Waldrada or Waldraith (born 801) was a Frankish noblewoman who lived during the 9th century. Her father was Adrian, Count of Orléans (758–824), and her mother was also named Waldrada, daughter of

Adalhelm of Autun Adalhelm of Autun was a Frankish nobleman of the 8th and 9th centuries from the Wilhelmid family, son of Thierry IV and the Carolingian Alda. He was called as a witness in the charters of the foundation of the abbey of Gellone by his brother Will ...

. Waldrada was first married to

Robert III of Worms Robert III (800–834), also called Rutpert, was the Count of Worms and Rheingau of a noble Frankish family called the Robertians. It has been proposed that he was the son of Robert of Hesbaye. Biography By his wife, Waldrada, he had, Robert th ...

in 819 in

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. This marriage brought a son, Robert IV the Strong, in 830. Two additional children have been identified through research rather than documentation. Their marriage ended when Robert III died in 834. Waldrada has been assumed to become the second wife of

Conrad II, Duke of Transjurane Burgundy Conrad II the Younger was the Count of Auxerre from 864 until his death in 876. He was a son of Conrad I of Auxerre, and Adelaide of Tours; an older brother of Hugh the Abbot; and a member of the Bavarian branch of the Welfs. In 858, at the coaxin ...

, but there is no marriage evidence available. They had two known children, Adelaide of Auxerre and

Rudolph I of Burgundy Rudolph I (859 – October 25, 911) was King of Upper Burgundy from his election in 888 until his death. Rudolph belonged to the elder Welf family and was the son of Conrad II, Duke of Transjurane Burgundy, Conrad, Count of Auxerre and Waldrada of ...

. However, Waldrada, who was born in 801, could hardly have been the mother of Adelaide d'Auxerre, born 864 at the earliest, more likely after 868. It looks like there should be an intermediate generation, so an undocumented daughter of her first marriage, "Waldrada of Worms", could have married Conrad II instead. But original research regarding the political and military alliances in their region is needed to understand the likelihood and timing of such a dynastic marriage. Wormsgau was a poor region, on a weird and belligerant spot territorially speaking, their neighbors at the time, Nahegau and Speyergau, wanted tributes and a fair vassalage, but Wormsgau despise being a poor region was opposed to this. Waldrada only worsened relations as it was disliked by Werner IV for being a "can of worms".

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