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Gertrude was the daughter of the Bavarian Count Berthold IV of Andechs, Margrave of Carniola and Istria, [2] and his wife Agnes from the Saxon House of Wettin. Gertrude's elder sister was Agnes of Merania, a famous beauty, who married King Philip II of France. Her younger sister was St. Hedwig of Silesia, wife of the Piast duke Henry I the Bearded, the later High Duke of Poland. Their brothers ...
Assassination of Gertrude of Merania. Gertrude of Merania, the queen consort of Hungary as the first wife of King Andrew II (r. 1205–1235), was assassinated by a group of Hungarian lords on 28 September 1213 in the Pilis Mountains during a royal hunting expedition. Leopold VI, Duke of Austria and Gertrude's brother Berthold, Archbishop of ...
Apr 6, 2015 · Gertrude of Merania was born in 1185 to Berthold IV, Duke of Merania(part of the Holy Roman Empire) and Agnes of Rochlitz. Gertrude married Andrew, the younger son of King Béla III of Hungary. Andrew was in conflict with his elder brother King Emeric, and when Emeric became seriously ill, he had his four-year-old son [read more]
Gertrude of Merania, the queen consort of Hungary as the first wife of King Andrew II, was assassinated by a group of Hungarian lords on 28 September 1213 in the Pilis Mountains during a royal hunting expedition. Leopold VI, Duke of Austria and Gertrude's brother Berthold, Archbishop of Kalocsa were also wounded but survived the attack.
Gertrude of Merania was Queen of Hungary as the first wife of Andrew II from 1205 until her assassination. She was regent during her husband's absence.
Jul 8, 2022 · Gertrude (Merániai Gertrúd) "Queen of Hungary" of Hungary formerly Méranie aka von Andechs, de Méranie. Born 24 Sep 1185 in Andechs, Starnberg, Bayern, Germany. Ancestors. Daughter of Berthold (Andechs) de Méranie and Agnès (Rochlitz) de Méranie. Sister of Agnès (Méranie) de France, Hedwig (Andechs) Śląska [half] and Otto (Andechs ...
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Sep 20, 2013 · Queen Gertrude of Merania was killed in 1213 in a Hungarian Forest. She is the topic for a new exhibition in Ferenczy...
