Adela of Meissen explained

Adela of Meissen should not be confused with Adelheid of Meissen.

Succession:	Queen consort of Denmark
Reign:	1152–1157
Reign-Type:	Tenure
Spouse:	Sweyn III of Denmark Adalbert III, Count of Ballenstedt
House:	Wettin
Father:	Conrad, Margrave of Meissen
Mother:	Luitgard of Ravenstein
Death Date:	23 October 1181

Adela of Meissen (also Adelheid or Adele) (died 23 October 1181) was a Danish Queen consort, spouse of King Sweyn III of Denmark. She was the daughter of Conrad, Margrave of Meissen, and Luitgard of Ravenstein.

Adela was born in Meissen.^[1] She was married to Sweyn in 1152. As queen of Denmark, Adela was not popular, but criticized for influencing her spouse to abandon Danish customs in favour of German ones.

Widowed in 1157, she married count Adalbert III of Ballenstedt.

Issue

Issue with Swein

• Son, died early
• Luccardis, spouse of Margrave Berthold I of Istria.

Issue with Adalbert

• Gertrudis, spouse of Walther of Arnstein

References

• Alf Henrikson: Dansk historia (Danish history) (1989) (Swedish)
• Sven Rosborn (In Swedish): När hände vad i Nordens historia (When did what happen in the history of the Nordic countries) (1997)
• Biography in Dansk Biografisk Leksikon 1. ed.

Notes and References

1. Encyclopedia: Adela of Meissen (fl. 12th century). https://web.archive.org/web/20160224222414/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G2-2591300103.html. dead. 24 February 2016. Women in World History: A Biographical Encyclopedia. Gale Research Inc.. 8 January 2013.