CAPET Adèle

Abt 1009 - 1079  (70 years)

• Name	CAPET Adèle
  Birth	Abt 1009	France
  Gender	Female
  Death	08 Jan 1079	Abbaye de Messines, comté de Flandre
  Notes	Adela de France (d. 08 Jan 1079)[1] bur. Messines, Benedictine monastery Contents [HIDE] 1 Biography 1.1 Titles 1.2 Marriage 1.3 Timeline 2 Sources Biography Adèle is the second daughter of Robert II (the Pious), and Constance of Arles. In january 1026, she may have been betrothed to Richard, Duc de Normandie (d. Aug 1027), but it's uncertain and there is no evidence that the marriage took place.[2][3] What is certain is that Adela did marry Baldwin V, Count of Flanders and had three proven children with him.[4] Titles Countess of Normandy (Jan 1027–Aug 1027), (uncertain) Countess of Flanders (1035–1067).[5] Adela Comtesse de Corbie Marriage m. (1028) Baldwin V, Count of Flanders[1][5][6] Badouin (c. 1030 - d. 17 Jul 1070) Mathilde (c. 1032 - d. 02 Nov 1083). Robert (c. 1035 - d. 13 Oct 1093) (unproven) Henry.[4] (Baldwin (2006) mentions that Henry is an alleged / uncertain child, while Cawley (2006), does not list him at all.) Timeline Church Reform: 1049 Adèle had a strong interest in Baldwin V’s church reforms and was behind his founding of several collegiate churches. Directly or indirectly, she was responsible for establishing the Colleges of Aire (1049), Lille (1050) and Harelbeke (1064) as well as the abbeys of Messines (1057) and Ename (1063). After Baldwin’s death in 1067, she went to Rome, took the nun’s veil from the hands of Pope Alexander II and retired to the Benedictine convent of Messines, near Ypres. There she later died and was buried at the convent. Honoured as a saint in the Roman Catholic Church, her commemoration day is 8 September.[5] Regent of France: 1060 Adèle's influence lay mainly through her family connections. On the death of her brother, Henry I of France, the guardianship of his seven-year-old son Philip I fell jointly on his widow, Ann of Kiev, and on his brother-in-law, Adela's husband, so that from 1060 to 1067, they were Regents of France.[5] Son invades Flanders: 1071 In 1071, Adela's third son, Robert the Frisian, planned to invade Flanders even though at that time the Count of Flanders was Adela's grandson, Arnulf III. When she heard about Robert's plans, she asked Philip I to stop him. Philip sent soldiers to support Arnulf including a contingent of ten Norman knights led by William FitzOsborn. Robert's forces attacked Arnulf's numerically superior army at Cassel before it could organize, and Arnulf was killed along with William FitzOsborn. Robert's overwhelming victory led to Philip making peace with Robert and investing him as Count of Flanders. A year later, Philip married Robert's stepdaughter, Bertha of Holland, and in 1074, Philip restored the seigneurie of Corbie to the crown.[5] Sources ↑ 1.0 1.1 Cawley, 2006.[1] ↑ Van Kerrebrouck, Patrick. Les Capétiens 937-1328. Villeneuve d’Ascq, 2000. Pages 58-59. ↑ Betrothal, (Cawley (2006) citing Kerrebrouck). In Jan 1026, Richard, duc de Normandie deeded property to a woman he married named Adela, but no proof it was Adela de France. The charter does not name his wife's parents (Cawley, 2006).[2] Baldwin (2006), is even more strict and eliminates Richard all together.[3] ↑ 4.0 4.1 Stewart Baldwin. The Henry Project -Adèle of France ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 Wikipedia: Adèle of France, Countess of Flanders. ↑ Cawley names documents which identify Adela, daughter of King Robert, as wife of Baldwin (Balduino, Baudouin) of Flanders. Bibliography "Royal Ancestry" 2013 by Douglas Richardson Vol. I page 17 Baldwin, S. (2006, October 12). "Baldwin (Baudouin) V de Lille (Balduinus Insulanus, Balduinus Pius)." The Henry Project. Web.[4] Cawley, C. (2006). "Adela de France." Medieval Lands v.4. Fmg.ac.[5] Citations and Notes See also... Rev. F. O. Morris, ed. A Series of Picturesque Views of Seats of the Noblemen and Gentlemen of Great Britain and Ireland. London, England: William Mackenzie, 1866?-1880?
  Person ID	I59629	Freeman-Smith
  Last Modified	27 Jan 2026

  
  

  Father	CAPET Robert,   b. 27 Mar 0972, Orléans, Loiret, Centre, France d. 20 Jul 1031, Melun, Seine-et-Marne, Ile-de-France, France (Age 59 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	ARLES Constance,   b. Abt 0986, France d. 22 Jul 1034, Melun, Seine-et-Marne, Ile-de-France, France (Age 48 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	25 Aug 1003
  Family ID	F26167	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	FLANDRE Baudouin,   b. Abt 19 Aug 1012, Flanders, Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France d. 01 Sep 1067, Lille, Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France (Age 55 years)
  Marriage	1028	Amiens, Somme, Picardie, France
  Children	1. FLANDRE Mathilde,   b. Abt 1031, Flanders, Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France d. 02 Nov 1083, Caen, Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France (Age 52 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. FLANDRE Robert,   b. Abt 1033, Flanders, Belgium d. 13 Oct 1093, Flanders, Belgium (Age 60 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F26475	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Jan 2026