Adela of Meissen

Not to be confused with Adelheid of Meissen.

Adela of Meissen
Queen consort of Danmark
Reign	1152–1157
Died	23 October 1181
Spouse	Sweyn III of Denmark Adalbert III, Count of Ballenstedt
Issue	son (died in infancy) Luccardis, Margravine of Istria Gertrudis
House	Estridsen 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

• 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 Wettin Born:  ? Died: 23 October 1181
Preceded by Lutgard of Salzwedel (Queen consort)	Royal Consort of Denmark (Queen consort) 1152–1157	Succeeded by Helena of Sweden (Queen consort)