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Birth:          ABT 1233 Bourgogne
Death:          23 1273 

Notes
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adelaide_of_Burgundy,_Duchess_of_Brabant
Adelaide of Burgundy (c. 1233 – 23 October 1273) was a daughter of Hugh IV, Duke 
of Burgundy, by his first wife Yolande of Dreux. She was a member of the House of 
Burgundy.[1]
Family[edit]

Adelaide's brother was Robert II, Duke of Burgundy, he succeeded their father upon 
his death in 1270. Adelaide's eldest brother was Odo, Count of Nevers, but he died in 
1266, therefore he never inherited the duchy.

Her paternal grandparents were Odo III, Duke of Burgundy, and Alice of Vergy. Her 
maternal grandparents were Robert III of Dreux and Aénor of Saint-Valéry.

Marriage[edit]

In 1251, Adelaide married Henry III, Duke of Brabant (c. 1230 – 28 February 1261, 
Leuven), he was the son of Henry II, Duke of Brabant, and Marie of Hohenstaufen. 
The couple had four children, all of whom lived to adulthood,
1.Henry IV, Duke of Brabant (c. 1251 – after 1272)
2.John I, Duke of Brabant (1253–1294)
3.Godfrey of Brabant, Lord of Aarschot (died 11 July 1302, Kortrijk), killed at the 
Battle of the Golden Spurs, married in 1277 Jeanne Isabeau de Vierzon (died after 
1296)
4.Maria of Brabant (1256, Leuven – 12 January 1321, Murel), married at Vincennes on 
27 August 1274 to King Philip III of France.

Adelaide's husband died in 1261, and Adelaide died in 1273, aged forty years.

Château of Val-Duchesse[edit]

The Château of Val-Duchesse was a priory for women founded in 1262 by Adelaide of 
Burgundy. The Duchess gave the name to the place Val Duchesse or Hertoginnedal 
(both meaning Valley of the Duchess). According to the legend she was inspired by 
Thomas Aquinas who is said to have been a guest at Val Duchesse. It was the first 
priory for women in the Low Countries that followed the rule of Saint Dominic and was 
generously donated by Adelaide and other noble ladies.

Parents
____ Hugh IV (9 Mar 1213 - ABT 27 Oct 1272)
DE DREUX Yolande (1212 - 1248)

Siblings
DE BURGUNDY Adelaide (Alix) (ABT 1233 - 23 1273)

Marriage To ____ Henri III (1230 - 28 Feb 1261)
    m. 1251 

Notes

Parents
____ Henry (Henri) II "the Courageous" "the Magnanimous" (1207 - 1 Feb 1248)
VON HOHENSTAUFEN Maria (3 Apr 1201 - 29 Mar 1235)

Children by ____ Henri III 1230 - 28 Feb 1261
DE BRABANT Marie (1260 - 12 Jan 1321)

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