Beatrix of Silesia-Schweidnitz
Beatrix von Schlesien-Schweidnitz (* around 1290; † August 24, 1322 in Munich ) was the first wife of Ludwig IV and from 1314 to 1322 Roman-German queen .
Life
Beatrix came from the Silesian Piast family . Her parents were Bolko I. von Schlesien-Schweidnitz and Beatrix von Brandenburg († 1316), a daughter of Margrave Otto V von Brandenburg , and not, as is often read, Heinrich III. von Schlesien-Glogau and Mechthild von Braunschweig-Lüneburg, a daughter of Duke Albrecht of Braunschweig-Lüneburg . From the year 1300 Beatrix was educated in the Poor Clare Monastery in Strehlen , founded by her father in 1295 .
Around 1308 she married Ludwig IV, Duke of Upper Bavaria . The exact circumstances of the marriage are uncertain as there is no document or report from a chronicler about it. On November 25, 1314, Beatrix and Ludwig were crowned Roman-German Queen by Archbishop of Mainz, Peter von Aspelt, in Aachen Cathedral .
Three of the six children from this connection reached adulthood: Mechthild , Ludwig V. and Stephan II.
According to the chronicle of the Fürstenfeld monastery , Beatrix was buried in the Frauenkirche in Munich , in whose choir Ludwig IV had a high grave built for her, in which he was later buried. Years after her death, Ludwig IV donated a soul light to her tomb in memory of her and her soul. For centuries, the Fürstenfeld Cistercians held a memorial service on the day Beatrix died.
literature
- Joseph Gottschalk: Silesian Piastinnen in Southern Germany during the Middle Ages. In: Journal for East Research. Vol. 27, 1978, pp. 275-293.
- Thilo Vogelsang: Beatrix von Glogau. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 1, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1953, ISBN 3-428-00182-6 , p. 682 ( digitized version ).
- Tobias Weger : Beatrix - a German queen from Silesia. Silesian traces in the distance: remains of a Gothic high grave in Munich Cathedral. In: Silesia nova . Volume 2, Issue 5, 2005, pp. 26–31.
Remarks
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↑ Various authors have pointed out that Beatrix comes from the Silesia-Schweidnitz line:
- Tobias Appl: Kinship - Neighborhood - Economy. The freedom of action of Ludwig IV on his way to the election of a king. In: Peter Wolf et al. (Ed.): Ludwig der Bayer. We are emperors! Regensburg 2014, pp. 51–57, here: p. 53.
- Martin Clauss: Ludwig IV. The Bavarian. Duke, King, Emperor. Regensburg 2014, p. 30.
- Joseph Gottschalk: Silesian Piastinnen in Southern Germany during the Middle Ages. In: Journal for East Research. Volume 27, 1978, pp. 275-293, here: p. 285.
- Gabriele Schlütter-Schindler: The wives of the dukes. Donations and foundations by the Bavarian duchesses to monasteries and foundations of the duchy and the palatinate from 1077 to 1355. Munich 1999, pp. 64–70.
- Bernhard Lübbers : Briga enim principum, que ex nulla causa sumpsit exordium… The battle of Gammelsdorf on November 9, 1313. Historical events and aftermath. In: Hubertus Seibert (ed.): Ludwig the Bavarian (1314-1347). Empire and rule in transition. Regensburg 2014, pp. 205–236, here: p. 214.
- Kazimierz Jasiński: Rodowód Piastów śląskich: Piastowie wrocławscy, legnicko-brzescy, świdniccy, ziębiccy, głogowscy, żagańscy, oleśniccy, opolscy, cieszyńscy i ośfięców 2007, S.fięców 2007, S.
- Michael Menzel: The time of drafts (1273-1347) (= Gebhardt Handbuch der Deutschen Geschichte 7a). 10th, completely revised edition. Stuttgart 2012, p. 295.
- Erich Randt: Political history up to the year 1327. In: Ludwig Petry , Josef Joachim Menzel, Winfried Irgang (Hrsg.): Geschichte Schlesiens. Volume 1: From prehistoric times to the year 1526. 5th edition. Sigmaringen 1988, pp. 73–156, here: p. 147.
- ↑ Hugo Weczerka (Ed.): Handbook of historical sites . Volume: Silesia (= Kröner's pocket edition . Volume 316). Kröner, Stuttgart 1977, ISBN 3-520-31601-3 , p. 519f.
- ^ Michael Menzel: The time of drafts (1273-1347) (= Gebhardt Handbuch der Deutschen Geschichte 7a). 10th, completely revised edition. Stuttgart 2012, p. 159.
predecessor | Office | Successor |
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Margaret of Brabant |
Roman-German queen 1314–1322 |
Margaret I (Holland) |
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Beatrix of Silesia-Schweidnitz |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | first wife of Ludwig of Bavaria |
DATE OF BIRTH | around 1290 |
DATE OF DEATH | August 24, 1322 |
Place of death | Munich |