Adela of Flanders
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Adela of Flanders (C. 1064-1115) was the daughter of Robert I, Count of Flanders, and Gertrude of Holland.
She married king Canute IV of Denmark with whom she had a son, the later Charles the good. When Canute was assassinated, she fled with her son to Flanders. She stayed on the court of her father and brother Robert II until 1092, when she left for Italy to marry Roger Borsa, duke of Apulia. She acted as a regent for their son William II at the death of Roger Borsa until he came of age.
