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Kunigunde of Bohemia

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Despite being brothers-in-law, the alliance between Wenceslaus and Boleslaw did not last. Boleslaw's brother Konrad had died without surviving children, he left some of his lands to his younger brother but the rest went to King Wenceslaus, much to Boleslaw's chagrin. In retaliation, Boleslaw withdrew
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When Kunigunde returned to Prague she returned to her religious life. She joined the Monastery of St. George, later becoming abbess. During this period, Kunigunde commissioned a luxurious illuminated manuscript, which is known today as the
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after the death of Judith of Habsburg, to create an alliance with some Polish nobles, remedying the loss of Boleslaw's support. Whilst on campaign in Poland, the sixteen-year-old Wenceslaus III was assassinated.
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Kunigunde married Boleslaus in 1291 as his second wife; his first wife Sophia of Lithuania had died in 1288. From this first marriage, Boleslaus had had three children: Bolesław, Siemowit II and Anna.
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to become King of Poland. Wenceslaus needed help to keep Poland so he decided to marry Kunigunde off to Boleslaus which would create a firm alliance with a powerful Polish noble.
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On 20 April 1313, Boleslaw died and divided his estate amongst his three sons. Kunigunde's son, Wenceslaus received the County of
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Kunigunde was the second of four children born to her father from his second marriage. Ottokar had been married to
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Kunigunde died on 27 November 1321 at the age of fifty-six, she was outlived by her two children.
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The marriage had left Wenceslaus in a more comfortable position. During Władysław's siege on
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Despite her complications with Poland during her lifetime, Kunigunde's great-granddaughter
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Reading Women in Late Medieval Europe: Anne of Bohemia and Chaucer’s Female Audience
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Kunigunde was first betrothed to Hartmann of Germany in 1277, a son of
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his support for Wenceslaus' rule in Poland and sent Kunigunde back to
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With no other proposals of marriage, Kunigunde took the veil at the
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became King of Bohemia and Poland. Wenceslaus II had married
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in 1285. Kunigunde's sister Agnes followed suit and married
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1308: Eine Topographie historischer Gleichzeitigkeit
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The marriage was intended to create peace between 140: 130: 118: 100: 90: 80: 70: 58: 54: 46: 41: 21: 288:(b. ca. 1292 - d. 26 December 1328/29), married 353:, Elisabeth Richeza and Wenceslaus III's widow 195:, but had had no children from this marriage. 8: 325:Wencelaus had died in 1305 and his own son, 345:Kunigunde fostered her niece, the orphaned 1425: 1423: 1421: 1419: 1417: 1415: 406: 397: 18: 275:Boleslaw and Kunigunde had two children: 1515:Burials at St. George's Basilica, Prague 1394: 282:(ca. 1293 - 1336), became Duke of Plock 1255: 1135: 1131: 1119: 1017: 900: 896: 892: 882: 773: 653: 649: 637: 529: 419: 415: 411: 367:Elisabeth of Bohemia went on to marry 1331: 1321: 1317: 1305: 1299: 1289: 1273: 1263: 1259: 1243: 1237: 1227: 1211: 1201: 1197: 1185: 1179: 1169: 1153: 1143: 1139: 1113: 1103: 1090: 1080: 1076: 1064: 1061: 1051: 1038:Roman the Great, Grand Prince of Kiev 1035: 1025: 1021: 1005: 999: 989: 976: 966: 962: 950: 944: 934: 918: 908: 904: 876: 866: 849: 839: 835: 823: 817: 807: 791: 781: 777: 761: 755: 745: 729: 719: 715: 703: 697: 687: 671: 661: 657: 631: 621: 605: 595: 591: 579: 573: 563: 547: 537: 533: 517: 511: 501: 485: 475: 471: 459: 453: 443: 427: 423: 7: 301:. The couple were divorced in 1302. 14: 1530:Czech people of Hungarian descent 1433:, (Palgrave Macmillan, 2015), 32. 401:Ancestors of Kunigunde of Bohemia 1525:Czech people of Croatian descent 1465:14th-century people from Bohemia 1460:13th-century people from Bohemia 732:Beatrice I, Countess of Burgundy 27: 1475:14th-century women from Bohemia 1470:13th-century women from Bohemia 854:Palaiologina?, afterwards Irene 674:Frederick I, Holy Roman Emperor 175:and later became abbess of the 111:Euphrosyne, Duchess of Oświęcim 76:Monastery of St. George, Prague 1520:Polish people of Czech descent 1: 320:Passional of Abbess Kunigunde 35:Passional of Abbess Kunigunde 193:Margaret, Duchess of Austria 173:Boleslaus II of Masovia 331:Elizabeth Richeza of Poland 1551: 1485:14th-century Polish people 1480:13th-century Polish people 1249: 1133: 1125: 1011: 898: 894: 767: 700:Philip, King of the Romans 651: 643: 523: 417: 413: 355:Viola Elisabeth of Cieszyn 336:Władysław I the Elbow-high 260:Władysław I the Elbow-high 225:Rudolf II, Duke of Austria 163:. She was a member of the 157:Ottokar II of Bohemia 74:27 November 1321 (aged 56) 42:Duchess consort of Mazovia 16:Duchess consort of Mazovia 1495:14th-century Polish women 1490:13th-century Polish women 1319: 1311: 1283: 1261: 1257: 1221: 1199: 1191: 1163: 1141: 1137: 1097: 1078: 1070: 1045: 1023: 1019: 983: 964: 956: 928: 906: 902: 860: 837: 829: 801: 779: 775: 758:Kunigunde of Hohenstaufen 739: 717: 709: 681: 659: 655: 615: 593: 585: 557: 535: 531: 495: 473: 465: 437: 421: 327:Wenceslaus III of Bohemia 26: 1091:27. Predslava Ryurikovna 430:Vladislaus II of Bohemia 977:25. Anastasia of Poland 514:Wenceslaus I of Bohemia 240:Boleslaus II of Masovia 227:, brother of Hartmann. 95:Boleslaus II of Masovia 314: 167:. She was Princess of 1334:Anna Komnene Angelina 1116:Kunigunda of Slavonia 1002:Rostislav of Slavonia 879:Kunigunde of Bohemia 634:Ottokar II of Bohemia 387:Casimir III of Poland 312: 290:Władysław of Oświęcim 209:Gertrude of Hohenberg 161:Kunigunda of Slavonia 159:and his second wife, 145:Kunigunda of Slavonia 135:Ottokar II of Bohemia 1156:Andrew II of Hungary 947:Michael of Chernigov 576:Constance of Hungary 456:Ottokar I of Bohemia 347:Elizabeth of Bohemia 232:Order of Poor Ladies 177:St. George's Convent 153:Kunigunde of Bohemia 22:Kunigunde of Bohemia 1500:Bohemian princesses 1276:Theodore I Laskaris 1214:Gertrude of Merania 1062:13. Maria of Halych 921:Vsevolod IV of Kiev 550:Béla III of Hungary 488:Judith of Thuringia 342:(crowned in 1320). 280:Wenceslaus of Płock 252:Leszek II the Black 207:and his first wife 205:Rudolf I of Germany 171:by her marriage to 107:Wenceslaus of Płock 1535:Daughters of kings 1182:Béla IV of Hungary 369:John of Luxembourg 315: 313:Kunigunde as a nun 250:Upon the death of 221:Judith of Habsburg 1505:Přemyslid dynasty 1385: 1384: 1381: 1380: 165:Přemyslid dynasty 150: 149: 114:Bertha of Mazovia 33:Kunigunde in the 1542: 1434: 1427: 1410: 1399: 794:Isaac II Angelos 608:Agnes of Antioch 407: 398: 385:went onto marry 373:Queen of Bohemia 31: 19: 1550: 1549: 1545: 1544: 1543: 1541: 1540: 1539: 1440: 1439: 1438: 1437: 1429:Alfred Thomas, 1428: 1413: 1400: 1396: 1391: 1386: 1302:Maria Laskarina 1240:Anna of Hungary 395: 307: 248: 201: 189: 113: 109: 86: 75: 63: 37: 17: 12: 11: 5: 1548: 1546: 1538: 1537: 1532: 1527: 1522: 1517: 1512: 1507: 1502: 1497: 1492: 1487: 1482: 1477: 1472: 1467: 1462: 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Index


Passional of Abbess Kunigunde
Prague
Boleslaus II of Masovia
Issue
Wenceslaus of Płock
Euphrosyne, Duchess of Oświęcim
Dynasty
Přemyslid
Ottokar II of Bohemia
Kunigunda of Slavonia
Ottokar II of Bohemia
Kunigunda of Slavonia
Přemyslid dynasty
Masovia
Boleslaus II of Masovia
St. George's Convent
Prague Castle
Margaret, Duchess of Austria
Rudolf I of Germany
Gertrude of Hohenberg
Germany
Bohemia
Judith of Habsburg
Rudolf II, Duke of Austria
Order of Poor Ladies
Prague
Boleslaus II of Masovia
Leszek II the Black
Poland

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