Judith of Thuringia

Judith of Thuringia
Forensic facial reconstruction of Judith of Thuringia
Queen consort of Bohemia
Tenure1158–1172
Duchess consort of Bohemia
Tenure1153–1158
Bornc. 1135
Wartburg Castle
Diedc. 1210, aged 75; see below
Burial
Teplice Abbey
SpouseVladislaus II, Duke of Bohemia
Issue
Detail
Ottokar I, King of Bohemia
Vladislaus III, Duke of Bohemia
HouseLudovingians
FatherLouis I, Landgrave of Thuringia
MotherHedwig of Gudensberg

Judith of Thuringia (Czech: Judita Durynská; c. 1135c. 1210), a member of the Ludovingian dynasty, was Queen consort of Bohemia from 1158 until 1172 as the second wife of King Vladislaus II.[1] She was the second Queen of Bohemia after Świętosława of Poland, wife of King Vratislaus II, had received the title in 1085.

  1. ^ Homza, Martin (2017-01-01), "St. Ludmila of Bohemia, Model of Female Ruler Sainthood in Central-East Europe?", Mulieres suadentes - Persuasive Women, Brill, pp. 80–142, ISBN 978-90-04-33813-5, retrieved 2024-03-23