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:
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Adelaide of Italy, (931–999), Holy Roman Empress and second wife of Holy Roman Emperor Otto the Great
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Eupraxia of Kiev (1071–1109), regnal name Adelheid
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Adelheid of Vohburg
Adelaide of Vohburg (german: Adela or ''Adelheid''; – 25 May after 1187) was Duchess of Swabia from 1147 and German queen from 1152 until 1153, as the first wife of the Hohenstaufen king Frederick Barbarossa, the later Holy Roman Emperor.
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(1122–1190), first Queen consort of Frederick I, Holy Roman Emperor
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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 ...
(died 1126), second wife of Berengar II, Count of Sulzbach
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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 Benedictin ...
(fl. 1211–1233), Swiss Benedictine abbess
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Princess Adelheid of Hohenlohe-Langenburg (1835–1900), niece of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom
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Adelheid Maria Eichner (1762–1787), German composer
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Adelheid von Gallitzin (1748–1806), Russian princess from Prussia
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Adelheid von Sachsen-Meiningen (1792-1849), Queen consort of the United Kingdom (Queen Adelaide)
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Adelheid Popp (1869–1939), Austrian journalist and politician
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Archduchess Adelheid of Austria (1914–1971), member of the Austrian Imperial Family
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Adelheid Seeck (1912–1973), German film actress
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Adelheid Arndt
Adelheid Arndt (born 3 January 1952, in Heidelberg) is a German actress.
Life
The daughter of a chemist and a teacher after graduation, she first studied ethnology in Berlin and graduated there from 1973 to 1977 from acting school.
She started ...
(born 1952), German actress
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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, ...
(born 1955), German terrorist
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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, finishing in 16th place. She also competed at the 2008 Olympics
The 2 ...
(born 1984), German cross-country mountain biker
See also
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Adelaide (given name), the English form of the name
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Heidi (given name)
Heidi is a Germanic feminine given name. It became an internationally popular first name as a direct result of the Swiss children's book, ''Heidi''. It can sometimes be an affectionate diminutive of the name Adelheid (English: Adelaide), which ...
, a nickname for Adelheid
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Adele (given name)
Adele (also spelled Adèle) is a feminine given name meaning 'nobility'. It derives from German ''Adel'' meaning 'nobility' or ''adal'', 'noble'. In Italy its name day is 24 December in honor of Adela of Pfalzel.
Its male form is the Germanic gi ...
, a short form of Adelheid
References
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Swiss feminine given names