Adela of France was an 11th-century noblewoman who served as the duchess of Normandy and the countess of Flanders. Born in Paris to King Robert II, she married Baldwin V in 1028. Throughout her life, she exerted significant political influence, co-signing numerous official charters and acting as a regent of France between 1060 and 1067. Later in life, she embraced a religious path, eventually becoming a Benedictine nun in Rome before retiring to a convent in Messines.