Euphemia of Greater Poland (1253–1298)
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Euphemia of Greater Poland | |
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| Born | 1253 |
| Died | 5 September 1298 (aged 44–45) St. Clara monastery in Wrocław |
| Nationality | House of Piast and nun at St. Clara in Wrocław |
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Euphemia of Greater Poland (
House of Piast and nun at St. Clara in Wrocław
.
She was the fourth daughter (twin with Anna) of
Władysław, Duke of Opole
. In sources, and like almost all the Piast princesses who bear that name, Euphemia was also called with the diminutive Ofka.
Life
After the death of her father in 1257, Euphemia and her siblings remained under the custody of their mother, and after the mother's death in 1265, they remained under the custody of their paternal uncle Bolesław the Pious. The religious environment under which Euphemia and her unmarried sisters Euphrosyne and Anna (her twin) lived since their early years certainly impacted them: the three took the veil.
Euphemia entered in the St. Clara monastery in
Konrad I of Głogów
, who remained in that position until her death in 1318.
Euphemia died on 5 September 1298. She was buried in the St. Clara monastery in Wrocław.
Bibliography
- K. Jasiński, Genealogia Piastów wielkopolskich. Potomstwo Władysława Odonica, [in:] Kronika Miasta Poznania, vol. II, 1995, p. 52.
- K. Ożóg, Eufemia [in:] Piastowie. Leksykon biograficzny, Wydawnictwo Literackie, Kraków 1999, p. 153.
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