Agnes of Bohemia, Duchess of Jawor

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Silver tombstone conserved in Lwówek Śląski, who possibly represented Duke Henry I of Jawor and Agnes of Bohemia

Agnes of Bohemia (Czech: Anežka Přemyslovna, Polish: Agnieszka Przemyślidka) (1305–1337) was the only child of King Wenceslaus II of Bohemia by his second wife, Elisabeth Richeza of Poland. She was a member of the Přemyslid dynasty.

Family

Her father's previous marriage to Judith of Habsburg had produced four surviving children, Wenceslaus III of Bohemia, Anna of Bohemia, Elisabeth of Bohemia and Margaret of Bohemia. Wenceslaus II died in 1305 and his heir Wenceslaus III was assassinated one year later, in Olomouc, on his way to Poland.

Agnes' mother, Elisabeth, subsequently married Rudolph III, son of Albert of Habsburg (King of the Romans) on 16 October 1306. Rudolph was chosen to be King of Bohemia by part of Czech nobility and Elisabeth remained queen for a short time. Rudolph died 4 July 1307 of dysentery after becoming ill during the siege of the fortress of one of revolting noblemen, Bavor III of Strakonice. In his last will, Rudolph acknowledged Elizabeth's dowry towns and entailed her a huge amount of money.

Marriage

Elisabeth arranged for Agnes to marry Henry I of Jawor. The wedding took place in 1316, however, because the two were related in the fourth degree of kinship, a papal dispensation was required. It was granted in 1325. Agnes' brother in law, King John of Bohemia opposed the marriage, which would make Henry a powerful rival, along with Bolesław III the Generous, the husband of Margaret of Bohemia, a half-sister of Agnes.

Shortly after the wedding and, with the consent of Elisabeth, Henry I went with his troops to her dowry town, Hradec Králové in North Bohemia, where he organized expeditions to support rebels against King John of Bohemia.

Agnes had only one pregnancy which ended in a miscarriage, in the first trimester, when she rode with her horse over a hill. This accident kept her in bed for many months. Agnes died in 1337, only two years after her mother and nine years before her husband.

Ancestry

Family of Agnes of Bohemia, Duchess of Jawor

16. Ottokar I of Bohemia               8. Wenceslaus I of Bohemia                       17. Constance of Hungary               4. Ottokar II of Bohemia                             18. Philip of Swabia               9. Kunigunde of Hohenstaufen                       19. Irene Angelina               2. Wenceslaus II of Bohemia                                   20. Michael of Chernigov               10. Rostislav Mikhailovich                       21. Elena/Maria Romanovna of Halych               5. Kunigunda of Slavonia                             22. Béla IV of Hungary               11. Anna of Hungary                       23. Maria Laskarina               1. Agnes of Bohemia                                         24. Władysław Odonic of Poland               12. Przemysł I of Poland                       25. Hedwig               6. Przemysł II of Poland                             26. Henry II the Pious, Duke of Wrocław               13. Elisabeth of Wrocław                       27. Anne of Bohemia               3. Elisabeth Richeza of Poland                                   28. Birgir Jarl of Sweden               14. Valdemar of Sweden                       29. Ingeborg Eriksdotter of Sweden               7. Richeza of Sweden                             30. Eric IV of Denmark               15. Sofia of Denmark                       31. Jutta of Saxony

Sources

• Agnès Przemyslide
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