Maria of Brabant, Duchess of Bavaria
| Maria of Brabant | |
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| Duchess of Bavaria | |
Maria (centre), with her husband Louis (left) and his second wife, Anna of Glogau (right).
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| Born | 1226 |
| Died | 1256 (aged 29–30) |
| Spouse | Louis II, Duke of Bavaria (m. 1254) |
| House | Reginar |
| Father | Henry II, Duke of Brabant |
| Mother | Maria of Swabia |
Maria of Brabant (1226 – 1256) was a daughter of Henry II, Duke of Brabant, and Maria of Swabia. She married Louis II, Duke of Bavaria, being the first of three wives.
Background
Maria was the daughter of Duke Henry II of Brabant and Lorraine from his first marriage to Maria of Swabia,[1] daughter of King Philip of Swabia. The younger Maria's siblings included Henry III, Duke of Brabant and Matilda of Brabant.[1] After her mother's death her father married Sophie of Thuringia; from this marriage she gained two half-siblings, including Henry I of Hesse.
Betrothals and marriage
On 2 August 1254, Maria married Louis II, Duke of Bavaria.[2] The couple were married for only two years, during which time they had no children.
Execution
Maria was executed by beheading in Donauwörth in 1256 after having been accused of adultery by her husband.[2] It was later determined that Louis had not proven his case, and in fact had not presented any valid evidence of adultery; as penance, he founded the Cistercian friary Fürstenfeld Abbey (Fürstenfeldbruck) near Munich.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Dunbabin 2011, p. xiv.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Bumke 1991, p. 392.
Sources
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| Preceded by
Agnes of the Palatinate (United Bavaria)
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Duchess of Upper Bavaria With Elisabeth of Hungary ?–1256 |
Succeeded by Anna of Glogau |
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- 1226 births
- 1256 deaths
- Women of medieval Bavaria
- Executed royalty
- People from the Duchy of Brabant
- House of Reginar
- Executed German women
- People executed for adultery
- Executed German people
- 13th-century executions
- People executed in the Holy Roman Empire by decapitation
- People executed by Bavaria
- 13th-century German women
- 13th-century German people
