Adela (fl. 900s)
Adela (fl. 900s)
French noblewoman. Born in Brittany, France; d. of Hubert I, Count of Senlis; m. William I, duke of Normandy (r. 932–942); children: Richard I the Fearless, duke of Normandy (r. 942–996); grandmother of Emma of Normandy (c. 985–1052).
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Adela (fl. 900s)