adelaer was first married in 1646 in hoorn (netherlands) with angelica sophronia (died before 1661) and secondly in 1662 in amsterdam with anna pelt (1640–1692). he was the father of sivert adeler (1647–1683) and frederik christian adeler (1668–1726). descendants of cort adeler became members of a danish noble family when admiral cort adeler was converted into position of nobility on 7 february 1666. cort adeler’s older son, sivert cortsen adeler was a danish naval officer. his younger son, frederik christian von adeler was a danish councilor and prefect in zealand diocese. members of the family have been associated with a number of danish estates including ulstrup slot. the cort adeler house, cort adeler's former home in copenhagen, located at strandgade 22 in christianshavn, and is a listed building.