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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 Istria Gertrudis

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

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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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