Adelaide of Metz | |
Noble Family: | Matfriding |
Spouse: | Henry of Speyer |
Issue: | Conrad II, Holy Roman Emperor Judith of Speyer Gebhard III, Bishop of Regensburg |
Birth Date: | 970 |
Birth Place: | Egisheim |
Death Date: | 19 May 1046 |
Death Place: | Öhringen |
Burial Place: | Öhringen |
Adelaide of Metz (970 – 19 May 1046) was a French noblewoman.
Adelaide was born in 970 in Egisheim. She was a member of the Matfriding dynasty, descending from Matfrid. Her parents are unknown but she was a sister of Adalbert and Gerhard.[1] She married Henry of Speyer, a German count and member of the Salian dynasty. They had two children, Judith of Speyer and Conrad II, Holy Roman Emperor. After her husband's death, she married a Frankish count from the Babenberg dynasty and had another son, Gebhard III, Bishop of Regensburg. In 1037 she founded the Collegiate Church in Öhringen.[2]