Adelberger of Lombardy ( fl. 760) was among several lay medical women who was taught by the historian Paul of Lombardy (720–800), a

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monk from

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. Adelberger was the daughter of

Desiderius Desiderius, also known as Daufer or Dauferius (born – died ), was king of the Lombards in northern Italy, ruling from 756 to 774. The Frankish king of renown, Charlemagne, married Desiderius's daughter and subsequently conquered his realm. Des ...

(ruled 756–774).Hurd-Mead, Kate Campbell. "An Introduction to the History of Women in Medicine (Conclusion): II. Medical Women of the Middle Ages." ''Annals of Medical History'' 5.6 (1933): 584. Very little information about Adelberger survives today.

Legacy

Adelberger is a featured figure on

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's installation piece ''

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'' as one of the 999 names on the Heritage Floor.

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