Dobroniega of Poland
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Dobroniega of Poland was a Polish princess member of the House of Piast and by marriage Margravine of Lusatia
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She was the daughter of Bolesław III Wrymouth, Duke of Poland
, by his second wife Salomea
, daughter of Henry, Count of Berg.
, second surviving son of Conrad, Margrave of Meissen
and Lusatia
. After her wedding, she change her name to Ludgarda.
During her marriage she bore her husband two children: a son, Conrad, and a daughter, Gertruda. When Margrave Conrad died in 1157, he divided his domains between his sons; Dietrich became in the Margrave of Lusatia (Orientalis marchio) and Dobroniega in the Margravine consort.
on 17 February 1175 and her daughter Gertruda became a nun in Gerbstedt
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Without surviving legitimate male issue, when Margrave Dietrich I died in 1185 was succeeded by his younger brother Dedi V.
Lusatia
Lusatia is a historical region in Central Europe. It stretches from the Bóbr and Kwisa rivers in the east to the Elbe valley in the west, today located within the German states of Saxony and Brandenburg as well as in the Lower Silesian and Lubusz voivodeships of western Poland...
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She was the daughter of Bolesław III Wrymouth, Duke of Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
, by his second wife Salomea
Salomea of Berg
Salomea of Berg was a German noblewoman and by marriage Duchess of Poland.She was the daughter of Swabian Count Henry of Berg Castle by his wife Adelaide of Mochental , probably a sister of Margrave Diepold III of Vohburg...
, daughter of Henry, Count of Berg.
Life
Around 1142, Dobroniega married with DietrichDietrich I, Margrave of Lusatia
Theodoric I was the Margrave of Lusatia from 1156 until his death. He was the second surviving son of Conrad, Margrave of Meissen and Lusatia from the House of Wettin, from whom he inherited the latter territory including Eilenburg and Landsberg in 1156, while his elder brother Otto the Rich...
, second surviving son of Conrad, Margrave of Meissen
Conrad, Margrave of Meissen
Conrad the Great was the Margrave of Meissen from 1123 until his retirement in 1156. He was the son of Thimo, Count of Brehna, of the House of Wettin and Ida, daughter of Otto of Nordheim. He was also Count of Wettin, Brehna, and Camburg from before 1116.In 1123, he became Count of Eilenburg...
and Lusatia
Lusatia
Lusatia is a historical region in Central Europe. It stretches from the Bóbr and Kwisa rivers in the east to the Elbe valley in the west, today located within the German states of Saxony and Brandenburg as well as in the Lower Silesian and Lubusz voivodeships of western Poland...
. After her wedding, she change her name to Ludgarda.
During her marriage she bore her husband two children: a son, Conrad, and a daughter, Gertruda. When Margrave Conrad died in 1157, he divided his domains between his sons; Dietrich became in the Margrave of Lusatia (Orientalis marchio) and Dobroniega in the Margravine consort.
Death and Aftermaths
Dobroniega's date of death remains unknown. Her last mention as a living person was on 26 October 1147, but certainly she was alive by 1157 when her husband succeeded in Lusatia; some sources ranked her death by 1160. Her son Conrad was killed in a tournamentTournament
A tournament is a competition involving a relatively large number of competitors, all participating in a sport or game. More specifically, the term may be used in either of two overlapping senses:...
on 17 February 1175 and her daughter Gertruda became a nun in Gerbstedt
Gerbstedt
Gerbstedt is a small town in Saxony-Anhalt, district Mansfeld-Südharz. By tradition it was the town of copper miners and tanners , which gave the name for the town.-Location:...
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Without surviving legitimate male issue, when Margrave Dietrich I died in 1185 was succeeded by his younger brother Dedi V.