Adelaide of Italy | |
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| Born | 931 Orbe, Upper Burgundy |
| Died | 16 December 999 (aged 68) Seltz, Alsace |
| Venerated in | Catholic Church Eastern Orthodox Church |
| Canonized | 1097 by Pope Urban II[1] (Catholicism) |
| Feast | 16 December |
| Attributes | dispensing alms and food to the poor, often beside a ship |
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.[2] 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. She was essential as a model for future consorts regarding both status and political influence.[3][4] She was regent of the Holy Roman Empire as the guardian of her grandson in 991–995.[2]
- ^ Vauchez 1990, p. 322.
- ^ a b Campbell 1907.
- ^ Wilson 2016, p. PR17.
- ^ Gaude-Ferragu, Murielle (31 August 2016). Queenship in Medieval France, 1300-1500. Springer. p. 79. ISBN 978-1-349-93028-9. Retrieved 6 July 2022.