Imagina (Isenburg-Limburg) von Nassau (abt. 1255 - aft. 1313)

Born about 1255 in Limburg an der Lahn [uncertain]

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Biography

Imagina von Isenburg-Limburg, was born about 1255, perhaps at Limburg an der Lahn, the daughter of Gerlach I von Isenburg, Herr von Limburg, and his wife, Imagina von Blieskastel.^[1]

She married circa 1271, Adolf von Nassau, Graf von Nassau in Wiesbaden.

They had at least 8 children^[2]

1. Heinrich, died young;
2. Ruprecht, born before 1280, first mentioned 1288, died 2 December 1304, buried in Prag;
3. Mechtild, born circa 1280, married 1 September 1294 Nürnberg, Rudolf I, Herzog von Bayern, Pfalzgraf bei Rhein, and died 19 June 1323 at Heidelberg, and was buried at Klarenthal;
4. Adelheid, mentioned 1298, was a nun at St Klara zu Mainz, and Abbess of Klarenthal 1311, died 26 May 1338 and was buried at Klarenthal;
5. Imagina, died young (?);
6. Gerlach I, born before 1288, eventually succeeded as Graf von Nassau;
7. Adolf, born 1292, died young 1294;
8. Walram III, succeeded as Graf von Nassau in Wiesbaden, Idstein and Weilnau 1312-1316, died after 22 December 1324 and was buried at Klarenthal.

Her husband Adolf, was elected King of Germany at Frankfurt am Main 5 May 1292 and crowned at Aachen 24 June that year.^[3]It's not clear whether she was crowned with him, but her seals show her with a crown. The inscription on one is S YMAGIE DEI GRA QVONDAM ROMANOR REGINE (I Imagina, by the grace of God, Queen of the Romans)?^[4]

Adolf was deposed at Mainz Cathedral 23 June 1298 but refused to accept the judgement and was killed in battle near Göllheim on 2 July 1298, fighting against Albrecht I, Duke of Austria, who had been elected as his successor.^[3] He was buried at Rosenthal Abbey, but was transferred to Speyer Cathedral in 1309.^[1]

Imagina eventually retired to Klarenthal Cloister where her daughter Adelheid was Abbess and died there on 29 August, after 1317.^[3], ^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Wikipedia contributors, "Imagina of Isenburg-Limburg," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Imagina_of_Isenburg-Limburg&oldid=710752638 (accessed April 25, 2016).
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Schwennicke, Detlev, ed. Europäische Stammtafeln: Die Fränkischen Könige Und Die Könige Und Kaiser, Stammesherzoge, Kurfürsten, Markgrafen Und Herzoge Des Heiligen Römischen Reiches Deutscher Nation. Neue Folge ed. Vol. I.1. Frankfurt Am Main: V. Klostermann, 1998. Tafel 61.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2} Cawley, Charles. "Nassau: Chapter 2 Grafen von Nassau, Walramian Line." Medieval Lands: A Prosopography of Medieval European Noble and Royal Families. May 31, 2014. Accessed April 25, 2016. http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/NASSAU.htm#Adolfdied1298
4. ↑ Plate - Posse, Otto, Die Siegel der deutschen Kaiser und Könige, Band 1, 1909, Tafel 43, Wikisource https://de.wikisource.org/wiki/Die_Siegel_der_deutschen_Kaiser_und_K%C3%B6nige_Band_1/Tafel_43 ; Desciption-Posse, Otto, Die Siegel der deutschen Kaiser und Könige, Band 5, 1913, Wikisource https://de.wikisource.org/wiki/Die_Siegel_der_deutschen_Kaiser_und_K%C3%B6nige_Band_5/Echte_Siegel#Imagina_34

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