032 – 1083) 22Baldwin V de Lille, Count of Flanders(1012 – 1067) 23Adelaide of France, Princess of France(1009 – 1078) 3Mathilda von Sponheim( – 1161) 6Engelbert II von Sponheim, Governor of St. Paul, Duke of Carinthia( – 1141) 12Engelbert I von Sponheim, Count in the Levanthal and Ortemburg( – 1096) 24Siegfried von Sponheim, Count of Sponheim(— – 1065) 25Richgard von Lavant 13Hedwig of Flinsbach(Abt 1040 – 1100) 26Bernhard von Flinsbach 27Cecilia 7Uta von Passau( – date unknown) 14Ulrich, Count of Passau( – 1099) 28Rapoto IV, Count of Cham( – 1080) 29Mathilde 15Adelaide von Frantenhausen and Lechsgemund( – 1110) 30Kuno I von Frantenhausen, Ruler of Reichpoldesberge, Count in the Pegnitz 31Mathilde of Achalm

  
  

• Event Map		Death - 24 Jun 1206 - Paris, Île-de-France, France Burial - Aft 24 Jun 1206 - Abbey of Fontenay, Marmagne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources 🟢 Primary Evidence 🟡 Secondary Evidence 🟠 Tertiary Evidence 🔴 Unreliable Evidence

  [S60] Stuart, Roderick W., Royalty for Commoners, The Complete Known Lineage of John of Gaunt, Son of Edward III, King of England, and Queen Philippa Fourth Edition, (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 2002). [S59] Weis, Frederick Lewis. Ancestral Roots of Sixty Colonists Who Came to New England Between 1623 and 1650 Fifth Editionif, (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1982). [S63] von Redlisch, Marcellus Donald Alexander R. Pedigrees of Some of the Emperor Charlemagne's Descendants volume 1 , (Cottonport, Louisiana: Order of the Crown of Charlemagne, 1941).