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5 unusual facts about Elizabeth of Hungary


Darman and Kudelin

They regularly attacked their western neighbour, the Hungarian vassal Stefan Dragutin's Syrmian Kingdom, in Mačva, an area previously under the sovereignty of Elizabeth of Hungary.

Elizabeth of Hungary

She then built a hospital at Marburg for the poor and the sick with the money from her dowry, where she and her companions cared for them.

After bitter arguments over the disposal of her dowry—a conflict in which Konrad was appointed as the official Defender of her case by Pope Gregory IX—Elizabeth left the court at Wartburg and moved to Marburg in Hesse.

It was also about this time that the priest and later inquisitor Konrad von Marburg gained considerable influence over Elizabeth when he was appointed as her confessor.

Gertrude Psalter

In the 12th century, the codex was in the possession of the Andechs-Merania family, and was given to Elizabeth of Hungary either by her mother, Gertrude of Merania, or by her aunt, Saint Hedwig of Andechs.


Dietrich of Apolda

He wrote a popular life of Elizabeth of Hungary, including mythical elements such as the sorcerer Klingsor.

Louis III, Duke of Bavaria

Louis was born in Landshut, the son of Henry XIII, Duke of Bavaria and Elizabeth of Hungary.


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