Countess. Principal founder of the convent in Öhringen. Her remains were re-interred inside a sarcophagus in the old crypt in 1241, about 200 years after her death.
The image on the right is an illustration from the Obleybuch of Öhringen, showing the founding of the Öhringen convent of canons in 1037. Lower left: the founder, countess Adelheid of Metz, lower right: Petrus, upper left: bishop Gebhard of Regensburg, upper right: count Burchard of Comburg.
∼Adelheid (English: Adelaide) was a member of the Matfriding dynasty. 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. She founded the Collegiate Church in Öhringen (Stiftskirche St. Peter und Paul) in 1037.
The image on the right is an illustration from the Obleybuch of Öhringen, showing the founding of the Öhringen convent of canons in 1037. Lower left: the founder, countess Adelheid of Metz, lower right: Petrus, upper left: bishop Gebhard of Regensburg, upper right: count Burchard of Comburg.
∼Adelheid (English: Adelaide) was a member of the Matfriding dynasty. 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. She founded the Collegiate Church in Öhringen (Stiftskirche St. Peter und Paul) in 1037.
Countess. Principal founder of the convent in Öhringen. Her remains were re-interred inside a sarcophagus in the old crypt in 1241, about 200 years after her death.
The image on the right is an illustration from the Obleybuch of Öhringen, showing the founding of the Öhringen convent of canons in 1037. Lower left: the founder, countess Adelheid of Metz, lower right: Petrus, upper left: bishop Gebhard of Regensburg, upper right: count Burchard of Comburg.
∼Adelheid (English: Adelaide) was a member of the Matfriding dynasty. 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. She founded the Collegiate Church in Öhringen (Stiftskirche St. Peter und Paul) in 1037.
The image on the right is an illustration from the Obleybuch of Öhringen, showing the founding of the Öhringen convent of canons in 1037. Lower left: the founder, countess Adelheid of Metz, lower right: Petrus, upper left: bishop Gebhard of Regensburg, upper right: count Burchard of Comburg.
∼Adelheid (English: Adelaide) was a member of the Matfriding dynasty. 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. She founded the Collegiate Church in Öhringen (Stiftskirche St. Peter und Paul) in 1037.
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