Biagota was probably the wife of duke Boleslaus I of Bohemia

Boleslaus I of Bohemia

Boleslaus I the Cruel, also called Boleslav I , was the ruler of Bohemia from 935 to his death. His was the son of Vratislaus I and the younger brother of his predecessor, Saint Wenceslaus.Boleslav is notorious for the murder of his brother Wenceslaus, through which he became duke of Bohemia...

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Michal Lutovský writes in his book Bratrovrah a tvůrce státu (Fratricide and country-maker) that only a few coins confirm the existence of Biagota.

These coins are considered the eldest type of Přemyslid denars and we can read on them: BIAGOTACOIIIIX or BIAGOTACOVIIX. These words mean BIAGOTA CONIVNX: wife Biagota. Possibly these coins were made on the occasion of marriage, but there are no proofs for it.

It is not even sure that Biagota was the mother of all four adult children of Boleslaus I. (Dobrawa, Boleslaus II of Bohemia

Boleslaus II of Bohemia

Boleslaus II the Pious was the duke of Bohemia from 972, a member of the Přemyslid dynasty.The son of Boleslaw also called Boleslaus I and Biagota, Boleslaus II became Duke in on his father's death. Boleslaus maintained good relations with the Ottonian German kings, and in 975 supported Otto II...

, Strachkvas

Strachkvas

Strachkvas was a prince of Bohemia, son of Boleslav I and brother of Boleslav II, all members of the Přemyslid dynasty...

 and Mlada of Bohemia). Her origins are unclear. She could originate from one of German states of Holy Roman Empire or from a Slavic country (Blahota or Bjegota was old Bulgarian name). Both hypotheses could be right, corresponding to the contemporary practice of European rulers.

Literature

• PETRÁŇ, Z. První české mince. Praha, 1998.
• LUTOVSKÝ, M. Bratrovrah a tvůrce státu : život a doba knížete Boleslava I. 1. vyd. Praha : Set out, 1998. 162 s.