This is a list of the
royal consorts
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of the
rulers of Bohemia.
The first
Duchess
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of Bohemia (''česká kněžna'') was
St. Ludmila, while the first
Queen
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of Bohemia (''česká královna'') was
Świętosława of Poland
Świętosława of Poland (; – 1 September 1126) was the third wife of Duke (later King) Vratislaus II of Bohemia and the first Queen of Bohemia as of 1085.
Origin
Świętosława was the daughter of Duke Casimir I of Poland and his wife Mari ...
. Some of them were (like their husbands) not crowned.
There was only one
queen regnant
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in Czech history -
Maria Theresa
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. Nevertheless, some female royal consorts were highly influential in the country's history, having ruled as
regent
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s for their minor children and heirs, as well as having a great influence over their spouses.
The title was used until 1918, when husband of
the last queen was deposed.
House of Přemysl
Duchesses of Bohemia
* 874–888/891:
Ludmila of Bohemia
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(Svatá Ludmila), wife of
Bořivoj I, d. assassinated 15 September 921 in Tetín Castle
* 906–921:
Drahomíra
Drahomíra of Stodor (; – died after 934 or 936) was List of Bohemian consorts, Duchess consort of Bohemia from 915 to 921, wife of the Přemyslid dynasty, Přemyslid duke Vratislaus I, Duke of Bohemia, Vratislaus I. She also acted as regency ...
(princess Drahomíra ze Stodor), wife of
Vratislav I, d. after 935
* 935–972:
Biagota
Biagota (born 920) was probably the wife of duke Boleslaus I of Bohemia.
Michal Lutovský writes in his book ''Bratrovrah a tvůrce státu'' (Fratricide and country-maker) that only a few coins confirm the existence of Biagota.
These coins ar ...
, wife of
Boleslav I
* ?–999:
Emma of Melnik (Emma ''Regina'' or Hemma princess of Burgundy), original evident Queen of France, widow from King Lothair of France (d. 986), circa 989 second wife of
Boleslaus I, d. 1005/1006
* ?–?:
Božena (Křesinova), second morganatic wife of
duke Oldřich
* 1034–1055:
Judith of Schweinfurt
Judith of Schweinfurt (; before 1003 – 2 August 1058) was List of Bohemian consorts, Duchess consort of Bohemia from 1034 until 1055, by her marriage with the Přemyslid dynasty, Přemyslid duke Bretislav I.Herwig Wolfram, ''Conrad II, 990-1039 ...
(Jitka ze Svinibrodu/ Babenberská), (from House of Babenberg), wife of
Bretislaus I, d. 1058
* 1055–1061:
Ida of Wettin
Ida of Wettin (, , also ''Hidda von Eilenburg''; born c. 1031; died after 1061), a member of the Saxon House of Wettin, was Duchess consort of Bohemia from 1055 until 1061 by her marriage with Duke Spytihněv II.
Life
She was the younger daugh ...
(Ida Wettinská), wife of
Spytihněv II, d. a. 1061
* 1061–1062:
Adelaide of Hungary
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(Adléta Uherská), first wife of
Vratislaus II, d. 1062
* 1092:
Wirpirk of Tengling
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Wirpirk married Conrad in 1054. By his marriage she had two children:
* ...
(Virpirka z Tenglingu), wife of
Konrád I Brněnský
* 1094–1100:
Lukarta of Bogen (Lukarta z Bogenu), wife of
Břetislav II
* 1100–1107:
Helbirga of Austria (Helbirga Babenberská), wife of
Bořivoj II, d. 1142
* 1111–1117:
Richeza of Berg
Richeza of Berg (; – 27 September 1125) was Duchess of Bohemia from 1111 to 1117 and again from 1120 until 1125, by her marriage with the Přemyslid duke Vladislav I.
She was the daughter of Swabian, Henry I, Count of Berg (d. 1116) and h ...
(Richenza z Bergu), wife of
Vladislav I, d. 1125
* 1117–1120:
Helbirga of Austria (Helbirga Babenberská), wife of
Bořivoj II, d. 1142
* 1120–1125:
Richeza of Berg
Richeza of Berg (; – 27 September 1125) was Duchess of Bohemia from 1111 to 1117 and again from 1120 until 1125, by her marriage with the Přemyslid duke Vladislav I.
She was the daughter of Swabian, Henry I, Count of Berg (d. 1116) and h ...
(Richenza z Bergu), wife of
Vladislav I, d. 1125
* 1125–1140:
Adelaide of Hungary
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(Adleyta Arpádovna), wife of
Soběslav I
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, d. 1140
* 1140–1150:
Gertrude of Babenberg (Gertruda Babenberská), first wife of
Vladislaus II, d. 1150
* 1172–1173:
Elisabeth of Hungary
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(Alžběta Uherská), wife of
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* Frederick I ...
, d. after 1189
* 1173/7–1178:
Elisabeth of Poland
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(Eliška Polská), wife of
Soběslav II
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, d. 1209
* 1178–1189:
Elisabeth of Hungary
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(Alžběta Uherská), wife of
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* Frederick I ...
, d. after 1189
* 1189–1191:
Hellicha of Wittelsbach
Hellicha of Wittelsbach (, ; – 13 August 1198), was List of Bohemian consorts, Duchess consort of Bohemia from 1189 to 1198, married to Duke Conrad II, Duke of Bohemia, Conrad II.
Life
She was born in Duchy of Bavaria, Bavaria, the daughter of ...
(Hellicha z Wittelsbachu), wife of
Konrád II Ota, d. after 1198
Queens of Bohemia
Non-dynastic
House of Luxemburg
Non-dynastic
House of Jagiellon, 1490–1526
House of Habsburg
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House of Wittelsbach
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House of Habsburg
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House of Wittelsbach
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House of Habsburg-Lorraine
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See also
*
List of the Czechoslovak and Czech First Ladies
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Bohemia, Royal Consorts
Bohemia, Royal Consorts
Bohemia
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