Adele of Valois

Map of France in 1030

Adele of Valois was a daughter of Raoul III of Valois and Adele de Bar-sur-Aube.

She married Herbert IV of Vermandois, and they had:

1. Adelaide, Countess of Vermandois, married to Hugh of Vermandois.
2. Odo, Count of Vermandois (+ after 1085), married to Hedwig. Later became Lord of Saint-Simon by marriage. The last Carolingian.

She was also the second wife of Theobald III, Count of Blois, and they had:

1. Philip, who became bishop of Châlons-sur-Marne
2. Odo, who inherited possessions in Champagne (Troyes). He died in 1093, leaving the possessions to his brother Hugh.
3. Hugh, who became the first to be called count of Champagne.