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'''Eudoxia of Kiev''' ({{lang-ru|'''''Евдоксия Ярославна'''''}}, {{lang-pl|'''Eudoksja Izjasławówna'''}}; b. ca. 1131 - d. ca. |
'''Eudoxia of Kiev''' ({{lang-ru|'''''Евдоксия Ярославна'''''}}, {{lang-pl|'''Eudoksja Izjasławówna'''}}; b. ca. 1131 - d. ca. 1187), was a [[Kievan Rus']] princess member of the House of Rurik and by marriage [[Greater Poland|Duchess of Greater Poland]] and since 1173 [[List of Polish consorts|High Duchess of Poland]]. |
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She was the daughter of [[Iziaslav II of Kiev|Iziaslav II]], [[Grand Prince of Kiev]] by his first wife Agnes (perhaps renamed Lyubava),<ref>[http://www.genealogie-mittelalter.de/deutschland_koenige_2/konrad_3_deutscher_koenig_1152_staufer/konrad_3_deutscher_koenig_+_1152.html KONRAD III Deutscher König + 1152]</ref><ref>[http://www.homar.org/genealog/v_europa_ii/rss05.htm Genealogia, Reyes y Reinos by Nicolas Homar]</ref> daughter of King [[Conrad III of Germany]].<ref>[http://genealogy.euweb.cz/russia/rurik9.html#EI2 Complete Genealogy of the House of Rurik]</ref> |
She was the daughter of [[Iziaslav II of Kiev|Iziaslav II]], [[Grand Prince of Kiev]] by his first wife Agnes (perhaps renamed Lyubava),<ref>[http://www.genealogie-mittelalter.de/deutschland_koenige_2/konrad_3_deutscher_koenig_1152_staufer/konrad_3_deutscher_koenig_+_1152.html KONRAD III Deutscher König + 1152]</ref><ref>[http://www.homar.org/genealog/v_europa_ii/rss05.htm Genealogia, Reyes y Reinos by Nicolas Homar]</ref> daughter of King [[Conrad III of Germany]].<ref>[http://genealogy.euweb.cz/russia/rurik9.html#EI2 Complete Genealogy of the House of Rurik]</ref> |
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During her marriage, Eudoxia bore her husband five children, three sons —[[Bolesław of Kuyavia|Bolesław]], [[Mieszko the Younger]] and [[Władysław III Spindleshanks]]— and two daughters —Salomea (Princess of Pomerania) and [[Anastasia of Greater Poland|Anastasia]] (Duchess of [[Pomerania]])—. |
During her marriage, Eudoxia bore her husband five children, three sons —[[Bolesław of Kuyavia|Bolesław]], [[Mieszko the Younger]] and [[Władysław III Spindleshanks]]— and two daughters —Salomea (Princess of Pomerania) and [[Anastasia of Greater Poland|Anastasia]] (Duchess of [[Pomerania]])—. |
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In 1173, Mieszko III succeeded his older brother [[Bolesław IV the Curly]] as High Duke of Poland and Eudoxia served as his High Duchess consort. |
In 1173, Mieszko III succeeded his older brother [[Bolesław IV the Curly]] as High Duke of Poland and Eudoxia served as his High Duchess consort. However, their reign was short-lived: in 1177 Mieszko III's eldest son [[Odon of Greater Poland|Odon]] rebelled against him, with the help of his uncle [[Casimir II the Just]]. The main reason of Odon's rebellion was the favoritism showed by Mieszko III to his children with Eudoxia, and the attempts of the High Duke to force him to became a priest, in order to eliminated from the succession. |
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Mieszko III was forced to escape and went to [[Bohemia]] (where he asked the help of his son-in-law [[Sobeslaus II, Duke of Bohemia|Sobeslav II]] unsuccessfully), [[Germany]] and [[Pomerania]] (where Mieszko III obtain the support of his other son-in-law [[Bogislaw I]]. |
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About Eudoxia's fate nothing is known. She probably joined her husband in his exile and certainly she was alive when Mieszko III recover his [[Greater Poland]] domains in 1182, but was dead when he recover the title of High Duke in 1191. Some sources placed her death around 1187, but others believed that she was alive in 1209.<ref>[http://www.homar.org/genealog/v_europa_ii/rss06.htm Genealogia, Reyes y Reinos by Nicolas Homar]</ref> |
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Eudoxia of Kiev ([Евдоксия Ярославна] Error: {{Lang-xx}}: text has italic markup (help), Polish: Eudoksja Izjasławówna; b. ca. 1131 - d. ca. 1187), was a Kievan Rus' princess member of the House of Rurik and by marriage Duchess of Greater Poland and since 1173 High Duchess of Poland.
She was the daughter of Iziaslav II, Grand Prince of Kiev by his first wife Agnes (perhaps renamed Lyubava),[1][2] daughter of King Conrad III of Germany.[3]
Life
In 1154, Eudoxia married with Mieszko III the Old, Duke of Greater Poland, who had recently lost his first wife, Princess Elisabeth of Hungary. With this union, Mieszko III probably wanted to cement his relations with the Rurikid rulers.
During her marriage, Eudoxia bore her husband five children, three sons —Bolesław, Mieszko the Younger and Władysław III Spindleshanks— and two daughters —Salomea (Princess of Pomerania) and Anastasia (Duchess of Pomerania)—.
In 1173, Mieszko III succeeded his older brother Bolesław IV the Curly as High Duke of Poland and Eudoxia served as his High Duchess consort. However, their reign was short-lived: in 1177 Mieszko III's eldest son Odon rebelled against him, with the help of his uncle Casimir II the Just. The main reason of Odon's rebellion was the favoritism showed by Mieszko III to his children with Eudoxia, and the attempts of the High Duke to force him to became a priest, in order to eliminated from the succession.
Mieszko III was forced to escape and went to Bohemia (where he asked the help of his son-in-law Sobeslav II unsuccessfully), Germany and Pomerania (where Mieszko III obtain the support of his other son-in-law Bogislaw I.
About Eudoxia's fate nothing is known. She probably joined her husband in his exile and certainly she was alive when Mieszko III recover his Greater Poland domains in 1182, but was dead when he recover the title of High Duke in 1191. Some sources placed her death around 1187, but others believed that she was alive in 1209.[4]
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