Life Judith of Poland

1 life

1.1 years
1.2 margravine of brandenburg
1.3 death , aftermaths

life
early years

judith 1 of youngest children of parents; date of birth remains unknown. according polish medieval chronicles, sent hungary bride of son of king béla ii. according annales cracovienses compilati, event took place in 1136; since can assumed polish princess younger betrothed, , known birth dates of youngest children of bolesław iii (agnes in 1137 , casimir in 1138), judith in consequence have been born between 1130 , 1135.

the marriage never took place: 1146, engagement broken consent of both parties , judith returned poland. reason may have been wedding of mieszko (judith s brother) hungarian princess elisabeth (daughter of king béla ii), sufficiently secured polish-hungarian alliance.

margravine of brandenburg

in kruszwica on 6 january 1148 judith married otto, eldest son of albert bear, first margrave of brandenburg. union contracted in connection ascanian efforts support junior dukes in opposition king conrad iii of germany, supported deposed high duke władysław ii legal ruler of poland. during marriage, bore husband 2 sons, otto (who later succeeded father margrave of brandenburg) in 1149, , henry (who inherited counties of tangermünde , gardelegen) in 1150.

nothing known political role judith had play in germany. after father s death in 1170, otto became second margrave of brandenburg , judith margravine consort.

death , aftermaths

like birth date, judith s date of death remains unknown. day, 8 july, known regesta historia brandenburgensis, records death in viii id jul of juditha marchionissa gemma polonorum . contrast, year of death can determined through indirect sources. in documents 1170 judith named living person, according chronicles 1177 husband otto married second wife, ada of holland. on basis, assumed judith died between 1171 , 1175. buried in brandenburg cathedral.

judith s oldest son, otto ii, inherited margraviate of brandenburg after death of father in 1184. never married or had children; because brother henry died before him (in 1192) without issue, after otto ii s death in 1205 brandenburg inherited younger half-brother albert ii, son of otto , ada.