Margaret of Bohemia, Duchess of Wroclaw

Małgorzata Przemyślidka – królewna czeska, księżna brzesko-legnicka. http://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ma%C5%82gorzata_Przemy%C5%9Blidka

Markéta Přemyslovna - byla dcerou českého krále Václava II. a Guty Habsburské, od roku 1303 manželkou Boleslava III. Lehnického, českou princeznou a lehnickou kněžnou. http://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark%C3%A9ta_P%C5%99emyslovna

Margaret of Bohemia (1296-1322) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Margaret of Bohemia (Czech: Markéta Přemyslovna, Polish: Małgorzata Przemyślidka) (February 21 1296 - April 8, 1322) was a daughter of Wenceslaus II of Bohemia and his first wife, Judith of Habsburg. Her paternal grandparents were Ottokar II of Bohemia and Kunigunda of Slavonia, her maternal grandparents were Rudolph I of Germany and Gertrude of Hohenburg.

Biography

In 1308, Margaret married Bolesław III the Generous. The betrothal had been her father's doing. Since Bolesław's arrival to the Bohemian court and after his betrothal to Margaret, the King clearly favored him; this attitude caused fear between the closest male relatives of the King, who seen the young Duke of Legnica in a potential rival for the throne. Although Wenceslaus II had a son seemed him irrelevant, the sudden death of the King in 1305 and one year later the murdered of his son and successor Wenceslaus III in Olomouc gained him an unexpectedly importance. Bolesław began his fight for the Bohemian throne taking the title of "haeres Regni Poloniae" (heir of the Polish Kingdom). The throne of Bohemia passed to Henry of Carinthia, who was married to Margaret's eldest sister, Anna of Bohemia. Henry and Anna were only on the throne for a year before Rudolf of Habsburg overthrew them. He married Elisabeth Richeza of Poland; who was Margaret's step-mother. By 1307, Rudolf had died so Henry and Anna were invited back but were still not secure. They turned their attentions to Margaret and Anna's sister Elisabeth. Elisabeth was young and unmarried, Anna and Henry wanted her to marry Otto of Löbdaburg for political reasons but Elisabeth refused. Instead, Elisabeth married John of Luxembourg who overthrew Henry and Anna once and for all. They went to live in Carinthia were Anna died in 1313, childless. John and Elisabeth became King and Queen of Bohemia. They had many children, among them were Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor and Bonne of Bohemia; by now any chances of Bolesław and Margaret becoming King and Queen of Bohemia were gone. Margaret died while giving birth to her youngest child. In 1326, Bolesław married secondly with Katharina (d. bef. 5 March 1358), daughter of Mladen III Šubić[1] by his wife Jelena, in turn daughter of King Stefan Uroš III Dečanski of Serbia[2]. Through her father, Katharina was also first cousin of Stjepan Tvrtko I, the first King of Bosnia[3]. They had no children. In his will, Bolesław left the Duchy of Brieg to his widow, who ruled until her own death.

[edit]Issue

Margaret and Boleslaw had three children:[4][5] Wenceslaus I (b. ca. 1318 - d. 2 June 1364). Louis I the Fair (b. ca. 1321 - d. 6/23 December 1398). Nikolaus (b. and d. Hradec Králové, 7 April 1322).

Małgorzata Przemyślidka – królewna czeska, księżna brzesko-legnicka. http://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ma%C5%82gorzata_Przemy%C5%9Blidka

Markéta Přemyslovna - byla dcerou českého krále Václava II. a Guty Habsburské, od roku 1303 manželkou Boleslava III. Lehnického, českou princeznou a lehnickou kněžnou. http://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark%C3%A9ta_P%C5%99emyslovna

Margaret of Bohemia (1296-1322) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Margaret of Bohemia (Czech: Markéta Přemyslovna, Polish: Małgorzata Przemyślidka) (February 21 1296 - April 8, 1322) was a daughter of Wenceslaus II of Bohemia and his first wife, Judith of Habsburg. Her paternal grandparents were Ottokar II of Bohemia and Kunigunda of Slavonia, her maternal grandparents were Rudolph I of Germany and Gertrude of Hohenburg.

Biography

In 1308, Margaret married Bolesław III the Generous. The betrothal had been her father's doing. Since Bolesław's arrival to the Bohemian court and after his betrothal to Margaret, the King clearly favored him; this attitude caused fear between the closest male relatives of the King, who seen the young Duke of Legnica in a potential rival for the throne. Although Wenceslaus II had a son seemed him irrelevant, the sudden death of the King in 1305 and one year later the murdered of his son and successor Wenceslaus III in Olomouc gained him an unexpectedly importance. Bolesław began his fight for the Bohemian throne taking the title of "haeres Regni Poloniae" (heir of the Polish Kingdom). The throne of Bohemia passed to Henry of Carinthia, who was married to Margaret's eldest sister, Anna of Bohemia. Henry and Anna were only on the throne for a year before Rudolf of Habsburg overthrew them. He married Elisabeth Richeza of Poland; who was Margaret's step-mother. By 1307, Rudolf had died so Henry and Anna were invited back but were still not secure. They turned their attentions to Margaret and Anna's sister Elisabeth. Elisabeth was young and unmarried, Anna and Henry wanted her to marry Otto of Löbdaburg for political reasons but Elisabeth refused. Instead, Elisabeth married John of Luxembourg who overthrew Henry and Anna once and for all. They went to live in Carinthia were Anna died in 1313, childless. John and Elisabeth became King and Queen of Bohemia. They had many children, among them were Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor and Bonne of Bohemia; by now any chances of Bolesław and Margaret becoming King and Queen of Bohemia were gone. Margaret died while giving birth to her youngest child. In 1326, Bolesław married secondly with Katharina (d. bef. 5 March 1358), daughter of Mladen III Šubić[1] by his wife Jelena, in turn daughter of King Stefan Uroš III Dečanski of Serbia[2]. Through her father, Katharina was also first cousin of Stjepan Tvrtko I, the first King of Bosnia[3]. They had no children. In his will, Bolesław left the Duchy of Brieg to his widow, who ruled until her own death.

[edit]Issue

Margaret and Boleslaw had three children:[4][5] Wenceslaus I (b. ca. 1318 - d. 2 June 1364). Louis I the Fair (b. ca. 1321 - d. 6/23 December 1398). Nikolaus (b. and d. Hradec Králové, 7 April 1322).

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Markéta Přemyslovna (21. února 1296 – 8. dubna 1322) byla dcerou českého krále Václava II. a Guty Habsburské, od roku 1303 manželkou Boleslava III. Lehnického, českou princeznou a lehnickou kněžnou.

Markéta Přemyslovna
kněžna vratislavská a lehnicko-břežská
Manžel
Boleslav III. Marnotratný
Narození
21. února 1296
Úmrtí
8. dubna 1322
Pohřbena
Zbraslavský klášter
Potomci
Václav I. Lehnický
Ludvík I. Břežský
Mikuláš
Dynastie
Přemyslovci
Otec
Václav II.
Matka
Guta Habsburská
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V době sňatku (rok 1303) bylo Markétě sedm let a ženichovi dvanáct. Ženichovým poručníkem a správcem jeho zemí byl český král, Markétin otec Václav II. Markéta byla až třetí Václavovou dcerou, a její manžel měl tedy po zavraždění Markétina staršího bratra Václava III. v roce 1306 jen malou šanci na získání českého trůnu. Nutno podotknout, že Markéta se – na rozdíl od starších sester (Anny a Elišky) a královny vdovy po Václavovi II. Elišky Rejčky – do bojů o český trůn nezapojovala.

Jelikož se Boleslav nedočkal věna, od roku 1308 držel Opavsko, které zabral jako náhradu. V dubnu roku 1311 uzavřel v Olomouci s novým českým králem Janem Lucemburským dohodu, na jejímž základě rezignoval na nároky své ženy a opanované území předal za úplatu (8000 hřiven) zpět Mikuláši Opavskému (dokument byl v Olomouci vystaven 11. června toho roku). Tamní šlechta se však ještě téhož roku 1311 proti Mikuláši Opavskému, Markétinu (nemanželskému) strýci, vzbouřila.

Markétin manžel Boleslav Lehnický byl během následujících let spojencem českého krále, a to i v domácích válkách mezi králem a jeho šlechtou. V letech 1321–1322 za doby Janovy nepřítomnosti byl dokonce i správcem českého království.

Markéta zemřela právě v období správcovství 8. dubna roku 1322, den po porodu třetího syna. Společně s nemluvnětem byla pochována na Zbraslavi. Z manželství zůstali naživu dva starší synové, kteří oba zanechali početné potomstvo. Boleslav se znovu oženil v roce 1326; vzal si Kateřinu, dceru chorvatského bána Mladena III.