Maria of Bohemia (d. aft. 1172)
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Maria of Bohemia was the only daughter of Duke Sobeslaus I, Duke of Bohemia, and his wife Adelaide of Hungary, the granddaughter of Géza I of Hungary
. Maria was Margravine of Austria and Duchess of Bavaria by her first marriage to Leopold IV, Duke of Bavaria
, and Margravine of Baden and Verona by her second marriage to Herman III, Margrave of Baden.
as a fief by Emperor Conrad III
. The marriage lasted three years, ending with Leopold's unexpected death. The marriage produced no heirs for Leopold and the Margraviate of Austria and the Duchy of Bavaria
were inherited by her brother-in-law. Henry II
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One year later, she remarried to Herman III, Margrave of Baden, who had been Margrave of Baden since 1130. Maria was his second wife. After her husband took the Margravate of Verona in 1151, she became Margravine of Verona.
She had the following children with Hermann:
Otto died 16 January 1160. Maria disappeared from then although she may have been alive in 1172. She is buried at Scheyern
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Géza I of Hungary
Géza I was King of Hungary from 1074 until his death. During King Solomon's rule he governed, as Duke, one third of the Kingdom of Hungary. Afterwards, Géza rebelled against his cousin's reign and his followers proclaimed him king...
. Maria was Margravine of Austria and Duchess of Bavaria by her first marriage to Leopold IV, Duke of Bavaria
Leopold IV, Duke of Bavaria
Leopold IV, the Generous was Margrave of Austria from 1137 and Duke of Bavaria from 1139 until his death....
, and Margravine of Baden and Verona by her second marriage to Herman III, Margrave of Baden.
Marriage
Maria married Leopold IV in 28 September 1138, from the marriage Maria Margravine of Austria. The bride was in her early teens, and the groom was in his early 30s. One year after her marriage, the Babenberg family gained the Duchy of BavariaDuchy of Bavaria
The Duchy of Bavaria was the only one of the stem duchies from the earliest days of East Francia and the Kingdom of Germany to preserve both its name and most of its territorial extent....
as a fief by Emperor Conrad III
Conrad III of Germany
Conrad III was the first King of Germany of the Hohenstaufen dynasty. He was the son of Frederick I, Duke of Swabia, and Agnes, a daughter of the Salian Emperor Henry IV.-Life and reign:...
. The marriage lasted three years, ending with Leopold's unexpected death. The marriage produced no heirs for Leopold and the Margraviate of Austria and the Duchy of Bavaria
Duchy of Bavaria
The Duchy of Bavaria was the only one of the stem duchies from the earliest days of East Francia and the Kingdom of Germany to preserve both its name and most of its territorial extent....
were inherited by her brother-in-law. Henry II
Henry II, Duke of Austria
Henry II , Count Palatine of the Rhine, 1140–1141, Margrave of Austria from 1141 to 1156 and, as Henry XI, also Duke of Bavaria from 1141 to 1156, Duke of Austria, 1156–1177, was a prince of the Babenberg dynasty....
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One year later, she remarried to Herman III, Margrave of Baden, who had been Margrave of Baden since 1130. Maria was his second wife. After her husband took the Margravate of Verona in 1151, she became Margravine of Verona.
She had the following children with Hermann:
- Gertrude (d. before 1225) who married in 1180 Graf Albrecht von Dagsburg (d. 1211)
Otto died 16 January 1160. Maria disappeared from then although she may have been alive in 1172. She is buried at Scheyern
Scheyern
Scheyern is a municipality in the district of Pfaffenhofen in Bavaria in Germany.The House of Wittelsbach derives from here....
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