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The Calendar of Saints (a notoriously unreliable source) states that her first husband was poisoned by his successor; nevertheless Adelaide was kidnapped by Berengar of Ivrea , who attempted to force her to marry his son; however Adelaide escaped to Canossa, where she threw herself on the mercy of King Otto I the Great; they subsequently married in 951 . They had four children: Henry, born in 952; Bruno, born 953; Matilda, Abbess of Quedlinburg , born about 954; and Otto II, later Holy Roman Emperor, born 955. She became famous as a founder of monasteries and churches.

When her husband Otto I died, her daughter-in-law forced Adelaide to abdicate. She died on December 16December 16 is the 350th day of the year (351st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. There are 15 days remaining. Events 1392 Emperor Go-Kameyama of Japan abdicates in favor of rival claimant Go-Komatsu, ending the nanboku-cho period of competing imp, 999Alternate uses, see Number 999. Events Silesia is incorporated into territory ruled by Boleslaus I of Poland Pope Silvester II succeeds Pope Gregory V Births Deaths December 16 Saint Adelaide of Italy 999. at Seltz in the AlsaceRegion Alsace ( In Detail) ( In Detail) Information Capital: Strasbourg Population Total Density 1,734,145 1999 209/km² Area8,280 km² Arrondissements13 Cantons75 Communes903 President of the regional council Adrien Zeller ( UMP) Departements Bas-Rhin (67). A hundred years later she was canonizedCanonization is the process used in traditional Christianity of recognizing those persons who have lived exemplary lives suitable of identifying them as Christian Saints. It is currently practiced by the Roman Catholic Church and its appendages, by the Ea. Her feast day is December 16December 16 is the 350th day of the year (351st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. There are 15 days remaining. Events 1392 Emperor Go-Kameyama of Japan abdicates in favor of rival claimant Go-Komatsu, ending the nanboku-cho period of competing imp.