List of Polish royal consorts

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

Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became Consort Ceased to be Consort Death Spouse
Doubravka of Bohemia Boleslaus I, Duke of Bohemia
(Přemyslids) 		925 965 977 Mieszko I
Oda of Haldensleben Dietrich, Margrave of the Nordmark
(Billung) 		ca. 960 ca. 978 25 May 992
husband's death 		1023
Emnilda of Lusatia Dobromir of Lusatia ca. 970 ca. 987 25 May 992
husband's accession 		1017 Bolesław I[1]
Oda of Meissen Eckard I, Margrave of Meissen
(Ekkehardiner) 		ca. 996 3 February 1018 aft. 1018

Queens and High Duchesses of Poland

Piast dynasty (1)

Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became duchess Coronation as queen Ceased to be Consort Death Spouse
Oda of Meissen Eckard I, Margrave of Meissen
(Ekkehardiner) 		ca. 996 3 February 1018 18 April 1025
in Gniezno Cathedral 		aft. 1025 Bolesław I
Jadwiga of Poland Louis of Hungary
(House of Anjou) 		1373 or 1374 17 July 1399 16 October 1384
in Wawel Cathedral Krakow 		aft. 1399 Władysław I Jagiełło
Richeza of Lotharingia Ezzo, Count Palatine of Lotharingia
(Ezzonids) 		995 or 1000 1013 17 June 1025
husband's accession 		25 December 1025
in Gniezno Cathedral 		1031
husband's deposition 		21 March 1063 Mieszko II,
1st reign
1032
husband's restoration 		reverted to the rank of duchess 10 May 1034
husband's death 		Mieszko II,
2nd reign
Dobroniega Maria of Kiev Vladimir I of Kiev
(Rurikids) 		1010 1040 never crowned 28 November 1058
husband's death 		1087 Casimir I
Wyszesława of Kiev Sviatoslav II of Kiev
(Rurikids) 		1047? 1068? 25 December 1076
in Gniezno Cathedral 		1079
husband's deposition 		aft. 1089 Bolesław II
Judith of Bohemia Vratislaus II of Bohemia
(Přemyslids) 		1056/58 1080 never crowned 25 December 1086 Władysław I
Judith of Swabia Henry III, Holy Roman Emperor
(Liudolfings) 		1047/1054 1089 never crowned 4 June 1102
husband's death 		14 March (aft. 1105?)
Zbyslava of Kiev Sviatopolk II of Kiev
(Rurikids) 		ca. 1085/90 16 November 1102 never crowned ca. 1112 Bolesław III
Salomea of Berg Henry, Count of Berg
(Berg-Schelklingen) 		1093/1101 1115 never crowned 28 October 1138
husband's death 		27 July 1144
Agnes of Babenberg Leopold III, Margrave of Austria
(Babenberg) 		1111 1125 28 October 1138
husband's accession 		never crowned 1146
husband's deposition 		25 January 1157 Władysław II
Viacheslava of Novgorod Vsevolod of Pskov
(Rurikids) 		1125 1137 1146
husband's accession 		never crowned 15 March 1162? Bolesław IV
Maria probably Rostislav I of Kiev
(Rurikids) 		ca. 1140 ca. 1165 never crowned aft. 1173
Eudoxia of Kiev Iziaslav II of Kiev
(Rurikids) 		ca. 1131 1154 1173
husband's accession 		never crowned 1177
husband's deposition 		aft. 1187 Mieszko III,
1st reign
Helen of Znojmo Conrad II of Znojmo
(Přemyslids) 		1140 or 1145 1163 1177
husband's accession 		never crowned 1190
husband's deposition 		1206 Casimir II,
1st reign
1190
husband's restoration 		5 May 1194
husband's death 		Casimir II,
2nd reign
Lucia of Rügen Jaromar I, Prince of Rügen
(Rügen) 		? 1186 13 March 1202
husband's accession 		never crowned 1206
husband's deposition 		?1231? Władysław III,
1st reign
Grzymislawa of Luck Ingvar of Kiev
(Rurikids) 		? 1207 never crowned 1210
husband's deposition 		Leszek I,
3rd reign
Ludmila probably Soběslav I, Duke of Bohemia
(Přemyslids) 		? 1170/1178 9 June 1210
husband's accession 		never crowned 20 October 1210 Mieszko IV
Grzymislawa of Luck Ingvar of Kiev
(Rurikids) 		? 1207 1211
husband's restoration 		never crowned 1227
husband's death 		Leszek I,
4th reign
Lucia of Rügen Jaromar I, Prince of Rügen
(Rügen) 		? 1186 1227
husband's restoration 		never crowned 1229
husband's deposition 		?1231? Władysław III,
2nd reign
Agafia of Rus Svyatoslav III Igorevich
(Rurikids) 		? ? ? never crowned ? ? Konrad I,
1st reign
Hedwig of Andechs Berthold IV, Duke of Merania
(Andechs) 		1174 around 1188 1232
husband's accession 		never crowned 19 March 1238
husband's death 		15 October 1243 Henry I
Anne of Bohemia Ottokar I of Bohemia(Přemyslids) 1204 1218 19 March 1238
husband's accession 		never crowned 9 April 1241
husband's death 		23 June 1265 Henry II
Agafia of Rus Svyatoslav III Igorevich
(Rurikids) 		? ? ? never crowned ? ? Konrad I,
2nd reign
Cunegunda of Hungary Béla IV of Hungary
(Árpád) 		5 March 1224 ? 9 April 1241
husband's accession 		never crowned 7 December 1279
husband's death 		24 July 1292 Bolesław V
Agrippina of Slavonia Rostislav Mikhailovich
(Rurikids) 		1248 ? ? never crowned 30 September 1288
husband's death 		1309 Leszek II
Matilda of Brandenburg Otto V, Margrave of Brandenburg-Salzwedel
(Ascania) 		1270 1287/88 1288
husband's accession 		never crowned 23 June 1290
husband's death 		bef. 1 June 1298 Henry IV
Ryksa of Sweden Valdemar of Sweden
(Bjälbo) 		before 1273 11 October 1285 23 June 1290
husband's accession 		never crowned before 1293 Przemysł II
Margaret of Brandenburg Albert III, Margrave of Brandenburg-Salzwedel
(Ascania) 		1270 1291 or 1293 26 June 1295
in Gniezno Cathedral 		8 February 1296
husband's death 		1315

Přemyslid dynasty

Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became duchess Coronation as queen Ceased to be consort Death Spouse
Judith of Habsburg Rudolph I of Germany
(Habsburg) 		1271 24 January 1285 1296
husband's accession, although not crowned 		never crowned 21 May 1297 Wenceslaus II
Elisabeth Richeza of Poland Przemysł II
(Piast) 		1 September 1286 1300 26 May 1303
in Prague Cathedral 		21 June 1305
husband's death 		18 October 1335
Viola of Teschen Mieszko I, Duke of Teschen
(Piast) 		1291 5 October 1305 never crowned 4 August 1306
husband's death 		21 September 1317 Wenceslaus III

Piast dynasty (2)

Picture Name House Birth Marriage Became duchess Coronation as queen Ceased to be consort Death Spouse
Hedwig of Kalisz Bolesław the Pious
(Piast) 		1266 1293 1306
husband's accession 		20 January 1320
in Wawel Cathedral 		2 March 1333
husband's death 		10 December 1339 Władysław I
Aldona Anna of Lithuania Gediminas
(Gediminids) 		c. 1309 30 April or 16 October 1325 2 March 1333
husband's accession 		25 April 1333
in Wawel Cathedral 		26 May 1339 Casimir III
Adelaide of Hesse Henry II, Landgrave of Hesse
(Hesse) 		1324 29 September 1341
in Poznań Cathedral 		1356
divorce (disputed) 		1371
Hedwig of Żagań Henry V of Iron
(Piast) 		c. 1350 25 February 1363 never crowned 5 November 1370
husband's death 		1390

Angevin dynasty

Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became consort Coronation as queen Ceased to be consort Death Spouse
Elizabeth of Bosnia Stephen II, Ban of Bosnia
(Kotromanić) 		1340 20 June 1353 5 November 1370
husband's accession 		never crowned 10 September 1382
husband's death 		16 January 1387 Louis
Jadwiga of Poland Louis of Hungary
(House of Anjou) 		1373 or 1374 15 February 1386 16 October 1384 in Wawel Cathedral in Krakow 17 July 1399 Władysław Jagiełło

Jagiellon dynasty

Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became Consort Coronation as Queen Ceased to be Consort Death Spouse
Anna of Celje William, Count of Celje
(Celje) 		1381 1402 25 February 1403
in Wawel Cathedral 		21 May 1416 Władysław II
Elisabeth of Pilica Otton of Pilica, Voivode of Sandomierz
(Pilica of Sandomierz) 		1372 2 May 1417 19 November 1417
in Wawel Cathedral 		12 May 1420
Sophia of Halshany Andrew of Halshany
(Olshanski) 		1405 24 or 7 February 1422 12 February 1424
in Wawel Cathedral 		1 June 1434
husband's death 		21 September 1461
Elisabeth of Austria Albert II of Germany
(Habsburg) 		1435/36/possibly 1437 10 March 1454
in Wawel Cathedral 		7 June 1492
husband's death 		30 August 1505 Casimir IV
Helena of Moscow Ivan III of Russia
(Rurikids) 		19 May 1476 18 February 1495 12 December 1501
husband's ascession 		Never crowned 19 August 1506
husband's death 		20 January 1513 Alexander
Barbara Zápolya Stephen Zápolya
(Zápolya) 		1495 8 February 1512
in Wawel Cathedral 		2 October 1515 Sigismund I
Bona Sforza Gian Galeazzo Sforza
(Sforza) 		13 February 1495 18 April 1518
in Wawel Cathedral 		1 April 1548
husband's death 		7 November 1558
Elisabeth of Austria Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor
(Habsburg) 		9 July 1526 5 May 1543 8 May 1543
in Wawel Cathedral 		15 June 1545 Sigismund II Augustus
Barbara Radziwiłł Jerzy Radziwiłł
(Radziwiłł) 		6 December 1520 1547 4 December 1550
in Wawel Cathedral 		8 May 1551
Catherine of Austria Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor
(Habsburg) 		15 September 1533 23 June 1553 30 June 1553
in Wawel Cathedral 		28 February 1572

Royal consort of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth

Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became Consort Coronation as Queen Ceased to be Consort Death Spouse
Anna of Austria Charles II, Archduke of Austria
(Habsburg) 		16 August 1573 31 May 1592
in Wawel Cathedral 		10 February 1598 Sigismund III
Constance of Austria Charles II, Archduke of Austria
(Habsburg) 		24 December 1588 11 December 1605
in Wawel Cathedral 		10 July 1631
Cecilia Renata of Austria Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor
(Habsburg) 		16 July 1611 13 September 1637
in St. John's Cathedral 		24 March 1644 Władysław IV
Marie Louise Gonzaga Charles I of Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua
(Gonzaga) 		18 August 1611 5 November 1645 15 July 1646
in Wawel Cathedral 		20 May 1648
husband's death 		(see below)
30 May 1649 Crowned prior to 2nd marriage 10 May 1667 John II
Eleonora Maria Josefa of Austria Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor
(Habsburg) 		31 May 1653 27 February 1670 29 September 1670
in St. John's Cathedral 		10 November 1673
husband's death 		17 December 1697 Michael
Marie Casimire Louise de la Grange d'Arquien Henri Albert de La Grange d'Arquien
(La Grange) 		28 June 1641 5 July 1665 2 February 1676
in St. John's Cathedral 		17 June 1696
husband's death 		1 January 1716 John III
Christiane Eberhardine of Brandenburg-Bayreuth Christian Ernst, Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth
(Hohenzollern) 		19 December 1671 20 January 1693 15 September 1697
husband's coronation 		Never crowned 1 September 1706
husband's abdication 		4 September 1727 Augustus II, 1st reign
Catherine Opalińska Jan Karol Opaliński
(Opaliński) 		13 October 1680 10 May 1698 4 October 1705
in St. John's Cathedral 		1709
husband's desposation 		19 March 1747 Stanisław I, 1st reign
Christiane Eberhardine of Brandenburg-Bayreuth Christian Ernst, Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth
(Hohenzollern) 		19 December 1671 20 January 1693 1709
husband's restoration 		Never crowned 4 September 1727 Augustus II, 2nd reign
Catherine Opalińska Jan Karol Opaliński
(Opaliński) 		13 October 1680 10 May 1698 1733
husband's restoration 		Previously crowned 1736
husband's abdication 		19 March 1747 Stanisław I, 2nd reign
Maria Josepha of Austria Joseph I, Holy Roman Emperor
(Habsburg) 		8 December 1699 20 August 1719 17 January 1734
in Wawel Cathedral 		17 November 1757 Augustus III
  • Elżbieta Szydłowska (1748–1810) was the lover of King Stanisław August. Some believe that she married the King of Poland in 1783, but their marriage was morganatic, so she wasn't Queen of Poland. However, there is no known reason for the marriage to have been morganatic, as Poniatowski's Pacta conventa required him to marry a Polish noblewoman, a requirement she satisfied, and there is no evidence that the marriage ever occurred.[2] According to Wirydianna Fiszerowa, a contemporary who knew them both, the rumour only arose after the death of Poniatowski, was generally disbelieved, and was in fact circulated by Elżbieta herself.[3]

See also

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Notes

  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. ^ Besala, Jerzy. Małżeństwa królewskie. Władcy elekcyjni.
  3. ^ Fiszerowa, Wirydianna (1998). Dzieje moje własne. Warsaw.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)