Gertrude of Poland
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Gertrude | |
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Grand Princess consort of Kiev | |
House | Piast |
Father | Mieszko II Lambert |
Mother | Richeza of Lotharingia |
Gertrude-Olisava (c. 1025[1] – 4 January 1108), was a Polish princess and the grand princess consort of Kiev by marriage to Iziaslav I. She was the daughter of Mieszko II Lambert and Richeza of Lotharingia, and the great-granddaughter of Otto II, Holy Roman Emperor.
Early life
The exact time and place of Gertude's birth is unknown, with most sources placing it around 1025. It is estimated she stayed in Poland until 1036, then left for Germany with her mother, returning when Casimir I the Restorer, Gertrude's brother established himself as Duke of Poland.
In her early life, she received a thorough education, first, in Poland, then presumably in one of the Abbeys located in the province of Cologne.
Grand princess consort
In 1043, Gertrude married Iziaslav I of Kiev, a son of Yaroslav the Wise.
She had two sons, Yaropolk Iziaslavich and Mstislav, and a daughter, Eupraxia, who later married the Prince of Kraków, Mieszko Bolesławowic of the Piast dynasty.[2] Often acknowledged as her son,[3] Sviatopolk II of Kiev may have been a son of Iziaslav and a concubine.
On 15 September 1068, Iziaslav suffered a defeat and both she and her husband were expelled from Kiev and settled in Poland. It was then that Gertrude inherited a medieval
On 2 May 1069,
On 15 July 1077, the couple settled, once again, in Kiev.
Later life
After her husband's death in 1078, Gertrude stayed at the court of the youngest son of Yaropolk, the prince of Turov and Volhynia. In 1084, she became a hostage of Vladimir II Monomakh, who had captured Lutsk, where she had taken refuge, abandoned by her son.
She died on 4 January 1108. The place of her burial is unknown.
Footnotes
- Polski Słownik Biograficzny. Vol. 7. Polska Akademia Nauk & Polska Akademia Umiejętności. p. 405.
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- ^ Dworzaczek, Włodzimierz (1959). Genealogia. Opracował Włodzimierz Dworzaczek. Warszawa.
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