List of Polish royal consorts explained

See also: List of Polish monarchs.

The wives of the rulers of the Kingdom of Poland were duchesses or queens consort of Poland. Two women ruled Poland as queens regnant, but their husbands were kings jure uxoris.

Wives of early Polish monarchs

Duchesses of the Polans

PictureNameFatherBirthMarriageBecame ConsortCeased to be ConsortDeathSpouse
Doubravka of BohemiaBoleslaus I, Duke of Bohemia
(Přemyslids)
925965977Mieszko I
Oda of HaldenslebenDietrich, Margrave of the Nordmark
(Billung)
ca. 960ca. 97825 May 992
husband's death
1023
Emnilda of LusatiaDobromir of Lusatiaca. 970ca. 98725 May 992
husband's accession
1017Bolesław I[1]
Oda of MeissenEckard I, Margrave of Meissen
(Ekkehardiner)
ca. 9963 February 1018aft. 1018

Queens and High Duchesses of Poland

Piast dynasty (1)

PictureNameFatherBirthMarriageBecame duchessCoronation as queenCeased to be ConsortDeathSpouse
Oda of MeissenEckard I, Margrave of Meissen
(Ekkehardiner)
ca. 9963 February 101818 April 1025
in Gniezno Cathedral
aft. 1025Bolesław I
Jadwiga of PolandLouis of Hungary
(House of Anjou)
1373 or 137417 July 139916 October 1384
in Wawel Cathedral Krakow
aft. 1399Władysław I Jagiełło
Richeza of LotharingiaEzzo, Count Palatine of Lotharingia
(Ezzonids)
995 or 1000101317 June 1025
husband's accession
25 December 1025
in Gniezno Cathedral
1031
husband's deposition
21 March 1063Mieszko II,
1st reign
1032
husband's restoration
reverted to the rank of duchess10 May 1034
husband's death
Mieszko II,
2nd reign
Dobroniega Maria of KievVladimir I of Kiev
(Rurikids)
10101040never crowned28 November 1058
husband's death
1087Casimir I
Wyszesława of KievSviatoslav II of Kiev
(Rurikids)
1047?1068?25 December 1076
in Gniezno Cathedral
1079
husband's deposition
aft. 1089Bolesław II
Judith of BohemiaVratislaus II of Bohemia
(Přemyslids)
1056/581080never crowned25 December 1086Władysław I
Judith of SwabiaHenry III, Holy Roman Emperor
(Liudolfings)
1047/10541089never crowned4 June 1102
husband's death
14 March (aft. 1105?)
Zbyslava of KievSviatopolk II of Kiev
(Rurikids)
ca. 1085/9016 November 1102never crownedca. 1112Bolesław III
Salomea of BergHenry, Count of Berg
(Berg-Schelklingen)
1093/11011115never crowned28 October 1138
husband's death
27 July 1144
Agnes of BabenbergLeopold III, Margrave of Austria
(Babenberg)
1111112528 October 1138
husband's accession
never crowned1146
husband's deposition
25 January 1157Władysław II
Viacheslava of NovgorodVsevolod of Pskov
(Rurikids)
112511371146
husband's accession
never crowned15 March 1162?Bolesław IV
Mariaprobably Rostislav I of Kiev
(Rurikids)
ca. 1140ca. 1165never crownedaft. 1173
Eudoxia of KievIziaslav II of Kiev
(Rurikids)
ca. 113111541173
husband's accession
never crowned1177
husband's deposition
aft. 1187Mieszko III,
1st reign
Helen of ZnojmoConrad II of Znojmo
(Přemyslids)
1140 or 114511631177
husband's accession
never crowned1190
husband's deposition
1206Casimir II,
1st reign
1190
husband's restoration
5 May 1194
husband's death
Casimir II,
2nd reign
Lucia of RügenJaromar I, Prince of Rügen
(Rügen)
?118613 March 1202
husband's accession
never crowned1206
husband's deposition
?1231?Władysław III,
1st reign
Grzymislawa of LuckIngvar of Kiev
(Rurikids)
?1207never crowned1210
husband's deposition
Leszek I,
3rd reign
Ludmilaprobably Soběslav I, Duke of Bohemia
(Přemyslids)
?1170/11789 June 1210
husband's accession
never crowned20 October 1210Mieszko IV
Grzymislawa of LuckIngvar of Kiev
(Rurikids)
?12071211
husband's restoration
never crowned1227
husband's death
Leszek I,
4th reign
Lucia of RügenJaromar I, Prince of Rügen
(Rügen)
?11861227
husband's restoration
never crowned1229
husband's deposition
?1231?Władysław III,
2nd reign
Agafia of RusSvyatoslav III Igorevich
(Rurikids)
???never crowned??Konrad I,
1st reign
Hedwig of AndechsBerthold IV, Duke of Merania
(Andechs)
1174around 11881232
husband's accession
never crowned19 March 1238
husband's death
15 October 1243Henry I
Anne of BohemiaOttokar I of Bohemia(Přemyslids)1204121819 March 1238
husband's accession
never crowned9 April 1241
husband's death
23 June 1265Henry II
Agafia of RusSvyatoslav III Igorevich
(Rurikids)
???never crowned??Konrad I,
2nd reign
Cunegunda of HungaryBéla IV of Hungary
(Árpád)
5 March 1224?9 April 1241
husband's accession
never crowned7 December 1279
husband's death
24 July 1292Bolesław V
Agrippina of SlavoniaRostislav Mikhailovich
(Rurikids)
1248??never crowned30 September 1288
husband's death
1309Leszek II
Matilda of BrandenburgOtto V, Margrave of Brandenburg-Salzwedel
(Ascania)
12701287/881288
husband's accession
never crowned23 June 1290
husband's death
bef. 1 June 1298Henry IV
Ryksa of SwedenValdemar of Sweden
(Bjelbo)
before 127311 October 128523 June 1290
husband's accession
never crownedbefore 1293Przemysł II
Margaret of BrandenburgAlbert III, Margrave of Brandenburg-Salzwedel
(Ascania)
12701291 or 129326 June 1295
in Gniezno Cathedral
8 February 1296
husband's death
1315
PictureNameFatherBirthMarriageBecame duchessCoronation as queenCeased to be consortDeathSpouse
Judith of HabsburgRudolph I of Germany
(Habsburg)
127124 January 12851296
husband's accession, although not crowned
never crowned21 May 1297Wenceslaus II
Elisabeth Richeza of PolandPrzemysł II
(Piast)
1 September 1286130026 May 1303
in Prague Cathedral
21 June 1305
husband's death
18 October 1335
Viola of TeschenMieszko I, Duke of Teschen
(Piast)
12915 October 1305never crowned4 August 1306
husband's death
21 September 1317Wenceslaus III

Piast dynasty (2)

PictureNameHouseBirthMarriageBecame duchessCoronation as queenCeased to be consortDeathSpouse
Hedwig of KaliszBolesław the Pious
(Piast)
126612931306
husband's accession
20 January 1320
in Wawel Cathedral
2 March 1333
husband's death
10 December 1339Władysław I
Aldona Anna of LithuaniaGediminas
(Gediminids)
c. 130930 April or 16 October 13252 March 1333
husband's accession
25 April 1333
in Wawel Cathedral
26 May 1339Casimir III
Adelaide of HesseHenry II, Landgrave of Hesse
(Hesse)
132429 September 1341
in Poznań Cathedral
1356
divorce (disputed)
1371
Hedwig of ŻagańHenry V of Iron
(Piast)
c. 135025 February 1363never crowned5 November 1370
husband's death
1390
PictureNameFatherBirthMarriageBecame consortCoronation as queenCeased to be consortDeathSpouse
Elizabeth of BosniaStephen II, Ban of Bosnia
(Kotromanić)
134020 June 13535 November 1370
husband's accession
never crowned10 September 1382
husband's death
16 January 1387Louis
Jadwiga of PolandLouis of Hungary
(House of Anjou)
1373 or 137415 February 138616 October 1384 in Wawel Cathedral in Krakow17 July 1399Władysław Jagiełło
PictureNameFatherBirthMarriageBecame ConsortCoronation as QueenCeased to be ConsortDeathSpouse
Anna of CeljeWilliam, Count of Celje
(Celje)
1381140225 February 1403
in Wawel Cathedral
21 May 1416Władysław II
Elisabeth of PilicaOtton of Pilica, Voivode of Sandomierz
(Pilica of Sandomierz)
13722 May 141719 November 1417
in Wawel Cathedral
12 May 1420
Sophia of HalshanyAndrew of Halshany
(Olshanski)
140524 or 7 February 142212 February 1424
in Wawel Cathedral
1 June 1434
husband's death
21 September 1461
Elisabeth of AustriaAlbert II of Germany
(Habsburg)
1435/36/possibly 143710 March 1454
in Wawel Cathedral
7 June 1492
husband's death
30 August 1505Casimir IV
Helena of MoscowIvan III of Russia
(Rurikids)
19 May 147618 February 149512 December 1501
husband's ascession
Never crowned19 August 1506
husband's death
20 January 1513Alexander
Barbara ZápolyaStephen Zápolya
(Zápolya)
14958 February 1512
in Wawel Cathedral
2 October 1515Sigismund I
Bona SforzaGian Galeazzo Sforza
(Sforza)
13 February 149518 April 1518
in Wawel Cathedral
1 April 1548
husband's death
7 November 1558
Elisabeth of AustriaFerdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor
(Habsburg)
9 July 15265 May 15438 May 1543
in Wawel Cathedral
15 June 1545Sigismund II Augustus
Barbara RadziwiłłJerzy Radziwiłł
(Radziwiłł)
6 December 152015474 December 1550
in Wawel Cathedral
8 May 1551
Catherine of AustriaFerdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor
(Habsburg)
15 September 153323 June 155330 June 1553
in Wawel Cathedral
28 February 1572
PictureNameFatherBirthMarriageBecame ConsortCoronation as QueenCeased to be ConsortDeathSpouse
Anna of AustriaCharles II, Archduke of Austria
(Habsburg)
16 August 157331 May 1592
in Wawel Cathedral
10 February 1598Sigismund III
Constance of AustriaCharles II, Archduke of Austria
(Habsburg)
24 December 158811 December 1605
in Wawel Cathedral
10 July 1631
Cecilia Renata of AustriaFerdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor
(Habsburg)
16 July 161113 September 1637
in St. John's Cathedral
24 March 1644Władysław IV
Marie Louise GonzagaCharles I of Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua
(Gonzaga)
18 August 16115 November 164515 July 1646
in Wawel Cathedral
20 May 1648
husband's death
(see below)
30 May 1649Crowned prior to 2nd marriage10 May 1667John II
Eleonora Maria Josefa of AustriaFerdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor
(Habsburg)
31 May 165327 February 167029 September 1670
in St. John's Cathedral
10 November 1673
husband's death
17 December 1697Michael
Marie Casimire Louise de la Grange d'ArquienHenri Albert de La Grange d'Arquien
(La Grange)
28 June 16415 July 16652 February 1676
in St. John's Cathedral
17 June 1696
husband's death
1 January 1716John III
Christiane Eberhardine of Brandenburg-BayreuthChristian Ernst, Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth
(Hohenzollern)
19 December 167120 January 169315 September 1697
husband's coronation
Never crowned1 September 1706
husband's abdication
4 September 1727Augustus II, 1st reign
Catherine OpalińskaJan Karol Opaliński
(Opaliński)
13 October 168010 May 16984 October 1705
in St. John's Cathedral
1709
husband's desposation
19 March 1747Stanisław I, 1st reign
Christiane Eberhardine of Brandenburg-BayreuthChristian Ernst, Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth
(Hohenzollern)
19 December 167120 January 16931709
husband's restoration
Never crowned4 September 1727Augustus II, 2nd reign
Catherine OpalińskaJan Karol Opaliński
(Opaliński)
13 October 168010 May 16981733
husband's restoration
Previously crowned1736
husband's abdication
19 March 1747Stanisław I, 2nd reign
Maria Josepha of AustriaJoseph I, Holy Roman Emperor
(Habsburg)
8 December 169920 August 171917 January 1734
in Wawel Cathedral
17 November 1757Augustus III

See also

Notes and References

  1. Bolesław I was married twice before he succeeded his father in 992: with a daughter of Rikdag, Margrave of Meissen (probably called Hunilda or Oda) and with the Hungarian princess Judith, daughter of the Géza, Grand Prince of the Hungarians. Both marriages ended in divorce and because of this, they were not counted as Duchesses of the Polans.
  2. Book: Besala. Jerzy. Małżeństwa królewskie. Władcy elekcyjni..
  3. Book: Fiszerowa. Wirydianna. Dzieje moje własne. 1998. Warsaw.