Gertrude of Bavaria
| Gertrude of Bavaria | |
|---|---|
Queen consort of Denmark | |
| Tenure | 1182–1197 |
| Born | 1152/55 |
| Died | 1 June 1197 |
| Burial | , Skåne |
| Spouse | |
| House | Welf |
| Father | Henry the Lion |
| Mother | Clementia of Zähringen |
Gertrude of Bavaria (
King Canute VI
.
Gertrude was born to
Skåne
.
On 12 May 1182, they became king and queen. She did not have any children. During her second marriage, she chose to live in chastity and celibacy with her husband. Chronicler Arnold of Lübeck remarked of their marriage that her spouse was: "The most chaste one, living thus his days with his chaste spouse" in eternal chastity.
References
- ^ Loud 2019, p. 94.
- ^ Skovgaard-Petersen 1998, p. 41.
Sources
- Skovgaard-Petersen, Inge (1998). "Queenship in Medieval Denmark". In Parsons, John Carmi (ed.). Medieval Queenship. St. Martin's Press. pp. 25–43.41
- Loud, Graham A. (2019). The Chronicle of Arnold of Lübeck. Routledge.
- Alf Henrikson: Dansk historia (Danish history) (1989) (Swedish)
- Sven Rosborn (In Swedish): När hände vad i Nordens historia (What happened when in Nordic history) (1997)
- Dansk biografisk Lexikon / VI. Bind. Gerson - H. Hansen (in Danish)
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