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Adelaide of Italy (German: Adelheid; 931 – 16 December 999 AD), also called Adelaide of Burgundy, was Holy Roman Empress by marriage to Emperor Otto the Great. She was crowned with him by Pope John XII in Rome on 2 February 962. She was the first empress designated consors regni, denoting a "co-bearer of royalty" who shared power with her ...
Saint Adelaide of Italy, also called Adelaide of Burgundy (931/932 – December 16, 999) was one of the most prominent European woman of the tenth century, whose life was characterized by romantic adventure, court intrigue, and Christian charity.
Article History. Also called: St. Adelaide of Burgundy. German: Adelheid die Heilige. French: Sainte Adélaïde. Italian: Santa Adelaide. Born: c. 931. Died: December 16, 999, Seltz, Alsace [now in France] Notable Family Members: spouse Lothar.
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Mar 27, 2015 · Princess Adelais of Italy and Lombardia: Also Known As: "Adélaïde", "Alda", "Adelheid", "Itta", "Aeda", "Adela", "Attala", "Atala", "Adelaid or Athalia" Birthdate: circa 798: Birthplace: Lombardia, Italy: Death: after circa 826 Spoleto, Umbria, Provincia di Perugia, Italy Place of Burial: Metz, (Present Lorraine), (Present France)
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Adelaide of Italy ( German: Adelheid; 931 – 16 December 999 AD), also called Adelaide of Burgundy, was Holy Roman Empress by marriage to Emperor Otto the Great. She was crowned with him by Pope John XII in Rome on 2 February 962. She was the first empress designated consors regni, denoting a "co-bearer of royalty" who shared power with her husband.
Facts. Born c. 931 in Burgandy, St. Adelaide married, at 15 or 16, Lothair of Italy to whom her father had engaged her when she was two. When Lothair died three years later, his successor and usurper Berengar of Ivrea imprisoned Adelaide and attempted to force her to marry his son.
Cultural depictions of Adelaide of Italy. Bronze statue of Saint Adelaide as the founder of Abbey in Seltz. Adelaide of Italy was an important medieval ruler and holy figure, having been called "the most important woman of her century", "the most powerful of Ottonian women" and one of the most powerful queens of the entire Middle Age.
