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Adelaide II ( German: Adelheid; 1045 – 11 January 1096), a member of the Salian dynasty, was Abbess of Gandersheim from 1061 and Abbess of Quedlinburg from 1063 until her death.
Adelaide II ( alemán: Adelheid; 1045-11 de enero de 1096), miembro de la dinastía Salian, fue abadesa de Gandersheim desde 1061 y abadesa de Quedlinburg desde 1063 hasta su muerte.
Adelaide entered the religious life as a young woman, taking nun's vows and continuing her studies. She eventually served as the abbess of several convents, including the wealthy establishment of Quedlinburg, famous for the great learning of its nuns.
List of princess-abbesses of Quedlinburg. This is a list of the princess-abbesses of Quedlinburg Abbey. [1] [2] [3] Daughter of Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor, and Adelaide of Italy; granddaughter of Saint Matilda, founder of the abbey. Niece of Matilda and daughter of Otto II, Holy Roman Emperor, and Theophanu .
No.NameImageReign1Matilda 955 - 7 February 9990 966–999Daughter of Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor, ...2Adelaide I 977- 14 January 10440 999–1044Niece of Matilda and daughter of Otto II, ...3Beatrice I 1037- 13 July 10611044–1062Daughter of Henry III, Holy Roman ...4Adelaide II 1045 - 11 January 10961062–1096Half-sister of Beatrice I and daughter of ...- Early Life
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Named after her paternal grandmother, Queen Adelaide of Italy, Adelaide was the eldest daughter of Emperor Otto II and his consort Theophanu. She was educated in Quedlinburg Abbey by her paternal aunt, Abbess Matilda. While Matilda and Theophanu stayed at the Italian court of Pavia in 984, the young girl was abducted by the forces of her quarrellin...
In the German royal election of 1002 after the death of her brother Emperor Otto III, Adelaide and her older sister, Abbess Sophia of Gandersheim, acted as true kingmakers, having rejected Margrave Eckard of Meissen (who discounted their influence) as candidate for kingship. Together with Sophia, Adelaide significantly influenced the election of he...
Adelaide died either on 14 January 1044 or on 14 January 1045 and was succeeded by her kinswoman, Beatrice of Franconia. She is buried in Quedlinburg Abbey. A lifesized tomb marker preserves the conventional image of Adelaide. She is represented as holy woman by monastic habit and Gospelbook. In fact, the image depicts what Adelaide represented rat...
Bernhardt, John W. (2002). Itinerant Kingship and Royal Monasteries in Early Medieval Germany, C.936-1075. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-52183-1.McKitterick, Rosamond (1999). The Frankish Kingdoms under the Carolingians. Pearson Education Limited.Mitchell, Linda Elizabeth (1999). Women in medieval western European culture. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 0-8153-2461-8.Wolfram, Herwig (2006). Conrad II, 990-1039: emperor of three kingdoms. Translated by Kaiser, Denise Adele. Penn State Press. ISBN 0-271-02738-X.25 de sept. de 2023 · 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. [8] [8] Leleu 2021. [Quedlinburg Abbey was a house (convent,… The annals continue until the 1020s.
Adelaide II (German: Adelheid; 1045 – 11 January 1096), a member of the Salian dynasty, was Abbess of Gandersheim from 1061 and Abbess of Quedlinburg from 1063 until her death. Family
