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Adele of Bar-sur-Aube

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Adele
Died1053
Children4
ParentNocher III of Bar-sur-Aube

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

Life

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Lady Adele was a daughter of the count Nocher III of Bar-sur-Aube[1] 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.

These are the husbands of lady Adele:

Adele and her cousin Ralph IV—the son of Ralph III—were the parents of four children:

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

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  1. ^ a b c d e Locatelli 1992, p. 56.
  2. ^ Bautier 1985, p. 539–564.

Sources

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  • Bautier, Robert-Henri (1985). "Anne de Kiev, reine de France, et la politque royale au XIe siècle: Étude critique de la documentation". Revue des études slaves. 57 (4): 539–564. doi:10.3406/slave.1985.5520.
  • Locatelli, René (1992). Sur les chemins de la perfection: moines et chanoines dans le diocese Besancon, vers 1060-1220 (in French). Publications de l'Universite de Sainte-Etienne.

Primary sources

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  • Acta Sanctorum — a chronicle in which the marriages of Adele are mentioned
  • Chronica Albrici Monachi Trium Fontium — by Alberic of Trois-Fontaines