Genevieve of Brabant

The plot is based on the medieval legend of Genevieve of Brabant.

The Scottish ballad of Sir Aldingar is a version of the same story.

It was retold in the Spanish romance Olivia, the chanson de geste Doon l'Alemanz, as part of the English romance Sir Triamour, and in the legend of Genevieve of Brabant.

Genoveva is based on the story of Genevieve of Brabant, a medieval legend set in the 8th century that is reputedly based on the 13th century life of Marie of Brabant, wife of Louis II, Duke of Bavaria.

German poet Maler Müller's tale Golo und Genoveva is also an adaptation of Genevieve of Brabant's tale.

A lyric drama of the same year, Niobe (1778), attracted little attention, but Faust's Leben dramatisiert (Faust's Life Dramatized) (1778) appealed to the turbulent spirit of the time, and Golo und Genoveva (begun in 1776, but not published until 1801) was an excellent imitation of Goethe's Götz von Berlichingen.

It is based on the legend of Genevieve of Brabant and is set during the time of the Crusades.

It was itself a modern adaptation of the 18th century Johann Ernst Hanxleden's Janova Parvam, a Malayalam rendering of the popular Christian tale Genevieve of Brabant.

Genovefa of Brabant was said to be the wife of the palatine Siegfried of Treves, and was falsely accused by the majordomo Golo.

Genovefa of Brabant was said to be the wife of the palatine Siegfried of Treves, and was falsely accused by the majordomo Golo.

Genovefa of Brabant was said to be the wife of the palatine Siegfried of Treves, and was falsely accused by the majordomo Golo.

Genovefa of Brabant was said to be the wife of the palatine Siegfried of Treves, and was falsely accused by the majordomo Golo.

Sentenced to death, she was spared by the executioner and lived for six years with her son in a cave in the Ardennes nourished by a roe.

Sentenced to death, she was spared by the executioner and lived for six years with her son in a cave in the Ardennes nourished by a roe.

Her story is said to rest on the history of Marie of Brabant, wife of Louis II, Duke of Bavaria and Count Palatine of the Rhine.

Her story is said to rest on the history of Marie of Brabant, wife of Louis II, Duke of Bavaria and Count Palatine of the Rhine.

Her story is said to rest on the history of Marie of Brabant, wife of Louis II, Duke of Bavaria and Count Palatine of the Rhine.

Her story is said to rest on the history of Marie of Brabant, wife of Louis II, Duke of Bavaria and Count Palatine of the Rhine.

The change in name from Marie to Genevieve may be traced back to a cult of St Genevieve, patroness of Paris.

The change in name from Marie to Genevieve may be traced back to a cult of St Genevieve, patroness of Paris.

1638) by the Jesuit René de Cerisiers (1603–1662), and was a frequent subject for dramatic representation in Germany.

1638) by the Jesuit René de Cerisiers (1603–1662), and was a frequent subject for dramatic representation in Germany.

These deal with the history of Gunild, the wife of Henry Duke of Brunswick and Schleswig.

These deal with the history of Gunild, the wife of Henry Duke of Brunswick and Schleswig.

Gunild is cleared by the victory of her champion Memering, the smallest of Christian men.

The heroine Gunhilda is said to have been the daughter of Canute the Great and Emma.

The heroine Gunhilda is said to have been the daughter of Canute the Great and Emma.