Adele de Blois de Champagne

  General Notes:

Born: Cir 1140
Marriage: Louis VII the Younger of France Capet on 18 Oct 1160
Died: 4 Jun 1206 at age 66
Another name for Adele was Adèle or Alix or Alice de Champagne.
General Notes:
Adèle or Alix or Alice de Champagne (c. 1140 - June 4, 1206) was the daughter of Theobald IV of Blois and Matilda of Carinthia.She was the third wife of Louis VII of France, with whom she had three children:Dieudonné, the future Philip Augustus (born August 21, 1165), the only male heir of Louis VII;Adèle (1170-1245);Agnès (c. 1171 - after 1240).She was active in the political life of the kingdom, along with her half-brothers Henry I of Champagne, Theobald V of Blois, and William, archbishop of Reims. Henry and Theobald were married to daughters of Louis VII and his first wife Eleanor of Aquitaine.Although her power decreased after the accession of Philip in 1180, she acted as regent of the kingdom in 1190 while Philip was away on the Third Crusade. She returned to the shadows when he returned in 1192 but participated in the founding of many abbeys.She died on June 4, 1206, and was buried in the church of Pontigny near Auxerre.
Adele married Louis VII the Younger of France Capet, son of Louis VI the Fat of France and Adelaide of Savoy de Maurienne, on 18 Oct 1160. (Louis VII the Younger of France Capet was born circa 1120 and died on 18 Sep 1180 in Paris, France.)

Adele married King Louis VII the Younger of France Capet, son of Louis VI the Fat of France and Adelaide of Savoy de Maurienne, on 18 Oct 1160. (King Louis VII the Younger of France Capet was born about 1120 and died on 18 Sep 1180 in Paris, France.)