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Hacheza Of Ballenstedt
Hacheza of Ballenstedt (died 1063) was a member of the House of Ascania, and the third abbess of Gernrode Abbey, Gernrode (r.1044-1063). Life Hacheza was a member of the House of Ascania. Her parents are sometimes said to have been Adalbert, Count of Ballenstedt, Adalbert of Ballenstedt and Hidda, daughter of Margrave Odo I, Margrave of the Saxon Ostmark, Odo I of the Saxon Eastern March, although there is no direct evidence for this. If so, Hacheza had at least two siblings: Esico of Ballenstedt, Uta von Ballenstedt, who married Margrave Eckard II, Margrave of Meissen, Eckhard II of Meissen. She may have also had two other brothers, Ludolf, who became a monk at Imperial Abbey of Corvey, Corvey, and Dietrich, provost of Ballenstedt. Esico’s great-grandson, Albert the Bear, is the first documented advocate of the abbey of Gernrode. From this point onwards, until the dissolution of the abbey, members of the Askanier dynasty held the advocacy of Gernrode. Hacheza was the successor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adelaide I, Abbess Of Quedlinburg
Adelaide I (german: Adelheid; 973/74 – 14 January 1044 or 1045), a member of the royal Ottonian dynasty was the second Princess-abbess of Quedlinburg from 999, and Abbess of Gernrode from 1014, and Abbess of Gandersheim from 1039 until her death, as well as a highly influential kingmaker of medieval Germany. Early life Named after her paternal grandmother, Queen Adelaide of Italy, Abbess Adelaide was the eldest daughter of Emperor Otto II and his consort Theophanu. She was educated in Quedlinburg Abbey by her paternal aunt, Abbess Matilda. While Matilda and Theophanu stayed at the Italian court of Pavia in 984, the young girl was abducted by the forces of her quarrelling uncle Duke Henry II of Bavaria in 984 and held in custody by his henchman, the Billung count Egbert the One-Eyed. Soon after, however, she was released by loyal Saxon troops. In October 995 Adelaide became a canoness in Quedlinburg. When Abbess Matilda died on 7 February 999, she was elected her success ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
