Hellicha of Wittelsbach: Difference between revisions
life |
unstub |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{ infobox nobility |
{{ infobox nobility |
||
| name = Hellicha of Wittelsbach |
| name = Hellicha of Wittelsbach |
||
| title = [[List of Bohemian consorts|Duchess of Bohemia]] |
|||
| image = |
| image = |
||
| caption = |
| caption = |
||
| Line 9: | Line 10: | ||
| birth_date = {{circa|1160}} |
| birth_date = {{circa|1160}} |
||
| birth_place = |
| birth_place = |
||
| death_date = |
| death_date = 13 August 1198 |
||
| death_place = |
| death_place = |
||
}} |
}} |
||
'''Hellicha of Wittelsbach''' ({{lang-cs|Hellicha z Wittelsbachu}}, {{lang-de|Heilika von Wittelsbach}}; {{circa|1160}} - |
'''Hellicha of Wittelsbach''' ({{lang-cs|Hellicha z Wittelsbachu}}, {{lang-de|Heilika von Wittelsbach}}; {{circa|1160}} - 13 August 1198), was [[List of Bohemian consorts|Duchess consort of Bohemia]] from 1189 to 1991, married to Duke [[Conrad II, Duke of Bohemia|Conrad II]]. |
||
==Life== |
==Life== |
||
| Line 19: | Line 20: | ||
She and Conrad, then Duke of [[Znojmo]], married before 1176, when she was about 16 years old and her husband was about 25 years her senior. In 1182 she became first [[Margraviate of Moravia|Margravine of Moravia]], when her husband was appointed [[margrave]] by Emperor [[Frederick I, Holy Roman Emperor|Frederick Barbarossa]] in 1182. She became duchess when her husband, backed by both the emperor and the local nobles, ascended to the Bohemian throne in 1189. |
She and Conrad, then Duke of [[Znojmo]], married before 1176, when she was about 16 years old and her husband was about 25 years her senior. In 1182 she became first [[Margraviate of Moravia|Margravine of Moravia]], when her husband was appointed [[margrave]] by Emperor [[Frederick I, Holy Roman Emperor|Frederick Barbarossa]] in 1182. She became duchess when her husband, backed by both the emperor and the local nobles, ascended to the Bohemian throne in 1189. |
||
In 1191 Duke Conrad II accompanied Frederick's son and successor [[Henry VI, Holy Roman Emperor|Henry VI]] on his campaign against the [[Kingdom of Sicily]] and never returned as he died on 9 September during the siege of [[Naples]]. |
In 1191 Duke Conrad II accompanied Frederick's son and successor [[Henry VI, Holy Roman Emperor|Henry VI]] on his campaign against the [[Kingdom of Sicily]] and never returned as he died on 9 September during the siege of [[Naples]]. Hellicha died on 13 August 1198. |
||
==Sources== |
==Sources== |
||
| Line 27: | Line 28: | ||
<references/> |
<references/> |
||
{{ |
{{S-start}} |
||
{{S-hou|[[House of Wittelsbach]]||{{circa|1160}}|13 August|1198}} |
|||
{{s-roy}} |
|||
{{s-bef|before=[[ |
{{s-bef|before=[[Elizabeth of Hungary, Duchess of Bohemia|Elizabeth of Hungary]]}} |
||
{{s-ttl|title=[[ |
{{s-ttl|title=[[List of Bohemian consorts|Duchess consort of Bohemia]]|years=1189–1191}} |
||
{{s-aft|after=[[ |
{{s-aft|after=[[Adelaide of Meissen]]<br>(Queen from 1198)}} |
||
{{end}} |
{{S-end}} |
||
{{Persondata |
{{Persondata |
||
| Line 45: | Line 46: | ||
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hellicha of Wittelsbach}} |
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hellicha of Wittelsbach}} |
||
[[Category:Duchesses of Bohemia]] |
[[Category:Duchesses of Bohemia]] |
||
{{Europe-noble-stub}} |
|||
Revision as of 13:43, 10 April 2015
Hellicha of Wittelsbach | |
|---|---|
| Duchess of Bohemia | |
| Born | c. 1160 |
| Died | 13 August 1198 |
| Noble family | House of Wittelsbach |
| Spouse(s) | Conrad II, Duke of Bohemia |
| Father | Otto VII of Wittelsbach |
| Mother | Benedicta of Donauwörth |
Hellicha of Wittelsbach (Template:Lang-cs, Template:Lang-de; c. 1160 - 13 August 1198), was Duchess consort of Bohemia from 1189 to 1991, married to Duke Conrad II.
Life
She was born in Bavaria, the daughter of Count palatine Otto VII (d. 1189), himself a son of Count Otto IV of Wittelsbach, and his wife Benedicta, daughter of Count Mangold of Donauwörth.
She and Conrad, then Duke of Znojmo, married before 1176, when she was about 16 years old and her husband was about 25 years her senior. In 1182 she became first Margravine of Moravia, when her husband was appointed margrave by Emperor Frederick Barbarossa in 1182. She became duchess when her husband, backed by both the emperor and the local nobles, ascended to the Bohemian throne in 1189.
In 1191 Duke Conrad II accompanied Frederick's son and successor Henry VI on his campaign against the Kingdom of Sicily and never returned as he died on 9 September during the siege of Naples. Hellicha died on 13 August 1198.
Sources
References