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Judith of Hungary (Polish: Judyta węgierska; c. 969, Esztergom – c. 988, Kraków?) was a Hungarian princess and member of the Árpád dynasty. She was briefly married to the Piast duke of Poland, Bolesław the Brave.
Judith of Hungary (fl. late 900s) Queen of Poland. Flourished in the late 900s; daughter of Geza, prince of Hungary (r. 970–997), and Sarolta (fl. 900s); became second wife of Boleslaw Chobry also known as Boleslaus the Brave (967–1025), king of Poland, in 988 (divorced); children: possibly Regelinda; Mieszko II (990–1034), king of Poland ...
Apr 27, 2022 · Judith of Hungary (Polish: Judyta węgierska; b. Esztergom, ca. 969 - d. Kraków?, ca. 988), [1] was a Hungarian princes member of the House of Arpad and by marriage member of the House of Piast, who ruled Poland at that time.
- Esztergom, Komárom-Esztergom
- circa 969
- "Arpad"
- Esztergom, Komárom-Esztergom, Hungary
Oct 14, 2020 · Judith was the youngest of six daughters of her parents, and at her birth, they probably could not have guessed that she would one day be a Queen. From Count’s daughter to Imperial Princess. Judith was born on 13 March 1271 to Rudolf, Count of Habsburg and Gertrude of Hohenberg. On 1 October 1273, Rudolf was elected as King of the Romans.
- The Crown of Queen Gisela
- The Metz Chasuble
- The Gisela Cross
- The Hungarian Coronation Mantle
- Gisela’s Other Donations to The Church
- Veszprém: Cathedral and Palace
- Gisela’s Grave at The Abbey of Niedernburg, Passau
Little is known of Gisela’s coronation as queen. The only mention of her coronation is in the Legenda Maior of St. Stephen, where the author noted that Gisela of Bavaria was anointed though it does not state explicitly that she was crowned like her husband.Footnote 28 A curious story from the thirteenth century details the history of Gisela’s crown...
A drawing from the eighteenth century records a chasuble that had been donated by Pope Leo IX to the Treasury of the Benedictine Abbey of St. Arnulf at Metz around 1049. The inscription near the top read “Stephen, King of Hungary, and his dear wife Gisela sent this gift to the Apostolic Lord John.”Footnote 32 While unfortunately this chasuble was d...
When Gisela’s mother (Gisela of Burgundy) died, the Hungarian Queen commissioned a gold cross holding a piece of the True Cross to mark the site of her mother’s grave (Fig. 2.3). This is the earliest known instance of a sole donation by a Hungarian queen to the church, as well as the earliest surviving item of a Hungarian queen. The cross is decora...
Since the twelfth century, one garment has been known as the coronation mantle of the Hungarian kings. Originally it was a chasuble Stephen I and Gisela donated to the collegiate church of the Virgin Mary in Székesfehérvár in 1031. It was originally worn by priests for special occasions.Footnote 41 This mantle was made with Byzantine silk but it in...
One of the expectations of medieval queens is that they would generously provide for the church. The Legend of St. Stephen mentions many crosses, vessels, and woven paraments that Queen Gisela donated to the churches of the newly-Christianized realm.Footnote 48 The book list of Bakonybél from 1508 listed an evangeliary which Queen Gisela donated to...
Hungarian queens are connected to the city of Veszprém on at least three points: Gisela of Bavaria founded the Cathedral there in the early eleventh century, the Bishop of Veszprém had the right to crown queens at Székesfehérvár, and there was a seat reserved for the queen in the Cathedral.Footnote 52As aforementioned, two charters of Andrew II ind...
In 1908, a gravestone at the Abbey of Niedernburg in Passau with the inscription “Gisyla Abbatissa” was uncovered.Footnote 60 While it was originally thought that the queen was buried in Hungary at the Cathedral of Veszprém which she had founded,Footnote 61 it is more likely that she was buried in Passau. From 1038 to 1045, Gisela remained in Hunga...
- Christopher Mielke
- 2021
Judith of Thuringia (Czech: Judita Durynská; c. 1135 – c. 1210), a member of the Ludovingian dynasty, was Queen consort of Bohemia from 1158 until 1172 as the second wife of King Vladislaus II. She was the second Queen of Bohemia after Świętosława of Poland, wife of King Vratislaus II, had received the title in 1085.
Judith of Hungary (Polish: Judyta węgierska; b. Esztergom, ca. 969 - d. Kraków?, ca. 988) was a Hungarian princess and member of the House of Arpad. She was briefly married to the Piast duke of Poland, Bolesław the Brave.
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