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Saint Richeza, de Lorraine

Saint Richeza, de Lorraine

Female Abt 995/1000 - 1063

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  • Name Saint Richeza  
    Suffix de Lorraine 
    Born Abt 995/1000 
    Gender Female 
    History Four of her Árpád descendants were canonized: Elizabeth, Landgravine of Thuringia, Kinga, Duchess of Kraków, and Margaret and Irene of Hungary. She was beatified with another one of her descendants, Yolanda, Duchess of Greater Poland.  [1
    History Richeza was born between 995 and 1000, the daughter of Ezzo/Ehrenfried, Pfalzgraf von Lothringen, and Mathilde von Sachsen, the daughter of Emperor Otto II and sister of Emperor Otto III. About 1013 Richeza married Mieszko II Lambert, king of Poland. They had a son Kazimierz I Karol who would succeed his father as king of Poland, and two daughters: Richeza/Ryksa married Béla I, king of Hungary; and Gertruda married Isjaslaw I, grand duke of Kiev. All three would have progeny.

    Mieszko II died in suspicious circumstances in 1034, after his forced abdication and a brief restoration. After the death of her husband, Richeza probably tried to seize power in the country and secure the crown for her son. However, she failed and Kazimierz had to flee to the kingdom of Hungary while the central parts of Poland were controlled by his uncle Bezprym.

    After 7 September 1047 Richeza became a nun. She died on 21 March 1063 in Saalfeld. Her tomb is in the chapel of St. Johannes in the Cologne cathedral, alongside that of the cathedral\'s founder Archbishop Konrad von Hochstaden.

    In Poland and Germany Richeza is venerated as a saint; her feast day is 21 March.  [2
    Died 21 Mar, 1063  Saalfeld Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I1773  Ellie Wood Keith
    Last Modified 26 Mar 2018 

    Father Ezzo (Ehrenfried), Pfalzgraf von Lothringen,   b. Abt 955,   d. 21 May 1034  (Age ~ 79 years) 
    Relationship putative 
    Mother Mathilde von Sachsen,   b. 979,   d. 4 Dec, 1025, Echtz Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 46 years) 
    Relationship putative 
    Married Bef 15 Jun 991 
    Family ID F1111  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Mieszko II Lambert, King of Poland,   b. 990, Posen Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 May, 1034  (Age 44 years) 
    Married Abt 1013 
    Children 
    +1. Agatha, of Poland,   d. yes  [putative]
    Last Modified 23 Feb 2018 
    Family ID F1110  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Mieszko II Lambert, King of Poland,   b. 990, Posen Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 May, 1034  (Age 44 years) 
    Married Abt 1013 
    Children 
    +1. Richeza (Ryksa), of Poland, Queen of Hungary,   b. Abt 1018,   d. Aft 1063  (Age ~ 46 years)  [putative]
    Last Modified 3 Mar 2018 
    Family ID F1232  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
    Saint Richeza, Queen consort of the Ezzonian dynasty
    Saint Richeza, Queen consort of the Ezzonian dynasty
    Richeza, Queen of Poland
    Richeza, Queen of Poland

  • Sources 
    1. [S12] Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richeza_of_Lotharingia.

    2. [S64] Genealogics, Leo Van de Pas, http://www.genealogics.org/getperson.php?personID=I00049960&tree=LEO.