Adele of Valois explained
Adele of Valois (Adèle/Adélaïde) was a daughter of Ralph IV of Valois and Adele of Bar-sur-Aube.
She married firstly Herbert IV, Count of Vermandois and they had:
- Adelaide, Countess of Vermandois
- Odo I, Count of Vermandois
She was also the second wife of Theobald III, Count of Blois and they had:
- Philip, who became bishop of Châlons-sur-Marne
- Odo, who inherited possessions in Champagne (Troyes). He died in 1093, leaving the possessions to his brother Hugh.
- Hugh, who became the first to be called count of Champagne.
- Hawise, also known as Hawise of Guingamp, wife of Stephen, Count of Tréguier.
References
- Book: Evergates, Theodore . The Aristocracy in the Count of Champagne, 1100-1300 . University of Pennsylvania Press . 2007 .
- Bautier . Robert-Henri . 1985 . Anne de Kiev, Reine de France, et la Politique Royale au XIe Siècle: Étude Critique de la Documentation . fr . Revue des Études Slaves . 57 . 4 . 539–564 . 10.3406/slave.1985.5520 .
- Book: Morin, Stéphane . 2010. Trégor, Goëlo, Penthièvre. Le pouvoir des Comtes de Bretagne du XIIe au XIIIe siècle. Presses Universitaires de Rennes .