Adela of Ponthieu, Countess of Surrey
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Died10 October 1174
England
England
BuriedBradenstoke Priory, Bradenstoke, Wiltshire, England
Adela of Ponthieu, Countess of Surrey | |
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| Born | Adela Talvas, Adela of Ponthieu c. 1110 Alençon, Normandy |
| Died | 10 October 1174 England |
| Buried | Bradenstoke Priory, Bradenstoke, Wiltshire, England |
| Noble family | House of Bellême |
| Spouses | William de Warenne, 3rd Earl of Surrey Patrick, 1st Earl of Salisbury |
| Issue | 5, including Isabel de Warenne, Countess of Surrey, William of Salisbury, 2nd Earl of Salisbury |
| Father | William III, Count of Ponthieu |
| Mother | Helie of Burgundy |
Adela of Ponthieu (c. 1110 – 10 October 1174),[1] also known as Ela, was the daughter of William III, Count of Ponthieu and Helie of Burgundy.[2] She became Countess of Surrey, then Countess of Salisbury, by marriage.
Adela was born about 1110 and was the daughter of William III, Count of Ponthieu, also seigneur de Montgomery, and Helie of Burgundy.[2] The Gesta Normannorum Ducum records that she had three brothers and a sister.
Her paternal grandparents were Robert II of Bellême and Agnes, Countess of Ponthieu.[3] Her maternal grandparents were Odo I, Duke of Burgundy and Sibylla of Burgundy, Duchess of Burgundy.[4]