Adelaide of Italy
Holy Roman Empress, Catholic saint (931–999)
b. c. 931 · d. 16 Dec 999
Adelaide of Italy, 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 German queen more consistently designated as consors regni, denoting a "co-bearer of royalty" who shared power with her husband. She was essential as a model for future consorts regarding both status and political influence. She was regent of the Holy Roman Empire as the guardian of her grandson in 991–995.
Related people
- Bertha of Swabia child of · traditional
- Rudolph II of Burgundy child of · traditional
- Otto II parent of · traditional
- Emma of Italy parent of · traditional
- Matilda, Abbess of Quedlinburg parent of · traditional
- Heinrich I. von Lausanne relative of · traditional
- Heinrich I. von Lausanne sibling of · traditional
- Burchard I of Lyon sibling of · traditional
- Conrad I of Burgundy sibling of · traditional
- Lothair II of Italy spouse of · traditional
- Otto I the Great spouse of · traditional
Commemorated
Places
- Orbe Castle birth
- Seltz death
- Lierna Castle residence
- Lierna residence
How we know
Recorded as a historical figure.