Adelheid is the modern Dutch and German form of the Old High German female given name Adalheidis, meaning "nobility" or "noble-ness". It may refer to the following people: Saint Adelheid or Adelaide of Italy, (931–999), Holy Roman Empress and second wife of Holy Roman Emperor Otto the Great Eupraxia of Kiev (1071–1109), regnal name Adelheid Adelheid of Vohburg (1122–1190), first Queen consort of Frederick I, Holy Roman Emperor Adelheid of Wolfratshausen (died 1126), second wife of Berengar II, Count of Sulzbach Adelheid (abbess of Müstair) (fl. 1211–1233), Swiss Benedictine abbess Princess Adelheid of Hohenlohe-Langenburg (1835–1900), niece of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom Adelheid Maria Eichner (1762–1787), German composer Adelheid von Gallitzin (1748–1806), Russian princess from Prussia Adelheid von Sachsen-Meiningen (1792-1849), Queen consort of the United Kingdom (Queen Adelaide) Adelheid Popp (1869–1939), Austrian journalist and politician Archduchess Adelheid of Austria (1914–1971), member of the Austrian Imperial Family Adelheid Seeck (1912–1973), German film actress Adelheid Arndt (born 1952), German actress Adelheid Schulz (born 1955), German terrorist Adelheid Morath (born 1984), German cross-country mountain biker See also Adelaide (given name), the English form of the name Heidi (given name), a nickname for Adelheid Adele (given name), a short form of Adelheid References German feminine given names Swiss feminine given names