Maria Dobroniega of Kiev
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Maria Dobroniega of Kiev | |
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Duchess consort of Poland | |
Tenure | 1040–1058 |
Born | 1012 |
Died | 13 December 1087 (aged 75) |
Spouse | Casimir the Restorer |
Issue | Bolesław II the Bold Władysław I Herman Mieszko Kazimierzowic Otto Kazimierzowic Świętosława, Queen of Bohemia |
Dynasty | Rurik |
Father | Vladimir the Great |
Maria Dobroniega(after 1012[1][2]– 13 December 1087) was a princess ofKievan Rus'who became aduchess of Poland.[3][4]
Life
[edit]Family
[edit]She was one of the younger children ofVladimir I, Grand Prince of Kiev.[5][6]The identity of her mother is disputed among historians and web sources.
Grand Prince Vladimir I had married seven times and had fathered many children, legitimate and illegitimate.Anna Porphyrogeneta,his sixth wife, is known to have predeceased Vladimir by four years. ChronicleThietmar of Merseburg,writing from contemporary accounts, mentions thatBolesław I of Polandcaptured Vladimir I's widow during his raid onKievin 1018. The historians long had no clue as to identity of this wife. The emigre historianNicholas Baumgarten,however, pointed to the controversial record of theGenealogia Welforumand theHistoria Welforum Weingartensisthat one daughter of Count Kuno von Oenningen (future DukeKonrad I of Swabia) by "filia Ottonis Magni imperatoris" (Otto the Great's daughter; possibly Rechlinda Otona [Regelindis], claimed by some as illegitimate daughter and by others legitimate, born from his first marriage withEdith of England) married "rex Rugorum" (King of Rus). He interpreted this evidence as pertaining to Vladimir I's last wife. This woman is a possible identity for Maria's mother.
Marriage
[edit]Maria married around 1040 toCasimir I the Restorer,Duke ofPoland.[7]This marriage helped Casimir to gain support in his reclaim over the Polish throne.[8]Casimir had attempted to seize the throne twice before, both times he failed. With the support of Maria's brother,Yaroslav I the Wise,Casimir was able to make a successful claim.[9][10]
The couple had five children:
- Bolesław II the Bold(b. c. 1043 – d. 2/3 April 1081/82).
- Władysław I Herman(b. c. 1044 – d. 4 June 1102)
- Mieszko(b. 16 April 1045 – d. 28 January 1065).
- Otto (b. c. 1046 – d. 1048).
- Świętosława(b. c. 1048 – d. 1 September 1126), married c. 1062 to Duke (and since 1085 King)Vratislaus II of Bohemia.
Maria's husband died on 28 November 1058. Her sixteen-year-old son, Bolesław, later (1076) becameKing of Poland.[11]Bolesław II is considered one of the most capable of the Piast rulers. However, he was deposed and expelled from the country in 1079.
Maria survived her oldest son by five or six years, dying in 1087.[12]
References
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- ^Chwalba, Andrzej; Zamorski, Krzysztof (2020-10-15).The Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth: History, Memory, Legacy.Routledge.ISBN978-1-000-20399-8.