All Religious Medals are Customizable. We can change the spelling, your language, names etc, ex:
change "Pray for Us" to "Pray For Me". Just let us know in "special instructions"
if you would like it for a charm bracelet, request a split ring instead of a bail in the "special
instructions"
Adle was the second daughter of Robert II (the Pious), and Constance of Arles.In January 1027 she married Richard III,
Duke of Normandy. The marriage was short-lived for on 6 August of that same year Richard III suddenly died.[2] Adela
then
married Baldwin V, Count of Flanders in 1028.
Adle's influence lay mainly through her family connections. On the death of her brother, Henry I of France, the
guardianship of his seven-year-old son Philip I fell jointly on his widow, Ann of Kiev, and on his brother-in-law,
Adela's
husband, so that from 1060 to 1067, they were Regents of France.
In 1071, Adela's third son, Robert the Frisian, planned to invade Flanders even though at that time the Count of
Flanders
was Adela's grandson, Arnulf III. When she heard about Robert's plans, she asked Philip I to stop him. Philip sent
soldiers to support Arnulf including a contingent of ten Norman knights led by William FitzOsborn. Robert's forces
attacked Arnulf's numerically superior army at Cassel before it could organize, and Arnulf was killed along with William
FitzOsborn. Robert's overwhelming victory led to Philip making peace with Robert and investing him as Count of Flanders.
A
year later, Philip married Robert's stepdaughter, Bertha of Holland, and in 1074, Philip restored the seigneurie of
Corbie
to the crown.
Adle had a strong interest in Baldwin vs church reforms and was behind her husbands founding of several collegiate
churches. Directly or indirectly, she was responsible for establishing the Colleges of Aire (1049), Lille (1050) and
Harelbeke (1064) as well as the abbeys of Messines (1057) and Ename (1063). After Baldwins death in 1067, she went to
Rome, took the nuns veil from the hands of Pope Alexander II and retired to the Benedictine convent of Messines, near
Ypres. There she later died and was buried at the convent. Honored as a saint in the Roman Catholic Church, her
commemoration day is 8 September.
Item can be engraved with message, names, dates or monogram.
Engraving doesn't delay your shipment.
Available in Yellow Gold Plated &14K Yellow or White Gold, or Sterling Silver
Is a Chain Included? You can choose which chain to add to your order when checking out
Pendant Bail - fits up to 4mm chain. We can make bail larger, just let us know in the special instructions upon ordering
All Sterling Silver is protected with a tarnish resistance to help it last for years without tarnishing.
