06 works, Today, December 24th, is Adela of Normandy’s day, her story, illustrated #356

Adela of Normandy, of Blois, or of England (c. 1067–8 March 1137), also known as Saint Adela in Roman Catholicism, was a daughter of William the Conqueror and Matilda of Flanders who later became the Countess of Blois, Chartres, and Meaux by marriage to Stephen II, Count of Blois. The couple had ten children — five sons and five daughters. She was mother of Stephen, king of England, whose right to the throne derived through her…

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