Adelaide of Guelders ( – 1218) was the daughter of Count
Otto I
Otto I (23 November 912 – 7 May 973), traditionally known as Otto the Great (german: Otto der Große, it, Ottone il Grande), was East Francia, East Frankish king from 936 and Holy Roman Emperor from 962 until his death in 973. He was the olde ...
of Guelders and his wife,
Richardis
Saint Richardis ( la, Richgardis, Richardis), also known as Richgard, Richardis of Swabia and Richarde de Souabe in French ( 840 – 18 September, between 894 and 896 AD), was the Holy Roman Empress as the wife of Charles the Fat. She was re ...
, the daughter of Duke
Otto I
Otto I (23 November 912 – 7 May 973), traditionally known as Otto the Great (german: Otto der Große, it, Ottone il Grande), was East Francia, East Frankish king from 936 and Holy Roman Emperor from 962 until his death in 973. He was the olde ...
of Bavaria and
Agnes of Loon
Agnes of Loon (1150–1191), was a duchess consort of Bavaria, married to Otto I of Wittelsbach, Duke of Bavaria.Die Zeit der frühen Wittelsbacher, in: Alois Schmid: Neue Wege der bayerischen Landesgeschichte. S. 52 ff. VS Verlag für Sozialwissen ...
. Also known as Adelaide of Bellich or Alice of Guelders.
In 1197 in
Stavoren
Stavoren (; fry, Starum; previously Staveren) is a city in the province of Friesland, Netherlands, on the coast of the IJsselmeer, about 5 km (3.1 mi) south of Hindeloopen, in the municipality of Súdwest-Fryslân.
Stavoren had a population ...
, she married Count
William I
William I; ang, WillelmI (Bates ''William the Conqueror'' p. 33– 9 September 1087), usually known as William the Conqueror and sometimes William the Bastard, was the first Norman king of England, reigning from 1066 until his death in 1087 ...
of Holland. They had five children:
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Floris IV
Floris IV (24 June 1210 – 19 July 1234) was the count of Holland from 1222 to 1234. He was born in The Hague, a son of William I of Holland and his first wife, Adelaide of Guelders.
Floris succeeded his father in 1222. His regent was Baldwin ...
(24 June 1210 in
The Hague
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–19 July 1234 in
Corbie
Corbie (; nl, Korbei) is a commune of the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
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The small town is situated up river from Amiens, in the département of Somme and is the main town of the canton of Corbie. It lies ...
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France
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), succeeded his father as
Count of Holland
The counts of Holland ruled over the County of Holland in the Low Countries between the 10th and the 16th century.
House of Holland
The first count of Holland, Dirk I, was the son or foster-son of Gerolf, Count in Frisia (Dijkstra suggests th ...
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Otto
Otto is a masculine German given name and a surname. It originates as an Old High German short form (variants ''Audo'', ''Odo'', ''Udo'') of Germanic names beginning in ''aud-'', an element meaning "wealth, prosperity".
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(d. 1249), Regent of Holland in 1238–1239,
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Ada
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(d. 1258), Abbess at
Rijnsburg
Rijnsburg () is a village in the eastern part of the municipality of Katwijk, in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. The name means Rhine's wikt:Special:Search/burg, Burg in Dutch.
History
The history starts way before the ...
from 1239 until her death
Adelaide died in 1218, while her husband was away on the
Fifth Crusade
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. She was buried in
Rijnsburg Abbey
Rijnsburg Abbey ( nl, Abdij van Rijnsburg) was a Benedictine nunnery in Rijnsburg, Netherlands, active between 1133 until 1574.
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It was founded by Petronilla of Lorraine
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German countesses
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1218 deaths
House of Wassenberg
Countesses of Holland
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Burials at Rijnsburg Abbey
12th-century women of the Holy Roman Empire
13th-century women of the Holy Roman Empire
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