Gertrude of Poland
| Gertrude | |
|---|---|
| Grand Princess consort of Rus' | |
 | |
| Christ crowning Gertrude and Yaropolk, illumination from the Trier Psalter. | |
| Tenure | 1054–1073 |
| Spouse | Iziaslav I of Kiev |
| Issue | |
| Yaropolk Izyaslavich Mstislav Eupraxia | |
| House | Piast dynasty (by birth) Ottonian dynasty (by marriage) |
| Father | Mieszko II Lambert |
| Mother | Richeza of Lotharingia |
| Born | ~ 1025 |
| Died | January 4, 1108 (aged 83) ? Turov |
Gertrude-Olisava (about 1025[1] – 4 January 1108), princess of Poland, was the daughter of King Mieszko II of Poland and Queen Richeza of Lotharingia.
Gertrude was the great-granddaughter of emperor Otto II and in 1043, she was married to Iziaslav I of Kiev. She had three sons, Yaropolk Iziaslavich, Mstislav and Sviatopolk II, by her husband.[2]
Her daughter Eupraxia later married her cousin's son Mieszko Bolesławowic of Piast dynasty, the Prince of Kraków.[3] Often acknowledged as her son Sviatopolk II of Kiev may have been son of Izyaslav and somebody else.
Gertrude inherited a medieval illuminated manuscript, known as the Egbert Psalter or Trier Psalter, that had been created in the late 10th century for archbishop Egbert of Trier. She included her prayer book as part of the codex. In the prayer book she prays six times for Yaropolk, unicus filius meus (it may be meant "my favourite son" or "my only son").
Footnotes
- ↑ Kętrzyński, Stanisław. "Gertruda (ok. 1025-1108) w. księżna kijowska". Polski Słownik Biograficzny 7. Polska Akademia Nauk & Polska Akademia Umiejętności. p. 405.
- ↑ Dworzaczek, Włodzimierz (1959). Genealogia. Warszawa.
- ↑ Marek, Miroslav. "Piast dynasty". Genealogy.EU. (English)
| Gertrude of Poland Piast Dynasty Born: ~1025 Died: 1108 | ||
| New title | Princess Consort of Turov 1045–1078 |
Succeeded by Kunigunde |
| Preceded by Irina |
Grand Princess Consort of Rus' 1054–1073 |
Succeeded by Cecilia |
| Grand Princess Consort of Kiev 1054–1073 | ||