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Sigismund of Luxembourg

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Sigismund of Luxembourg Famous memorial

Birth
Nuremberg, Stadtkreis Nürnberg, Bavaria, Germany
Death
9 Dec 1437 (aged 69)
Znojmo, Okres Znojmo, South Moravia, Czech Republic
Burial
Oradea, Municipiul Oradea, Bihor, Romania Add to Map
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Holy Roman Emperor. He reigned as King of Bohemia, Luxembourg and Hungaria, before becoming Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire. He was the son of King Charles IV of Bohemia, and Elizabeth of Pomerania. He was buried in Oradea’s Cathedral (Nagyvárad, or Várad) located in the county of Bihor, in Transylvania. There were also buried Ladislau I , Andrew II (later taken to Agria Abbey), Steven II, and Ladislau IV, Queen Beatrix (wife of Carol Robert of Anjou), and Sigismund’s wife, Queen Mary. The monastery and the royal tombs inside it were demolished by the Turks in the 17th century and they no longer exist.
Holy Roman Emperor. He reigned as King of Bohemia, Luxembourg and Hungaria, before becoming Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire. He was the son of King Charles IV of Bohemia, and Elizabeth of Pomerania. He was buried in Oradea’s Cathedral (Nagyvárad, or Várad) located in the county of Bihor, in Transylvania. There were also buried Ladislau I , Andrew II (later taken to Agria Abbey), Steven II, and Ladislau IV, Queen Beatrix (wife of Carol Robert of Anjou), and Sigismund’s wife, Queen Mary. The monastery and the royal tombs inside it were demolished by the Turks in the 17th century and they no longer exist.

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  • Originally Created by: MC
  • Added: Nov 20, 2005
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/12419869/sigismund-of_luxembourg: accessed ), memorial page for Sigismund of Luxembourg (15 Feb 1368–9 Dec 1437), Find a Grave Memorial ID 12419869, citing Cathedral Basilica of Saint Mary, Oradea, Municipiul Oradea, Bihor, Romania; Maintained by Find a Grave.