Ludmilla of Bohemia
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Bohemia
Seligenthal convent, Landshut
| Ludmilla of Bohemia | |
|---|---|
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| Duchess consort of Bavaria | |
| Tenure | 1204 – 1231 |
| Born | c. 1170 Bohemia |
| Died | 14 August 1240 Seligenthal convent, Landshut |
| Burial | Seligenthal convent, Landshut |
| Spouse | Adalbert VI, Count of Bogen Louis I, Duke of Bavaria |
| Issue | Berthold IV, Count of Bogen Albert IV, Count of Bogen Diepold of Bogen Otto II Wittelsbach, Duke of Bavaria |
| Dynasty | Přemyslid |
| Father | Frederick, Duke of Bohemia |
| Mother | Elisabeth of Hungary |
Ludmilla (Ludmiła) of Bohemia (died 14 August 1240) was a daughter of Frederick, Duke of Bohemia, and his wife, Elizabeth of Hungary. Ludmilla was a member of the Přemyslid dynasty. She was Duchess consort of Bavaria by her marriage to Louis I, Duke of Bavaria.[1]
Ludmilla was the third of six children born to her parents. Her siblings were Helena of Bohemia, betrothed to Manuel I Komnenos but never married, and Sophia of Bohemia, wife of Albert, Margrave of Meissen. The rest of Ludmilla's siblings were short-lived or died in early adulthood.
Ludmilla's paternal grandparents were Vladislaus II of Bohemia and his first wife Gertrude of Babenberg. Her maternal grandparents were Géza II of Hungary and his wife Euphrosyne of Kiev.
Geza was son of Béla II of Hungary and his wife Helena of Raška.
Bela was son of Prince Álmos and his wife Predslava of Kiev, who was daughter of Sviatopolk II of Kiev and an unknown Bohemian princess.
Marriages
Ludmilla married twice and had issue in both of her marriages. Her first marriage was to Count Albert III of Bogen, making Ludmilla Countess of Bogen. The couple had three children from their marriage, all sons:
- Berthold IV, Count of Bogen (d. 1218) married Kunigunda of Hirschberg, no known issue.
- Albert IV, Count of Bogen (d. 1242) married Richeza of Dillingen.
- Diepold of Bogen (d. 1219) a priest in Regensburg.
Albert died in 1197 and was succeeded by his eldest son with Ludmilla, Berthold.
Ludmilla then married Louis I, Duke of Bavaria,[2] (also known as Ludwig[3]) a former enemy of her first husband. The marriage was good for Louis because it created an alliance with Ludmilla's uncle, Ottokar I of Bohemia. The couple had one son:
- Otto II Wittelsbach, Duke of Bavaria (7 April 1206 – 29 November 1253), next Duke of Bavaria.[4]
Louis and Ludmilla tried to find a suitable bride for their only child. Otto married Agnes of the Palatinate in 1222. Within time, Agnes' closer relatives died and she became Countess of Palatinate, which became part of the Bavarian inheritance, starting with Ludmilla's grandson, Louis II, Duke of Bavaria.
