Adelaide Ponthieu
1027-1090
Born: Normandie, France
Died: Aumale, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France
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1027-1090
Born: Normandie, France
Died: Aumale, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France
Adelaide of Normandy<div>From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia<div>Jump to: navigation, search</div><!-- start content --><p><strong>Adelaide of Normandy</strong> (c. 1026 in Calvados, France<sup><span style="white-space: nowrap">[<em>citation needed</em>]</span></sup> - c. 1090) was the sister or half-sister of William the Conqueror.</p><p>She was the daughter of Robert the Magnificent, Duke of Normandy. Her mother was probably William the Conqueror's mother Herleva, although this is not certain. <sup>[1]</sup></p><p>Adelaide married three times; first Enguerrand II of Ponthieu (died 1053) by whom she had issue; second Lambert II, Count of Lens (died 1054); and third Odo II of Champagne son of the Count of Troyes. By Lambert she had a daughter, Judith of Lens, who married Waltheof, Earl of Northumbria (executed 1076). Their daughter, Maud, 2nd Countess of Huntingdon, took for her second husband King David I of Scotland.</p><p>She gained the title of Princess when William the Conqueror became King of England<sup><span style="white-space: nowrap">[<em>verification needed</em>]</span></sup></p></div>