Adelheid I b. May, 977 d. January 14, 1043 German Nobility. The daughter of Emperor Otto II of the Holy Roman Empire and Empress Theophano, she was given to the monastery of Gandersheim Abbey in Lower Saxony until she was 6 years old. She was then brought to the monastery in Quedlinburg, Saxony-Anhalt, where her aunt Mathilde was the Abbess. Duke Heinrich II "The Quarrelsome" kidnapped her because she would have succeeded her brother Otto III if something would...[Read More] (Bio by: Lutetia) Stiftskirche Saint Servatius, Quedlinburg, Harz, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany Plot: Crypt
Adelheid II b. 1045 d. January 11, 1096 German Nobility. She was the oldest daughter of Emperor Heinrich III the Pious of the Holy Roman Empire and his second wife, Empress Agnes of Poitou. Her mother, who acted as regent for her son (the heir to the throne), designated her as successor of Abbess Beatrix, Adelheid's half sister. She became Abbess in Gandersheim, Saxony in 1061, and became Abbess in Quedlinburg, Saxony, three years later. (Bio by: Lutetia) Stiftskirche Saint Servatius, Quedlinburg, Harz, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany Plot: Crypt
Beatrix b. 1037 d. July 13, 1061 German Royalty. Abbess in Quedlinburg. Only daughter of Emperor Heinrich III. and his first wife Gunnhilde daughter of King Knud II "the Great". Her father designated her in January 1043 to succeed Abbess Adelheid I. regardless of the fact that the nuns there had the right to elect their Abbess. On June 24. 1044 she was ordained Abbess of Quedlinburg and Gandersheim. (Bio by: Lutetia) Stiftskirche Saint Servatius, Quedlinburg, Harz, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany Plot: Crypt
Mathilde b. 955 d. February 7, 999 German Royalty. Abbess in Quedlinburg. Only daughter of Holy Roman Emperor Otto I. and Empress Adelheid. In 968, only 13 years old, she was ordained as Abbess of Quedlinburg and succeeded her Grandmother Mathilde von Ringelheim as Abbess. She developed into a very powerful woman. She accompanied Otto II. on his campaigns in Italy and acted as Otto III. deputy in Germany. During her time as Abbess the Emperors supported the monastery and granted it great privileges. (Bio by: Lutetia) Stiftskirche Saint Servatius, Quedlinburg, Harz, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany Plot: Crypt
b. May, 977 d. January 14, 1043