The wives of the rulers of the Kingdom of Poland were duchesses or queens consort of Poland. List does not include queens regnant and ruling queens's husbands who were kings jure uxoris.

Wives of early Polish monarchs

Duchesses of the Polans Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became duchess Ceased to be consort Death Spouse Doubravka of Bohemia Boleslaus I, Duke of Bohemia(Přemyslids) 925 965 977 Mieszko I Oda of Haldensleben Dietrich, Margrave of the Nordmark(Billung) 960 ca. 978 25 May 992husband's death 1023 Emnilda of Lusatia Dobromir of Lusatia 970 987 25 May 992husband's accession 1017 Bolesław IBolesław I was married twice before he succeeded his father in 992: with a daughter of Rikdag, Margrave of Meissen (probably called Hunilda or Oda) and with the Hungarian princess Judith, daughter of the Géza, Grand Prince of the Hungarians. Both marriages ended in divorce and because of this, they were not counted as Duchesses of the Polans. Oda of Meissen Eckard I, Margrave of Meissen(Ekkehardiner) 996 3 February 1018 aft. 1018

Royal consorts of Kingdom of Poland and Crown of the Kingdom of Poland

Piast dynasty (1) Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became duchess/queen consort Coronation as Queen Ceased to be Consort Death Spouse Oda of Meissen Eckard I, Margrave of Meissen(Ekkehardiner) 996 3 February 1018 3 February 1018 (Duchess) 1025 (Queen) 1025in Gniezno Cathedral (disputed) 17 June 1025 husband's deathaft. 1025 Bolesław I Richeza of Lotharingia Ezzo, Count Palatine of Lotharingia(Ezzonids) 995 or 1000 1013 17 June 1025husband's accession 25 December 1025in Gniezno Cathedral 1031husband's deposition 21 March 1063 Mieszko II,1st reign 1032husband's restoration crowned during first tenure 10 May 1034husband's death Mieszko II,2nd reign Dobroniega Maria of Kiev Vladimir I of Kiev(Rurikids) 1010 1040 never crowned 28 November 1058husband's death 1087 Casimir I Unnamed Unknown 1047? 1068? 1068? (Duchess) 1076 (Queen) 25 December 1076in Gniezno Cathedral (possibly) 1079husband's deposition aft. 1089 Bolesław II Judith of Bohemia Vratislaus II of Bohemia(Přemyslids) 1056/58 1080 never crowned 25 December 1086 Władysław I Judith of Swabia Henry III, Holy Roman Emperor(Liudolfings) 1047/1054 1089 never crowned 4 June 1102husband's death 14 March (aft. 1105?) Zbyslava of Kiev Sviatopolk II of Kiev(Rurikids) 1085/90 16 November 1102 never crowned ca. 1112 Bolesław III Salomea of Berg Henry, Count of Berg(Berg-Schelklingen) 1093/1101 1115 never crowned 28 October 1138husband's death 27 July 1144 Agnes of Babenberg Leopold III, Margrave of Austria(Babenberg) 1111 1125 28 October 1138husband's accession never crowned 1146husband's deposition 25 January 1157 Władysław II Viacheslava of Novgorod Vsevolod of Pskov(Rurikids) 1125 1137 1146husband's accession never crowned 15 March 1162? Bolesław IV Maria probably Rostislav I of Kiev(Rurikids) ca. 1140 ca. 1165 never crowned aft. 1173 Eudoxia of Kiev Iziaslav II of Kiev(Rurikids) ca. 1131 1154 1173husband's accession never crowned 1177husband's deposition aft. 1187 Mieszko III,1st reign Helen of Znojmo Conrad II of Znojmo(Přemyslids) 1140 or 1145 1163 1177husband's accession never crowned 1190husband's deposition 1206 Casimir II,1st reign 1190husband's restoration 5 May 1194husband's death Casimir II,2nd reign Lucia of Rügen Jaromar I, Prince of Rügen(Rügen) ? 1186 13 March 1202husband's accession never crowned 1206husband's deposition ?1231? Władysław III,1st reign Grzymislawa of Luck Ingvar of Kiev(Rurikids) ? 1207 never crowned 1210husband's deposition Leszek I,3rd reign Ludmila probably Soběslav I, Duke of Bohemia(Přemyslids) ? 1170/1178 9 June 1210husband's accession never crowned 20 October 1210 Mieszko IV Grzymislawa of Luck Ingvar of Kiev(Rurikids) ? 1207 1211husband's restoration never crowned 1227husband's death Leszek I,4th reign Lucia of Rügen Jaromar I, Prince of Rügen(Rügen) ? 1186 1227husband's restoration never crowned 1229husband's deposition ?1231? Władysław III,2nd reign Agafia of Rus Svyatoslav III Igorevich(Rurikids) ? ? ? never crowned ? ? Konrad I,1st reign Hedwig of Andechs Berthold IV, Duke of Merania(Andechs) 1174 around 1188 1232husband's accession never crowned 19 March 1238husband's death 15 October 1243 Henry I Anne of Bohemia Ottokar I of Bohemia(Přemyslids) 1204 1218 19 March 1238husband's accession never crowned 9 April 1241husband's death 23 June 1265 Henry II Agafia of Rus Svyatoslav III Igorevich(Rurikids) ? ? ? never crowned ? ? Konrad I,2nd reign Cunegunda of Hungary Béla IV of Hungary(Árpád) 5 March 1224 ? 9 April 1241husband's accession never crowned 7 December 1279husband's death 24 July 1292 Bolesław V Agrippina of Slavonia Rostislav Mikhailovich(Rurikids) 1248 ? ? never crowned 30 September 1288husband's death 1309 Leszek II Matilda of Brandenburg Otto V, Margrave of Brandenburg-Salzwedel(Ascania) 1270 1287/88 1288husband's accession never crowned 23 June 1290husband's death bef. 1 June 1298 Henry IV Ryksa of Sweden Valdemar of Sweden(Bjälbo) before 1273 11 October 1285 23 June 1290husband's accession never crowned between 1 September 1288 - 19 April 1293 Przemysł II Margaret of Brandenburg Albert III, Margrave of Brandenburg-Salzwedel(Ascania) 1270/1281 1289/12951289/1295 (duchess) 26 June 1295 (queen) 26 June 1295in Gniezno Cathedral 8 February 1296husband's death after 1314

Přemyslid dynasty Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became queen consort Coronation as queen Ceased to be consort Death Spouse Judith of Habsburg Rudolph I of Germany(Habsburg) 1271 24 January 1285 1296husband's accession, although not crowned never crowned 21 May 1297Wenceslaus II Elisabeth Richeza of Poland Przemysł II(Piast) 1 September 1286 1300 26 May 1303in Prague Cathedral 21 June 1305husband's death 18 October 1335 Viola of Teschen Mieszko I, Duke of Teschen(Piast) 1291 5 October 1305 never crowned 4 August 1306husband's death 21 September 1317 Wenceslaus III

Piast dynasty (2) Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became duchess/ queen consort Coronation as Queen Ceased to be consort Death Spouse Hedwig of Kalisz Bolesław the Pious(Piast) 1266 1293 1306 (Duchess)husband's accession 20 January 1320 (Queen) husband's accession 20 January 1320in Wawel Cathedral 2 March 1333husband's death 10 December 1339 Władysław I Aldona Anna of Lithuania Gediminas(Gediminids) c. 1309 30 April or 16 October 1325 2 March 1333husband's accession as king 25 April 1333in Wawel Cathedral 26 May 1339 Casimir III Adelaide of Hesse Henry II, Landgrave of Hesse(Hesse) 1324 29 September 1341in Poznań Cathedral 29 September 1365annulled (disputed) 1371Krystyna RokiczanaWacław of PragaUnknown In or after 1356Did not(morganatic marriage)never crownedUnknownUnknown Hedwig of Żagań Henry V of Iron(Piast) c. 1350 25 February 1365 Presumably the day of marriage in Wschowa 5 November 1370husband's death 1390

Angevin dynasty Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became queen/king consort Coronation Ceased to be consort Death Spouse Elizabeth of Bosnia Stephen II, Ban of Bosnia(Kotromanić) 1340 20 June 1353 5 November 1370husband's accession never crowned 10 September 1382husband's death 16 January 1387 LouisWilliam of AustriaLeopold III, Duke of Austria13701378Did not (marriage not recognized in Poland)never crownedbefore or at 18 February 1386 marriage annulled15 July 1406Jadwiga

Jagiellon dynasty Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became queen consort Coronation as Queen Ceased to be Consort Death Spouse Anna of Celje William, Count of Celje(Celje) 1381 19 January 1402 25 February 1403in Wawel Cathedral 21 May 1416 Władysław II Elisabeth of Pilica Otton of Pilica, Voivode of Sandomierz(Pilica of Sandomierz) 1370/1380 2 May 1417 19 November 1417in Wawel Cathedral 12 May 1420 Sophia of Halshany Andrew of Halshany(Olshanski) 1405 24 or 7 February 1422 12 February 1424in Wawel Cathedral 1 June 1434husband's death 21 September 1461 Elisabeth of Austria Albert II of Germany(Habsburg) 1435/36/possibly 1437 10 March 1454in Wawel Cathedral 7 June 1492husband's death 30 August 1505 Casimir IV Helena of Moscow Ivan III of Russia(Rurikids) 19 May 1476 18 February 1495 12 December 1501husband's ascession Never crowned 19 August 1506husband's death 20 January 1513 Alexander Barbara Zápolya Stephen Zápolya(Zápolya) 1495 8 February 1512in Wawel Cathedral 2 October 1515 Sigismund I Bona Sforza Gian Galeazzo Sforza(Sforza) 13 February 1495 18 April 1518in Wawel Cathedral 1 April 1548husband's death 7 November 1558 Elisabeth of Austria Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor(Habsburg) 9 July 1526 5 May 1543 8 May 1543in Wawel Cathedral 15 June 1545 Sigismund II Augustus Barbara Radziwiłł Jerzy Radziwiłł(Radziwiłł) 6 December 1520/1523 July/August 154717 April 1548 proclaimed by her husband 7 December 1550in Wawel Cathedral 8 May 1551 Catherine of Austria Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor(Habsburg) 15 September 1533 23 June 1553 30 June 1553in Wawel Cathedral 28 February 1572

Royal consorts of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became queen consort Coronation as Queen Ceased to be Consort Death Spouse Anna of Austria Charles II, Archduke of Austria(Habsburg) 16 August 1573 31 May 1592in Wawel Cathedral 10 February 1598 Sigismund III Constance of Austria Charles II, Archduke of Austria(Habsburg) 24 December 1588 11 December 1605in Wawel Cathedral 10 July 1631 Cecilia Renata of Austria Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor(Habsburg) 16 July 1611 13 September 1637in St. John's Cathedral 24 March 1644 Władysław IV Marie Louise Gonzaga Charles I of Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua(Gonzaga) 18 August 1611 5 November 1645 15 July 1646in Wawel Cathedral 20 May 1648husband's death (see below) 30 May 1649 Crowned prior to 2nd marriage 10 May 1667 John II Eleonora Maria Josefa of Austria Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor(Habsburg) 31 May 1653 27 February 1670 29 September 1670in St. John's Cathedral 10 November 1673husband's death 17 December 1697 Michael Marie Casimire Louise de la Grange d'Arquien Henri Albert de La Grange d'Arquien(La Grange) 28 June 1641 5 July 1665 2 February 1676in St. John's Cathedral 17 June 1696husband's death 1 January 1716 John III Christiane Eberhardine of Brandenburg-Bayreuth Christian Ernst, Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth(Hohenzollern) 19 December 1671 20 January 1693 15 September 1697husband's coronation Never crowned 1 September 1706husband's abdication 4 September 1727 Augustus II, 1st reign Catherine Opalińska Jan Karol Opaliński(Opaliński) 13 October 1680 10 May 1698 4 October 1705in St. John's Cathedral 1709husband's desposation 19 March 1747 Stanisław I, 1st reign Christiane Eberhardine of Brandenburg-Bayreuth Christian Ernst, Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth(Hohenzollern) 19 December 1671 20 January 1693 1709husband's restoration Never crowned 4 September 1727 Augustus II, 2nd reign Catherine Opalińska Jan Karol Opaliński(Opaliński) 13 October 1680 10 May 1698 1733husband's restoration Previously crowned 1736husband's abdication 19 March 1747 Stanisław I, 2nd reign Maria Josepha of Austria Joseph I, Holy Roman Emperor(Habsburg) 8 December 1699 20 August 1719 17 January 1734in Wawel Cathedral 17 November 1757 Augustus IIIElżbieta Szydłowska Teodor Szydłowski17481785 (allegedly)Did not(morganatic marriage)never crowned25 November 1795husband's abdication1 June 1810Stanisław II August Poniatowski (disputed)

See also

Coronations in Poland Dukes of Greater Poland Dukes of Masovia Dukes of Pomerania Dukes of Sieradz-Łęczyca Dukes of Silesia List of Galician rulers List of royal consorts of Partitioned Poland

Notes

Bibliography

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