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Also Known As Adelheid die Heilige • Santa Adelaide • Saint Adelaide of Burgundy • Sainte Adélaïde
Born c.931 • Alsace
Died December 16, 999
Notable Family Members spouse Lothar
Henry VII
Henry VII
Holy Roman emperor
Sir Samuel Hoare, 2nd Baronet.
Sir Samuel Hoare, 2nd Baronet
British statesman
Frederick II
Frederick II
Holy Roman emperor
Medieval manuscript miniature showing Frederick I as a crowned crusader holding an orb and scepter, with Henry of Schaftlarn kneeling and presenting a book to him.
Frederick I
Holy Roman emperor
Henry IV
Henry IV
Holy Roman emperor
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Louis IV
Holy Roman emperor
Maximilian I
Maximilian I
Holy Roman emperor
Henry III
Henry III
Holy Roman emperor
Stone sculptures of Otto I and his wife Edith, both crowned and seated, displayed side by side in the cathedral at Magdeburg, Germany.
Otto I
Holy Roman emperor
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Conrad II
Holy Roman emperor
Henry II, detail from a statue, c.1235; from a portal in the Bamberg Cathedral, Germany
Henry II
Holy Roman emperor
Henry V and Pope Paschal II
Henry V
Holy Roman emperor
Henry VI
Henry VI
Holy Roman emperor
Otto IV
Otto IV
Holy Roman emperor
Sigismund
Sigismund
Holy Roman emperor
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Lothar II
Holy Roman emperor
Otto III
Otto III
Holy Roman emperor
Philip
Philip
king of Germany
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Frederick
king of Germany
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Otto II
Holy Roman emperor