Adelaide of Meissen

Adelaide of Meissen (Czech: Adléta Míšeňská, German: Adelheid von Meißen; c.1160 – 2 February 1211), a member of the House of Wettin, was Queen of Bohemia from 1198 to 1199 as the first wife of King Ottokar I. When her husband declared their marriage null and void, she began a longstanding legal dispute that involved numerous religious and secular dignitaries of her time.

Adelaide of Meissen
Queen consort of Bohemia
Tenure1198–1199
Bornafter 1160
Meissen, Margraviate of Meissen
Died2 February 1211 (aged 51?)
Meissen
SpouseOttokar I of Bohemia
IssueDagmar, Queen of Denmark
HouseWettin
FatherOtto II, Margrave of Meissen
MotherHedwig of Brandenburg
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