RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Elizabeth of Hungary

1207 - 1231

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Elizabeth of Hungary (German: Heilige Elisabeth von Thüringen, Hungarian: Árpád-házi Szent Erzsébet, Slovak: Svätá Alžbeta Uhorská; 7 July 1207 – 17 November 1231), also known as Elisabeth of Thuringia, was a princess of the Kingdom of Hungary and the landgravine of Thuringia. Elizabeth was married at the age of 14, and widowed at 20. After her husband's death, she regained her dowry, using the money to build a hospital where she herself served the sick. She became a symbol of Christian charity after her death in 1231 at the age of 24 and was canonized on 25 May 1235. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Elizabeth of Hungary is the 284th most popular religious figure (down from 202nd in 2019), the 2nd most popular biography from Slovakia and the most popular Slovak Religious Figure.

Elizabeth of Hungary was a Hungarian princess who became a religious patron. She was the daughter of King Andrew II of Hungary and Gertrude of Merania. She married King Louis IV of France in 1385, and they had seven children together.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Elizabeth of Hungary ranks 284 out of 3,187. Before her are Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaevna of Russia, Pachomius the Great, Pope Sixtus III, Pope Adeodatus I, Vladimir the Great, and Pope Sergius III. After her are John of the Cross, A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, Pope Lucius I, Pope Pontian, Pope Gregory II, and Pope Agatho.

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Among people born in 1207, Elizabeth of Hungary ranks 3. Before her are Rumi, and Batu Khan. After her are Henry III of England, Philip I, Count of Savoy, Henry II, Duke of Brabant, Mechthild of Magdeburg, Ottone Visconti, and Abu Yahya ibn Abd al-Haqq. Among people deceased in 1231, Elizabeth of Hungary ranks 2. Before her is Anthony of Padua. After her are Jalal ad-Din Mingburnu, Louis I, Duke of Bavaria, Abd al-Latif al-Baghdadi, Emperor Tsuchimikado, Władysław III Spindleshanks, Valdemar the Young, Eleanor of Portugal, Queen of Denmark, Beatrice II, Countess of Burgundy, and William II of Dampierre.

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In Slovakia

Among people born in Slovakia, Elizabeth of Hungary ranks 2 out of 418. Before her are Alexander Dubček (1921). After her are Philipp Lenard (1862), Gyula Andrássy (1823), Jozef Tiso (1887), Gustáv Husák (1913), Francis II Rákóczi (1676), Johann Nepomuk Hummel (1778), Ferenc Szálasi (1897), Robert Fico (1964), Béla I of Hungary (1016), and Rudolf von Laban (1879).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Slovakia

Among religious figures born in Slovakia, Elizabeth of Hungary ranks 1. After her are Matthew III Csák (1260), Jozef Tomko (1924), Ján Chryzostom Korec (1924), Juraj Haulik (1788), Pavel Peter Gojdič (1888), Anna Kolesárová (1928), János Csernoch (1852), János Scitovszky (1785), Ján Babjak (1953), and Laurus Škurla (1928).

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