Jump to content

Gertrude of Hohenberg: Difference between revisions

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Browse history interactively
← Previous edit
Content deleted Content added
VisualWikitext
 
(13 intermediate revisions by 7 users not shown)
Line 4: Line 4:
| name = Gertrude of Hohenberg
| name = Gertrude of Hohenberg
| image = Gertrud Anna Habsburg Basel Muenster 2008 018.jpg
| image = Gertrud Anna Habsburg Basel Muenster 2008 018.jpg
| caption = Queen's tomb in [[Basel Minster]]
| caption = Gertrude's tomb in [[Basel Minster]]
| succession = [[Queen consort of Germany]]
| succession = [[Queen consort of Germany]]
| reign = 1273–1281
| reign = 1273–1281
Line 15: Line 15:
| consort = yes
| consort = yes
| issue = {{plainlist|
| issue = {{plainlist|
* [[Albert I of Germany]]
* [[Albert I, King of Germany]]
* [[Rudolf II, Duke of Austria]]
* [[Rudolf II, Duke of Austria]]
* [[Matilda of Habsburg|Matilda, Duchess of Bavaria]]
* [[Matilda of Habsburg|Matilda, Duchess of Bavaria]]
Line 28: Line 28:
| mother = Matilda of Tübingen
| mother = Matilda of Tübingen
}}
}}
'''Gertrude Anne of Hohenberg''' ({{circa|1225}} &ndash; 16 February 1281) was [[List of German queens|German queen]] from 1273 until her death, by her marriage with King [[Rudolf I of Germany]].<ref name="Duggan2002">{{cite book|author=Anne J. Duggan|title=Queens and Queenship in Medieval Europe: Proceedings of a Conference Held at King's College London, April 1995|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8uJVS6cBOrgC&pg=PA78|year=2002|publisher=Boydell Press|isbn=978-0-85115-881-5|page=78}}</ref> As queen consort, she became progenitor of the Austrian [[House of Habsburg]].
'''Gertrude Anne of Hohenberg''' ({{circa|1225}} &ndash; 16 February 1281) was [[German queen]] from 1273 until her death, by her marriage with King [[Rudolf I of Germany]].<ref name="Duggan2002">{{cite book|author=Anne J. Duggan|title=Queens and Queenship in Medieval Europe: Proceedings of a Conference Held at King's College London, April 1995|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8uJVS6cBOrgC&pg=PA78|year=2002|publisher=Boydell Press|isbn=978-0-85115-881-5|page=78}}</ref> As queen consort, she became progenitor of the Austrian [[House of Habsburg]].


==Biography==
==Biography==
Gertrude was born in [[Deilingen]], [[Duchy of Swabia|Swabia]]{{Cn|date=August 2022}} to Count Burkhard V of Hohenberg (died 1253) and his wife Matilda (''Mechtild''),<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Grütter |first=Daniel |date=2002 |title=Das Grabmal der Königin Anna von Habsburg im Basler Münster |url=https://www.e-periodica.ch/cntmng?pid=kas-002:2002:53::363 |website=E-Periodica |page=60}}</ref> daughter of Count Palatine [[Rudolph II, Count Palatine of Tübingen|Rudolf II of Tübingen]]. The comital [[Count of Hohenberg|Hohenberg]] dynasty, a cadet branch of the Swabian [[House of Hohenzollern]], then ruled over extended estates in southwestern [[Kingdom of Germany|Germany]]. Citing contemporary sources, Gertrude's descent was questioned by the [[Old Swiss Confederacy|Swiss]] historian [[Aegidius Tschudi]] (1505–1572), who postulated a [[House of Frohburg|Frohburg]] lineage; nevertheless, his objections have been disproved.
Gertrude was born in [[Deilingen]], [[Duchy of Swabia|Swabia]]{{Cn|date=August 2022}} to Count Burkhard V of Hohenberg (died 1253) and his wife Matilda (''Mechtild''),<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Grütter |first=Daniel |date=2002 |title=Das Grabmal der Königin Anna von Habsburg im Basler Münster |url=https://www.e-periodica.ch/cntmng?pid=kas-002:2002:53::363 |website=E-Periodica |page=60}}</ref> daughter of Count Palatine [[Rudolph II, Count Palatine of Tübingen|Rudolf II of Tübingen]]. The comital [[Count of Hohenberg|Hohenberg]] dynasty, a cadet branch of the Swabian [[House of Hohenzollern]], then ruled over extended estates in southwestern [[Kingdom of Germany|Germany]]. Citing contemporary sources, Gertrude's descent was questioned by the [[Old Swiss Confederacy|Swiss]] historian [[Aegidius Tschudi]] (1505–1572), who postulated a [[House of Frohburg|Frohburg]] lineage; nevertheless, his objections have been disproved.
[[File:Anna (Gertrud) of Hohenburg.jpg|thumb|left|Anna (Gertrud) of Hohenburg]]


About 1253/4, Gertrude married Rudolf (1218–1291),<ref name=":0" /> son of Count [[Albert IV, Count of Habsburg|Albert IV of Habsburg]] and Heilwig of [[Kyburg family|Kyburg]]. She went on to live with her husband as a comital couple in [[Rheinfelden (Aargau)|Rheinfelden]]. They had eleven children:
About 1253/4, Gertrude married Rudolf (1218–1291),<ref name=":0" /> son of Count [[Albert IV, Count of Habsburg|Albert IV of Habsburg]] and Heilwig of [[Kyburg family|Kyburg]]. She went on to live with her husband as a comital couple in [[Rheinfelden (Aargau)|Rheinfelden]]. They had eleven children.

⚫
Gertrude's husband was elected [[King of the Romans]] (as Rudolf I) in [[Frankfurt am Main|Frankfurt]] on 29 September 1273. The election was largely due to the efforts of her cousin Burgrave [[Frederick III, Burgrave of Nuremberg|Frederick III of Nuremberg]]. Rudolf was crowned in [[Aachen Cathedral]] on 24 October 1273. After the coronation of the noble couple, she called herself Queen Anne.<ref name=":0" /> As "Queen Anne" (''Anna Regina'') she served as his consort for the following eight years. Reluctant to interfere in politics, she witnessed Rudolf's struggles to secure his rule against the rivalling King [[Ottokar II of Bohemia]], as well as his fruitless efforts to be crowned [[Holy Roman Emperor]].
⚫
[[File:Gertrud von Hohenberg.jpg|thumb|Tomb in Basel Minster]]

⚫
Gertrude died on 16 February 1281 at her husband's residence in [[Vienna]]. According to her will, she was buried in [[Basel Minster]], alongside her youngest son Charles.<ref name=":0" /> King Rudolf had been engaged in lengthy conflicts with the [[Prince-Bishopric of Basel|Prince-Bishops of Basel]] before his coronation, and Queen Anne wish to be buried in Basel provided him with an opportunity to mend ties with the citizens of Basel.<ref name=":0" /> He gave his consent to the funeral in Basel which took place on 20 March.<ref name=":0" /> Her entrails were taken out and her body was filled with sand before the burial. Centuries later, her mortal remains were solemnly transferred to [[Saint Blaise Abbey, Black Forest|Saint Blaise Abbey]] in 1770; today they rest at [[Saint Paul's Abbey, Lavanttal|Saint Paul's Abbey]] in [[Carinthia]].

⚫
King Rudolf remained a widower for three years and proceeded to marry [[Isabella of Burgundy, Queen of Germany|Isabella of Burgundy]].

==Issue==


# [[Matilda of Habsburg|Matilda]] (c. 1253, Rheinfelden – 23 December 1304, [[Munich]]), married 1273 in [[Aachen]] to [[Louis II, Duke of Bavaria]] and became mother of [[Rudolf I, Duke of Bavaria|Rudolf I, Count Palatine of the Rhine]] and [[Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor]].
# [[Matilda of Habsburg|Matilda]] (c. 1253, Rheinfelden – 23 December 1304, [[Munich]]), married 1273 in [[Aachen]] to [[Louis II, Duke of Bavaria]] and became mother of [[Rudolf I, Duke of Bavaria|Rudolf I, Count Palatine of the Rhine]] and [[Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor]].
Line 46: Line 56:
# Charles (14 February 1276 – 16 August 1276).
# Charles (14 February 1276 – 16 August 1276).


⚫
Gertrude's husband was elected [[King of the Romans]] (as Rudolf I) in [[Frankfurt am Main|Frankfurt]] on 29 September 1273. The election was largely due to the efforts of her cousin Burgrave [[Frederick III, Burgrave of Nuremberg|Frederick III of Nuremberg]]. Rudolf was crowned in [[Aachen Cathedral]] on 24 October 1273. After the coronation of the noble couple, she called herself Queen Anne.<ref name=":0" /> As "Queen Anne" (''Anna Regina'') she served as his consort for the following eight years. Reluctant to interfere in politics, she witnessed Rudolf's struggles to secure his rule against the rivalling King [[Ottokar II of Bohemia]], as well as his fruitless efforts to be crowned [[Holy Roman Emperor]].
⚫
[[File:Gertrud von Hohenberg.jpg|thumb|Tomb in Basel Minster]]
⚫
Gertrude died on 16 February 1281 at her husband's residence in [[Vienna]]. According to her will, she was buried in [[Basel Minster]], alongside her youngest son Charles.<ref name=":0" /> King Rudolf had been engaged in lengthy conflicts with the [[Prince-Bishopric of Basel|Prince-Bishops of Basel]] before his coronation, and Queen Anne wish to be buried in Basel provided him with an opportunity to mend ties with the citizens of Basel.<ref name=":0" /> He gave his consent to the funeral in Basel which took place on March 20.<ref name=":0" /> Her entrails were taken out and her body was filled with sand before the burial. Centuries later, her mortal remains were solemnly transferred to [[Saint Blaise Abbey, Black Forest|Saint Blaise Abbey]] in 1770; today they rest at [[Saint Paul's Abbey, Lavanttal|Saint Paul's Abbey]] in [[Carinthia]].

⚫
King Rudolf remained a widower for three years and proceeded to marry [[Isabella of Burgundy, Queen of Germany|Isabella of Burgundy]].


==References==
==References==
Line 57: Line 62:
==External links==
==External links==
{{Commons category|Gertrude of Hohenberg}}
{{Commons category|Gertrude of Hohenberg}}
* {{MLCC | |external links=1 |url=http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/SWABIAN%20NOBILITY.htm#GertrudAnnaHohenburgMRudolfIAustria |title-date= |title= A listing of Swabian nobility, including the Dukes of Hohenberg|date=August 2012}}
* [http://www.worldroots.com/cgi-bin/gasteldb?@I02169@ Her profile at Royalty Pages] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140424211212/http://www.worldroots.com/cgi-bin/gasteldb?@I02169@ |date=24 April 2014 }}
* [http://www.worldroots.com/cgi-bin/gasteldb?@I02169@ Her profile at Royalty Pages] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140424211212/http://www.worldroots.com/cgi-bin/gasteldb?@I02169@ |date=24 April 2014 }}
* [http://genealogy.euweb.cz/habsburg/habsburg2.html A listing of descendants of Rudolph I of Germany].
* [http://genealogy.euweb.cz/habsburg/habsburg2.html A listing of descendants of Rudolph I of Germany].
Line 76: Line 80:
[[Category:House of Hohenzollern]]
[[Category:House of Hohenzollern]]
[[Category:13th-century House of Habsburg]]
[[Category:13th-century House of Habsburg]]
[[Category:German queens consort]]
[[Category:Queens of the Romans]]
[[Category:13th-century German women]]
[[Category:13th-century German women]]
[[Category:Austrian royal consorts]]
[[Category:Austrian consorts]]
[[Category:Royal reburials]]
[[Category:Royal reburials]]
[[Category:Mothers of Austrian monarchs]]
[[Category:Mothers of German monarchs]]

Latest revision as of 05:58, 10 June 2024

Gertrude of Hohenberg
Gertrude's tomb in Basel Minster
Queen consort of Germany
Tenure1273–1281
Bornc. 1225
Deilingen, Swabia
Died(1281-02-16)16 February 1281
Vienna, Austria
Burial
Saint Paul's Abbey, Lavanttal
SpouseRudolph I of Germany
Issue
Detail
HouseHohenberg
FatherBurkhard V, Count of Hohenberg
MotherMatilda of Tübingen

Gertrude Anne of Hohenberg (c. 1225 – 16 February 1281) was German queen from 1273 until her death, by her marriage with King Rudolf I of Germany.[1] As queen consort, she became progenitor of the Austrian House of Habsburg.

Biography[edit]

Gertrude was born in Deilingen, Swabia[citation needed] to Count Burkhard V of Hohenberg (died 1253) and his wife Matilda (Mechtild),[2] daughter of Count Palatine Rudolf II of Tübingen. The comital Hohenberg dynasty, a cadet branch of the Swabian House of Hohenzollern, then ruled over extended estates in southwestern Germany. Citing contemporary sources, Gertrude's descent was questioned by the Swiss historian Aegidius Tschudi (1505–1572), who postulated a Frohburg lineage; nevertheless, his objections have been disproved.

Anna (Gertrud) of Hohenburg

About 1253/4, Gertrude married Rudolf (1218–1291),[2] son of Count Albert IV of Habsburg and Heilwig of Kyburg. She went on to live with her husband as a comital couple in Rheinfelden. They had eleven children.

Gertrude's husband was elected King of the Romans (as Rudolf I) in Frankfurt on 29 September 1273. The election was largely due to the efforts of her cousin Burgrave Frederick III of Nuremberg. Rudolf was crowned in Aachen Cathedral on 24 October 1273. After the coronation of the noble couple, she called herself Queen Anne.[2] As "Queen Anne" (Anna Regina) she served as his consort for the following eight years. Reluctant to interfere in politics, she witnessed Rudolf's struggles to secure his rule against the rivalling King Ottokar II of Bohemia, as well as his fruitless efforts to be crowned Holy Roman Emperor.

Tomb in Basel Minster

Gertrude died on 16 February 1281 at her husband's residence in Vienna. According to her will, she was buried in Basel Minster, alongside her youngest son Charles.[2] King Rudolf had been engaged in lengthy conflicts with the Prince-Bishops of Basel before his coronation, and Queen Anne wish to be buried in Basel provided him with an opportunity to mend ties with the citizens of Basel.[2] He gave his consent to the funeral in Basel which took place on 20 March.[2] Her entrails were taken out and her body was filled with sand before the burial. Centuries later, her mortal remains were solemnly transferred to Saint Blaise Abbey in 1770; today they rest at Saint Paul's Abbey in Carinthia.

King Rudolf remained a widower for three years and proceeded to marry Isabella of Burgundy.

Issue[edit]

  1. Matilda (c. 1253, Rheinfelden – 23 December 1304, Munich), married 1273 in Aachen to Louis II, Duke of Bavaria and became mother of Rudolf I, Count Palatine of the Rhine and Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor.
  2. Albert I of Germany (July 1255 – 1 May 1308), Duke of Austria and also of Styria.
  3. Catherine (1256 – 4 April 1282, Landshut), married 1279 in Vienna to Otto III, Duke of Bavaria who later (after her death) became the disputed King Bela V of Hungary and left no surviving issue.
  4. Agnes [Gertrude] (c. 1257 – 11 October 1322, Wittenberg), married 1282 to Albert II, Duke of Saxony and became the mother of Rudolf I, Duke of Saxe-Wittenberg.
  5. Hedwig (c. 1259 – 26 January 1285/27 October 1286), married 1279 in Vienna to Otto VI, Margrave of Brandenburg-Salzwedel and left no issue.
  6. Clementia (c. 1262 – after 7 February 1293), married 1281 in Vienna to Charles Martel of Anjou, the Papal claimant to the throne of Hungary and mother of king Charles I of Hungary, as well as of queen Clementia of France, herself the mother of the baby king John I of France.
  7. Hartmann (1263, Rheinfelden – 21 December 1281), drowned in Rheinau.
  8. Rudolf II, Duke of Austria and Styria (1270 – 10 May 1290, Prague), titular Duke of Swabia, father of John the Patricide of Austria.
  9. Judith of Habsburg (Jutte/Bona) (13 March 1271 – 18 June 1297, Prague), married 24 January 1285 to King Wenceslaus II of Bohemia and became the mother of king Wenceslaus III of Bohemia, Poland and Hungary, of queen Anne of Bohemia (1290–1313), duchess of Carinthia, and of queen Elisabeth of Bohemia (1292–1330), countess of Luxembourg.
  10. Charles (14 February 1276 – 16 August 1276).


References[edit]

  1. ^ Anne J. Duggan (2002). Queens and Queenship in Medieval Europe: Proceedings of a Conference Held at King's College London, April 1995. Boydell Press. p. 78. ISBN 978-0-85115-881-5.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Grütter, Daniel (2002). "Das Grabmal der Königin Anna von Habsburg im Basler Münster". E-Periodica. p. 60.

External links[edit]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Gertrude of Hohenberg.
Royal titles
Preceded by Queen consort of Germany
29 September 1273 – 16 February 1281 		Succeeded by
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gertrude_of_Hohenberg&oldid=1228244002"