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Adela of France
d. 1079
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8 Jan 1079
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Adela of France was a daughter of King Robert the Second of France and married Baldwin the Fifth, Count of Flanders. Through her the Capetian kings, and behind them a second road to Charlemagne, stand in this family's ancestry.
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✓ DOCUMENTED (Standard, undisputed account (the counts of Flanders = a classic gateway pedigree; CP / Europaeische Stammtafeln / Settipani) - relaxed-rule entry 23 Jul 2026, provenance so noted.): ADELA (Adele) OF FRANCE (c.1009-1079), dau. of ROBERT II 'THE PIOUS', KING OF FRANCE, by Constance of Arles - so a CAPETIAN, and through her father's line another documented road toward Charlemagne (note-only, extendable); wife of Baldwin V; mother of Queen Matilda (our line). Direct ancestress. Added 23 Jul 2026.