Judith of Schweinfurt Duchess of Bohemia, was the wife of Bretislaus I of Bohemia

Bretislaus I of Bohemia

Bretislaus I , known as Bohemian Achilles, of the house of the Přemyslids, was the duke of Bohemia from 1035 till death.-Youth:...

. Her parents were Henry

Henry of Schweinfurt

Henry of Schweinfurt was the Margrave of the Nordgau from 994 until 1004. He was called the "glory of eastern Franconia" by his own cousin, the chronicler Thietmar of Merseburg....

 of the House of Babenberg, margrave of Nordgau (Bavaria), and his wife Gerberga.

Břetislav and Jitka

House of Přemysl and the Babenbergs would have confirmed their good relationship with Judith's marriage in 1020. Judith was a desirable bride, but Oldřich of Bohemia

Oldrich of Bohemia

Ulrich was the duke of Bohemia from 1012 to 1033 and briefly in 1034. He was a son of Boleslaus II and brother of Boleslaus III and Jaromir....

 had only one son, Bretislaus

Bretislaus I of Bohemia

Bretislaus I , known as Bohemian Achilles, of the house of the Přemyslids, was the duke of Bohemia from 1035 till death.-Youth:...

, which was illegal, complicating the marriage with the high-born Judith. Bretislaus solved the problem by kidnapping Judith from a monastery although he was never punished for the crime. He married Judith some time later. Their first son Spytihněv

Spytihnev II of Bohemia

Spytihnev II was the duke of Bohemia from March 1055 until his death in 1061. He was the eldest son of Bretislaus I. His coronation was celebrated with the first known rendition of Lord, Have Mercy on Us. After succeeding to the throne, he went at once to Regensburg to receive imperial confirmation...

 was born after almost ten years, which led to the hypothesis that the kidnapping happened in 1029, although Judith may have given birth to daughters before her first son.

Exile in Hungary

After Bretislaus 1055 death, Judith may have been sent by Spytihněv out of Bohemia, like other Germans, and moved to Hungary. In Hungary she may have married king Peter Urseolo of Hungary.

Judith died in 1058 and was buried in St. Vitus Cathedral

St. Vitus Cathedral

Saint Vitus' Cathedral is as a Roman Catholic cathedral in Prague, and the seat of the Archbishop of Prague. The full name of the cathedral is St. Vitus, St. Wenceslas and St. Adalbert Cathedral...

 in Prague.

Literature

• KRZEMIENSKA, B. Břetislav I. - Čechy a střední Evropa v prvé polovině XI. století. Praha : Garamond, 1999.
• ŽEMLIČKA, J. Čechy v době knížecí 1044–1198. Praha : NLN, 2002. 660 s. ISBN 80-7106-196-4.

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