Ludmila (wife of Mieszko I Tanglefoot)
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Ludmila was the wife of Mieszko I Tanglefoot. Her origins are disputed.
Mieszko I Tanglefoot married Ludmila between 1170-1178. Given her name, scientists think that Ludmila came from Bohemia
, a member of the Přemyslid dynasty
, since this was one of the only families to have women in it called Ludmila. However researchers have different opinions. It was suggested that she was daughter of Otto III, Duke of Olomouc and his wife Durantia, probably the daughter of Mstislav I of Kiev
by his second wife Liubava Dmitrievna. There was also a minority hypothesis that Ludmila was daughter of Sobeslaus I, Duke of Bohemia, Conrad II, Duke of Znojmo or Vladimir, Duke of Olomouc.
Ludmilla contributed to the foundation of the Norbertine monastery in Rybnik
, who was later transferred to Czarnowąsy
.
Mieszko and Ludmila had the following children:
Mieszko I Tanglefoot married Ludmila between 1170-1178. Given her name, scientists think that Ludmila came from 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...
, a member of the Přemyslid dynasty
Premyslid dynasty
The Přemyslids , were a Czech royal dynasty which reigned in Bohemia and Moravia , and partly also in Hungary, Silesia, Austria and Poland.-Legendary rulers:...
, since this was one of the only families to have women in it called Ludmila. However researchers have different opinions. It was suggested that she was daughter of Otto III, Duke of Olomouc and his wife Durantia, probably the daughter of Mstislav I of Kiev
Mstislav I of Kiev
Mstislav I Vladimirovich the Great was the Grand Prince of Kiev , the eldest son of Vladimir II Monomakh by Gytha of Wessex...
by his second wife Liubava Dmitrievna. There was also a minority hypothesis that Ludmila was daughter of Sobeslaus I, Duke of Bohemia, Conrad II, Duke of Znojmo or Vladimir, Duke of Olomouc.
Ludmilla contributed to the foundation of the Norbertine monastery in Rybnik
Rybnik
Rybnik is a city in southern Poland, in the Silesian Voivodeship. Rybnik is located close to the border with the Czech Republic and just outside the southern border of the largest urban area in Poland, the Upper Silesian Metropolitan Union...
, who was later transferred to Czarnowąsy
Czarnowasy
Czarnowąsy is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Dobrzeń Wielki, within Opole County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland...
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Mieszko and Ludmila had the following children:
- Casimir ICasimir I of OpoleCasimir I of Opole was a Duke of Opole-Racibórz from 1211 until his death.He was the eldest child and only son of Mieszko I Tanglefoot, Duke of Opole-Racibórz and High Duke of Poland, and his wife Ludmilla, probably a Přemyslid princess.-Early life:Little is known about his early years of life,...
(b. ca. 1179/80 - d. 13 May 1230). - Ludmilla (d. 24 January aft. 1200).
- Agnes (d. 9 May aft. 1200).
- Euphrosyne (d. 25 May aft. 1200).
- Ryksa (d. aft. 24 September 1239).