Adela of Champagne | |
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Queen consort of the Franks | |
Tenure | 13 November 1160 – 18 September 1180 |
Regent of France | |
Regency | 1190–1191 |
Monarch | Philip II |
Co-regent | William of the White Hands |
Born | c. 1140 Blois, France |
Died | 4 June 1206 (aged 65–66) Paris, France |
Spouse | |
Issue | |
House | |
Father | Theobald II, Count of Champagne |
Mother | Matilda 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.