Gisela of Burgundy

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Gisela Cross, 1006

Gisela (* around 950 ; † July 21, 1006 or 1007 in Regensburg ) was Duchess of Bavaria and the mother of Emperor Heinrich II . She was the eldest daughter of King Konrad III. of Burgundy from the family of the Guelphs , probably from his first marriage to a badly attested Adelana. She was the niece of Empress Adelheid , wife of Otto the Great .

Gisela was married to Duke Heinrich the Brawler of Bavaria. The engagement probably already took place in 965, the marriage was probably consummated in the summer of 972. On May 6, 973, their eldest son, who later became emperor, was born. She spent the time while her husband was in custody in Merseburg .

Gisela was buried in the Niedermünster in Regensburg . Her daughter commissioned the magnificent Gisela Cross for her grave .

progeny

Gisela was married to Heinrich the quarrel . Your children were:

literature

  • Rudolf Reiser : Gisela. In: Karl Bosl (ed.): Bosls Bavarian biography. Pustet, Regensburg 1983, ISBN 3-7917-0792-2 , p. 256 ( digitized version ).
  • Egon Boshof: Gisela of Burgundy, Duchess of Bavaria: On the 1000th anniversary of the death of an unknown personality, a great woman. (Kulturführer Regensburg Volume 5) Office for Archives and Monument Preservation, Regensburg 2007, ISBN 978-3-935052-63-4 .

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personal data
SURNAME Gisela of Burgundy
BRIEF DESCRIPTION eldest daughter of King Conrad of Burgundy
DATE OF BIRTH around 950
DATE OF DEATH July 21, 1006 or July 21, 1007