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Cunigunde was one of eleven children born to Siegfried I of Luxembourg (922 – 15 August 998) and a woman called Hedwig. Numerous genealogists have tried to find out which Hedwig it is; there are different views. One of the most famous theses regarding her identity is from Joseph Depoin, who claims that Hedwig is the daughter of Duke Gilbert ...
Cunigunde of Luxembourg, OSB, also called Cunegundes, Cunegunda, and Cunegonda and, in Latin, Cunegundis or Kinigundis, was Empress of the Holy Roman Empire by marriage to Holy Roman Emperor Henry II. She ruled as interim regent after the death of her spouse in 1024. She is a saint and the patroness of Luxembourg; her feast day is 3 March.
May 16, 2023 · The ‘faithful in Christ’ in question are the German Emperor Henry II (died 1024, canonized 1146) and his wife, Empress Cunigunde of Luxembourg (died 1033, canonized 1200). They summarize the main points of the Additamentum : the two saints Henry and Cunigunde were married, they were emperor and empress and they lived chastely.
Biography. I was born around 975 as a daughter of Siegfried I of Luxembourg and Hedwig of Nordgau. I married King Henry II of Germany. Our marriage was mainly of a spiritual nature. Some years later, Henry was crowned Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire and I was crowned as his Queen. I was politically active.
St. Cunigunde was one of eleven children born to Siegfried I of Luxembourg (922 - 15 August 998) and Hedwig of Nordgau (c. 935 - 992). She was a seventh-generation descendant of Charlemagne. She married St. King Henry in 999. It is said that she had long wanted to be a nun, and that her marriage to St. Henry II was a spiritual one (also called ...
Oct 26, 2023 · Saint Cunigunde of Luxembourg (c. 975 – 3 March 1040 at Kaufungen), also called St. Cunegundes and St. Cunegonda, was the wife of the Holy Roman Emperor Saint Henry II. She is the Patroness of Luxembourg; her feast day is 3 March. Her parents were Siegfried I of Luxembourg (922 – 15 August 998) and Hedwig of Nordgau (c. 935 – 992).
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Cunigunde of Luxembourg is the 140th most popular companion (up from 164th in 2019), the 571st most popular biography from Germany (up from 630th in 2019) and the 23rd most popular German Companion. Cunigunde of Luxembourg was the wife of Holy Roman Emperor Henry VII.
