Richenza of Pfalz-Lorraine, Queen of Poland

Abt 1000 - 1063  (63 years)

• Name	Richenza of Pfalz-Lorraine
  	She was also known as Rixa. [2]
  Birth	Abt 1000
  Living	1051 (51 years)  [1, 4]
  Death	21 Mar 1063	Saalfeld, Thuringia, Germany   [3]
  Burial	Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
  Siblings	3 brothers and 6 sisters
  + 1. Liudolf, Governor of Brauweiler,   b. Abt 1000   d. 10 Apr 1031  (Age 31 years) ▻ Mathilde of Zutphen + 2. Otto, Count of Palatine of Lorraine of Lotharingia   d. 1047 ▻ daughter of Hugh IV   3. Herman, Archbishop of Cologne,   b. 995   d. 1056  (Age 61 years)   4. Theophanu, Abbess of Essen and Gerresheim   d. 1058 + 5. Richenza of Pfalz-Lorraine, Queen of Poland,   b. Abt 1000   d. 21 Mar 1063, Saalfeld, Thuringia, Germany  (Age 63 years) ▻ Mieszko II, King of Poland,  m. 1013 ;   Otto I von Northeim, Count in the Rittegau   6. Adelheid, Abbess of Nivelles   d. Abt 1030   7. Heilwig, Abbess of Neuss   8. Mathilde, Abbess of Dietkirchen and Vilich   9. Sophie, Abbess of St. Maria, Mainz   10. Ida, Abbess of Cologne and Gandersheim Abbey   d. 1060
  Half siblings	1 half brother (family of Ezzo and a concubine )
  1. Henry, Abbot of Gorze,   b. 1055   d. 1093  (Age 38 years)
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Erenfried I, Count in the Bliesgau   (3 x Great Grandfather)  Sophia Phokas,   b. Abt 936  (Great Grandmother)
  Person ID, Branch	I3457	Roy Line, Boudreau Line
  Last Modified	16 Mar 2021

  
  

  Father	Ezzo, Count Palatine of Lorraine,   b. Abt 955   d. 21 May 1034, Saalfeld, Thuringia, Germany (Age 79 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Matilda of Saxony,   b. 981   d. 4 Nov 1025, Esch-sur-Sûre, Luxembourg (Age 44 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Family ID	F2849	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner 1	Mieszko II, King of Poland,   b. Abt 990   d. 10 May 1034 (Age 44 years)  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Marriage	1013  [1, 2, 4]
  Age at Marriage	She : ~ 13 years - He : ~ 23 years.
  Children	1 son and 2 daughters
  +   1. Casimir I, King of Poland,   b. 28 Jul 1016   d. 28 Nov 1058 (Age 42 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] ▻ Dobroniega Marie of Kiev  m. 1038 +   2. Gertrude   d. 4 Jan 1107  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] ▻ Isjarlaw I, Grand Prince of Kiev  m. Abt 1043 +   3. Richeza, Princess of Hungary,   b. 1018   d. After 1052 (Age 35 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] ▻ Béla I, King of Hungary  m. Between 1039 and 1043
  Family ID	F2840	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 Mar 2021

  
  

  Spouse / Partner 2	Otto I von Northeim, Count in the Rittegau   d. 11 Jan 1083  [1]  Other Partners: Richenza of Swabia  m. Aft 1050
  Family ID	F2848	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	12 Sep 2019

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Richenza of Pfalz-Lorraine, Queen of Poland(Abt 1000 – 1063) 2Ezzo, Count Palatine of Lorraine(Abt 955 – 1034) 4Hermann I, Count in the Bonngau( – 996) 8Ebrenfeld, Count in the Zulpichgau, the Bonngau, and the Keldachgau 16Eberhard, Count in the Bonngau 17 9Richwara( – 963) 18 19 5Heilwig von Dillingen 10 20 21 11 22 23 3Matilda of Saxony(981 – 1025) 6Otto II, Holy Roman Emperor(955 – 983) 12Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor(912 – 973) 24Henry I, Holy Roman Emperor(876 – 936) 25Saint Mechtilde von Ringelheim(900 – 968) 13Saint Adelaide of Lombardy(932 – 999) 26Rudolph II, King of Burgundy( – 937) 27Bertha of Swabia( – 966) 7Theophano Skleros(956 – 991) 14Konstanin Skleros(Abt 920 – 980) 28Niketas Skleros(Abt 885 – ) 29Gregoria 15Sophia Phokas(Abt 936 – ) 30Leo Phokas, Perfect of Cappadocia, Great Admiral and Curopalates( – 976) 31

  
  

• Event Map		Death - 21 Mar 1063 - Saalfeld, Thuringia, Germany Burial - - Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources 🟢 Primary Evidence 🟡 Secondary Evidence 🟠 Tertiary Evidence 🔴 Unreliable Evidence

  [S60] Stuart, Roderick W., Royalty for Commoners, The Complete Known Lineage of John of Gaunt, Son of Edward III, King of England, and Queen Philippa Fourth Edition, (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 2002). [S59] Weis, Frederick Lewis. Ancestral Roots of Sixty Colonists Who Came to New England Between 1623 and 1650 Fifth Editionif, (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1982). [S304] Wikipedia. Ezzo, Count Palatine of Lotharingia [S310] Moriarty, G. Andrews. The Descent of the Plantagenet Kings from the Holy Roman Emperors, (Boston: The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, volume CI, January 1947).