Right-Believing
Adelaide I
Abbess of Quedlinburg
Abbess of Quedlinburg Abbey in Saxony, who reposed in 1044.
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- Reposed
- 104411th century
- Place
- Quedlinburg Abbey
Life
Adelaide I, a daughter of Emperor Otto II, was born in 973 or 974 and died on 14 January 1044 or 1045. She was the second princess-abbess of Quedlinburg from 999, then abbess of Gernrode from 1014 and of Gandersheim from 1039, until her death. She had great influence in the choice of the kings of Germany.
The sources consulted show no canonization; she is a historical figure of the Ottonian dynasty.