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'''Visenna''' ({{wpl|Dutch language|Dutch}}: ''Visenna Svetlana''; {{wpl|Belarusian language|Vozhsk}}: ''Visienna Sviatlana''; {{circa}} 23 May 1383 – 19 February 1443), also known as '''Visenna the Knight-Princess''' (''Visenna de Ridder-Prinsesse'') and the '''She-Wolf of Gaul''' (''Lupa Galliae'') was the [[Prince of Wolf|Princess of Wolf]] from 1408 to 1443 during the [[Gallic Wars]]. She is best known for the dismantling the [[Gallic Empire]] and | '''Visenna''' ({{wpl|Dutch language|Dutch}}: ''Visenna Svetlana''; {{wpl|Belarusian language|Vozhsk}}: ''Visienna Sviatlana''; {{circa}} 23 May 1383 – 19 February 1443), also known as '''Visenna the Knight-Princess''' (''Visenna de Ridder-Prinsesse'') and the '''She-Wolf of Gaul''' (''Lupa Galliae'') was the [[Prince of Wolf|Princess of Wolf]] from 1408 to 1443 during the [[Gallic Wars]]. She is best known for the dismantling the [[Gallic Empire]] and solidifying Wolf control over [[Lieseltania]], the [[Karth]], and the [[Westerlands]]. | ||
A wealthy {{wpl|noble|noblewoman}} of the [[Gambrean Highlands]] on the [[Peninsula of Wolflands]], upon the death of her father [[Waldemar II of Wolf|Waldemar II, Prince of Wolf]] she was made {{wpl|Viceroy}} and {{wpl|Stadtholder}} over the Provinces of the Pruzhana and the Roerland by the Westrosian Emperor [[Richard II of Westroso|Richard II]], with the Principality of Wolf as her own personal domain. During the Gaulic Wars, Visenna led the [[Army of the Light]] in 1409 against the Gauls in Walcheren on the northwestern side of the Gambrean Highlands, expelling the Gauls back to the Westerlands to [[Larsenburg]]. When the Gaulic Queen [[Laeventia II of Randgriz|Laeventia II]] marched her armies into the Westerlands and entering Imperial Karth in 1413. Visenna led the {{wpl|crusaders}} into the Westerlands and defeating the Gaulic Queen in 1437 at the [[Battle of Pevelenberg]]. | |||
==Early life== | ==Early life== | ||
==Princess of Wolf== | ==Princess of Wolf== | ||
==Gaulic Wars== | |||
==Viceroy of the Westerlands, Karth, and the Cisdiebalia== | |||
==Death and aftermath== | |||
==Veneration== | ==Veneration== | ||
==Legacy== | |||
{{Infobox saint | {{Infobox saint | ||
| name = Saint Visenna | | name = Saint Visenna | ||
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Latest revision as of 09:47, 6 May 2022
| Visenna | |
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| Princess of Wolf; Princely-Countess of Pruzhana and Countess of Walcheren | |
| Reign | 19 July 1408 – 19 February 1443 |
| Coronation | 21 April 1409 |
| Predecessor | Waldemar II |
| Successor | Katherina-Anna |
| Born | 23 May 1383 Wijendale Castle, Westrozebeke, |
| Died | 19 February 1443 (aged 61) Castle Varsenare, Sint-Aldegonde, Princely County of Pruzhana |
| Burial | Sint-Visennabasiliek, Saint Visenna, Principality of Wolf |
| House | Wolf |
| Father | Adolphus I |
| Mother | Margriete of Salphen |
| Religion | Catholicism |
Visenna (Dutch: Visenna Svetlana; Vozhsk: Visienna Sviatlana; c. 23 May 1383 – 19 February 1443), also known as Visenna the Knight-Princess (Visenna de Ridder-Prinsesse) and the She-Wolf of Gaul (Lupa Galliae) was the Princess of Wolf from 1408 to 1443 during the Gallic Wars. She is best known for the dismantling the Gallic Empire and solidifying Wolf control over Lieseltania, the Karth, and the Westerlands.
A wealthy noblewoman of the Gambrean Highlands on the Peninsula of Wolflands, upon the death of her father Waldemar II, Prince of Wolf she was made Viceroy and Stadtholder over the Provinces of the Pruzhana and the Roerland by the Westrosian Emperor Richard II, with the Principality of Wolf as her own personal domain. During the Gaulic Wars, Visenna led the Army of the Light in 1409 against the Gauls in Walcheren on the northwestern side of the Gambrean Highlands, expelling the Gauls back to the Westerlands to Larsenburg. When the Gaulic Queen Laeventia II marched her armies into the Westerlands and entering Imperial Karth in 1413. Visenna led the crusaders into the Westerlands and defeating the Gaulic Queen in 1437 at the Battle of Pevelenberg.
Early life
Princess of Wolf
Gaulic Wars
Viceroy of the Westerlands, Karth, and the Cisdiebalia
Death and aftermath
Veneration
Legacy
Saint Visenna | |
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| Salvatoris Halkeginiae, Patroness of Atmora | |
| Venerated in | Catholic Church and Church of Visenna |
| Patronage | Many Patronages of Saint Visenna exist in Halkeginia |