| Alžběta | |
|---|---|
| Born | Alžběta Přemyslovna 1305 or 1280s |
| Died | before June 1347 |
| Religion | Catholicism |
| Church | Latin Church |
| Title | Abbess of Pustiměř |
Alžběta (English: Elizabeth; born Alžběta Přemyslovna before 1288 or between May and 4 October 1305 or before 5 October 1305, died before June 1347) was an illegitimate daughter of Wenceslaus II of Bohemia or Wenceslaus III of Bohemia, and an unknown mother.
Biography
On 9 January 1332, at the request of King John of Bohemia, Pope John XXII allowed Alžběta, the daughter of the late King Wenceslaus, to leave the Cistercian convent in Pohled and join the Benedictine St. George's Convent in Prague. He also granted her a dispensation for her illegitimate birth and permitted her to hold any monastic office, including that of abbess. The document also mentions that Alžběta was ill and was born when her father was still unmarried. This suggests that Alžběta was more likely the daughter of Wenceslaus III (at the time of the document, she would have been at least 27 years old) rather than Wenceslaus II (which would have made her at least 45 years old).
In 1340, Alžběta became the abbess of the newly founded Benedictine monastery in Pustiměř, established by Bishop John Volek [pl] of Olomouc. In the founding document, she is described as a relative of the Moravian margrave Charles IV, a co-founder of the monastery, and a sister of John Volek, which would imply she was the daughter of Wenceslaus II. However, this could have been a rhetorical device to emphasize Alžběta's closer kinship with John Volek than with margrave Charles.
Alžběta was the abbess of the monastery in Pustiměř until her death, and her successor appeared in June 1347, meaning the illegitimate daughter of the Czech king passed away before that date.
References
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- ^ Hledíková, Zdeňka (2001). "Alžběta, dcera Václava III" [Alžběta, Daughter of Wenceslaus III]. Mediaevalia historica Bohemica (in Czech). pp. 45–48. ISBN 80-7286-029-1.
- ^ Charvátová, Kateřina (2007). Václav II. Král český a polský [Wenceslaus II. King of Bohemia and Poland] (in Czech). Prague: Vyšehrad. p. 271. ISBN 978-80-7021-841-9.
- ^ Hádek, Cyril (2006). Konec Přemyslovc°u v Čechách: 700 let od vymření naší jediné dynastie [The End of the Přemyslids in Bohemia: 700 Years Since the Extinction of Our Only Dynasty] (in Czech). Prague: Akropolis. p. 155. ISBN 978-80-7304-067-3.