Adelaide of Ballenstedt
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Adelaide of Ballenstedt | |
|---|---|
| Born | c. 1100 |
| Died | after 1139 |
| Noble family | House of Ascania |
| Spouses | Henry IV, Count of Stade Werner, Count of Osterburg |
| Issue | Albert of Osterburg |
| Father | Otto of Ballenstedt |
| Mother | Eilika of Saxony |
Adelaide of Ballenstedt (c. 1100 – after 1139) was the daughter of Otto of Ballenstedt and a member of the House of Ascania. She married, successively, Henry IV, Count of Stade, and Werner, Count of Osterburg.
Adelaide was the only daughter of Otto, Count of Ballenstedt, and Eilika, daughter of Magnus Billung, Duke of Saxony. Her brother was Albert the Bear.
First Marriage
Adelaide's first husband was Henry IV, Count of Stade (d.1128).[1] The couple had no recorded children together.[2]