Adela of Champagne


Adela of Champagne
Adela with Louis VII and Philip II
Queen consort of the Franks
Tenure13 November 1160 – 18 September 1180
Regent of France
Regency1190–1191
MonarchPhilip II
Co-regentWilliam of the White Hands
Bornc. 1140
Blois, France
Died4 June 1206 (aged 65–66)
Paris, France
Spouse
(m. 1160; died 1180)
Issue
House
FatherTheobald II, Count of Champagne
MotherMatilda of Carinthia

Adela of Champagne (French: Adèle; c. 1140 – 4 June 1206), also known as Adelaide, Alix and Adela of Blois, was Queen of France as the third wife of Louis VII. She was regent of France from 1190 to 1191 while her son Philip II participated in the Third Crusade.