Adelaide of Rheinfelden (or Adelaide of Swabia) (German: Adelheid) (1060s– May 1090), was the daughter of Rudolf of Rheinfelden; and wife of KingLadislaus I of Hungary. She was a Queen Consort of Hungary.
Adelaide was born circa 1065 to Rudolf of Rheinfelden, duke of Swabia andGerman anti-king, and his second wife, Adelaide of Savoy.[1] Her maternalaunt was Bertha of Savoy, who was married to Henry IV of Germany.
Around 1077/8 Adelaide married Ladislaus I of Hungary, a member of theÁrpád dynasty.[2] Ladislaus agreed to support Rudolf in his struggle forthe throne against Henry IV of Germany. In 1079 Adelaide’s mother died,followed in 1080 by her father, who fell at the Battle of Elster.[1]
In 1081 Pope Gregory VII wrote to Adelaide, urging her to encourage herhusband to support monasteries and be generous to the poor and theweak.[3]
Adelaide and her husband had two children:
Piroska of Hungary (c. 1080 – August 13, 1134), wife of John II, emperorof the Byzantine Empire[1]
Unknown daughter (? – ?), wife of Prince Yaroslav of Volhynia.
Adelaide died in May 1090; her husband outlived her by 5 years. She wasburied in Veszprém, where her gravestone remains.
Adelaide was born circa 1065 to Rudolf of Rheinfelden, duke of Swabia andGerman anti-king, and his second wife, Adelaide of Savoy.[1] Her maternalaunt was Bertha of Savoy, who was married to Henry IV of Germany.
Around 1077/8 Adelaide married Ladislaus I of Hungary, a member of theÁrpád dynasty.[2] Ladislaus agreed to support Rudolf in his struggle forthe throne against Henry IV of Germany. In 1079 Adelaide’s mother died,followed in 1080 by her father, who fell at the Battle of Elster.[1]
In 1081 Pope Gregory VII wrote to Adelaide, urging her to encourage herhusband to support monasteries and be generous to the poor and theweak.[3]
Adelaide and her husband had two children:
Piroska of Hungary (c. 1080 – August 13, 1134), wife of John II, emperorof the Byzantine Empire[1]
Unknown daughter (? – ?), wife of Prince Yaroslav of Volhynia.
Adelaide died in May 1090; her husband outlived her by 5 years. She wasburied in Veszprém, where her gravestone remains.
- ABT 1065 - Birth -
- MAY 1090 - Death -
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PARENT (M) Rudolf of Rheinfelden | |||
Birth | |||
Death | 1080 | ||
Marriage | 1059 | to Matilda of Swabia | |
Marriage | 1066 | to Adelaide of Savoy, Duchess of Swabia | |
Father | Kuno of Rheinfelden | ||
Mother | ? | ||
PARENT (F) Adelaide of Savoy, Duchess of Swabia | |||
Birth | ABT 1050/1052 | ||
Death | 1079 | ||
Marriage | 1066 | to Rudolf of Rheinfelden | |
Father | Otto I, Count of Savoy | ||
Mother | Adelaide of Susa | ||
CHILDREN | |||
F | Adelaide of Rheinfelden | ||
Birth | ABT 1065 | ||
Death | MAY 1090 | ||
Marriage | 1077/1078 | to Ladislaus I of Hungary |
PARENT (M) Ladislaus I of Hungary | |||
Birth | |||
Death | ABT 1095 | ||
Marriage | 1077/1078 | to Adelaide of Rheinfelden | |
Father | Béla I of Hungary | ||
Mother | Richeza of Poland, Queen of Hungary | ||
PARENT (F) Adelaide of Rheinfelden | |||
Birth | ABT 1065 | ||
Death | MAY 1090 | ||
Marriage | 1077/1078 | to Ladislaus I of Hungary | |
Father | Rudolf of Rheinfelden | ||
Mother | Adelaide of Savoy, Duchess of Swabia | ||
CHILDREN | |||
F | Piroska of Hungary | ||
Birth | ABT 1080 | ||
Death | 13 AUG 1134 | ||
Marriage | to John II Komnenos |
1 Adelaide of Rheinfelden b: ABT 1065 d: MAY 1090
+ Ladislaus I of Hungary d: ABT 1095
2 Piroska of Hungary b: ABT 1080 d: 13 AUG 1134
+ Edward III b: 13 NOV 1312 d: 21 JUN 1377
+ Edward II b: 25 APR 1284 d: 21 SEP 1327
10 Edward III b: 13 NOV 1312 d: 21 JUN 1377