Adelaide of Ballenstedt ( - after 1139) was the daughter of
Otto of Ballenstedt
Otto, Count of Ballenstedt, called Otto the Rich ( – 9 February 1123), was the first Ascanian prince to call himself count of Anhalt, and was also briefly named duke of Saxony. He was the father of Albert the Bear, who later conquered Brand ...
and a member of the
House of Ascania
The House of Ascania (german: Askanier) was a dynasty of German rulers. It is also known as the House of Anhalt, which refers to its longest-held possession, Anhalt.
The Ascanians are named after Ascania (or Ascaria) Castle, known as ''Schloss ...
. She married, successively,
Henry IV, Count of Stade, and Werner, Count of Osterburg.
Family
Adelaide was the only daughter of
Otto, Count of Ballenstedt
Otto, Count of Ballenstedt, called Otto the Rich ( – 9 February 1123), was the first Ascanian prince to call himself count of Anhalt, and was also briefly named duke of Saxony. He was the father of Albert the Bear, who later conquered Brand ...
, and
Eilika, daughter of
Magnus Billung,
Duke of Saxony
This article lists dukes, electors, and kings ruling over different territories named Saxony from the beginning of the Saxon Duchy in the 6th century to the end of the German monarchies in 1918.
The electors of Saxony from John the Steadfast on ...
. Her brother was
Albert the Bear
Albert the Bear (german: Albrecht der Bär; 1100 – 18 November 1170) was the first margrave of Brandenburg from 1157 to his death and was briefly duke of Saxony between 1138 and 1142.
Life
Albert was the only son of Otto, Count of Bal ...
.
First Marriage
Adelaide's first husband was
Henry IV, Count of Stade (d.1128). The couple had no recorded children together.
Second marriage
In 1139 Adelaide married for a second time to Werner of Velthim, count of Osterburg (d. after 1169). According to the ''Annales Stadenses'', Werner was a vassal (''vassus'') of Adelaide's brother, Albert the Bear. With Werner, Adelaide had at least one son: Albert of Osterburg.
[Hucke, ''Die Grafen von Stade'', p. 41.]
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
External links
Adelheid von Ballenstedt(in German)
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11th-century German nobility
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