Judith of Thuringia
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Judith of Thuringia | |
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Ottokar I, King of Bohemia Vladislaus III, Duke of Bohemia | |
House | Ludovingians |
Father | Louis I, Landgrave of Thuringia |
Mother | Hedwig of Gudensberg |
Judith of Thuringia (
Marriage
Judith was the daughter of Landgrave
Probably in 1155, two years after the wedding, Judith gave birth to the first son. In medieval times the names for babies were chosen mostly by mothers, so it was probably Judith's idea to name the son Přemysl after the legendary founder of the Přemyslid dynasty.[5]
Queen Judith
The chronicler Vincent, canon of Prague, wrote that Judith was of great beauty and mind, educated in Latin and politics. Her coronation is not actually documented, but chronicles write about Queen Judith.
During Vladislaus' rule a new bridge across the Vltava river in Prague was built from about 1160, where the famous Charles Bridge stands today. It was one of the first stone bridges in central Europe; Judith financed it, and in honour of her it was called Judith Bridge.[8] Drawn away by a 1342 flood, remnants of some pillars and arches are still visible, as well as the preserved bridge tower (Juditina věž) on the Malá Strana bank.[9]
In the ongoing struggle around the Prague throne, Judith backed the inheritance claims of her son Přemysl Ottokar, however, Duke Vladislaus named his stepbrother Frederick his successor. When her husband finally abdicated in 1172, his wife followed him to exile in Thuringia. Vladislaus died two years later at Meerane Castle.
Death
It is not known where Judith died, but her remains were found in the former
Children
- Ottokar (c. 1155 – 1230), Duke of Bohemia in 1192/93 and again from 1197, became King of Bohemia in 1198, first of a hereditary line
- Vladislaus III (c. 1160 – 1222), Duke of Bohemia in 1197, Margrave of Moravia from 1197 until his death
- Richeza (d. 1182), married to Henry of Mödling, a younger son of Duke Henry II of Austria.
Literature
- KAREŠOVÁ, Z.; PRAŽÁK, J. Královny a kněžny české. 1. vyd. Praha : X-Egem, 1996.
- VLČEK, E. Judita Durynská– paní znamenité krásy a ducha neobyčejného. O čem vypovídá lebka manželky krále Vladislava II. Vesmír 81, říjen 2002.
- M. Skopal. K otázce řezenské korunovace Vladislava II. "Acta Universitatis Carolinae. Philosophica et Historica", T. 2: Studia Historica, t. 31: 1987, s. 31–39, ad rem: s. 36–37.
- A. Merhautová-Livorová. Reliéf na věži bývalého Juditina mostu. "Uméní", R. 19: 1971, nr 1, s. 70–75.
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- ^ VLČEK, E. Judita Durynská – paní znamenité krásy a ducha neobyčejného. O čem vypovídá lebka manželky krále Vladislava II. Vesmír 81, říjen 2002