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Adelaide I, Abbess of Quedlinburg. Adelaide I ( German: Adelheid; 973/74 [a] – 14 January 1044 or 1045), a member of the royal Ottonian dynasty was the second Princess-abbess of Quedlinburg from 999, and Abbess of Gernrode from 1014, and Abbess of Gandersheim from 1039 until her death, as well as a highly influential kingmaker of medieval ...
Adelaide died on 11 January 1096 at Quedlinburg Abbey, where she was buried in the Collegiate Church alongside her predecessors Adelaide I and Beatrice. Her niece Agnes, daughter of her sister Judith of Swabia, succeeded her as abbess of both Gandersheim and Quedlinburg in 1110/11. References
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Quedlinburg Abbey was an Imperial Estate and one of the approximately forty self-ruling Imperial Abbeys of the Holy Roman Empire. It was disestablished in 1802/3. The church, known as Stiftskirche St Servatius, is now used by the Lutheran Evangelical Church in Germany . The castle, abbey, church, and surrounding buildings are exceptionally well ...
She eventually served as the abbess of several convents, including the wealthy establishment of Quedlinburg, famous for the great learning of its nuns. Adelaide executed her many duties as abbess well and became known for both her excellent learning and her true piety. The abbess was about 68 years old when she died at Quedlinburg.
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Adelaide I (German: Adelheid; 973/74 - 14 January 1044 or 1045), a member of the royal Ottonian dynasty was the second Princess-abbess of Quedlinburg from 999, and Abbess of Gernrode from 1014, and Abbess of Gandersheim from 1039 until her death, as well as a highly influential kingmaker of medieval Germany. Early life
Sep 25, 2023 · 3 The Annals of Quedlinburg are crucial to understanding the power of these women. They were compiled by a nun under Abbess Adelaide [Adelheid] (999-1043) starting in 1008, a time when the Abbey at Quedlinburg was losing prestige in favor of that in Gandersheim. The annals continue until the 1020s.
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