Kunigunda of Halych
Kunigunda Rostislavna | |
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Queen consort of Bohemia | |
Tenure | 1261–1278 |
Coronation | 1261 |
Born | 1245 ? |
Died | 9 September 1285 (aged 39–40) Prague |
Burial | Prague |
Spouse | Ottokar II of Bohemia Záviš of Falkenstein |
Issue | Wenceslaus II of Bohemia Kunigunde of Bohemia Agnes, Duchess of Austria |
Dynasty | Rurik |
Father | Rostislav Mikhailovich |
Mother | Anna of Hungary |
Kunigunda Rostislavna(1245 – 9 September 1285;Czech:Kunhuta UherskáorKunhuta Haličská) wasQueen consortofBohemiaand itsregentfrom 1278 until her death. She was a member of theHouse of Chernigov,and a daughter ofRostislav Mikhailovich.
Family[edit]
She was presumably born inRuthenia,in the domains of her paternal grandfatherMichael of Chernigov.Her grandfather was the lastGrand Prince of Kiev,who was deposed not by a more powerful prince but by theMongol Empire.Her parents wereRostislav Mikhailovich,future ruler of Belgrade and Slavonia, and his wifeAnna of Hungary.After the death of her father's father, Kunigunda's family relocated to Hungary, where her mother's father,Béla IV of Hungary,made her father governor of certain Serbian-speaking regions in theDanubeValley. Her father proclaimed himselfEmperor of Bulgariain 1256 but did not stay there to defend his title.
Marriage[edit]
Kunigunda was married – as a token of alliance from her maternal grandfather Béla – to KingOttokar II of Bohemia(ca. 1233 – 1278) inPressburg(now Bratislava) on 25 October 1261. Ottokar was paternally a member of thePřemyslid dynastywhose marriage toMargaret, Duchess of Austria(ca. 1204 – 1266) was annulled.
Kunigunda, 41 years Margaret's junior, bore Ottokar several children including:
- Kunigunde of Bohemia(January, 1265 – 27 November 1321). MarriedBoleslaus II of Masovia.
- Agnes of Bohemia (5 September 1269 – 17 May 1296). MarriedRudolf II, Duke of Austria.
- Wenceslaus II of Bohemia(17 September 1271 – 21 June 1305).
Queen and regent of Bohemia[edit]
However, the peace between Bohemia and Hungary ended after 10 years, when Kunigunda's uncle Stephen came to power as the King of Hungary.
In 1278, King Ottokar tried to recover his lands lost toRudolph I of Germanyin 1276. He made allies and collected a large army, but he was defeated by Rudolph and killed at theBattle of Dürnkrut and Jedenspeigenon theMarchon 26 August 1278.
Moraviawas subdued and its government entrusted to Rudolph's representatives, leaving Kunigunda, now Queen Regent of Bohemia in control of only the province surroundingPrague,while the young Wenceslaus was betrothed and married to one of Rudolph's daughters, Judith.
Kunigunda married secondly the Bohemian magnateZáviš of Falkensteinin Prague in 1285. However, she died only a few months later. Záviš survived her and married again to the Hungarian PrincessElisabeth.He was executed on behalf of the King on 24 August 1290.
Kunigunda's son Wenceslaus II kept the Kingdom of Bohemia, and also succeeded in obtaining Poland and Hungary although not very sustainably. Ultimately, she is one of the pivotal ancestresses of both theHouse of Luxembourgand theHabsburgs.
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Literature[edit]
- Kateřina Charvátová (2007).Václav II.: král český a polský.ISBN978-80-7021-841-9.
- Gabriela V. Šarochová (2004).Radostný úděl vdovský: královny-vdovy přemyslovských Čech.ISBN80-86569-24-1.
- 1245 births
- 1285 deaths
- People from Galicia–Volhynia
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