Adelicia (1029–1090)

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Adelicia (1029–1090)

Countess of Ponthieu, Lenz, and Champagne. Name variations: Adelaide; Adeliza of Normandy. Born in 1029; daughter of Robert I, duke of Normandy (r. 1027–1035) and Arlette (fl. 1010); sister of William I the Conqueror, king of England (r. 1066–1087); married Enguerrand III, count of Ponthieu; married Lambert, count of Lenz; married Odo III, count of Champagne;children: (second marriage) Judith of Normandy (c. 1054–after 1086).

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