Richeza of Lotharingia
- Born: Cir 995
- Marriage (1): King Mieszko Lambert II of Poland circa 1013 in Merseburg, , SA, DEU
- Died: 21 Mar 1063 aged about 68
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richeza_of_Lotharingia
a German noblewoman by birth a member of the Ezzonen dynasty and by marriage Queen of Poland. Married to Mieszko II Lambert, King of Poland, commonly referred to as Mieszko II in Poland. After she returned to Germany following the deposition of her husband in 1031, she became later a nun and today is reverenced as Blessed Richeza of Lotharingia.
Through her three known children, she became in the direct ancestress of the eastern rulers of the Piast, Rurikid and Árpád dynasties. Four of her Árpád descendants were Saints: Elisabeth, Landgravine of Thuringia, Kinga, Duchess of Kraków and Princess Margaret of Hungary, Irene of Hungary, Saint of Eastern Orthodox Church, and one was Beatificated like her: Jolanta Helena, Duchess of Greater Poland.
Richeza married King Mieszko Lambert II of Poland, son of King Boleslaw Chrobry I of Poland and Emnilda of Lusatia, circa 1013 in Merseburg, , SA, DEU. (King Mieszko Lambert II of Poland was born circa 990 and died on 11 May 1034.)
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