Biography of Adelaide Normandy Countess Troyes and Meaux Champagne Aumale Ponthieu 1030-1089

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Maternal Family Tree: Adelaide Normandy Countess Troyes and Meaux Champagne Aumale Ponthieu 1030-1089

1035 Death of Duke Robert II of Normandy

1047 Battle of Val-ès-Dunes

1049 Council of Reims

1054 Battle of Lille

14th October 1066 Battle of Hastings

1066 Coronation of William the Conqueror

1069 Murder of Robert de Comines Earl Northumbria

1087 Death of King William "The Conqueror"

Adelaide Normandy Countess Troyes and Meaux Champagne Aumale Ponthieu was created Countess Aumale.

Around 1030 Adelaide Normandy Countess Troyes and Meaux Champagne Aumale Ponthieu was born to [her father] Robert "Magnificent" Normandy I Duke Normandy (age 29).

Death of Duke Robert II of Normandy

On 2nd July 1035 [her father] Robert "Magnificent" Normandy I Duke Normandy (age 35) died at Nicaea. His son [her illegitimate half-brother] William (age 7) succeeded II Duke Normandy.

Battle of Val-ès-Dunes

In 1047 [her illegitimate half-brother] King William "Conqueror" I of England (age 19), supported by Henry I King of the Franks (age 38), defeated a rebel army led by William's cousin Guy Ivrea (age 22) who opposed William's succession as Duke of Normandy at the Battle of Val-ès-Dunes in Caen, Calvados, Basse Normandie.

Hamon Dentatus was killed.

In 1047 Stephen Blois II Count Troyes and Meaux died. His son [her future husband] Odo (age 7) succeeded Count Troyes and Meaux.

In 1048 [her future husband] Odo Blois Count Troyes, Champagne and Aumale and 1st Earl Holderness (age 8) was created I Count Champagne.

Before 1049, when the Council of Reims annulled their marriage, Enguerrand II Count Ponthieu and Adelaide Normandy Countess Troyes and Meaux Champagne Aumale Ponthieu (age 18) were married. She by marriage Countess Ponthieu. She the daughter of Robert "Magnificent" Normandy I Duke Normandy. He the son of Hugh II Count Ponthieu and Bertha Aumale Countess Aumale and Ponthieu. They were fourth cousin once removed.

Before 1049 Odo Blois Count Troyes, Champagne and Aumale and 1st Earl Holderness (age 8) and Adelaide Normandy Countess Troyes and Meaux Champagne Aumale Ponthieu (age 18) were married. She by marriage Countess Troyes and Meaux, Countess Champagne. He by marriage Count Aumale. She the daughter of Robert "Magnificent" Normandy I Duke Normandy. He the son of Stephen Blois II Count Troyes and Meaux and Adele Unknown. They were fourth cousin once removed.

Council of Reims

In 1049 [her husband] Enguerrand II Count Ponthieu was excommunicated for his marriage Adelaide Normandy Countess Troyes and Meaux Champagne Aumale Ponthieu (age 19) being consanguineous during the Council of Reims.

Around 1050 Enguerrand II Count Ponthieu and Adelaide Normandy Countess Troyes and Meaux Champagne Aumale Ponthieu (age 20) marriage annulled by the Council of Reims on the grounds of consanguinity; they were fourth cousin once removed.

Chronicle of a Bourgeois of Valenciennes

Récits d’un bourgeois de Valenciennes aka The Chronicle of a Bourgeois of Valenciennes is a vivid 14th-century vernacular chronicle written by an anonymous urban chronicler from Valenciennes in the County of Hainaut. It survives in a manuscript that describes local and regional history from about 1253 to 1366, blending chronology, narrative episodes, and eyewitness-style accounts of political, military, and social events in medieval France, Flanders, and the Low Countries. The work begins with a chronological framework of events affecting Valenciennes and its region under rulers such as King Philip VI of France and the shifting allegiances of local nobility. It includes accounts of conflicts, sieges, diplomatic manoeuvres, and the impact of broader struggles like the Hundred Years’ War on urban life in Hainaut. Written from the perspective of a burgher (bourgeois) rather than a monastery or royal court, the chronicle offers a rare lay viewpoint on high politics and warfare, reflecting how merchants, townspeople, and civic institutions experienced the turbulence of the 13th and 14th centuries. Its narrative style combines straightforward reporting of events with moral and civic observations, making it a valuable source for readers interested in medieval urban society, regional politics, and the lived experience of war and governance in pre-modern Europe.

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Before 1051 [her illegitimate half-brother] King William "Conqueror" I of England (age 22) and [her sister-in-law] Matilda Flanders Queen Consort England (age 19) were married. She the daughter of Baldwin "The Good" V Count Flanders (age 38) and Adela Capet Duchess Normandy (age 41). He the illegitmate son of [her father] Robert "Magnificent" Normandy I Duke Normandy and Herleva of Falaise. They were third cousin once removed.

On 25th October 1053 [her former husband] Enguerrand II Count Ponthieu was killed in battle. His brother [her former brother-in-law] Guy (age 33) succeeded I Count Ponthieu.

After 25th October 1053 Lambert Flanders II Count Lens (age 38) and Adelaide Normandy Countess Troyes and Meaux Champagne Aumale Ponthieu (age 23) were married. She the daughter of Robert "Magnificent" Normandy I Duke Normandy. He the son of Eustace Flanders I Count Boulogne and Matilda Reginar Countess Boulogne. They were fifth cousins.

Battle of Lille

In 1054 [her husband] Lambert Flanders II Count Lens (age 38) died at Lille during the Battle of Lille when fighting for Baldwin "The Good" V Count Flanders (age 41).

Around 1054 [her daughter] Judith Flanders Countess Huntingdon was born to [her husband] Lambert Flanders II Count Lens (age 38) and Adelaide Normandy Countess Troyes and Meaux Champagne Aumale Ponthieu (age 24). She married 1070 Waltheof Northumbria 1st Earl of Northampton 1st Earl Huntingdon, son of Siward "Stout" Earl of Northumbria and Aelfflaed Northumbria, and had issue.

After 1066 [her husband] Odo Blois Count Troyes, Champagne and Aumale and 1st Earl Holderness (age 26) was created 1st Earl Holderness Feudal. There is some confusion around this creation. His wife, Adelaide Normandy Countess Troyes and Meaux Champagne Aumale Ponthieu (age 36) may have been created Countess of Holderness with Odo holding it by right of his wife.

14th October 1066 Battle of Hastings

                    On 14th October 1066 the Norman army led by [her illegitimate half-brother] King William "Conqueror" I of England (age 38) defeated the English army of King Harold II of England (age 44) at the 14th October 1066 Battle of Hastings fought at Senlac Hill Hastings. Aimery Thouars (age 42), Ralph de Gael 2nd Earl East Anglia (age 24), [her former brother-in-law] Eustace II Count Boulogne (age 51), William Fitzosbern 1st Earl Hereford (age 46), Geoffrey Chateaudun II Count Mortain III Count Perche, William Warenne 1st Earl of Surrey, Raoul Tosny, Robert Beaumont 1st Earl of Leicester Count Meulan (age 26), Hugh Grandesmil (age 34), Roger "The Great" Montgomery 1st Earl of Shrewsbury (possibly), Robert Mortain Count Mortain 1st Earl Cornwall (age 35) and Bishop Odo of Bayeux fought for William.
                
                    King Harold II of England was killed. Earl Wessex, Earl Hereford extinct.
                
                    Leofwine Godwinson 2nd Earl Kent (age 31) was killed. Earl Kent extinct.
                
                    His brothers Gyrth Godwinson Earl East Anglia (age 34) and Engenulphe Aigle (age 56) were killed.

Coronation of William the Conqueror

On 25th December 1066 [her illegitimate half-brother] King William "Conqueror" I of England (age 38) was crowned I King of England at Westminster Abbey [Map] by Archbishop Ealdred.

Murder of Robert de Comines Earl Northumbria

On 28th January 1069 Robert de Comines Earl Northumbria was burned to death in Durham, County Durham [Map] when a rebel army set fire to the house in which he was staying. All his men were killed. In retaliation [her illegitimate half-brother] King William "Conqueror" I of England (age 41) commenced the Harrying of the North.

Around 1070 [her son] Stephen Blois Count Aumale was born to [her husband] Odo Blois Count Troyes, Champagne and Aumale and 1st Earl Holderness (age 30) and Adelaide Normandy Countess Troyes and Meaux Champagne Aumale Ponthieu (age 40). He married before 1101 Hawise Mortimer Countess Aumale and had issue.

In 1070 [her son-in-law] Waltheof Northumbria 1st Earl of Northampton 1st Earl Huntingdon and [her daughter] Judith Flanders Countess Huntingdon (age 16) were married. She by marriage Earldorman Northumbria, Countess Huntingdon. She, Judith, a niece of [her illegitimate half-brother] King William "Conqueror" I of England (age 42). She the daughter of [her former husband] Lambert Flanders II Count Lens and Adelaide Normandy Countess Troyes and Meaux Champagne Aumale Ponthieu (age 40). He the son of Siward "Stout" Earl of Northumbria and Aelfflaed Northumbria.

After 1086 [her daughter] Judith Flanders Countess Huntingdon (deceased) died.

Death of King William "The Conqueror"

On 9th September 1087 [her illegitimate half-brother] King William "Conqueror" I of England (age 59) died at the Priory of St Gervaise, Rouen [Map]. He was buried at the Abbaye aux Hommes, Caen [Map], at a ceremony presided over by Gilbert Arques Bishop Evreux. [her illegitimate nephew] King Henry I "Beauclerc" England (age 19) attended. His son [her illegitimate nephew] William (age 31) succeeded II King of England. His son [her illegitimate nephew] Robert (age 36) succeeded III Duke Normandy.

Before 1090 Adelaide Normandy Countess Troyes and Meaux Champagne Aumale Ponthieu (age 59) died. Her son [her son] Stephen (age 19) succeeded Count Aumale.

In 1115 [her former husband] Odo Blois Count Troyes, Champagne and Aumale and 1st Earl Holderness (age 75) died. His son [her son] Stephen (age 45) succeeded 2nd Earl Holderness Feudal.

[her daughter] Adelaide Ponthieu was born to Enguerrand II Count Ponthieu and Adelaide Normandy Countess Troyes and Meaux Champagne Aumale Ponthieu.

The Deeds of the Dukes of Normandy

The Gesta Normannorum Ducum [The Deeds of the Dukes of Normandy] is a landmark medieval chronicle tracing the rise and fall of the Norman dynasty from its early roots through the pivotal events surrounding the Norman Conquest of England. Originally penned in Latin by the monk William of Jumièges shortly before 1060 and later expanded at the behest of William the Conqueror, the work chronicles the deeds, politics, battles, and leadership of the Norman dukes, especially William’s own claim to the English throne. The narrative combines earlier historical sources with firsthand information and oral testimony to present an authoritative account of Normandy’s transformation from a Viking settlement into one of medieval Europe’s most powerful realms. William’s history emphasizes the legitimacy, military prowess, and governance of the Norman line, framing their expansion, including the conquest of England, as both divinely sanctioned and noble in purpose. Later chroniclers such as Orderic Vitalis and Robert of Torigni continued the history, extending the coverage into the 12th century, providing broader context on ducal rule and its impact. Today this classic work remains a foundational source for understanding Norman identity, medieval statesmanship, and the historical forces that reshaped England and Western Europe between 800AD and 1100AD.

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The Deeds of the Dukes of Normandy. Now this Waltheof¹ had three daughters by his wife [Judith], the daughter of the Countess of Aumale, who herself was the maternal sister [Adelaide] of William the Elder, King of the English. Of these daughters of Earl Waltheof, the eldest [Maud] was married to Simon of Senlis, with the county of Huntingdon, and by him she had one son named Simon. When Simon the earl died, David, brother of Queen Matilda the Second of England, took her as his wife, and by her had a son named Henry. After the deaths of his brothers Edgar and Alexander, kings of the Scots, he himself succeeded to the kingdom. The second daughter, Judith [Adelise], as already mentioned, was married to Ralph de Tosny. The third was married to Robert, son of Richard, as we have just recounted.

Habuit autem idem Waldevus tres filias ex uxore sua, filia comitissæ de Albamarla, quæ comitissa fuit soror uterina Willelmi, regis Anglorum senioris. Harum autem filiarum comitis Waldevi primogenitam accepit Simon Silvanectensis, cum comitatu Huntedoniæ, et genuit ex ca unum filium vocatum Simonem. Mortuo autem Simone comite, David, frater secundæ Mathildis reginæ Anglorum, duxit uxorem ejus, ex qua suscepit unum filium, scilicet Henricum. Sublatis autem de medio fratribus ejus Dudecano et Alexandro, regibus Scotorum, ipse idem regnum suscepit. Aliam vero; scilicet Judith, Rodulphus de Toeneio, sicut jam dictum est, duxit uxorem. Tertiam Robertus filius Richardi, sicut modo commemoravimus.

Note 1. Waltheof of Northumbria, Earl of Huntingdon, married [her daughter] Judith of Flanders, daughter of Lambert, Count of Lens, and Adelaide, full or half-sister of King William 'The Conqueror'. Despite the text saying 'maternal sister' she and William shared the same father [her father] Robert, I Duke of Normandy. William's mother was Herleva. She may also have been the mother of Adelaide. Waltheof and Judith had three daughters: Maud, who married Simon of Senlis and David, future King of Scotland, Adelise who married Ralph de Tosny, and Judith, who is not known to have married.

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Biography of Adelaide Normandy Countess Troyes and Meaux Champagne Aumale Ponthieu 1030-1089

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