Genealogie Kingi i innych świętych władczyń w średniowieczu. Studium hagiograficzne
Genealogies of Kinga and Other Saintly Female Rulers in the Middle Ages. A Hagiographic Study
Author(s): Roman MichałowskiSubject(s): Political history, Social history, Gender history, Middle Ages, Family and social welfare
Published by: Instytut Historii im. Tadeusza Manteuffla Polskiej Akademii Nauk
Keywords: Saint; queen; genealogy; hagiography; beata stirps;
Summary/Abstract: The present article seeks to define the purpose of the genealogies included in the lives of saintly female rulers. The analysis centres around the Life of Saint Kinga, who died in 1292; she was the daughter of King Bela IV of Hungary and wife of Prince Bolesław V the Chaste of Cracow. The author also uses other hagiographic sources from the entire period of the Middle Ages and various parts of Europe. These genealogies were to demonstrate that the protagonist of the text inherited her potential to be a saint from her ancestors.
Journal: Kwartalnik Historyczny
- Issue Year: 127/2020
- Issue No: 4
- Page Range: 799-854
- Page Count: 56
- Language: Polish