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Adelheid von Burgund

931 – 999

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Wikipedia Summary

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.

Biographical & Professional Details

Date of birth
January 1, 931
Orbe Castle
Date of death
December 16, 999
Selz Abbey
Citizenship

Kingdom of Burgundy · Holy Roman Empire

Occupations & fields
regentemperor
Field and occupation
kráľovná Talianska, cisárovná svätej rímskej ríše
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