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Record Number: 4355 Author(s)/Creator(s): Contributor(s): Title: Adela of Blois: Familial Alliances and Female Lordship Source: Aristocratic Women in Medieval France.  Edited by Theodore Evergates.  University of Pennsylvania Press, 1999.  Pages 7 - 43. Description: Article Type: Essay Subject (See Also): Adela, Countess of Blois Countesses Diplomacy Noble Women Politics Power Rulers Award Note: Geographic Area: France Century: 11 Primary Evidence: Illustrations: One genealogical chart. Four generations of the Thibaudians. Table: One map. The lands of Countess Adela with the episcopal cities and monasteries marked. Abstract: Related Resources: The opening essay of the volume, Kimberly A. LoPrete's Adela of Blois: Familial Alliances and Female Lordship" presents an exceptional case, the life of the youngest daughter of William the Conqueror. Both Adela's circumstances and her power were exceptio Author's Affiliation: Conference Info: - , - Year of Publication: 1999. Language: English ISSN/ISBN: 0812235037

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