Adelaide of Rheinfelden

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

Adelaide of Rheinfelden
Bornc. 1065[1]
DiedMay 1090
Noble familyRheinfelden
Spouse(s)Ladislaus I of Hungary
Issue
Unnamed daughter, wife of Iaroslav Sviatopolchich of Volhinia
Empress Irene of Byzantium
FatherRudolf of Rheinfelden
MotherAdelaide of Savoy

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:

  • Piroska of Hungary (c. 1080 – August 13, 1134), wife of John II, emperor of the Byzantine Empire[1]
  • Unknown daughter (? – ?), wife of Prince Yaroslav of Volhynia.
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References
  • E. Hlawitschka, ‘Zur Herkunft und zu den Seitenverwandten des Gegenkönigs Rudolf,’ in Die Salier und das Reich, I, pp. 175–220

Notes
  1. "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
Rheinfelden
Born: c. 1060 Died: May 1090
Preceded by
Synadene		 Queen Consort of Hungary
1077–1090		 Succeeded by
Felicia of Sicily
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