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Cunigunde of Luxembourg

978 - 1039

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Cunigunde of Luxembourg, OSB (German: Kunigunde) (c. 975 – 3 March 1040), 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. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Cunigunde of Luxembourg is the 152nd most popular companion (down from 140th in 2019), the 582nd most popular biography from Germany (down from 571st in 2019) and the 21st most popular German Companion.

Cunigunde of Luxembourg was the wife of Holy Roman Emperor Henry VII. She is most famous for her involvement in the murder of her husband's predecessor, Holy Roman Emperor Conrad II.

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Among companions, Cunigunde of Luxembourg ranks 152 out of 784. Before her are Princess Sophie of Hohenberg, Alexandra Feodorovna, Maria Anna of Neuburg, Anne of Foix-Candale, Emma of Waldeck and Pyrmont, and Princess Charlotte of Prussia. After her are Sophia Charlotte of Hanover, Caroline Augusta of Bavaria, Anne of Denmark, Helena Dragaš, Sophia of Nassau, and Eleanor of England, Queen of Castile.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 978, Cunigunde of Luxembourg ranks 3. Before her are Zoë Porphyrogenita, and Yaroslav the Wise. After her are Sviatopolk I of Kiev, and Ibn 'Abd al-Barr. Among people deceased in 1039, Cunigunde of Luxembourg ranks 3. Before her are Ibn al-Haytham, and Conrad II, Holy Roman Emperor. After her are Dirk III, Count of Holland, Unsuri, Adalbero, Duke of Carinthia, Odo of Gascony, and Conrad II, Duke of Carinthia.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Cunigunde of Luxembourg ranks 582 out of 7,253. Before her are Hans Eysenck (1916), Johann Friedrich Struensee (1737), Johann Rudolf Glauber (1604), Fritz Walter (1920), Constanze Mozart (1762), and Werner von Fritsch (1880). After her are Sophia Charlotte of Hanover (1668), Caroline Augusta of Bavaria (1792), Jakob Fugger (1459), Sophia Dorothea of Hanover (1687), August Bebel (1840), and Johann Reuchlin (1455).

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Among COMPANIONS In Germany

Among companions born in Germany, Cunigunde of Luxembourg ranks 21. Before her are Louise of Hesse-Kassel (1817), Caroline of Baden (1776), Alexandra Feodorovna (1798), Maria Anna of Neuburg (1667), Emma of Waldeck and Pyrmont (1858), and Princess Charlotte of Prussia (1860). After her are Sophia Charlotte of Hanover (1668), Caroline Augusta of Bavaria (1792), Sophia of Nassau (1836), Sophie Amalie of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1628), Princess Viktoria of Prussia (1866), and Eleanor of Austria, Queen of Poland (1653).

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