Blessed Giselle of Bavaria
Apostolic Queen consort of Hungary
Reign	1001 – 1038
Spouse	Saint Stephen
Issue
Saint Emeric
Father	Henry II, Duke of Bavaria
Mother	Gisela of Burgundy
Born	c. 985
Died	7 May 1033 or 1065 Passau, Germany
Burial	Veszprem, Hungary

Giselle of Bavaria (also Gisela or Gizella) (c. 985–1033 or 1065) was the daughter of Henry II, Duke of Bavaria and Gisela of Burgundy.

Statue of King Stephen I of Hungary and Queen Giselle in Veszprém (Hungary)

Bone of Queen Giselle. Kept in a church in Veszprém (Hungary)

She married King Stephen I of Hungary in 995 (some sources say 1008) as a part of Hungary's policy of opening up to the West. The couple had at least three children, including Saint Emeric (Szent Imre), but all of their children died young without having left descendants.

She lived a respectable life and helped Christianize the Hungarian people. After the death of her husband Stephen, she was forced to leave Hungary. She lived in the nunnery of Niedernburg in Passau, where she died. Her grave is a well-known holy place.

Her canonisation was attempted in the 18th century but failed. She was declared Blessed in 1975.

Her memorial days are 7 May (the day of her death) and 1 February.

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• Butler, Alban (1995). "Bd Giselle of Bavaria". Butler's Lives of the Saints. London: Burns & Oates. pp. 39. ISBN 0860122549. http://books.google.com/books?id=gwYhUIhXSsUC&printsec=frontcover#PPA39,M1. 

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