Adiva

Adiva (fl. c. 10th century CE) was the first wife of Boleslaus II of Bohemia.^[1] It has been speculated that she was the progeny of Edward the Elder, King of England, and his second wife Aelfflaed, but the evidence for this is weak.^[2] Favouring the conjecture is the similarity of her name to certain Anglo-Saxon forms, and the introduction of English-influenced coinage into Bohemia. Nevertheless, since there are a handful of other possible candidates, the evidence for the hypothesis must be counted insufficient.

She and Boleslaus had the following children:

• Boleslaus III of Bohemia
• Wenceslaus (died as an infant)
• Jaromir of Bohemia
• Oldrich of Bohemia

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