Adela of Meissen

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Reign 1152–1157 Mother Luitgard of Ravenstein		Name Adela Meissen Died October 23, 1181
Issue son (died in infancy)Luccardis, Margravine of IstriaGertrudis Father Conrad, Margrave of Meissen Spouse Sweyn III of Denmark (m. 1152) Parents Conrad, Margrave of Meissen House House of Knytlinga, House of Wettin Grandparents Thimo the Brave, Count of Wettin Great-grandparents Theodoric II, Margrave of Lower Lusatia People also search for Sweyn III of Denmark, Eric II of Denmark

Adela of Meissen (also Adelheid or Adele) (died 23 October 1181) was a Danish Queen consort, spouse of King Sweyn III of Denmark. She was the daughter of Conrad, Margrave of Meissen, and Luitgard of Ravenstein.

Adela was born in Meissen. She was married to Sweyn in 1152. As queen of Denmark, Adela was not popular, but criticized for influencing her spouse to abandon Danish customs in favour of German ones.

Widowed in 1157, she married count Adalbert III of Ballenstedt.

Issue

Issue with Swein

Son, died early

Luccardis, spouse of Margrave Berthold I of Istria.

Issue with Adalbert

Gertrudis, spouse of Walther of Arnstein

References

Adela of Meissen Wikipedia

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