Margaret of Bohemia, Duchess of Wroclaw

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For other people named Margaret of Bohemia, see Margaret of Bohemia (disambiguation).
Margaret of Bohemia
Duchess consort of Wroclaw, Legnica, Brieg, Kalisz, Troppau and Legnica
Tenure 1308–1322
Born 21 February 1296
Prague, Bohemia
Died 8 April 1322 (aged 26)
Hradec Králové
Spouse Bolesław III the Generous
Issue Wenceslaus I of Legnica
Ludwik I the Fair
House Přemyslid dynasty
Father Wenceslaus II of Bohemia
Mother Judith of Habsburg

Margaret of Bohemia (Czech: Markéta Přemyslovna, Polish: Małgorzata Przemyślidka) ( 21 February 1296 – 8 April 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 at 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 saw the young Duke of Legnica as a potential rival for the throne. Although Wenceslaus II had a son who seemed to render him irrelevant, the sudden death of the King in 1305 and one year later the murder of his son and successor Wenceslaus III in Olomouc gained him an unexpected 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 stepmother. 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 one day after giving birth to her youngest child. In 1326, Bolesław married secondly 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 a 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.

Issue

Margaret and Boleslaw had three children:[4][5]

  1. Wenceslaus I (b. ca. 1318 – d. 2 June 1364).
  2. Louis I the Fair (b. ca. 1321 – d. 6/23 December 1398).
  3. Nikolaus (b. and d. Hradec Králové, 7 April 1322).

Ancestry

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Family of Margaret of Bohemia, Duchess of Wroclaw
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 16. Ottokar I of Bohemia
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 8. Wenceslaus I of Bohemia
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 17. Constance of Hungary
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 4. Ottokar II of Bohemia
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 18. Philip of Swabia
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 9. Kunigunde of Hohenstaufen
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 19. Irene Angelina
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 2. Wenceslaus II of Bohemia
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 20. Michael of Chernigov
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 10. Rostislav Mikhailovich
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 21. Elena/Maria Romanovna of Halych
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 5. Kunigunda of Slavonia
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 22. Béla IV of Hungary
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 11. Anna of Hungary
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 23. Maria Laskarina
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 1. Margaret of Bohemia
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 24. Rudolph II, Count of Habsburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 12. Albert IV, Count of Habsburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 25. Agnes of Staufen
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 6. Rudolph I of Germany
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 26. Ulrich of Kiburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 13. Heilwig of Kiburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 27. Anna of Zähringen
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 3. Judith of Habsburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 28. Burckhard IV, Count of Hohenburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 14. Burckhard V, Count of Hohenburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 7. Gertrude of Hohenburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 30. Rudolph II, Count Palatine of Tübingen
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 15. Mechtild of Tübingen
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

References

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See also

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