 Abt 1023 - Aft 1086 (> 64 years)
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| Name |
TEISTERBANT Adelheid |
| Birth |
Abt 1023 |
Teisterbant, Lower Lotharingia, Holy Roman Empire  |
| Gender |
Female |
| Death |
Aft 1086 |
Lower Lotharingia, Holy Roman Empire |
| Notes |
- Adelheid (Adela) van Teisterbant/d is considered to have been the daughter of Eberhard, Graaf van Betuwe en Teisterbant, although her mother and parentage are not considered to be certain. [1]
Estates in Teisterbant (sometimes spelled as Teisterband) and Betuwe (Batavia), both in Holland, are considered to have passed to her father (Eberhard) through his father Fretherhand van Teisterbant and his uncle Godizo Godizo van Betuwe, respectively. [1]
Her father Eberhard is not known to have had any sons, and succession of Teisterbant was to Unruoch (II), who is considered to be Eberhard's younger brother. [1]
The name of Adelheid's mother is unknown but her relationship with her father is reflected in a donation at Utrecht in Holland: [1]
"Adelheyt comitissa, comitis Everhardi filia" donated “predium suum Ortinam” [Orten (Bois-le-Duc)] to Utrecht St Marten, for the souls of “sue ac mariti sui Henrici...per manum Hermanni...advocatum”, by charter dated to [1076/99].
Family
Adelheid / Adela was named as a founder of the Affligem Abbey west of Brussels - which was established in 1086 and associated with the Counts of Brabant and Louvain / Leuven - and she is considered to have been the wife of Henri II Comte de Louvain / Graaf van Leuven. [1] [2]
The Chronicon Affligemense names "Adela comitissa Lovaniensis" as mother of two sons "Heinrico et Godefrido" specifying that she was one of the founders of Afflighem Abbey. She founded the abbey of Afflighem in 1086.
Adelheid (Adela) and Henri (Heinrich) are considered to have had two other children in addition to the two sons and successors Henri (Heinrich) and Godefroi (Godfried) (lat: Heinrico et Godefrido) noted in connection with the 1086 donation to Affligem: [2]
Henri / Heinrich, who succeeded his father as Henri III Comte de Louvin / Graaf van Leuven
Godefroi / Godfried, who succeeded his elder brother as Godefroi Comte de Louvin and later became Godefroi V "le Barbu" Duke of Lower Lotharingia
Ida / Ide, who married Baudoin II Comte de Hainaut
Adelbert / Adalbero, who became the Bishop of LIège
Sources
↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Graven van Teisterband (Family of Eberhard) by Cawley, Charles. Medieval Lands: A prosopography of medieval European noble and royal families. Published by Charles Cawley and the Foundation for Medieval Genealogy (FMG) 2006-2021, including source citations and relevant texts; hosted online by FMG, accessed 2025; see also WikiTree's source page for MedLands)
↑ 2.0 2.1 Comtes de Louvain by Cawley, Charles. Medieval Lands: A prosopography of medieval European noble and royal families. Published by Charles Cawley and the Foundation for Medieval Genealogy (FMG) 2006-2021, including source citations and relevant texts; hosted online by FMG, accessed 2025; see also WikiTree's source page for MedLands)
See also:
Rubicam, Milton, The House of Brabant: Ancestry of Phillippa of Hainault, Wife of Edward III. Published in The American Genealogist (TAG), vol 25 (1949): pp. 224-232, p. 226.
Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels, Fürstliche Häuser, 1961 (cited by Genealogics - Adela)
Isenburg, W. K. Prinz von, Europäische Stammtafeln, Band II, Frank Baron Freytag von Loringhoven, 1975 (cited by Genealogics - Adela)
Geni - Gravin Adela van Leuven van Teisterbant
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| Person ID |
I59022 |
Freeman-Smith |
| Last Modified |
27 Jan 2026 |
| Family |
LOUVAIN Henri Heinrich, b. 1020, Louvain (Leuven), Lower Lotharingia, Holy Roman Empire d. 1078, Brabant, Lower Lotharingia, Holy Roman Empire (Age 58 years) |
| Children |
| | 1. LOUVAIN Godefroi, b. Abt 1060, Lorraine, France d. 25 Jan 1140, Flanders (Age 80 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] |
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| Family ID |
F26256 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
27 Jan 2026 |
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