Adelaide of Italy
10th-century empress of the Holy Roman Empire and saint of the Catholic Church / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"Saint Adelaide" redirects here. For another Saint Adelaide, see Adelaide, Abbess of Vilich.
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]
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St. Adelaide of Italy | |
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Holy Roman Empress | |
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 | Empress dispensing alms and food to the poor, often beside a ship |
Patronage | Abuse victims; brides; empresses; exiles; in-law problems; parenthood; parents of large families; princesses; prisoners; second marriages; step-parents; widows |
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