Ellie Wood Keith Genealogy
Saint Richeza, de Lorraine
Abt 995/1000 - 1063-
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 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 (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 , 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 , 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
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Photos Saint Richeza, Queen consort of the Ezzonian dynasty Richeza, Queen of Poland
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Sources - [S12] Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richeza_of_Lotharingia.
- [S64] Genealogics, Leo Van de Pas, http://www.genealogics.org/getperson.php?personID=I00049960&tree=LEO.
- [S12] Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richeza_of_Lotharingia.