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Hedwig of Silesia (Polish: Święta Jadwiga Śląska), ... Through her sister Gertrude, she was the aunt of Elizabeth of Hungary. Duchess consort
Hedwig, Saint, Duchess of Silesia, b. about 1174, at the castle of Andechs; d. at Trebnitz, 12 or October 15, 1243. She was one of eight children born to Berthold IV, Count of Andechs and Duke of Croatia and Dalmatia. Of her four brothers, two became bishops, Ekbert of Bamberg, and Berthold of Aquileia; Otto succeeded his father as Duke of ...
Oct 11, 2023 · Hedwig passed away at Trebnitz on October 15, 1243, and her daughter Gertrude carried on her legacy of service, later becoming the Abbess of the very convent Hedwig helped found and support. Saint Hedwig was canonized in 1267 by Pope Clement IV, and is depicted in mosaic tile in the dome of the Our Lady of Czestochowa Chapel.
Duchess Hedwig of Silesia, a German noble, was renowned as a holy woman. Born to Count Berthold III of Andrechs, marquis of Meran, and Agnes of Dedo , she had two sisters: the eldest, Agnes of Meran , was queen of France; the second, Gertrude of Andrechs-Meran , was queen of Hungary and mother of Saint Elizabeth of Hungary (1207–1231).
The Catholic faith was central to her family’s life, making her devout from a young age. Around the age of twelve, Hedwig married Henry I the Bearded, Duke of Silesia, thereby becoming the Duchess of Silesia. Their marriage was a political arrangement to form an alliance between two powerful ruling families. Silesia, in modern-day Poland, was ...
St. Hedwig. Duchess of Silesia, b. about 1174, at the castle of Andechs ; d. at Trebnitz, 12 or 15 October, 1243. She was one of eight children born to Berthold IV, Count of Andechs and Duke of Croatia and Dalmatia. Of her four brothers, two became bishops, Ekbert of Bamberg, and Berthold of Aquileia ; Otto succeeded his father as Duke of ...
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Hedwig was educated at the monastery of Kitzingen, and, according to an old biography, at the age of twelve (1186), was married to Henry I of Silesia (b. 1168), who in 1202 succeeded his father Boleslaw as Duke of Silesia. Henry's mother was a German; he himself had been educated in Germany; and now through his wife he was brought into still ...
