Adelindis von Buchau

Adelindis von Buchau (c. 729 – after 787), also known as Adelinde (sometimes spelled "Haddellind"), was the founder of the Buchau Ladies' Convent, in today's Bad Buchau near the Federsee lake in Swabia, Francia. She is not to be confused with Adelindis, the 2nd abbess of the monastery (died c. 914). Life Adelindis was born c. 729, the daughter of a Duke Hildebrand, a member of the Lombard nobility, later under the protection of Charlemagne. Her mother came from Bavaria. She married the Frankish Count Warin II around 750. In 770 she and her husband founded the Buchau Abbey. Nothing further is known about the grave of the founder. She was probably in Bad Buchau herself once in her life, but this has not been proven by documents to this day. Even the day of death on August 28 of an unknown year cannot be verified. Regional culture In her memory, the Adelindis Festival, a homeland and children's festival, is celebrated in Bad Buchau every two years on August 28.