Gisela of Swabia

Gisela of Swabia

Gisela of Swabia (989 or 990 – February 14 1043 in Goslar) was the daughter of Herman II of Swabia and Gerberga of Burgundy.

She first married Bruno I, Count of Brunswick, in 1002. Her second marriage was to Ernest I, Duke of Swabia, and she became regent for their son Ernest II after his death in 1015. She was then removed from the regency on grounds of her being too closely related to her late husband.

Her third marriage, in 1016 or 1017, was to Conrad, who later became Emperor. She played an active part in politics, attending imperial councils and having her relative Rudolph III of Burgundy transfer the succession of his realm to her husband. Also, she participated in several synods of the church.

Gisela died of dysentery in the royal palace in Goslar in 1043. She is interred in the grotto of the Imperial Cathedral of Speyer, Germany along with several emperors and other members of the imperial family. Her tomb was opened in 1900 and Gisela's mummified body was found to be 172 cm tall, with long blond hair.

Children

Gisela and Bruno I, Count of Brunswick had:

*Liudolf, Margrave of Frisia (c. 1003 – 1038)
* and one other son and two daughters

Gisela and Ernest I, Duke of Swabia were parents to two sons:

*Ernest II, Duke of Swabia (c. 1010 – August 17, 1030)
*Herman IV, Duke of Swabia (c. 1015 – July 28, 1038)

Gisela and Conrad II, Holy Roman Emperor were parents to three children:

*Henry III, Holy Roman Emperor (October 29, 1017 – October 5, 1056)
*Mathilde (1027 – January, 1034)
*Beatrix (c. 1030 – September 26, 1036)

References

* [http://www.guide2womenleaders.com/womeninpower/Womeninpower1000.htm "Women in power 1000-1100" from Guide2womenleaders.com, last accessed January 15, 2007]

* Braunschweigisches Biographisches Lexikon, Appelhans 2006, ISBN 3-937664-46-7


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