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According to the ''[[Europäische Stammtafeln]]'' genealogy, she first was married to Count [[Guigues I of Albon]], though this assumption seems highly unlikely. Actually Adelaide, around 1060/62 and aged about ten, married the [[Duchy of Swabia|Swabian]] duke Rudolf of Rheinfelden.
According to the ''[[Europäische Stammtafeln]]'' genealogy, she first was married to Count [[Guigues I of Albon]], though this assumption seems highly unlikely. Actually Adelaide, around 1060/62 and aged about ten, married the [[Duchy of Swabia|Swabian]] duke Rudolf of Rheinfelden.


In 1069 Rudolf attempted to repudiate Adelaide for an alleged affair with Count [[Werner I, Count of Habsburg|Werner of Habsburg]].<ref>Hlawitschka, ‘Zur Herkunft,’ pp. 191ff.</ref> In 1071 Adelaide cleared herself of the accusation of adultery in the presence of [[Pope Alexander II]]. Rudolf was required to reconcile with Adelaide.<ref>Previté-Orton, ''Early History'', p. 232</ref> At the same time, Henry IV attempted to repudiate her sister Bertha, also without success.
In 1069 Rudolf attempted to repudiate Adelaide for an alleged affair with Count [[Werner I, Count of Habsburg|Werner of Habsburg]].<ref>Hlawitschka, ‘Zur Herkunft,’ pp. 191ff; {{Cite journal|last=Creber|first=Alison|date=2019-04-22|title=Breaking Up Is Hard To Do: Dissolving Royal and Noble Marriages in Eleventh-Century Germany|journal=German History|language=en|volume=37|issue=2|pages=149–171|doi=10.1093/gerhis/ghy108|issn=0266-3554}}.</ref> In 1071 Adelaide cleared herself of the accusation of adultery in the presence of [[Pope Alexander II]]. Rudolf was required to reconcile with Adelaide.<ref>Previté-Orton, ''Early History'', p. 232</ref> At the same time, Henry IV attempted to repudiate her sister Bertha, also without success.


In 1077, an assembly of revolting German princes elected Rudolf anti-king. He was crowned by Archbishop [[Siegfried I (archbishop of Mainz)|Siegfried I of Mainz]] on March 26, with Adelaide as his consort. When the [[Great Saxon Revolt]] broke out, Adelaide remained in Swabia, defending her husband's lands, whilst Rudolf campaigned against Henry IV in Saxony.<ref>[http://www.dmgh.de/de/fs1/object/goToPage/bsb00000694.html?pageNo=289&sortIndex=010%3A060%3A0014%3A010%3A00%3A00&zoom=0.75 Bernold, ''Chronicon'', a.1077, 289]; [https://archive.org/stream/jahrbcherdesde03meyeuoft#page/38/mode/2up Meyer von Knonau, ''Jahrbücher'', III, pp. 38f.]</ref>
In 1077, an assembly of revolting German princes elected Rudolf anti-king. He was crowned by Archbishop [[Siegfried I (archbishop of Mainz)|Siegfried I of Mainz]] on March 26, with Adelaide as his consort. When the [[Great Saxon Revolt]] broke out, Adelaide remained in Swabia, defending her husband's lands, whilst Rudolf campaigned against Henry IV in Saxony.<ref>[http://www.dmgh.de/de/fs1/object/goToPage/bsb00000694.html?pageNo=289&sortIndex=010%3A060%3A0014%3A010%3A00%3A00&zoom=0.75 Bernold, ''Chronicon'', a.1077, 289]; [https://archive.org/stream/jahrbcherdesde03meyeuoft#page/38/mode/2up Meyer von Knonau, ''Jahrbücher'', III, pp. 38f.]</ref>

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Adelaide of Savoy
Duchess consort of Swabia
Reign1062–1079
BornAdelaide
c. 1050
Diedc. 1079
Burial
Monastery of St. Blasien
Spouses
Issue
FatherOtto of Savoy
MotherAdelaide of Susa

Adelaide of Savoy (German: Adelheid von Turin; c.1050/2 – 1079),[1] a member of the Burgundian House of Savoy, was Duchess of Swabia from about 1062 until 1079 by her marriage with Rudolf of Rheinfelden, who also was elected German anti-king in 1077.

Biography

Adelaide's parents were Count Otto of Savoy and his wife Adelaide of Susa from the Arduinici noble family. Her maternal grandparents were Margrave Ulric Manfred II of Turin and Bertha of Milan. Adelaide was the younger sister of Bertha of Savoy, who was betrothed to the future king Henry IV of Germany in 1055.

According to the Europäische Stammtafeln genealogy, she first was married to Count Guigues I of Albon, though this assumption seems highly unlikely. Actually Adelaide, around 1060/62 and aged about ten, married the Swabian duke Rudolf of Rheinfelden.

In 1069 Rudolf attempted to repudiate Adelaide for an alleged affair with Count Werner of Habsburg.[2] In 1071 Adelaide cleared herself of the accusation of adultery in the presence of Pope Alexander II. Rudolf was required to reconcile with Adelaide.[3] At the same time, Henry IV attempted to repudiate her sister Bertha, also without success.

In 1077, an assembly of revolting German princes elected Rudolf anti-king. He was crowned by Archbishop Siegfried I of Mainz on March 26, with Adelaide as his consort. When the Great Saxon Revolt broke out, Adelaide remained in Swabia, defending her husband's lands, whilst Rudolf campaigned against Henry IV in Saxony.[4]

Adelaide died during the Easter period of 1079, apart from her husband at Hohentwiel Castle. She was buried in the monastery of St. Blasien.

Issue

With Rudolf, Adelaide had at least four children:

Notes

  1. ^ Hlawitschka, ‘Zur Herkunft,' pp. 180, 189; Previté-Orton, Early History, p. 205
  2. ^ Hlawitschka, ‘Zur Herkunft,’ pp. 191ff; Creber, Alison (2019-04-22). "Breaking Up Is Hard To Do: Dissolving Royal and Noble Marriages in Eleventh-Century Germany". German History. 37 (2): 149–171. doi:10.1093/gerhis/ghy108. ISSN 0266-3554..
  3. ^ Previté-Orton, Early History, p. 232
  4. ^ Bernold, Chronicon, a.1077, 289; Meyer von Knonau, Jahrbücher, III, pp. 38f.

References

Adelaide of Savoy, Duchess of Swabia
Born: c. 1050 Died: 12 October 1079
Regnal titles
Preceded by Duchess of Swabia
c. 1062–1079 		Succeeded by
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