Adelaide of Italy
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 (Catholicism) |
| Feast | 16 December |
| Attributes | dispensing alms and food to the poor, often beside a ship |
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| Holy Roman Empress | |
| Tenure | 2 February 962 – 7 May 973 |
| Queen consort of Italy | |
| Tenure | before 27 June 947/947 — 950 |
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| Issue | |
| House | Elder House of Welf |
| Father | Rudolph II of Burgundy |
| Mother | Bertha of Swabia |
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. 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. She was regent of the Holy Roman Empire as the guardian of her grandson in 991–995.