Anne of Bohemia, Duchess of Silesia

Anne of Bohemia
High Duchess consort of Poland
Tenure1238–1241
Duchess of Silesia
Tenure1238–1252
Born1203[1]/1204[citation needed]
Died26 June 1265 (aged 60–61)
SpouseHenry II the Pious
IssueConstance, Duchess of Kuyavia
Bolesław II the Bald
Mieszko, Duke of Lubusz
Henry III the White
Konrad I, Duke of Silesia-Glogau
Elisabeth, Duchess of Greater Poland
Ladislaus of Salzburg
DynastyPřemyslid
FatherOttokar I of Bohemia
MotherConstance of Hungary

Anne of Bohemia (Czech: Anna Lehnická, Polish: Anna Przemyślidka; c. 1203[1]/1204 – 26 June 1265), a member of the Přemyslid dynasty, was Duchess of Silesia[2] and High Duchess of Poland from 1238 to 1241, by her marriage to the Piast ruler Henry II the Pious. She was celebrated by the community of Franciscan nuns at St Clara of Prague Abbey in Wrocław as their founder and patron.

  1. ^ a b Klaniczay 2002, p. 204.
  2. ^ It is important to note that Anne was still styled as a duchess after her husband's death in 1241. See Sébastien Rossignol 'The Authority and Charter Usage of Female Rulers in Medieval Silesia, c. 1200-c. 1330' in The Journal of Medieval History https://www.academia.edu/4491020/S._Rossignol_The_Authority_and_Charter_Usage_of_Female_Rulers_in_Medieval_Silesia_c._1200-c._1330