Gertrude
(Merániai Gertrúd)
"Queen of Hungary"
of Hungary
formerly Méranie aka von Andechs, de Méranie
Born in Andechs, Starnberg, Bayern, Germany
Ancestors 
Daughter of Berthold (Andechs) de Méranie
and Agnès (Rochlitz) de Méranie
Sister of
Agnès (Méranie) de France, Hedwig (Andechs) Śląska [half] and Otto (Andechs) von Andechs [half]
Wife of
András (Arpadhazi) Árpádházi
— married
1200 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Mother of
Anna Mária (Arpadhazi) Árpádházi, Béla (Arpadhazi) of Hungary, Erzsébet (Arpadhazi) of Hungary, Kálmán Arpadhazi and Andras (Arpadhazi) of Hungary
Died
at age 28
in Pilis Mountains, Hungary
Profile last modified
| Created 17 Apr 2012
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Biography
"While King Andrew was campaigning in Galicia, the Hungarian nobles, led by Peter, son of Töre decided to get rid of the queen and in 1213, on a hunt with Berthold and their guest Duke Leopold VI of Austria in the Pilis Mountains, she was killed. Gertrude's body was torn to pieces, her brother and Duke Leopold narrowly escaped with their lives. Due to the current political situation most of her murderers remained unpunished during the rule of Andrew II. Only Gertrude's son King Béla IV took revenge after his accession to the throne."[1]
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"While King Andrew was campaigning in Galicia, the Hungarian nobles, led by Peter, son of Töre decided to get rid of the queen and in 1213, on a hunt with Berthold and their guest Duke Leopold VI of Austria in the Pilis Mountains, she was killed. Gertrude's body was torn to pieces, her brother and Duke Leopold narrowly escaped with their lives. Due to the current political situation most of her murderers remained unpunished during the rule of Andrew II. Only Gertrude's son King Béla IV took revenge after his accession to the throne."