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'''Judith Premyslid''' ( |
'''Judith of Bohemia''' also known as '''Judith Premyslid''' (b. ca. 1056/58 – d. [[25 December]] [[1086]]), was a Bohemian princess member of the [[Premyslid dynasty]] and by marriage [[Duchess of Poland]]. |
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She was a daughter of Duke [[Vratislaus II of Bohemia]] by his second wife [[Adelaide of Hungary|Adelaide]], daughter of King [[Andrew I of Hungary]]. She was named after her paternal grandmother [[Judith of Schweinfurt]], who died shortly after her birth. |
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==Life== |
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===Family=== |
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Judith was the second of the four children born from Vratislaus II's marriage with the Hungarian princess Adelaide. The others were [[Bretislaus II of Bohemia|Bretislaus II]], Ludmilla (later a nun) and Vratislaus, who died young killed in battle. Judith's uncle Duke [[Spytihnev II, Duke of Bohemia|Spytihnev II]] died in 1061 and was succeeded by his brother Vratislaus II. One year later, in 1062, Duchess Adelaide died. |
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Duke Vratislaus II remarried in 1063 with [[Świętosława of Poland|Świętosława]], daughter of Duke [[Casimir I the Restorer|Casimir I of Poland]]. From this marriage, Judith gained five half-siblings: Boleslav (Duke of Olomouc; he died shortly before his father), [[Borivoj II, Duke of Bohemia|Borivoj II]], [[Vladislaus I, Duke of Bohemia|Vladislav I]], [[Sobeslaus I, Duke of Bohemia|Soběslav I Oldřich]] and Judith, later wife of Wiprecht of Groitzsch, Burgrave of [[Magdeburg]]. |
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Circa 1080, she was married to [[Władysław I Herman]], Duke of [[Poland]], and was the mother of [[Boleslaw III Wrymouth]]. After her death, her husband remarried to the widow of Judith's uncle [[Solomon of Hungary|Solomon]], [[Judith of Swabia]], another Judith. |
Circa 1080, she was married to [[Władysław I Herman]], Duke of [[Poland]], and was the mother of [[Boleslaw III Wrymouth]]. After her death, her husband remarried to the widow of Judith's uncle [[Solomon of Hungary|Solomon]], [[Judith of Swabia]], another Judith. |
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Revision as of 20:36, 7 September 2009
Judith of Bohemia also known as Judith Premyslid (b. ca. 1056/58 – d. 25 December 1086), was a Bohemian princess member of the Premyslid dynasty and by marriage Duchess of Poland.
She was a daughter of Duke Vratislaus II of Bohemia by his second wife Adelaide, daughter of King Andrew I of Hungary. She was named after her paternal grandmother Judith of Schweinfurt, who died shortly after her birth.
Life
Family
Judith was the second of the four children born from Vratislaus II's marriage with the Hungarian princess Adelaide. The others were Bretislaus II, Ludmilla (later a nun) and Vratislaus, who died young killed in battle. Judith's uncle Duke Spytihnev II died in 1061 and was succeeded by his brother Vratislaus II. One year later, in 1062, Duchess Adelaide died.
Duke Vratislaus II remarried in 1063 with Świętosława, daughter of Duke Casimir I of Poland. From this marriage, Judith gained five half-siblings: Boleslav (Duke of Olomouc; he died shortly before his father), Borivoj II, Vladislav I, Soběslav I Oldřich and Judith, later wife of Wiprecht of Groitzsch, Burgrave of Magdeburg.
Marriage
Circa 1080, she was married to Władysław I Herman, Duke of Poland, and was the mother of Boleslaw III Wrymouth. After her death, her husband remarried to the widow of Judith's uncle Solomon, Judith of Swabia, another Judith.