Adeliza of Louvain
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Oct 23, 2026
Graham DukeHOST
been on the same side, yeah.
Graham DukeHOST
Henry Grant's nephew, Stephen of Blois, so obviously also a nephew, but that's by his sister, Adela.
Graham DukeHOST
So Stephen, William Clito, William Adeline are all cousins.
Ali HoodHOST
Okay, but the two we're talking about at the moment are from the male side.
10 MINS LATER
Graham DukeHOST
But in Normandy, the rebel leaders are captured in the Battle of Rougues-Montier in 1124, and Henry once again shows off his diplomatic skills by persuading the Pope to annul Clito's marriage to Sybille of Anjou on the grounds of consanguinity.
Ali HoodHOST
Right.
Graham DukeHOST
Ignoring the fact that, obviously, that's the exact same relationship that William Adelaide and the older sister had.
Ali HoodHOST
Well, it doesn't matter now.
JimmyHOST
His view that the entire thing was God's punishment would perhaps look prophetic given what happened after the death of Henry I.
JimmyHOST
The king was in his early 50s, and within about two months before Candlemas 1121, he married Adeliza of Louvain at Windsor.
JimmyHOST
She was young and beautiful, and the entire point of the marriage was to produce a son to replace his lost heir.
JimmyHOST
Fourteen years of marriage produced no child, which for a man with more than 20 illegitimate children was its own kind of verdict.
Stu PerryHOST
Oh wow, really? Who are you?
BobBobVOICE_ACTOR
I'm Adele, your sexy new wife.
Stu PerryHOST
[upbeat music] Crikey, you're a lot younger than me, you are.
Stu PerryHOST
Am I gonna look stupid and weird?
Stu PerryHOST
Close enough for me.
Stu PerryHOST
[whoosh]
BobBobHOST
But no more children followed for Henry and his new Queen Adele.
Stu PerryHOST
Ah.