Adelaide Arpad
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Adelaide of Hungary was the only daughter of Andrew I of Hungary of the Arpad dynasty.
She was the second wife of Vratislav II of Bohemia
, whom she married in 1057. She was a good dynastic match for Vratislav, as he profited from the alliance with her father. They had four children, including Bretislaus II of Bohemia
and Judith Premyslid
. Vratislav became duke in 1061, after death of his brother, but Adelaide was not duchess for a long time.
She preceded her husband in death; he remarried shortly afterward to Świętosława of Poland, and was finally crowned as the first King of Bohemia in 1085.
She was the second wife of Vratislav II of Bohemia
Bohemia
Bohemia is a historical region in central Europe, occupying the western two-thirds of the traditional Czech Lands. It is located in the contemporary Czech Republic with its capital in Prague...
, whom she married in 1057. She was a good dynastic match for Vratislav, as he profited from the alliance with her father. They had four children, including Bretislaus II of Bohemia
Bretislaus II of Bohemia
Bretislaus II was the duke of Bohemia from 14 September 1092 until his death. He was the eldest son of King Vratislaus II and Adelaide, daughter of Andrew I of Hungary. He was a major enemy of paganism....
and Judith Premyslid
Judith Premyslid
Judith of Bohemia , also known as Judith Premyslid, was a Bohemian princess of the Premyslid dynasty, and by marriage Duchess of Poland....
. Vratislav became duke in 1061, after death of his brother, but Adelaide was not duchess for a long time.
She preceded her husband in death; he remarried shortly afterward to Świętosława of Poland, and was finally crowned as the first King of Bohemia in 1085.