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Adèle of Champagne
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Queen of the Franks from 1160 to 1180
Key facts
- Tenure
- 13 November 1160 – 18 September 1180
- Regency
- 1190–1191
- Monarch
- Philip II
- Co regent
- William of the White Hands
- Born
- c. 1140 , Blois , France
- Died
- 4 June 1206 (aged 65 – 66), Paris, France
- Spouse
- Louis VII of France , ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 13 November 1160</span>"}]]}'>1160 ; died 18 September 1180</span>"}]]}'>1180 )
- Issue
- Philip II of France Agnes, Byzantine Empress
- House
- House of Blois House of Blois-Champagne
- Father
- Theobald II, Count of Champagne
- Mother
- Matilda of Carinthia
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Adèle
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- France
- Place of birth
- Blois
- Place of death
- Paris
- Spouse
- Louis VII of France
- Child
- Agnes of France
- Father
- Theobald II of Champagne
- Mother
- Matilda of Carinthia
- Sibling
- Guillaume aux Blanches Mains
- Occupation
- regent
- Position held
- regent
- Languages spoken
- French
- Family
- House of Blois
- Noble title
- queen consort
- Image
- Adela Champagne.jpg
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- Commons category
- Adèle of Champagne
- date of death
- 1206-06-04
- date of birth
- 1140-01-01
- place of burial
- Pontigny Abbey
- name in native language
- Adèle de Champagne
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Encyclopedic overview
Adela of Champagne (French: Adèle; c. 1140 – 4 June 1206), also known as Adelaide, Alix and Adela of Blois, was Queen of France as the third wife of Louis VII. She was regent of France from 1190 to 1191 while her son Philip II participated in the Third Crusade.
Early life
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Adèle of Champagne” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.