Kunigunde of Hohenstaufen
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Kunigunde of Hohenstaufen or Kunigunde of Swabia (1200? – 13 September 1248) was the second daughter of Philip, Duke of Swabia
and his wife, Irene Angelina
.
and Beatrice I, Countess of Burgundy
. Her maternal grandparents were Isaac II Angelos
, Byzantine Emperor and his first wife Herina.
She and her three sisters were orphaned in 1208; that year, her father was murdered, and a few months later her mother died following the birth of a fifth daughter, who did not live either.
and his second wife Constance of Hungary
. (Constance was a daughter of Béla III of Hungary
and Agnes of Antioch
). In 1224, Kunigunde married Wenceslaus. They were crowned in 1228.
In 1230, Wenceslaus succeeded his father, with Kunigunde as his Queen consort
. However, Queen Kunigunde seems to be not important in politics, though she was the founder of monasteries. They had five children :
When Wenceslaus childless brother Přemysl, Margrave of Moravia, died in 1239, sons of Wenceslaus and Kunigunde was the only chances for survival of the House of Přemysl. The first-born son Vladislaus died in 1247. His mother probably sorrowed for him not as much as her husband, who was heart-broken.
In 1248, younger son Přemysl
was enticed by discontented nobles to lead a rebellion against his father. Queen Kunigunde stayed in Prague, but died during this revolt on 13 September 1248. Neither husband nor son paid a visit on her funeral. She was buried in Agnes nunnery.
The rebellion was defeated and Ottokar was imprisoned by his father, but released shortly afterwards.
Philip of Swabia
Philip of Swabia was king of Germany and duke of Swabia, the rival of the emperor Otto IV.-Biography:Philip was the fifth and youngest son of Emperor Frederick I and Beatrice I, Countess of Burgundy, daughter of Renaud III, count of Burgundy, and brother of the emperor Henry VI...
and his wife, Irene Angelina
Irene Angelina
Irene Angelina was the daughter of the Byzantine Emperor Isaac II Angelos by his first wife, perhaps named Herina, possibly a member of the Tornikes family.- Marriage and issue :...
.
Family
Her grandparents were Frederick I, Holy Roman EmperorFrederick I, Holy Roman Emperor
Frederick I Barbarossa was a German Holy Roman Emperor. He was elected King of Germany at Frankfurt on 4 March 1152 and crowned in Aachen on 9 March, crowned King of Italy in Pavia in 1155, and finally crowned Roman Emperor by Pope Adrian IV, on 18 June 1155, and two years later in 1157 the term...
and Beatrice I, Countess of Burgundy
Beatrice I, Countess of Burgundy
Beatrice of Burgundy was the only daughter of Renaud III, Count of Burgundy and Agatha of Lorraine. She was the second wife and Empress of Frederick I, Holy Roman Emperor. Her maternal grandparents were Simon I, Duke of Lorraine and his wife Adelaide of Leuven. Beatrice was active at the...
. Her maternal grandparents were Isaac II Angelos
Isaac II Angelos
Isaac II Angelos was Byzantine emperor from 1185 to 1195, and again from 1203 to 1204....
, Byzantine Emperor and his first wife Herina.
She and her three sisters were orphaned in 1208; that year, her father was murdered, and a few months later her mother died following the birth of a fifth daughter, who did not live either.
Marriage and children
Kunigunge soon moved to Prague, where her fiancé Wenceslaus lived. He was the eldest surviving son of Ottokar I of BohemiaOttokar I of Bohemia
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and his second wife Constance of Hungary
Constance of Hungary
Constance of Hungary was the second Queen consort of Ottokar I of Bohemia.-Family:Constance was a daughter of Béla III of Hungary and his first wife Agnes of Antioch. Her older siblings included Emeric, King of Hungary, Margaret of Hungary and Andrew II of Hungary...
. (Constance was a daughter of Béla III of Hungary
Béla III of Hungary
Béla III was King of Hungary and Croatia . He was educated in the court of the Byzantine Emperor Manuel I who was planning to ensure his succession in the Byzantine Empire till the birth of his own son...
and Agnes of Antioch
Agnes of Antioch
Agnes of Antioch, , Queen Consort of Hungary.Agnes was the daughter of Raynald of Châtillon, Prince of Antioch by right of his wife, and his first wife, Constance of Antioch...
). In 1224, Kunigunde married Wenceslaus. They were crowned in 1228.
In 1230, Wenceslaus succeeded his father, with Kunigunde as his Queen consort
Queen consort
A queen consort is the wife of a reigning king. A queen consort usually shares her husband's rank and holds the feminine equivalent of the king's monarchical titles. Historically, queens consort do not share the king regnant's political and military powers. Most queens in history were queens consort...
. However, Queen Kunigunde seems to be not important in politics, though she was the founder of monasteries. They had five children :
- Vladislaus, Margrave of MoraviaVladislaus, Margrave of MoraviaVladislaus was Margrave of Moravia and heir to the Bohemian Kingdom of the Přemyslid dynasty.Vladislaus was born as the eldest son to Wenceslaus I, King of Bohemia, and his wife Kunigunde of Hohenstaufen, daughter of Philip of Swabia, King of Germany...
(c. 1228 – 3 January 1247). - Ottokar II of BohemiaOttokar II of BohemiaOttokar II , called The Iron and Golden King, was the King of Bohemia from 1253 until 1278. He was the Duke of Austria , Styria , Carinthia and Carniola also....
(c. 1230 – 26 August 1278). - Beatrix of Bohemia (c. 1231 – 27 May 1290). Married Otto III, Margrave of Brandenburg.
- Agnes of Bohemia (died 10 August 1268). Married Henry III, Margrave of MeissenHenry III, Margrave of MeissenHenry III, called Henry the Illustrious from the House of Wettin was Margrave of Meissen and last Margrave of Lusatia from 1221 until his death; from 1242 also Landgrave of Thuringia.-Life:Born probably at the Albrechtsburg residence in Meissen, Henry was the youngest son of Margrave Theodoric I...
. - An unnamed daughter. Died young.
When Wenceslaus childless brother Přemysl, Margrave of Moravia, died in 1239, sons of Wenceslaus and Kunigunde was the only chances for survival of the House of Přemysl. The first-born son Vladislaus died in 1247. His mother probably sorrowed for him not as much as her husband, who was heart-broken.
In 1248, younger son Přemysl
Ottokar II of Bohemia
Ottokar II , called The Iron and Golden King, was the King of Bohemia from 1253 until 1278. He was the Duke of Austria , Styria , Carinthia and Carniola also....
was enticed by discontented nobles to lead a rebellion against his father. Queen Kunigunde stayed in Prague, but died during this revolt on 13 September 1248. Neither husband nor son paid a visit on her funeral. She was buried in Agnes nunnery.
The rebellion was defeated and Ottokar was imprisoned by his father, but released shortly afterwards.