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''For other uses, see Genevieve (disambiguation)'' Genevieve (also Genoveva or Genovefa) of Brabant is a heroine of medieval legend. ==Legend== Her story is a typical example of the widespread tale of the chaste wife falsely accused and repudiated, generally on the word of a rejected suitor.〔Margaret Schlauch, ''Chaucer's Constance and Accused Queens'', New York: Gordian Press 1969 p 106-7〕 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.〔Max Lüthi, ''Once Upon A Time: On the Nature of Fairy Tales'', p 76, Frederick Ungar Publishing Co., New York, 1970〕 Siegfried, who had meanwhile found out Golo's treachery, was chasing the roe when he discovered her hiding-place, and reinstated her in her former honour. 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. Marie of Brabant was suspected of infidelity and subsequently tried by her husband, found guilty and beheaded on 18 January 1256. When the verdict was shown to be mistaken, Louis had to do penance for the beheading. The change in name from Marie to Genevieve may be traced back to a cult of St Genevieve, patroness of Paris. The Genevieve tale first obtained wide popularity in ''L'Innocence reconnue, ou vie de Sainte Genevieve de Brabant'' (pr. 1638) by the Jesuit René de Cerisiers (1603–1662), and was a frequent subject for dramatic representation in Germany. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Genevieve of Brabant」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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