COMPANION

Adelaide of Italy

931 - 999

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Adelaide of Italy (German: Adelheid; 931 – 16 December 999 AD), also called Adelaide of Burgundy, was Holy Roman Empress by marriage to Emperor Otto the Great. She was crowned with him by Pope John XII in Rome on 2 February 962. She was the first empress designated consors regni, denoting a "co-bearer of royalty" who shared power with her husband. She was essential as a model for future consorts regarding both status and political influence. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Adelaide of Italy is the 123rd most popular companion (down from 105th in 2019), the 46th most popular biography from Switzerland (down from 37th in 2019) and the most popular Swiss Companion.

Adelaide of Italy is most famous for being the wife of the Holy Roman Emperor, Otto I.

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Among companions, Adelaide of Italy ranks 123 out of 784. Before her are Caterina Sforza, Marie Adélaïde of Savoy, Isabella of Austria, Anna Pavlovna of Russia, Nilüfer Hatun, and Maria Luisa of Parma. After her are Elizabeth Woodville, Guinevere, Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, Hoelun, Bianca Maria Sforza, and Josephine of Leuchtenberg.

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Among people born in 931, Adelaide of Italy ranks 1. After her are Taksony of Hungary, Boris II of Bulgaria, Al-Mu'izz li-Din Allah, Emperor Muzong of Liao, and Adalbert I, Count of Vermandois. Among people deceased in 999, Adelaide of Italy ranks 2. Before her is Pope Gregory V. After her are Boleslaus II, Duke of Bohemia, Bermudo II of León, and Gisela of France.

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In Switzerland

Among people born in Switzerland, Adelaide of Italy ranks 46 out of 1,015. Before her are Carl Spitteler (1845), Aga Khan IV (1936), Benjamin Constant (1767), Erich von Däniken (1935), Karl Barth (1886), and Albert II, Duke of Austria (1298). After her are Eugen Bleuler (1857), Lys Assia (1924), Daniel Bovet (1907), Robert Walser (1878), Augustin Pyramus de Candolle (1778), and Elisabeth Kübler-Ross (1926).

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Among COMPANIONS In Switzerland

Among companions born in Switzerland, Adelaide of Italy ranks 1. After her are Archduchess Charlotte of Austria (1921).

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