Gisela of Bavaria

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Gisela of Bavaria was a Bavarian princess who became Queen of Hungary and played a key role in the Christianization and early state formation of the Hungarian kingdom.

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Gisela of Bavaria canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Bavarian princess
human
queen consort
afterReignResidence Niedernburg Abbey, Passau
surface form: Niedernburg Abbey in Passau
associatedWith Christianization of Hungary
Kingdom of Hungary
surface form: early Kingdom of Hungary

Árpád dynasty
burialPlace Niedernburg Abbey, Passau
canonizationStatus beatified
child Emeric of Hungary
countryOfCitizenship Duchy of Bavaria
Kingdom of Hungary
dateOfBirth c. 985
dateOfDeath 7 May 1065
endTime 1038 (as Queen consort of Hungary)
ethnicGroup Bavarian
father Henry II, Duke of Bavaria
givenName Gisela
honorificTitle Blessed Gisela
influenced development of Christian institutions in Hungary
languageSpoken Latin
Old High German
memberOfDynasty Ottonian dynasty
mother Gisela of Burgundy
notableFor influence on the Christian royal court of Hungary
role in consolidating the Árpád dynasty
notableWork patronage of churches and monasteries in Hungary
support for Christianization of Hungary
support of early state formation of the Kingdom of Hungary
occupation nun
queen consort
patronage Roman Catholic Diocese of Veszprém
surface form: Veszprém bishopric

monastic foundations in Hungary
placeOfBirth Regensburg
placeOfBurial Niedernburg Abbey
placeOfDeath Passau
positionHeld Queen consort of Hungary
relative Conrad II, Holy Roman Emperor
religion Roman Catholicism
religiousOrderAssociatedWith Benedictine nuns of Niedernburg Abbey
residence Passau
Székesfehérvár
Veszprém
sexOrGender female
sibling Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor
spouse Stephen I of Hungary
startTime c. 996 (as Queen consort of Hungary)
title Queen of Hungary

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Stephen I of Hungary spouse Gisela of Bavaria
Vajk spouse Gisela of Bavaria