She was a daughter of King Mieszko II Lambert of Poland, and his wife, Richeza of Lotharingia.
She is traditionally called Richeza, but contemporary sources do not confirm this name. Nowadays it is supposed that she may hhave been called Adelaide.
She married King Béla I of Hungary, who had served her father and taken part in her father's campaigns against the pagan Pomeran tribes.
In 1048, her husband received one third of Hungary as appanage from his brother, King Andrew I of Hungary, and the couple moved to Hungary. On 6 December 1060, her husband was crowned King of Hungary after defeating his brother.
They had the following children:
1. King Géza I of Hungary
2. King Ladislaus I of Hungary
3. Duke Lampert of Hungary (after 1050 – c. 1095)
4. Sophia wife firstly of Markgraf Ulrich I of Carniola, and secondly of duke Magnus I of Saxony
5. Euphemia wife of Prince Otto I of Olomouc
6. Helen I of Hungary wife of Demetrius Zvonimir of Croatia
She was a daughter of King Mieszko II Lambert of Poland, and his wife, Richeza of Lotharingia.
She is traditionally called Richeza, but contemporary sources do not confirm this name. Nowadays it is supposed that she may hhave been called Adelaide.
She married King Béla I of Hungary, who had served her father and taken part in her father's campaigns against the pagan Pomeran tribes.
In 1048, her husband received one third of Hungary as appanage from his brother, King Andrew I of Hungary, and the couple moved to Hungary. On 6 December 1060, her husband was crowned King of Hungary after defeating his brother.
They had the following children:
1. King Géza I of Hungary
2. King Ladislaus I of Hungary
3. Duke Lampert of Hungary (after 1050 – c. 1095)
4. Sophia wife firstly of Markgraf Ulrich I of Carniola, and secondly of duke Magnus I of Saxony
5. Euphemia wife of Prince Otto I of Olomouc
6. Helen I of Hungary wife of Demetrius Zvonimir of Croatia
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