Noble family House of Wassenberg Died 1218 Name Adelaide Guelders | Buried Rijnsburg Abbey Mother Richardis of Bavaria | |
Father Otto I, Count of Guelders Role Otto I, Count of Guelders' daughter Spouse William I, Count of Holland (m. 1197) Children Floris IV, Count of Holland, Otto III van Holland Parents Richardis of Bavaria, Otto I, Count of Guelders Siblings Margaret of Guelders, Otto I, Mechtild of Guelders Similar People Floris IV - Count of Holland, William II of Holland, Henry I - Duke of Brabant | ||
Adelaide of Guelders (c. 1182 – 1218) was the daughter of Count Otto I of Guelders and his wife, Richardis, the daughter of Duke Otto I of Bavaria and Agnes of Loon. Also known as Adelaide of Bellich or Alice of Guelders.
In 1197 in Stavoren, she married Count William I of Holland. They had five children:
- Floris IV (24 June 1210 in The Hague–19 July 1234 in Corbie, France), succeeded his father as Count of Holland
- Otto (d. 1249), Regent of Holland in 1238–1239, Bishop of Utrecht
- William (d. 1238), Regent of Holland in 1234–1238.
- Richarda (d. 1262)
- Ada (d. 1258), Abbess at Rijnsburg from 1239 until her death
Adelaide died in 1218, while her husband was away on the Fifth Crusade. She was buried in Rijnsburg Abbey.
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