Adelaide of Rheinfelden
Queen consort of Hungary
Tenure25 April 1077 – May 1090
Bornc. 1065[1]
DiedMay 1090
SpouseLadislaus I of Hungary
IssueUnnamed daughter, wife of Iaroslav Sviatopolchich of Volhinia
Empress Irene of Byzantium
HouseRheinfelden
FatherRudolf of Rheinfelden
MotherAdelaide of Savoy

Adelaide of Rheinfelden (or Adelaide of Swabia) (German: Adelheid) (1060s – May 1090), was Queen of Hungary by marriage to King Ladislaus I.

Life

Adelaide was born circa 1065 to Rudolf of Rheinfelden, duke of Swabia and German anti-king, and his second wife, Adelaide of Savoy.[1] Her maternal aunt was Bertha of Savoy, who was married to Henry IV of Germany.

Around 1077/8 Adelaide married Ladislaus I of Hungary, a member of the Árpád dynasty.[2] Ladislaus agreed to support Rudolf in his struggle for the throne against Henry IV of Germany. In 1079 Adelaide's mother died, followed in 1080 by her father, who fell at the Battle of Elster.[1]

In 1081 Pope Gregory VII wrote to Adelaide, urging her to encourage her husband to support monasteries and be generous to the poor and the weak.[3]

Adelaide died in May 1090; her husband outlived her by 5 years. She was buried in Veszprém, where her gravestone remains.

Issue

Adelaide had two children:

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Notes

  1. ^ a b c d "Adelaide of Rheinfelden (c. 1065–?)". Women in World History: A Biographical Encyclopedia. Gale Research Inc. Archived from the original on 10 June 2014. Retrieved 8 January 2013.(subscription required)
  2. ^ Hlawitschka, ‘Zur Herkunft,‘ p. 182
  3. ^ "Epistolae: Medieval Women's Latin Letters". Archived from the original on 2016-12-21. Retrieved 2014-01-11.
Adelaide of Rheinfelden RheinfeldenBorn: c. 1060 Died: May 1090 Royal titles Preceded bySynadene Queen consort of Hungary 1077–1090 Succeeded byFelicia of Sicily
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