The wives of the rulers of the Kingdom of Poland were duchesses or queens consort of Poland. Two women ruled Poland as queens regnant, but their husbands were kings jure uxoris.
Wives of early Polish monarchs
editDuchesses of the Polans
edit| Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Consort | 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) |
ca. 960 | ca. 978 | 25 May 992 husband's death |
1023 | |||
| Emnilda of Lusatia | Dobromir of Lusatia | ca. 970 | ca. 987 | 25 May 992 husband's accession |
1017 | Bolesław I[1] | ||
| Oda of Meissen | Eckard I, Margrave of Meissen (Ekkehardiner) |
ca. 996 | 3 February 1018 | aft. 1018 | ||||
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Queens and High Duchesses of Poland
editPiast dynasty (1)
edit| Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became duchess | Coronation as queen | Ceased to be Consort | Death | Spouse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oda of Meissen | Eckard I, Margrave of Meissen (Ekkehardiner) |
ca. 996 | 3 February 1018 | 18 April 1025 in Gniezno Cathedral |
aft. 1025 | Bolesław I | |||
| Jadwiga of Poland | Louis of Hungary (House of Anjou) |
1373 or 1374 | 17 July 1399 | 16 October 1384 in Wawel Cathedral Krakow |
aft. 1399 | Władysław I Jagiełło | |||
| Richeza of Lotharingia | Ezzo, Count Palatine of Lotharingia (Ezzonids) |
995 or 1000 | 1013 | 17 June 1025 husband's accession |
25 December 1025 in Gniezno Cathedral |
1031 husband's deposition |
21 March 1063 | Mieszko II, 1st reign | |
| 1032 husband's restoration |
reverted to the rank of duchess | 10 May 1034 husband's death |
Mieszko II, 2nd reign | ||||||
| Dobroniega Maria of Kiev | Vladimir I of Kiev (Rurikids) |
1010 | 1040 | never crowned | 28 November 1058 husband's death |
1087 | Casimir I | ||
| Wyszesława of Kiev | Sviatoslav II of Kiev (Rurikids) |
1047? | 1068? | 25 December 1076 in Gniezno Cathedral |
1079 husband'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 1102 husband's death |
14 March (aft. 1105?) | |||
| Zbyslava of Kiev | Sviatopolk II of Kiev (Rurikids) |
ca. 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 1138 husband's death |
27 July 1144 | |||
| Agnes of Babenberg | Leopold III, Margrave of Austria (Babenberg) |
1111 | 1125 | 28 October 1138 husband's accession |
never crowned | 1146 husband's deposition |
25 January 1157 | Władysław II | |
| Viacheslava of Novgorod | Vsevolod of Pskov (Rurikids) |
1125 | 1137 | 1146 husband'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 | 1173 husband's accession |
never crowned | 1177 husband's deposition |
aft. 1187 | Mieszko III, 1st reign | |
| Helen of Znojmo | Conrad II of Znojmo (Přemyslids) |
1140 or 1145 | 1163 | 1177 husband's accession |
never crowned | 1190 husband's deposition |
1206 | Casimir II, 1st reign | |
| 1190 husband's restoration |
5 May 1194 husband's death |
Casimir II, 2nd reign | |||||||
| Lucia of Rügen | Jaromar I, Prince of Rügen (Rügen) |
? | 1186 | 13 March 1202 husband's accession |
never crowned | 1206 husband's deposition |
?1231? | Władysław III, 1st reign | |
| Grzymislawa of Luck | Ingvar of Kiev (Rurikids) |
? | 1207 | never crowned | 1210 husband's deposition |
Leszek I, 3rd reign | |||
| Ludmila | probably Soběslav I, Duke of Bohemia (Přemyslids) |
? | 1170/1178 | 9 June 1210 husband's accession |
never crowned | 20 October 1210 | Mieszko IV | ||
| Grzymislawa of Luck | Ingvar of Kiev (Rurikids) |
? | 1207 | 1211 husband's restoration |
never crowned | 1227 husband's death |
Leszek I, 4th reign | ||
| Lucia of Rügen | Jaromar I, Prince of Rügen (Rügen) |
? | 1186 | 1227 husband's restoration |
never crowned | 1229 husband'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 | 1232 husband's accession |
never crowned | 19 March 1238 husband's death |
15 October 1243 | Henry I | |
| Anne of Bohemia | Ottokar I of Bohemia(Přemyslids) | 1204 | 1218 | 19 March 1238 husband's accession |
never crowned | 9 April 1241 husband'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 1241 husband's accession |
never crowned | 7 December 1279 husband's death |
24 July 1292 | Bolesław V | |
| Agrippina of Slavonia | Rostislav Mikhailovich (Rurikids) |
1248 | ? | ? | never crowned | 30 September 1288 husband's death |
1309 | Leszek II | |
| Matilda of Brandenburg | Otto V, Margrave of Brandenburg-Salzwedel (Ascania) |
1270 | 1287/88 | 1288 husband's accession |
never crowned | 23 June 1290 husband's death |
bef. 1 June 1298 | Henry IV | |
| Ryksa of Sweden | Valdemar of Sweden (Bjälbo) |
before 1273 | 11 October 1285 | 23 June 1290 husband's accession |
never crowned | before 1293 | Przemysł II | ||
| Margaret of Brandenburg | Albert III, Margrave of Brandenburg-Salzwedel (Ascania) |
1270 | 1291 or 1293 | 26 June 1295 in Gniezno Cathedral |
8 February 1296 husband's death |
1315 | |||
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| Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became duchess | Coronation as queen | Ceased to be consort | Death | Spouse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Judith of Habsburg | Rudolph I of Germany (Habsburg) |
1271 | 24 January 1285 | 1296 husband's accession, although not crowned |
never crowned | 21 May 1297 | Wenceslaus II | ||
| Elisabeth Richeza of Poland | Przemysł II (Piast) |
1 September 1286 | 1300 | 26 May 1303 in Prague Cathedral |
21 June 1305 husband's death |
18 October 1335 | |||
| Viola of Teschen | Mieszko I, Duke of Teschen (Piast) |
1291 | 5 October 1305 | never crowned | 4 August 1306 husband's death |
21 September 1317 | Wenceslaus III | ||
Piast dynasty (2)
edit| Picture | Name | House | Birth | Marriage | Became duchess | Coronation as queen | Ceased to be consort | Death | Spouse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hedwig of Kalisz | Bolesław the Pious (Piast) |
1266 | 1293 | 1306 husband's accession |
20 January 1320 in Wawel Cathedral |
2 March 1333 husband's death |
10 December 1339 | Władysław I | |
| Aldona Anna of Lithuania | Gediminas (Gediminids) |
c. 1309 | 30 April or 16 October 1325 | 2 March 1333 husband's accession |
25 April 1333 in Wawel Cathedral |
26 May 1339 | Casimir III | ||
| Adelaide of Hesse | Henry II, Landgrave of Hesse (Hesse) |
1324 | 29 September 1341 in Poznań Cathedral |
1356 divorce (disputed) |
1371 | ||||
| Hedwig of Żagań | Henry V of Iron (Piast) |
c. 1350 | 25 February 1363 | never crowned | 5 November 1370 husband's death |
1390 | |||
Angevin dynasty
edit| Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became consort | Coronation as queen | Ceased to be consort | Death | Spouse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth of Bosnia | Stephen II, Ban of Bosnia (Kotromanić) |
1340 | 20 June 1353 | 5 November 1370 husband's accession |
never crowned | 10 September 1382 husband's death |
16 January 1387 | Louis | |
| Jadwiga of Poland | Louis of Hungary (House of Anjou) |
1373 or 1374 | 15 February 1386 | 16 October 1384 in Wawel Cathedral in Krakow | 17 July 1399 | Władysław Jagiełło | |||
| Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Consort | Coronation as Queen | Ceased to be Consort | Death | Spouse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anna of Celje | William, Count of Celje (Celje) |
1381 | 1402 | 25 February 1403 in Wawel Cathedral |
21 May 1416 | Władysław II | |||
| Elisabeth of Pilica | Otton of Pilica, Voivode of Sandomierz (Pilica of Sandomierz) |
1372 | 2 May 1417 | 19 November 1417 in Wawel Cathedral |
12 May 1420 | ||||
| Sophia of Halshany | Andrew of Halshany (Olshanski) |
1405 | 24 or 7 February 1422 | 12 February 1424 in Wawel Cathedral |
1 June 1434 husband's death |
21 September 1461 | |||
| Elisabeth of Austria | Albert II of Germany (Habsburg) |
1435/36/possibly 1437 | 10 March 1454 in Wawel Cathedral |
7 June 1492 husband's death |
30 August 1505 | Casimir IV | |||
| Helena of Moscow | Ivan III of Russia (Rurikids) |
19 May 1476 | 18 February 1495 | 12 December 1501 husband's ascession |
Never crowned | 19 August 1506 husband's death |
20 January 1513 | Alexander | |
| Barbara Zápolya | Stephen Zápolya (Zápolya) |
1495 | 8 February 1512 in Wawel Cathedral |
2 October 1515 | Sigismund I | ||||
| Bona Sforza | Gian Galeazzo Sforza (Sforza) |
13 February 1495 | 18 April 1518 in Wawel Cathedral |
1 April 1548 husband's death |
7 November 1558 | ||||
| Elisabeth of Austria | Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor (Habsburg) |
9 July 1526 | 5 May 1543 | 8 May 1543 in Wawel Cathedral |
15 June 1545 | Sigismund II Augustus | |||
| Barbara Radziwiłł | Jerzy Radziwiłł (Radziwiłł) |
6 December 1520 | 1547 | 4 December 1550 in Wawel Cathedral |
8 May 1551 | ||||
| Catherine of Austria | Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor (Habsburg) |
15 September 1533 | 23 June 1553 | 30 June 1553 in Wawel Cathedral |
28 February 1572 | ||||
Royal consort of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
edit| Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Consort | Coronation as Queen | Ceased to be Consort | Death | Spouse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anna of Austria | Charles II, Archduke of Austria (Habsburg) |
16 August 1573 | 31 May 1592 in Wawel Cathedral |
10 February 1598 | Sigismund III | ||||
| Constance of Austria | Charles II, Archduke of Austria (Habsburg) |
24 December 1588 | 11 December 1605 in Wawel Cathedral |
10 July 1631 | |||||
| Cecilia Renata of Austria | Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor (Habsburg) |
16 July 1611 | 13 September 1637 in 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 1646 in Wawel Cathedral |
20 May 1648 husband'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 1670 in St. John's Cathedral |
10 November 1673 husband'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 1676 in St. John's Cathedral |
17 June 1696 husband'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 1697 husband's coronation |
Never crowned | 1 September 1706 husband's abdication |
4 September 1727 | Augustus II, 1st reign | |
| Catherine Opalińska | Jan Karol Opaliński (Opaliński) |
13 October 1680 | 10 May 1698 | 4 October 1705 in St. John's Cathedral |
1709 husband'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 | 1709 husband's restoration |
Never crowned | 4 September 1727 | Augustus II, 2nd reign | ||
| Catherine Opalińska | Jan Karol Opaliński (Opaliński) |
13 October 1680 | 10 May 1698 | 1733 husband's restoration |
Previously crowned | 1736 husband'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 1734 in Wawel Cathedral |
17 November 1757 | Augustus III | |||
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- Elżbieta Szydłowska (1748–1810) was the lover of King Stanisław August. Some believe that she married the King of Poland in 1783, but their marriage was morganatic, so she wasn't Queen of Poland. However, there is no known reason for the marriage to have been morganatic, as Poniatowski's Pacta conventa required him to marry a Polish noblewoman, a requirement she satisfied, and there is no evidence that the marriage ever occurred.[2] According to Wirydianna Fiszerowa, a contemporary who knew them both, the rumour only arose after the death of Poniatowski, was generally disbelieved, and was in fact circulated by Elżbieta herself.[3]
See also
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Notes
edit- ^ Bolesław 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.
- ^ Besala, Jerzy. Małżeństwa królewskie. Władcy elekcyjni.
- ^ Fiszerowa, Wirydianna (1998). Dzieje moje własne. Warsaw.
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