Richeza of Poland
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Richeza of Poland (c. 1140 – June 16, 1185), was the daughter of King Wladislaus II the Exile of Poland, and Agnes of Babenberg. She accompanied her father into exile in 1146. Her name is also spelled Ryksa, Rixa, and Richilda.
She married King Alfonso VII of Castile and León in 1152. Their only surviving child, Infanta Sancha of Castile, was born 1155. In Spain she was known as "Queen Ricca".
When Alphonso died in 1157, Richeza remarried to Ramon Berenguer II, Count of Provence, in 1162. Their daughter was Douce (died 1172). Ramon Berengar died in 1166, and she remarried once more to Count Raymond V of Toulouse.
Her daughter, Sancha of Castile, married King Alfonso II of Aragon in 1174. Sancha's daughter, Eleanor married Count Raymond VI of Toulouse in 1202.
[edit] Sources
- Allstrom, Carl Magnus. Dictionary of Royal Lineage (Poland), 1902
| Preceded by Berenguela of Barcelona |
Queen Consort of Galicia 1152-1157 |
Succeeded by Urraca of Portugal |
| Queen Consort of León 1152-1157 |
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| Queen Consort of Castile 1152-1157 |
Succeeded by Leonor of England |
