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Queen of Denmark from 1152 to 1157 Not to be confused with Adelheid of Meissen.

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Adela of Meissen
Queen consort of Denmark
Tenure	1152–1157

Died	23 October 1181
Spouse	Sweyn III of Denmark Adalbert III, Count of Ballenstedt
House	Wettin
Father	Conrad, Margrave of Meissen
Mother	Luitgard of Ravenstein

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. 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

"Adela of Meissen (fl. 12th century)". Women in World History: A Biographical Encyclopedia. Gale Research Inc. Archived from the original on 24 February 2016. Retrieved 8 January 2013.

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.

Adela of Meissen House of WettinBorn: ? Died: 23 October 1181
Preceded byLutgard of Salzwedel	Queen consort of Denmark 1152–1157	Succeeded byHelena of Sweden

v t e Danish royal consorts
Asfrid Odinkarsdatter [de] (– 930s –) Thyra (– 930s – 958(?)) Gunhild (960s ?) Tove of the Obotrites† (970s ?) Gyrid of Sweden (980s) Sigrid the Haughty/Świętosława/Gunhild of Wenden†‡ Emma of Normandy† (1018–1035) Gyda of Sweden (1048–1049) Gunnhildr Sveinsdóttir‡ (1050–1052) Margareta Hasbjörnsdatter (1076–1080) Adela of Flanders (1080–1086) Ingegerd of Norway‡ (1086–1095) Boedil Thurgotsdatter (1095–1103) Margaret Fredkulla† (1104–1130) Ulvhild Håkansdotter‡ (1130–1134) Richeza of Poland‡ (1134-1134) Ragnild Magnusdotter [no] (1134–1135) Malmfred of Kiev† (1134–1137) Lutgard of Salzwedel (1144–1146) Adela of Meissen (1152–1157) Helena of Sweden (1156–1157) Sophia of Minsk (1157–1182) Gertrude of Bavaria (1182–1197) Dagmar of Bohemia (1205–1213) Berengaria of Portugal (1214–1221) Eleanor of Portugal (1229–1231) Jutta of Saxony (1239–1250) Matilda of Holstein (1250–1252) Margaret Sambiria (1252–1259) Agnes of Brandenburg (1273–1286) Ingeborg Magnusdotter of Sweden (1296–1319) Euphemia of Pomerania (1320–1326 & 1329–1330) Elizabeth of Holstein-Rendsburg (1330–1331) Helvig of Schleswig (1340–1374) Philippa of England†‡ (1406–1430) Dorothea of Brandenburg†‡ (1445–1448 & 1449–1481) Christina of Saxony†‡ (1481–1513) Isabella of Austria†‡ (1515–1523) Sophie of Pomerania† (1523–1533) Dorothea of Saxe-Lauenburg† (1534–1559) Sophie of Mecklenburg-Güstrow† (1572–1588) Anne Catherine of Brandenburg† (1597–1612) Sophie Amalie of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1648–1670) Charlotte Amalie of Hesse-Kassel† (1670–1699) Louise of Mecklenburg-Güstrow† (1699–1721) Anne Sophie Reventlow† (1721–1730) Sophia Magdalene of Brandenburg-Kulmbach† (1730–1746) Louise of Great Britain† (1746–1751) Juliana Maria of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel† (1752–1766) Caroline Matilda of Great Britain† (1766–1775) Marie Sophie of Hesse-Kassel† (1808–1839) Caroline Amalie of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg (1839–1848) Louise of Hesse-Kassel (1863–1898) Louise of Sweden (1906–1912) Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1912–1947) Ingrid of Sweden (1947–1972) Henri de Laborde de Monpezat (1972–2018) Mary Donaldson (2024–present)
† also Queen of Norway ‡ also Queen of Sweden

Danish royal consorts

Asfrid Odinkarsdatter [de] (– 930s –)
Thyra (– 930s – 958(?))
Gunhild (960s ?)
Tove of the Obotrites† (970s ?)
Gyrid of Sweden (980s)
Sigrid the Haughty/Świętosława/Gunhild of Wenden†‡
Emma of Normandy† (1018–1035)
Gyda of Sweden (1048–1049)
Gunnhildr Sveinsdóttir‡ (1050–1052)
Margareta Hasbjörnsdatter (1076–1080)
Adela of Flanders (1080–1086)
Ingegerd of Norway‡ (1086–1095)
Boedil Thurgotsdatter (1095–1103)
Margaret Fredkulla† (1104–1130)
Ulvhild Håkansdotter‡ (1130–1134)
Richeza of Poland‡ (1134-1134)
Ragnild Magnusdotter [no] (1134–1135)
Malmfred of Kiev† (1134–1137)
Lutgard of Salzwedel (1144–1146)
Adela of Meissen (1152–1157)
Helena of Sweden (1156–1157)
Sophia of Minsk (1157–1182)
Gertrude of Bavaria (1182–1197)
Dagmar of Bohemia (1205–1213)
Berengaria of Portugal (1214–1221)
Eleanor of Portugal (1229–1231)
Jutta of Saxony (1239–1250)
Matilda of Holstein (1250–1252)
Margaret Sambiria (1252–1259)
Agnes of Brandenburg (1273–1286)
Ingeborg Magnusdotter of Sweden (1296–1319)
Euphemia of Pomerania (1320–1326 & 1329–1330)
Elizabeth of Holstein-Rendsburg (1330–1331)
Helvig of Schleswig (1340–1374)
Philippa of England†‡ (1406–1430)
Dorothea of Brandenburg†‡ (1445–1448 & 1449–1481)
Christina of Saxony†‡ (1481–1513)
Isabella of Austria†‡ (1515–1523)
Sophie of Pomerania† (1523–1533)
Dorothea of Saxe-Lauenburg† (1534–1559)
Sophie of Mecklenburg-Güstrow† (1572–1588)
Anne Catherine of Brandenburg† (1597–1612)
Sophie Amalie of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1648–1670)
Charlotte Amalie of Hesse-Kassel† (1670–1699)
Louise of Mecklenburg-Güstrow† (1699–1721)
Anne Sophie Reventlow† (1721–1730)
Sophia Magdalene of Brandenburg-Kulmbach† (1730–1746)
Louise of Great Britain† (1746–1751)
Juliana Maria of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel† (1752–1766)
Caroline Matilda of Great Britain† (1766–1775)
Marie Sophie of Hesse-Kassel† (1808–1839)
Caroline Amalie of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg (1839–1848)
Louise of Hesse-Kassel (1863–1898)
Louise of Sweden (1906–1912)
Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1912–1947)
Ingrid of Sweden (1947–1972)
Henri de Laborde de Monpezat (1972–2018)
Mary Donaldson (2024–present)

† also Queen of Norway
‡ also Queen of Sweden

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