Richenza of Berg was the wife of Vladislav I of Bohemia

Vladislaus I of Bohemia

Vladislaus I , duke of Bohemia from 1109 to 1117 and from 1120 to April 12, 1125.Vladislav I was a son of Duke, later King, Vratislav II of Bohemia by his second wife Swatawa, a daughter of Casimir I of Poland. Together with his cousin Svatopluk, Vladislav expelled his brother Bořivoj II from...

 and the Duchess of Bohemia. She was the daughter of count Henry I of Berg and his wife Adelheid of Mochental.

Richenza married Vladislav before 1111; her sister Sophie of Berg married another Přemyslid, Otto II the Black

Otto II the Black

Otto II "the Black" , Duke in Brünn and Olmutz & was the younger son of Otto of Olomouc and Euphemia of Hungary. He was also the grandson of Bretislaus I, Duke of Bohemia. Around 1113 he married Sophia von Berg and had three children, Otto III, Svatopluk and Euphemia....

, in 1114. The third sister, Salomea of Berg

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...

, married the Duke of Poland Bolesław III Wrymouth in 1115.

In 1125 the dying Vladislav I chose his relative Otto II the Black

Otto II the Black

Otto II "the Black" , Duke in Brünn and Olmutz & was the younger son of Otto of Olomouc and Euphemia of Hungary. He was also the grandson of Bretislaus I, Duke of Bohemia. Around 1113 he married Sophia von Berg and had three children, Otto III, Svatopluk and Euphemia....

 as his successor, which was also the wish of Vladislav's wife Richenza. Only the intervention of his mother Świętosława changed his mind, and Vladislav reconciled with his brother Soběslav

Sobeslav I of Bohemia

Sobeslaus I was Duke of Bohemia from 1125 until his death. He was a member of the Přemyslid dynasty, the youngest son of Vratislaus II , the first Bohemian duke to also rule as king, with his third wife Svatava of Poland.-Life:...

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After Vladislav's death the disappointed Richenza wanted to move to Zwiefalten

Zwiefalten

Zwiefalten is a municipality in the district of Reutlingen, located halfway between Stuttgart and Lake Constance. The former Zwiefalten Abbey dominates the town...

 monastery, but died on the way on 27 September 1125. She is buried in Reichenbach

Reichenbach

- In Germany :* Reichenbach , in the Niederschlesischer Oberlausitzkreis district, Saxony* Reichenbach im Vogtland, in the Vogtlandkreis district, Saxony* Reichenbach am Heuberg, in the Tuttlingen district, Baden-Württemberg...

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Issue

• Svatava
• Vladislav II of Bohemia ( – 18 January 1174), King of Bohemia
• Děpolt (died August 1167)
• Jindřich