Adelaide of Ballenstedt
Adelaide of Ballenstedt (c. 1100 - after 1139) was the daughter of Otto of Ballenstedt and a member of the House of Ascania. She married, successively, Henry IV, Count of Stade, and Werner, Count of Osterburg.
Adelaide of Ballenstedt | |
|---|---|
| Born | c. 1100 |
| Died | after 1139 |
| Noble family | House of Ascania |
| Spouse(s) | Henry IV, Count of Stade Werner, Count of Osterburg |
| Issue
Albert of Osterburg | |
| Father | Otto of Ballenstedt |
| Mother | Eilika of Saxony |
Family
Adelaide was the only daughter of Otto, Count of Ballenstedt, and Eilika, daughter of Magnus Billung, Duke of Saxony. Her brother was Albert the Bear.
First Marriage
Adelaide's first husband was Henry IV, Count of Stade (d.1128).[1] The couple had no recorded children together.[2]
Second marriage
In 1139 Adelaide married for a second time to Werner of Velthim, count of Osterburg (d. after 1169).[3] According to the Annales Stadenses, Werner was a vassal (vassus) of Adelaide's brother, Albert the Bear.[4] With Werner, Adelaide had at least one son: Albert of Osterburg.[5]
References
- A. Thiele, Erzählende genealogische Stammtafeln zur europäischen Geschichte" Band I, Teilband 1 Deutsche Kaiser-, Königs-, Herzogs- und Grafenhäuser I
- L. Partenheimer, Albrecht der Bär. Gründer der Mark Brandenburg und des Fürstentums Anhalt.
- R. Hucke, Die Grafen von Stade 990-1144 (Stade 1956).
Notes
- Thiele, Erzählende genealogische Stammtafeln, table 158.
- Partenheimer, Albrecht der Bär, p. 42.
- Thiele, Erzählende genealogische Stammtafeln, table 158.
- Annales Stadenses, a.1144, p. 326.
- Hucke, Die Grafen von Stade, p. 41.
External links
- Adelheid von Ballenstedt (in German)