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Adelaide of Eilenburg
Born1030
Died(1071-01-26)26 January 1071
Noble familyWettin
Spouse(s)Ernest, Margrave of Austria
IssueLeopold II, Margrave of Austria
FatherDedi I, Margrave of the Saxon Ostmark
MotherOda of Lusatia

Adelaide of Eilenburg (c. 1030 – 26 January 1071) was a German noblewoman. She was a daughter of Margrave Dedi I of the Saxon Eastern March and his first wife, Oda of Lusatia.

In 1060, she married Margrave Ernest of Austria during his reign and became Margravine of Austria. He was a member of the House of Babenberg; she was his first wife. Adelaide and Ernest had four children:

  • Leopold II (d. 1095)
  • Adalbert I, Count of Pernegg (d. 1100)
  • a daughter, who married Count Herman I of Poigen
  • Justitia, married Count Otto II of Dießen-Wolfratshausen
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