Imagina of Isenburg-Limburg
German Queen, countess of Nassau
About Imagina of Isenburg-Limburg
Imagina of Isenburg-Limburg (ca. 1255 – 29 September 1313?) was the Queen consort of Adolf of Nassau, King of Germany.
Life Imagina was born in about 1255 (probably in Limburg an der Lahn) to Gerlach I of Limburg and Imagina of Blieskastel. Her father, from the House of Limburg (a collateral line of the House of Isenburg) held power over Limburg an der Lahn. Her paternal grandparents were Henry I of Isenburg-Grenzau and his wife Irmingard of Büdingen, Countess of Cleberg.
In 1270, she married Count Adolf of Nassau, from the Walramian Line of the House of Nassau. Their main residences were Idstein Castle and Sonnenberg Castle. After the election of Adolf in 1292 as King of Germany, she resided mainly in the Reichsburg Achalm when she did not accompany her husband on his travels.
After the death of her husband in the Battle of Göllheim, Imagina had the Early Gothic "King's Cross" erected on the battlefield. In 1309, she witnessed the transfer of her husband's remains from Rosenthal Abbey (in present-day Kerzenheim) to the Speyer Cathedral.
Imagina survived her husband by almost two decades but never remarried. For her widow's seat, Imagina initially took Weilburg Castle, and later moved to Klarenthal Abbey near Wiesbaden, where their daughter Adelheid presided as abbess. Imagina died at Klarenthal Abbey on 29 September 1313 and was buried there.
Children Imagina's marriage with Adolf produced at least eight children:
Heinrich, died young. Ruprecht, died 2 December 1304 Gerlach I of Nassau-Wiesbaden. Adolf (1292–1294). King Adolf of Nassau and his wife Imagina of Isenburg-Limburg. Mural at Klarenthal Abbey, drawing by H. Dors, 1632 Adelheid, Abbess of Klarenthal Abbey, died 26 May 1338. Imagina, died young. Matilde (before 1280 – 19 June 1323, in Heidelberg), married Rudolf I "the Stammerer", Duke of Upper Bavaria.
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Frequently asked questions
Who was Imagina of Isenburg-Limburg?
German Queen, countess of Nassau
When was Imagina of Isenburg-Limburg born?
Imagina of Isenburg-Limburg was born in Limburg an der Lahn.
When did Imagina of Isenburg-Limburg die?
Imagina of Isenburg-Limburg died in 1400 in Wiesbaden.
Sources & further reading
· Wikipedia: Imagina of Isenburg-Limburg
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