Person:Adeliza of Louvain (1)
Adeliza of Louvain
b.1103 Leuven, Brabant, Belgium
d.23 Apr 1151 Affligem, Brabant, Belgium
Parents and Siblings
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m. Abt 1099
  1. Adeliza of Louvain1103 - 1151
  2. Godefroid II de LouvainAbt 1110 - Abt & 1142
  3. Henri de Louvain - 1141
  4. Ida de Louvain - Bef 1162
  5. Clarissa de Louvain - Bef Abt 1141
Spouse and Children
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m. 1121
Spouse and Children
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m. 1138
  1. Agnes _____Abt 1139 to 1141 -
  2. William d'Aubigny, 2nd Earl of ArundelBef 1150 - 1193
  3. Renier _____ - Aft Abt 1200
  4. Henry _____
  5. Godefroi _____
  6. Alice de Albini - Abt 1188
  7. Olivia _____
  8. Agatha _____
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Facts and Events
Name Adeliza of Louvain
Gender Female
Birth[1] 1103 Leuven, Brabant, Belgium
Marriage 1121 Windsor Castle, Windsor, Berkshire, EnglandRoyal Chapel
to Henry I "Beauclerc" _____, King of England
Other? 30 Jan 1122 Westminster Abbey, Westminster, Middlesex, EnglandAcceded
Marriage 1138 to William d'Aubigny, 1st Earl of Arundel
Death[1][2] 23 Apr 1151 Affligem, Brabant, Belgium
Burial[1] 1151 Affligem Abbey, Affligem, Brabant, Belgium
Ancestral File Number Q236994?


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Adeliza of Louvain, sometimes known in England as Adelicia of Louvain, also called Adela and Aleidis; (c. 1103 – March/April 1151) was Queen of England from 1121 to 1135, as the second wife of King Henry I. She was the daughter of Godfrey I, Count of Louvain.

Henry was some 35 years older than Adeliza, who was about 18 when they married. Having survived his legitimate son William Adelin, Henry hoped to have another with Adeliza and spent a lot of time with her. She seems to have been influential in the promotion of French poetry and other arts at court, but played little part in politics. Though otherwise successful, their marriage produced no children, and Henry decided to leave the throne to his daughter Empress Matilda. Adeliza was among those who swore to support her stepdaughter and did so during her struggle against Henry's nephew Stephen of Blois, who took the throne after Henry's death in 1135.

As queen dowager, Adeliza spent three years based in a convent, then married again and had seven children by William d'Aubigny, 1st Earl of Arundel. In 1150 she left her husband to move to the Affligem Abbey in Brabant, where she died the next year.

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References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Adeliza of Leuven, in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia.
  2. ↑ ADELISA de Louvain, in Cawley, Charles. Medieval Lands: A prosopography of medieval European noble and royal families.
  3.   Adeliza de Louvain, in Lundy, Darryl. The Peerage: A genealogical survey of the peerage of Britain as well as the royal families of Europe.
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