Adelaide of Kiev (c. 1070–1109)
Adelaide of Kiev (c. 1070–1109)
Holy Roman empress. Name variations: Eupraxia of Kiev. Born around 1070; died on July 10, 1109; daughter of Vsevolod I, prince of Kiev, and Anna of Cumin (d. 1111); married Henry, count of Stade; became second wife of Henry IV (1050–1106), king of Germany and Holy Roman emperor (r. 1056–1106), on August 17, 1089 (divorced 1093).
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