Adela of Austrasia (1)
Merovingian noblewoman and saint
Born (c656) – Died (Dec 24, after 732) at Pfalzel, near Treves
Father – Hugobert of Austrasia
Mother – Theodrada of Tongres
Adela was married (c680) to Eudes I of Aquitaine
The marriage was apparently a dynastic one as Eudes was a decade her junior
Eudes later repudiated Adela (c685)
No children
Adela founded the Abbey of Pfalzel, near Trier (Treves) in Austrasia
She
became the first Abbess of that house (before 692)
Venerated as St Adela of Pfalzel (Dec 24)