Gisela of Bavaria

The Hungarian royal couple Stephan (left) and Gisela (right), book miniature, 14th century

The grave of Blessed Gisela of Bavaria, in the Niedernburg monastery

Gisela von Bayern (* around 984 or 985 probably in Abbach Castle near Regensburg ; † May 7, around 1060 in Niedernburg Abbey in Passau ) was Queen of Hungary . She was beatified in the Catholic Church .

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She was the eldest daughter of the Bavarian Duke Heinrich the Quarrel from his marriage to Gisela of Burgundy and the sister of Emperor Heinrich II. Her upbringing took place in a Regensburg monastery. Gisela was a student of St. Wolfgang von Regensburg .

Gisela married Stephan , who later became King of Hungary , around 995 at the age of ten .

After Stephen's death in 1038, she was persecuted and taken prisoner. After they were in 1042 by King Heinrich III. was freed, he brought Gisela back to Bavaria. There she seems to have stayed as a nun in the Kochel am See monastery for a while before becoming abbess of the Niedernburg Benedictine monastery in Passau . Through them the monastery received numerous donations. She stayed in Niedernburg until her death. Her grave, a high grave from the late Gothic over the original tombstone from the 11th century, in the monastery church has been preserved. Gisela campaigned for the Christianization of Hungary, which earned her the hostility of the pagan national party, and founded several monasteries and churches. She is also considered the founder of the cathedral church in Veszprém ("Gisela Chapel"), probably hence the church tower in her hand on the Hungarian coronation mantle, which was originally a chasuble she gave to Stuhlweissenburg. She donated the Gisela Cross in Munich for her mother's Regensburg grave.

Gisela is venerated as a blessed (festival on May 7th and February 1st). Her grave is the destination of numerous pilgrims from Hungary. Veszprém Cathedral has also had relics of her since 1995 . In Vienna- Penzing (14th district) the Giselagasse is named after her. On September 27, 2013 the musical "Gisela & Stephan" was premiered in Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm . In 2016 there were further performances in the Hungarian city of Veszprém as well as in Scheyern and Passau.

progeny

• Emmerich (Imre) (* 1007, † September 2, 1031 )
• Otto
• Agathe, wife of Edward of England

Web links

Commons : Gisela von Bayern  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Literature by and about Gisela von Bayern in the catalog of the German National Library
• The elevation of the bones of Blessed Gisela
• The musical

literature

• Egon Boshof : Gisela - a Bavarian princess on the Hungarian royal throne . In: Passauer Jahrbuch, 52 (2010), pp. 91-103.
• Ludwig Holzfurtner: Gisela of Bavaria. In: Katharina Weigand (ed.): Great figures of Bavarian history. Utz, Munich 2011, ISBN 978-3-8316-0949-9

Remarks

1. ^ Johann W. Melchinger: Geographisches-Statistisch-Topographisches Lexikon von Baiern . Volume 2, columns 63-64.
2. ↑ seeuinhungary.com ( Memento of the original from February 26, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
3. ^ Gisela and Stefan - The Musical. In: v2.gisela-musical.eu. Retrieved July 5, 2016 . 

predecessor	Office	Successor
Sarolt	Queen of Hungary 997-1038	Anastasia from Kiev