Ryksa

In early Polish history, the given name Ryksa may refer to:

  • Ryksa (Hilderyka, Brunhilda), sometimes mistakenly named as the German wife of the legendary 9th-century Polish ruler Popiel; however, the actual real name of Popiel's wife has not been specified by early historians.[1]
  • Blessed Richeza of Lotharingia or Ryksa (around 1063), Queen of Poland, wife of King Mieszko II (1025–1031).[2]
  • Ryksa (1018 - after 1059), possible name of wife of Béla "filia Miskæ (Polonorum duce)" as recorded in "The Gesta Hungarorum, (Europäische Stammtafeln).[citation needed]
  • Richeza of Sweden, Queen of Poland, known as Ryksa, spouse of King Przemysł II, born before 1273, deceased before 1293.[3]
  • Elizabeth Richeza of Poland (Czech: Eliška-Rejčka; Polish: Ryksa-Elżbieta; 1288–1335), queen consort of Bohemia and of Poland, and Duchess consort of Austria and Styria

See also

Sources

  1. ^ Historya narodu polskiego, Volumes 3-4. By Adam Naruszewicz, 1836. See: chapter "Podług rękopisma Puławskiego". As noted by Naruszewicz, the name of Popiel's wife has not been specified neither by Marcin Kromer nor by Wincenty Kadłubek.
  2. ^ The Catholic Church in Poland: Saints. Archived 2009-02-08 at the Wayback Machine Quote: "Blessed Rycheza (Ryksa) (+1063), Queen, wife of [the] King Mieszko II [21.5]"
  3. ^ Note: Richeza was also called Ryksa Waldemarówna or Ryksa Szwedzka in Poland
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