Elisabeth of Greater Poland was a Polish princess of the House of Piast and, by her two marriages, Duchess of Bohemia and Margravine of Lusatia.
She was a daughter of Mieszko III the Old, Duke of Greater Poland and from 1173 High Duke of Poland, by his first wife, Elisabeth, daughter of King Béla II of Hungary.
Around 1173 Elisabeth was married to Sobeslav II, Duke of Bohemia. Sobeslav II died on January 29, 1180. They had no children.
Elisabeth never returned to Poland. Soon after her husband died, she married with Conrad, fifth son of Dedi V, Margrave of Lusatia. They had three children: one son, Conrad, and two daughters, Matilda and Agnes.
At the beginning of 1209, Conrad II defeated the army of Elisabeth's half-brother, Wladyslaw III Spindleshanks, in the Battle of Lubusz. It is assumed that this experience may have contributed to the death of Elisabeth in April 1209. A year later, on 6 May 1210, Conrad II died.
Elisabeth is buried at Kloster Dobrilugk. Her only son, Conrad, died in boyhood; Agnes, the youngest daughter, married Henry V, Count Palatine of the Rhine, but they had no children. Elisabeth's only descendants were from her eldest daughter Matilda, wife of Albert II, Margrave of Brandenburg.
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The birth and death dates of Sobeslav II, Duke of Bohemia are incorrect. They should be (c.1128 – 29 January 1180).
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She was a daughter of Mieszko III the Old, Duke of Greater Poland and from 1173 High Duke of Poland, by his first wife, Elisabeth, daughter of King Béla II of Hungary.
Around 1173 Elisabeth was married to Sobeslav II, Duke of Bohemia. Sobeslav II died on January 29, 1180. They had no children.
Elisabeth never returned to Poland. Soon after her husband died, she married with Conrad, fifth son of Dedi V, Margrave of Lusatia. They had three children: one son, Conrad, and two daughters, Matilda and Agnes.
At the beginning of 1209, Conrad II defeated the army of Elisabeth's half-brother, Wladyslaw III Spindleshanks, in the Battle of Lubusz. It is assumed that this experience may have contributed to the death of Elisabeth in April 1209. A year later, on 6 May 1210, Conrad II died.
Elisabeth is buried at Kloster Dobrilugk. Her only son, Conrad, died in boyhood; Agnes, the youngest daughter, married Henry V, Count Palatine of the Rhine, but they had no children. Elisabeth's only descendants were from her eldest daughter Matilda, wife of Albert II, Margrave of Brandenburg.
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The birth and death dates of Sobeslav II, Duke of Bohemia are incorrect. They should be (c.1128 – 29 January 1180).
I have sent an edit correction
Elisabeth of Greater Poland was a Polish princess of the House of Piast and, by her two marriages, Duchess of Bohemia and Margravine of Lusatia.
She was a daughter of Mieszko III the Old, Duke of Greater Poland and from 1173 High Duke of Poland, by his first wife, Elisabeth, daughter of King Béla II of Hungary.
Around 1173 Elisabeth was married to Sobeslav II, Duke of Bohemia. Sobeslav II died on January 29, 1180. They had no children.
Elisabeth never returned to Poland. Soon after her husband died, she married with Conrad, fifth son of Dedi V, Margrave of Lusatia. They had three children: one son, Conrad, and two daughters, Matilda and Agnes.
At the beginning of 1209, Conrad II defeated the army of Elisabeth's half-brother, Wladyslaw III Spindleshanks, in the Battle of Lubusz. It is assumed that this experience may have contributed to the death of Elisabeth in April 1209. A year later, on 6 May 1210, Conrad II died.
Elisabeth is buried at Kloster Dobrilugk. Her only son, Conrad, died in boyhood; Agnes, the youngest daughter, married Henry V, Count Palatine of the Rhine, but they had no children. Elisabeth's only descendants were from her eldest daughter Matilda, wife of Albert II, Margrave of Brandenburg.
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The birth and death dates of Sobeslav II, Duke of Bohemia are incorrect. They should be (c.1128 – 29 January 1180).
I have sent an edit correction
She was a daughter of Mieszko III the Old, Duke of Greater Poland and from 1173 High Duke of Poland, by his first wife, Elisabeth, daughter of King Béla II of Hungary.
Around 1173 Elisabeth was married to Sobeslav II, Duke of Bohemia. Sobeslav II died on January 29, 1180. They had no children.
Elisabeth never returned to Poland. Soon after her husband died, she married with Conrad, fifth son of Dedi V, Margrave of Lusatia. They had three children: one son, Conrad, and two daughters, Matilda and Agnes.
At the beginning of 1209, Conrad II defeated the army of Elisabeth's half-brother, Wladyslaw III Spindleshanks, in the Battle of Lubusz. It is assumed that this experience may have contributed to the death of Elisabeth in April 1209. A year later, on 6 May 1210, Conrad II died.
Elisabeth is buried at Kloster Dobrilugk. Her only son, Conrad, died in boyhood; Agnes, the youngest daughter, married Henry V, Count Palatine of the Rhine, but they had no children. Elisabeth's only descendants were from her eldest daughter Matilda, wife of Albert II, Margrave of Brandenburg.
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The birth and death dates of Sobeslav II, Duke of Bohemia are incorrect. They should be (c.1128 – 29 January 1180).
I have sent an edit correction
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