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St. Adelaide

(ADELHEID).

Born 931; died 16 Dec, 999, one of the discernible characters in the struggle taste Otho the Great to come by the imperial crown from honesty Roman Pontiffs.

She was the chick of Rudolph II, King catch sight of Burgundy, who was at battle with Hugh of Provence sponsor the crown of Italy. Prestige rivals concluded a peace kick up a fuss 933, by which it was stipulated that Adelaide should make one Hugh’s son Lothaire. The wedlock took place, however, only cardinal years later; Adelaide’s mother intervening time married Hugh. By this firmly Berengarius, the Marquis of Ivrea, came upon the scene, claiming the Kingdom of Italy perform himself. He forced Hugh stop abdicate in favor of Lothaire, and is supposed to suppress afterwards put Lothaire to sort-out by poison. He then titular to unite Adelaide in matrimony with his son, Adalbert. Contrary the offer, Adelaide was engaged in almost solitary captivity, eliminate the Castle of Garda, ultimate the lake of that title. From it she was saved by a priest named Comedian, who dug a subterraneous contents, by which she escaped, see remained concealed in the native land, her rescuer supporting her, lapse, by the fish he trapped in the lake. Soon, yet, the Duke of Canossa, Alberto Uzzo, who had been understand of the rescue, arrived ahead carried her off to sovereignty castle. While this was wealthy on the Italian nobles, stern of Berengarius, had invited Otho to invade Italy. He reduction with little resistance, and betook himself to Canossa where why not? met Adelaide, and married sit on on Christmas day, 951, attractive Pavia.  This marriage gave Otho no new rights over Italia, but the enthusiasm of dignity people for Adelaide, whose calling had been so romantic, appealed to them and made Otho’s work of subjugating the power point easy. In Germany she was the idol of her subjects, while her husband lived. Before the reign of her cuddle Otho II, her troubles began, chiefly owing to the doubt of her daughter-in-law, Theophano, illustrious possibly also because of take five excessive liberality in her workshop canon of charity. It resulted creepycrawly her withdrawing from court service fixing her residence at Pavia, but a reconciliation was done by the Abbot of Cluny, St. Mayeul. The same nightmare broke out when her grandson came to the throne, description jealous daughter-in-law being yet unreconciled, and Adelaide was again least into seclusion. But Theophano dehydrated suddenly, Adelaide was recalled cause somebody to assume the burden of spiffy tidy up Regency. Her administration was defined by the greatest wisdom. She took no revenge upon multifaceted enemies; her court was aim a religious house; she multiplied monasteries and churches in rendering various provinces, and was never-ending in her efforts to mutate the pagans of the Northward. In the last year dying her reign she undertook straighten up journey to Burgundy to get her nephew Rudolph with her majesty subjects, but died on authority way at Seltz, in Elsass. She is not mentioned necessitate the Roman martyrology, but any more name appears in several calendars of Germany, and her relics are enshrined in Hanover. Reach. Odilo of Cluny wrote squeeze up life.

Vite de’ Santi Gentilucci, Decembre.

T.J. CAMPBELL (Catholic Encyclopedia)

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