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Source for: Adeliza of England, ABT 1055 - BEF 1113
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Name source: S190Page: Children of William the Conqueror (excerpt from Wikipedia entry) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 2013-02-03
Text: Family and children
William and his wife Matilda of Flanders had at least nine children.[48] The birth order of the boys is clear, but no source gives the relative order of birth of the daughters.[2]
Robert was born between 1051 and 1054, died 10 February 1134.[48] Duke of Normandy, married Sybil of Conversano, daughter of Geoffrey of Conversano.[145]
Richard was born before 1056, died around 1075.[48]
William was born between 1056 and 1060, died 2 August 1100.[48] King of England, killed in the New Forest.[146]
Henry was born in late 1068, died 1 December 1135.[48] King of England, married Edith of Scotland, daughter of Malcolm III of Scotland. His second wife was Adeliza of Louvain.[147]
Adeliza (or Adelida,[148] Adelaide[147]) died before 1113, reportedly betrothed to Harold II of England, probably a nun of St Léger at Préaux.[148]
Cecilia (or Cecily) was born before 1066, died 1127, Abbess of Holy Trinity, Caen.[48]
Matilda[2][148] was born around 1061, died perhaps about 1086.[147] Mentioned in Domesday Book as a daughter of William.[48]
Constance died 1090, married Alan IV Fergent, Duke of Brittany.[48]
Adela died 1137, married Stephen, Count of Blois.[48]
(possibly) Agatha, the betrothed of Alfonso VI of León and Castile.[w]
There is no evidence of any illegitimate children born to William.[152]
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Text: Adeliza
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
See also: Adeliza of Louvain, Adelaide of Normandy, and Alice of Normandy
Adeliza or Adelida (died before 1113)[1] was a daughter of William I of England and his wife, Matilda of Flanders. There is considerable uncertainty about her life, including her dates of birth and death. In a mortuary roll prepared at her sister's religious house, she was listed first among the daughters of William the Conqueror. She was usually the first daughter in lists of William's children, and thus probably the eldest. Her inclusion in the mortuary roll indicates that her death preceded the date of its 1113 compilation.
Biography
In the additions Orderic Vitalis made to the Gesta Normannorum Ducum (Deeds of the Norman Dukes), he states that prior to his death at the Battle of Hastings, Harold Godwinson was betrothed to ‘Adelidis', a daughter of William I, and that she remained single after his death.[2] Calling her "Adelida", Robert of Torigni follows Orderic in showing her as the affianced of Harold.[1]
However, in the later books of his Historia Ecclesiastica, Orderic instead states that she was "a virgin under the protection of Roger de Beaumont" which, in the view of historian Elisabeth van Houts, probably means that she was a nun of St Léger at Préaux. Orderic makes a previously unknown sister Agatha the fiancée of Harold, and also of Alfonso VI of León and Castile.[1]
She was almost certainly the Adeliza addressed by Archbishop Anselm of Canterbury in prayers and meditations as a "venerable lady of royal nobility".[1]
Notes
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^ a b c d van Houts 2004
^ Round 1885, p. 137
References
van Houts, Elisabeth (2004). "Adelida (d. before 1113)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/164. (subscription or UK public library membership required)
Round, John Horace (1885). "Adeliza (d.1066?)". In Leslie Stephen. Dictionary of National Biography. 1. London: Smith, Elder & Co. p. 137.
Page: Children of William the Conqueror (excerpt from Wikipedia entry) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 2013-02-03
Text: Family and children
William and his wife Matilda of Flanders had at least nine children.[48] The birth order of the boys is clear, but no source gives the relative order of birth of the daughters.[2]
Robert was born between 1051 and 1054, died 10 February 1134.[48] Duke of Normandy, married Sybil of Conversano, daughter of Geoffrey of Conversano.[145]
Richard was born before 1056, died around 1075.[48]
William was born between 1056 and 1060, died 2 August 1100.[48] King of England, killed in the New Forest.[146]
Henry was born in late 1068, died 1 December 1135.[48] King of England, married Edith of Scotland, daughter of Malcolm III of Scotland. His second wife was Adeliza of Louvain.[147]
Adeliza (or Adelida,[148] Adelaide[147]) died before 1113, reportedly betrothed to Harold II of England, probably a nun of St Léger at Préaux.[148]
Cecilia (or Cecily) was born before 1066, died 1127, Abbess of Holy Trinity, Caen.[48]
Matilda[2][148] was born around 1061, died perhaps about 1086.[147] Mentioned in Domesday Book as a daughter of William.[48]
Constance died 1090, married Alan IV Fergent, Duke of Brittany.[48]
Adela died 1137, married Stephen, Count of Blois.[48]
(possibly) Agatha, the betrothed of Alfonso VI of León and Castile.[w]
There is no evidence of any illegitimate children born to William.[152]
Page: Adeliza or Adelida (died before 1113)[1] was a daughter of William I of England and his wife, Matilda of Flanders. 2013-02-03
Text: Adeliza
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
See also: Adeliza of Louvain, Adelaide of Normandy, and Alice of Normandy
Adeliza or Adelida (died before 1113)[1] was a daughter of William I of England and his wife, Matilda of Flanders. There is considerable uncertainty about her life, including her dates of birth and death. In a mortuary roll prepared at her sister's religious house, she was listed first among the daughters of William the Conqueror. She was usually the first daughter in lists of William's children, and thus probably the eldest. Her inclusion in the mortuary roll indicates that her death preceded the date of its 1113 compilation.
Biography
In the additions Orderic Vitalis made to the Gesta Normannorum Ducum (Deeds of the Norman Dukes), he states that prior to his death at the Battle of Hastings, Harold Godwinson was betrothed to ‘Adelidis', a daughter of William I, and that she remained single after his death.[2] Calling her "Adelida", Robert of Torigni follows Orderic in showing her as the affianced of Harold.[1]
However, in the later books of his Historia Ecclesiastica, Orderic instead states that she was "a virgin under the protection of Roger de Beaumont" which, in the view of historian Elisabeth van Houts, probably means that she was a nun of St Léger at Préaux. Orderic makes a previously unknown sister Agatha the fiancée of Harold, and also of Alfonso VI of León and Castile.[1]
She was almost certainly the Adeliza addressed by Archbishop Anselm of Canterbury in prayers and meditations as a "venerable lady of royal nobility".[1]
Notes
Normandy portal
^ a b c d van Houts 2004
^ Round 1885, p. 137
References
van Houts, Elisabeth (2004). "Adelida (d. before 1113)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/164. (subscription or UK public library membership required)
Round, John Horace (1885). "Adeliza (d.1066?)". In Leslie Stephen. Dictionary of National Biography. 1. London: Smith, Elder & Co. p. 137.