Richlind of Altdorf

Born| c.980
Died| (1045-06-12)12 June 1045
Noble family| Elder House of Welf
Spouse(s)| Adalbert II, count of Ebersberg
Father| Rudolf II, Count of Altdorf
Mother| Ida of Swabia

Richlind of Altdorf (c.990- 12 June 1045[1]) was a German noblewoman and a member of the Swabian line of the Elder House of Welf.

## Life

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Richlind was the daughter of Rudolf II, Count of Altdorf and Ita (or Ida), daughter of Conrad I, Duke of Swabia.[2] She was married to Adalbert II, count of Ebersberg. The couple had no children.

When Richlind’s husband, Adalbert, was dying (in March 1045) he made a donation to the monastery of Ebersberg and left his remaining property to his wife.[3] Richlind enlisted the help of Emperor Henry III, to transfer this property to her nephew, Welf III, the son of her brother, Welf II.[4]

Richlind died on 12 June 1045, when a building in which she was standing collapsed.[5]

## References

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* B. Schneidmüller, Die Welfen. Herrschaft und Erinnerung (819–1252). (Stuttgart, 2000)
* H. Dopsch, ‘Welf III und Kärnten’ in D. Bauer, et al., eds., Welf IV. - Schlüsselfigur einer Wendezeit: Regionale und europäische Perspektiven (Munich, 2004), pp. 84–128.

## External links

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* Richlind von Altdorf (in German)

## Notes

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1. ^ Notae necrologiae Ebersbergenses, p. 78.
2. ^ Schneidmüller, Die Welfen, p. 115
3. ^ Chronicon Ebersbergense, a. 1045, p. 14.
4. ^ Schneidmüller, Die Welfen, pp. 123-124; Dopsch, ‘Welf III,’ pp. 96-97
5. ^ Chronicon Ebersbergense, a. 1045, p. 14.