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Ida of Austria daughter of Rapoto IV of Cham
, also known as Itha, was the wife of Leopold II of Austria, and the mother of Leopold III. She was known as one of the great beauties of her day.
Ida joined the Crusade of 1101
, and in September of that year was among those ambushed at Heraclea Cybistra
by the sultan Kilij Arslan I
. Ekkehard of Aura
reports that Ida was killed in the fighting, but rumors persisted that she survived, and was carried off to a harem
. Later legends claimed that she was the mother of the Muslim hero Zengi
, but this is impossible on chronological grounds.
Cham (district)
Cham is a district in Bavaria, Germany. It is bounded by the districts of Regen, Straubing-Bogen, Regensburg and Schwandorf and by the Czech Plzeň Region.- History :...
, also known as Itha, was the wife of Leopold II of Austria, and the mother of Leopold III. She was known as one of the great beauties of her day.
Ida joined the Crusade of 1101
Crusade of 1101
The Crusade of 1101 was a minor crusade of three separate movements, organized in 1100 and 1101 in the successful aftermath of the First Crusade. It is also called the Crusade of the Faint-Hearted due to the number of participants who joined this crusade after having turned back from the First...
, and in September of that year was among those ambushed at Heraclea Cybistra
Heraclea Cybistra
Heraclea Cybistra , under the name Cybistra, had some importance in Hellenistic times owing to its position near the point where the road to the Cilician Gates enters the hills. It lay in the way of armies and was more than once sacked by the Arab invaders of Asia Minor...
by the sultan Kilij Arslan I
Kilij Arslan I
Kilij Arslan was the Seljuq Sultan of Rûm from 1092 until his death in 1107. He ruled the Sultanate during the time of the First Crusade and thus faced the brunt of the entire attack...
. Ekkehard of Aura
Ekkehard of Aura
Ekkehard of Aura was the Abbot of Aura from 1108...
reports that Ida was killed in the fighting, but rumors persisted that she survived, and was carried off to a harem
Harem
Harem refers to the sphere of women in what is usually a polygynous household and their enclosed quarters which are forbidden to men...
. Later legends claimed that she was the mother of the Muslim hero Zengi
Zengi
Imad ad-Din Zengi was the atabeg of Mosul, Aleppo, Hama and Edessa and founder of the Zengid dynasty, to which he gave his name.-Early life:...
, but this is impossible on chronological grounds.
Sources
- Historia Welforum Weingartensis
- Runciman, StevenSteven RuncimanThe Hon. Sir James Cochran Stevenson Runciman CH — known as Steven Runciman — was a British historian known for his work on the Middle Ages...
. History of the Crusades, Vol. II - Lechner Karl. Die Babenberger. Markgrafen und Herzoge von Österreich 976-1246, Böhlau Verlag Wien-Köln-Weimar 1992.