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Adelheid
Adelheid is the modern Dutch and German form of the Old High German female given name Adalheidis, meaning "nobility" or "noble-ness". It may refer to the following people: * Saint Adelheid or Adelaide of Italy, (931–999), Holy Roman Empress and second wife of Holy Roman Emperor Otto the Great * Eupraxia of Kiev (1071–1109), regnal name Adelheid * Adelheid of Vohburg (1122–1190), first Queen consort of Frederick I, Holy Roman Emperor * Adelheid of Wolfratshausen (died 1126), second wife of Berengar II, Count of Sulzbach * Adelheid (abbess of Müstair) (fl. 1211–1233), Swiss Benedictine abbess * Princess Adelheid of Hohenlohe-Langenburg (1835–1900), niece of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom * Adelheid Maria Eichner (1762–1787), German composer * Adelheid von Gallitzin (1748–1806), Russian princess from Prussia * Adelheid von Sachsen-Meiningen (1792-1849), Queen consort of the United Kingdom (Queen Adelaide) * Adelheid Popp (1869–1939), Austrian journalist and p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adelaide Of Italy
Adelaide of Italy (german: Adelheid; 931 – 16 December 999 AD), also called Adelaide of Burgundy, was Holy Roman Empress by marriage to Emperor Otto the Great; she was crowned with him by Pope John XII in Rome on 2 February 962. She was the first empress designated ''consors regni'', denoting a "co-bearer of royalty" who shared power with her husband. She was essential as a model for future consorts regarding both status and political influence. She was regent of the Holy Roman Empire as the guardian of her grandson in 991–995. Life Early life Born in Orbe Castle, Orbe, Kingdom of Upper Burgundy (now in modern-day Switzerland), she was the daughter of Rudolf II of Burgundy, a member of the Elder House of Welf, and Bertha of Swabia. She became involved from the beginning in the complicated fight to control not only Burgundy but also Lombardy. The battle between her father Rudolf II and Berengar I to control northern Italy ended with Berengar's death, and Rudolf could claim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Archduchess Adelheid Of Austria
Archduchess Adelheid of Austria (3 January 1914 – 2 October 1971) was an archduchess of Austria, as the daughter of Emperor Charles I of Austria and Empress Zita. Biography Early years Archduchess Adelheid was born on 3 January 1914,Birth record in church book of parish Vienna - Hetzendorf, p. 03-Taufe_0267 in the . She was the second child and eldest daughter of and his wife, |
Adelheid Popp
Adelheid Popp (11 February 1869 – 7 March 1939) was an Austrian feminist and socialist who worked as a journalist and politician. Early life Adelheid Popp, born Adelheid Dworschak, was born 11 February 1869, into a poor working-class family in Inzersdorf, Vienna, Austria (now part of Liesing). Out of 15 children, only five survived in the family, and Popp was the youngest of the five. Her father, Adalbert, was a weaver and an abusive alcoholic. Popp grew up in a violent environment, and at six years old her father died, leaving the family more impoverished than before. She received three years of formal education, only to have to leave school at the age of 10 to help support her family. She worked briefly as a domestic worker, as a seamstress' apprentice crocheting handkerchiefs, and finally as a factory worker. In the mid-1880s she became interested in politics. A friend of her brother introduced her to the working class social movement and social democratic newspapers a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Princess Adelheid Of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
Princess Adelheid of Hohenlohe-Langenburg (20 July 1835 – 25 January 1900) was Duchess of Schleswig-Holstein, a niece of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom, first cousin of King Edward VII, and the mother-in-law of Emperor Wilhelm II of Germany. She is the most recent common matrilineal ancestress (directly through women only) of Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden and Felipe VI of Spain. Early life Adelheid was born the second daughter of Ernst I, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg by his wife Princess Feodora of Leiningen, who was the older, maternal half-sister of the British Queen Victoria. Napoleon III's proposal of marriage In 1852, not long after Napoléon III became Emperor of France, he made a proposal of marriage to Adelheid's parents after he had been rebuffed by Princess Carola of Sweden. Although he had never met her, the political advantages of the marriage for the Emperor were obvious. It would provide dynastic respectability for the Bonaparte line, and could promote a clo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adelheid Maria Eichner
Adelheid Maria Eichner (1762–1787) was a German composer, singer and pianist who was noted during her brief lifetime for her fine three-octave singing voice and vocal technique. She was the only child of bassoonist and composer Ernst Eichner and his wife, Maria Magdalena Ritter. Critics claim her compositions to be more effective instrumentally than vocally. As a composer, Adelheid Eichner had difficulty combining words and music effectively. Early years Adelheid Eichner grew up in Zweibrücken, in the homonymous state. Her father, Ernst Eichner, was employed in the Hofkapelle of Duke Christian IV of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld from autumn 1762 to November 1772. She was taught singing in Mannheim by an elderly Italian castrato of a good school while it is thought her father taught her the piano. At the end of 1773 she and her mother joined her father in Potsdam, in the Kingdom of Prussia. He had travelled to Paris and London to give concerts and had begun his employment in the Hofk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amalia Golitsyna
Princess Adelheid Amalie Gallitzin (also known as Amalia Samuilovna Golitsyna or in Russian as Амалия Самуиловна Голицына; 28 August 1748 – 17 April 1806) was a German salonist. She was the daughter of the Prussian Field Marshal Count Samuel von Schmettau and the mother of Prince Demetrius Augustine Gallitzin. Early life Countess Adelheid Amalia von Schmettau was born in Berlin on 28 August 1748, the daughter of Prussian Field Marshall Count Samuel von Schmettau (1684-1751) and his second wife Maria Johanna von Ruffer (1717-1771). Her father died when she was very young, and at the age of four or five, her mother placed her in an Ursuline convent school in Breslau. She was brought back home to Berlin at the age of nine, and taught by private tutors. At the age of fourteen or fifteen she attended a French finishing academy in the city for two years. After leaving finishing school, Amalie was introduced into society and invited to become one of the mai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adelheid Of Wolfratshausen
Adelheid of Wolfratshausen (d. 11 January/12 January 1126) was a countess of Sulzbach as the second wife of Berengar II, Count of Sulzbach. Slightly different dates for her death are given in the necrologies of Tegernsee and the Salzburg Cathedral. Life Adelheid was a daughter of Otto II, Count of Wolfratshausen and his wife Justizia. Otto was created Count between 1098 and 1116. He was also Count of Thaining (c. 1073), Count of Ambras (c. 1078) and Count of Diessen (c. 1100). The family name of her mother is not attested in primary sources. Theories suggest Justizia was a member of the House of Babenberg. They are based on the transmission of the first name "Luitpold", previously used by the Babenberg, which was used by several of Justizia's descendants. Adelheid married Berengar II, Count of Sulzbach. Issue She had six known children: *Gebhard III, Count of Sulzbach (d. 28 October 1188), married Mathilde of Bavaria, a daughter of Henry IX, Duke of Bavaria. Ancestor of later ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adelheid Morath
Adelheid Morath (born 2 August 1984) is a German cross-country mountain biker. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she competed in the Women's cross-country at Hadleigh Farm Hadleigh Farm is an educational working farm and cross-country cycling venue located in Hadleigh, within the borough of Castle Point, in the county of Essex. The men's and women's mountain biking events of the 2012 Summer Olympics took place ..., finishing in 16th place. She also competed at the 2008 Olympics, finishing 18th. She was on the start list of 2018 Cross-Country European Championships and finished 16. References External links * * * * 1984 births Living people Cross-country mountain bikers Cyclists at the 2008 Summer Olympics Cyclists at the 2012 Summer Olympics German female cyclists Marathon mountain bikers Olympic cyclists of Germany Sportspeople from Freiburg im Breisgau German mountain bikers Cyclists from Baden-Württemberg 20th-century German women 21st-century ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adelaide (given Name)
Adelaide is the English form of a Germanic given name, from the Old High German ''Adalheidis'', meaning "noble natured". The modern German form is Adelheid, famously the first name of Queen Adelaide, for whom many places throughout the former British Empire were named. The French form is ''Adélaïde'' or ''Adélaide'' and Czech is Adéla or Adléta. The name ''Addie'' is a diminutive of Adelaide and ''Heidi'' is a nickname for ''Adelheid'' which became internationally popular on its own as a result of Johanna Spyri's novel ''Heidi'' (1880). People with the name Notable people so named include: Nobles * Saint Adelaide of Italy (died 999), wife of Otto the Great * Adelaide of Aquitaine (died 1004) * Saint Adelaide, Abbess of Vilich (died 1015) * Adelaide of Susa (died 1091) * Adelaide del Vasto (died 1118) * Adelaide, Countess of Vermandois (died 1120 or 1124) * Adélaide de Maurienne (1092–1154) * Adelaide of Poland (died 1211) * Adelaide of Holland (1230–1284) * Ad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adelheid Seeck
Adelheid Seeck (3 November 1912 – 17 February 1973) was a German film actress. She appeared in 27 films between 1941 and 1972. She starred in ''The Last Ones Shall Be First'', which was entered into the 7th Berlin International Film Festival. Selected filmography * ''The Noltenius Brothers'' (1945) * ''Where the Trains Go'' (1949) * ''Three Girls Spinning'' (1950) * ''The Day Before the Wedding'' (1952) * '' Once I Will Return'' (1953) * '' Ripening Youth'' (1955) * '' Anastasia: The Czar's Last Daughter'' (1956) * ''Devil in Silk'' (1956) * ''The Last Ones Shall Be First'' (1957) * ''Mädchen in Uniform'' (1958) * '' The Rest Is Silence'' (1959) * '' The Last Witness'' (1960) * ''My Husband, the Economic Miracle'' (1961) * ''Waiting Room to the Beyond ''Waiting Room to the Beyond'' (german: Wartezimmer zum Jenseits and also known as ''Mark of the Tortoise'') is a 1964 German thriller film directed by Alfred Vohrer and starring Hildegard Knef. Cast * Hildegard Knef as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adelheid Schulz
Adelheid Schulz (born 31 March 1955) is a former member of the West German terrorist Red Army Faction. Early life Having trained as a nurse, Schulz moved to Karlsruhe in the early 1970s and took up residence in a flat with Günter Sonnenberg, Knut Folkerts and her boyfriend Christian Klar – who would all at a later time be convicted of terrorist crimes. It was around this time that Schulz was exposed to radicalism, and it was in the seventies that Schulz decided to embark on a life of terrorism. Terrorism Schulz became an important member of the second generation of the Red Army Faction. *In 1977 she rented an apartment overlooking the villa of Jürgen Ponto, from which he was observed (he was later killed by RAF terrorists). *Later in 1977, Schulz was involved in planning the kidnap- murder of Hanns Martin Schleyer. *In 1978 she was involved in a gun-battle with four Dutch customs men in the border town of Kerkrade, which resulted in the deaths of two of the Dutchmen. *Betw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adelheid (abbess Of Müstair)
Adelheid (attested from 1211 to 1233) was abbess of the Benedictine monastery of Saint John Abbey, Müstair The Abbey of Saint John (german: Benediktinerinnenkloster St. Johann; rm, Claustra benedictina da Son Jon) is an early medieval Benedictine monastery in the Swiss municipality of Val Müstair, in the Canton of Graubünden. By reason of its exc ..., now in Switzerland. She is the first abbess of that monastery known by name. According to 15th century tradition, she belonged to the noble family of von Neiffen. Under her leadership, a blood miracle made the abbey a pilgrimage site, and the hospice of Santa Maria Val Müstair was constructed. References * Date of birth unknown Date of death unknown 13th-century women of the Holy Roman Empire 13th-century Christian nuns {{Switzerland-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
