Adelaide of Rheinfelden
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Adelaide of Rheinfelden (1060s – May 1090), was a Queen Consort of Hungary; she was the daughter of Rudolf of Rheinfelden and Adelheid of Savoy; wife of King Ladislaus I of Hungary.
Around 1078 she was married to King Ladislaus of Hungary, who by marrying her agreed to support her father in his struggle against Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor
. In 1079 Adelaide's mother died, followed in 1080 by her father, who fell at the Battle of Elster.
Adelaide and her husband had two children:
Adelaide died in May 1090; her husband outlived her by 5 years. She was buried in Veszprém
, where her gravestone remains.
Life
Adelaide was born in the 1060s. Hungarian sources put her birth at around 1060, but this is in doubt due to the fact that her parents' marriage took place in 1066.Around 1078 she was married to King Ladislaus of Hungary, who by marrying her agreed to support her father in his struggle against Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor
Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor
Henry IV was King of the Romans from 1056 and Holy Roman Emperor from 1084 until his forced abdication in 1105. He was the third emperor of the Salian dynasty and one of the most powerful and important figures of the 11th century...
. In 1079 Adelaide's mother died, followed in 1080 by her father, who fell at the Battle of Elster.
Adelaide and her husband had two children:
- Piroska of HungaryPiroska of HungarySaint Irene of Hungary, born Piroska, was a daughter of Ladislaus I of Hungary and Adelaide of Swabia. Her maternal grandparents were Rudolf of Rheinfeld and his second wife Adelheid of Savoy. Adelheid was a daughter of Otto of Savoy and Adelaide of Turin. She was the mother of the future emperor...
(c. 1080 – August 13, 1134), wife of John IIJohn II KomnenosJohn II Komnenos was Byzantine Emperor from 1118 to 1143. Also known as Kaloïōannēs , he was the eldest son of Emperor Alexios I Komnenos and Irene Doukaina...
, emperor of the Byzantine Empire - Unknown daughter (? – ?), wife of Prince Yaroslav of Volhynia.
Adelaide died in May 1090; her husband outlived her by 5 years. She was buried in Veszprém
Veszprém
Veszprém is one of the oldest urban areas in Hungary, and a city with county rights. It lies approximately north of the Lake Balaton. It is the administrative center of the county of the same name.-Location:...
, where her gravestone remains.