Adele (French: Adèle; also Adela or Adélaïde/Aelis) (? — 1053) was a French noble lady and the countess suo jure of Bar-sur-Aube.

Life

Lady Adele was a daughter of the count Nocher III of Bar-sur-Aube and his wife, whose name remains unknown. After the death of her father, Adele became a countess, since she was the eldest child of her parents. Her sister was named Isabella.

Adele of Bar-sur-Aube

These are the husbands of lady Adele: Renaud of Semur Renard of Joigny Roger I of Vignory Ralph IV of Valois

Adele of Bar-sur-Aube

Adele and her cousin Ralph IV—the son of Ralph III—were the parents of four children: Walter of Bar-sur-Aube Simon de Crépy Élisabeth Adele of Valois

Adele of Bar-sur-Aube

De jure uxoris, Ralph was the count of Bar-sur-Aube. Adele was a grandmother of Adelaide, Countess of Vermandois. Simon donated property to the abbey of Molesme for the soul of Adele.

Notes

Sources

Primary sources

Acta Sanctorum — a chronicle in which the marriages of Adele are mentioned

Chronica Albrici Monachi Trium Fontium — by Alberic of Trois-Fontaines

French countesses

1053 deaths