Adelaide of Lauffen (also ''Adelheid von Lauffen''; – after 1130) was a German noblewoman.
Family Background
Adelaide was the daughter of Count Henry II of
Lauffen (d.1067) and his wife, Ida of Hövel (1030?-1090), daughter of Bernard I, count of
Werl
Werl (; Westphalian: ''Wiärl'') is a town located in the district of Soest in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
Geography
Werl is easily accessible because it is located between the Sauerland, Münsterland, and the Ruhr Area. The Hellweg r ...
and Hövel. From her parents, Adelaide inherited Hövel,
Unna,
Telgte und
Warendorf
Warendorf (, Westphalian: ''Warnduorp'') is a town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, and capital of Warendorf District.
The town is best known today for its well-preserved medieval town centre, for horse-riding, and the opportunities it prov ...
.
Marriages and Children
Adelaide was married twice. Around 1090, Adelaide married, as her first husband,
Adolf II of Berg
Adolf II of Berg-Hövel (Huvili), count of Berg, count in Auelgau and Siegburg, Vogt of Werden (died 1090/1106), was the son of Adolf I of Berg.
He married Adelaide of Lauffen, a daughter of Heinrich II count von Laufen (died 1067) and Ida von Wer ...
. With Adolf Adelaide had three sons:
*
Adolf III of Berg
Adolf III of Berg (1080 – 12 October 1152) was count of Berg from 1093 until 1132, and count of Hövel from 1090 until 1106, and Vogt of Werden. He was the son of Adolf II of Berg-Hövel, count of Berg, and Adelaide of Lauffen.
He married Adel ...
*
Bruno of Berg, later archbishop of Cologne (r.1131-1137)
*Everhard/Eberhard, later abbot of the monastery of
Georgenthal
Georgenthal is a municipality in the district of Gotha, in Thuringia, Germany. The former municipalities Leinatal, Hohenkirchen and Petriroda
Petriroda is a village and a former municipality in the district of Gotha, in Thuringia, Germany. Sin ...
After Adolf's death in 1106, Adelaide married Frederick I/V, count of Sommerschenburg, and
count palatine
A count palatine (Latin ''comes palatinus''), also count of the palace or palsgrave (from German ''Pfalzgraf''), was originally an official attached to a royal or imperial palace or household and later a nobleman of a rank above that of an ord ...
of Saxony (r. 1111–1120). With Frederick, Adelaide had two children:
*Frederick II/VI of Sommerschenburg, count palatine of Saxony (d.1162), who married his niece,
Lutgard of Salzwedel
Lutgard of Salzwedel or ''Liutgard/Luitgard of Stade'', (b. , murdered 1152) was Queen of Denmark as the wife of King Eric III.
Life
Lutgard was born to Richardis, Countess of Sponheim-Lavanttal, and Count Rudolf I of Stade and Ditmarsh (d. 112 ...
*Adelaide, who married Goswin II of
Heinsberg
Heinsberg (; li, Hinsberg ) is a town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is the seat of the Heinsberg (district), district Heinsberg. It is situated near the border with the Netherlands, on the river Wurm, approx. 20 km north-east of Si ...
, and had two children with him: Goswin III of Heinsberg, and
Philip of Heinsberg, later archbishop of Cologne (r.1167-1191).
[Corsten and Gillessen, '‘Philipp von Heinsberg'’.]
Notes
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References
* S. Corsten and L. Gillessen, '‘Philipp von Heinsberg 1167–1191. Erzbischof und Reichskanzler. Studien und Quellen Museumsschriften des Kreises Heinsberg 12'' (Heinsberg, 1991).
* A. Thiele, ''Erzählende genealogische Stammtafeln zur europäischen Geschichte Band I, Teilband 2 Deutsche Kaiser-, Königs-, Herzogs- und Grafenhäuser II'' (R.G. Fischer Verlag, 1994).
*P. Leidinger, ''Untersuchungen zur Geschichte der Grafen von Werl. Ein Beitrag zur Geschichte des Hochmittelalters. Verein für Geschichte und Altertumskunde Westfalens Abteilung'' (Paderborn, 1965).
* T.R. Kraus, ''Die Entstehung der Landesherrschaft der Grafen von Berg bis zum Jahre 1225'' (Schmidt, Neustadt an der Aisch, 1981).
External links
11th-century German women
12th-century German women