
Hedwig Of Silesia
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Gender | Female |
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Death | 782 years ago |
Born | Andechs |
Germany | |
Date of died | October 15,1243 |
Died | Trzebnica |
Poland | |
Feast | 16 October (17 October until 1969; moved to 20 October in Canada) |
Spouse | Henry the Bearded |
Children | Henry II the Pious |
Konrad the Curly | |
Gertrud of Silesia | |
Grandchildren | Bolesław II the Horned |
Konrad I, Duke of Głogów | |
Henry III the White | |
Siblings | Gertrude of Merania |
Parents | Berthold, Duke of Merania |
Agnes of Rochlitz | |
Date of birth | January 1,1174 |
Place of burial | Sanktuarium Świętej Jadwigi Śląskiej, Trzebnica, Poland |
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Date of Upd. | |
ID | 792205 |
Hedwig Of Silesia Life story
Hedwig of Silesia, also Hedwig of Andechs, a member of the Bavarian comital House of Andechs, was Duchess of Silesia from 1201 and of Greater Poland from 1231 as well as High Duchess consort of Poland from 1232 until 1238. She was canonized by the Catholic Church in 1267 by Pope Clement IV.