Kunigunde of Sternberg
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Kunigunde of Sternberg was the first wife of George of Poděbrady
, who later became King of Bohemia.
since 1440. This marriage produced three sons:
and three daughters:
In 1444 Kunigunde founded a hospital in Poděbrady. It was named after her and remained in operation until the beginning of the 20th Century. She also established a foundation for youth education, school construction and rehabilitation of prisoners.
She died in 1449, the day after her twenty-fourth birthday and several days after giving birth to twin daughters, and was buried in the parish church Exaltation of the Holy Cross in Poděbrady.
George of Podebrady
George of Kunštát and Poděbrady , also known as Poděbrad or Podiebrad , was King of Bohemia...
, who later became King of Bohemia.
Life
Kunigunde's parents were the Bohemian nobles Smil of Sternberg († 1431) and Barbara of Pardubice († 1433). In 1441 she married then 21-year-old George of Poděbrady, who had been captain of the old Bohemian circle of Stará BoleslavBrandýs nad Labem-Stará Boleslav
Brandýs nad Labem-Stará Boleslav is a town in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic on the banks of the Elbe River, in the heart of an agricultural region about 25 km northeast of Prague. The town is part of the Prague metropolitan area. Brandýs nad Labem dates its origin to the...
since 1440. This marriage produced three sons:
- BočekBoček IV of PoděbradyBoček IV of Poděbrady , was, by title, the last member of the Bohemian noble family of Poděbrady, who were descended from the Lords of Kunštát.- Life :Boček's parents were the later King of Bohemia George of Poděbrady and his wife Kunigunde of...
(1442–1496) - VictorVictor of PoděbradyVictor, Duke of Münsterberg Victor, Duke of Münsterberg Victor, Duke of Münsterberg (also: Victor, Duke of Münsterberg and Opava; ; (29 May 1443 in Cieszyn – 30 August 1500 in Cieszyn) was an Imperial Count from 1459 and Count of Kladsko...
(1443–1500) and - Henry the ElderHenry I, Duke of Münsterberg-OelsHenry the Elder of Münsterberg was an Imperial Count and Count of Kladsko. He was also Duke of Silesian duchies Münsterberg and Oels and 1465–1472 Duke of Opava...
(1448–1498)
and three daughters:
- Barbara (1446–1474), married first with Henry of Lipé (Jindřich z Lipé, † 1469), and second with Jan Křinecký of Ronov
- CatherineCatherine of PoděbradyCatherine of Poděbrady was the first wife of Matthias Corvinus, King of Hungary.-Biography:Catherine and her twin sister Sidonie were born at Poděbrady, to the Bohemian king George of Poděbrady and his first wife, Kunigunde of Šternberk. Kunigunde died from complications of the birth...
(1449–1464) and - ZdenkaSidonie of PoděbradySidonie of Poděbrady was a daughter of George of Poděbrady, King of Bohemia, and his first wife Kunigunde of Sternberg. She was the twin sister of Catherine of Poděbrady, wife of Matthias Corvinus of Hungary....
(1449–1510)
In 1444 Kunigunde founded a hospital in Poděbrady. It was named after her and remained in operation until the beginning of the 20th Century. She also established a foundation for youth education, school construction and rehabilitation of prisoners.
She died in 1449, the day after her twenty-fourth birthday and several days after giving birth to twin daughters, and was buried in the parish church Exaltation of the Holy Cross in Poděbrady.