Gisela of Hungary

Blessed Gisela
Portrayal of Queen Gisela on the Hungarian coronation pall (chasuble) from 1031
Queen consort of Hungary
Tenure1000 or 1001–1038
Grand Princess of the Hungarians
Tenurec. 997 – 1000 or 1001
Bornc. 985
Died7 May 1065
Passau, Germany
Burial
Niedernburg Abbey, Passau, Germany
SpouseStephen I of Hungary
(m. 996; died 1038)
IssueOtto
Saint Emeric
DynastyOttonian
FatherHenry II, Duke of Bavaria
MotherGisela of Burgundy
ReligionRoman Catholic

Gisela of Hungary (or Gisele, Gizella and of Bavaria; c. 985 – 7 May 1065) was the first queen consort of Hungary by marriage to Stephen I of Hungary, and the sister of Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor. She has been beatified by the Catholic Church.


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