Ludmilla Pova
- Marriage: Boriwoj Bohemia
Noted events in her life were:
Web Reference: Charles Cawley's Medieval Lands, Dukes of Bohemia. The Chronica Boemorum names Gostivit as the father of Borwoy, and records that the latter was the first duke to be baptised by Methodius Bishop of Moravia, during the reign of Svatopluk King of Moravia [Cosmę Pragensis Chronica Boemorum I.10, MGH SS IX, p. 39.]. He founded the town of Prague [ES I.2 176]. The Cronica Principum Regni Boemię records that "Borzywoy primus Dux christianus in Boemia" was baptised "cum coniuge sua beata Ludmilla Martyre" in 894 [Pelzel, F. M. and Dobrowsky, J. (eds.) (1784) Scriptores Rerum Bohemicarum, Tomus II (Prague), Cronica Principum Regni Boemię, p. 427]. Boriwoj married Ludmila, daughter of Slavibor ze Pova (Prince of Pov or Prince of the Sorbs). Slavibor ze Pova was born around 860, murdered at Burg Tetin on 15 Sep 921 and bured at Prague St Georg. The Chronica Boemorum names "filia Zlavoboris comitis de castello Psov, nomine Ludmila" as wife of "Borivoy" [Cosmę Pragensis Chronica Boemorum I.15, MGH SS IX, p. 45]. She was strangled and later was canonised. [ES I.2 176]. The Cronica Principum Regni Boemię records that "Borzywoy primus Dux christianus in Boemia" was baptised "cum coniuge sua beata Ludmilla Martyre" in 894 [Cronica Principum Regni Boemię, Scriptores Rerum Bohemicarum, Tomus II, p. 427. ].
Ludmilla married Boriwoj Bohemia. (Boriwoj Bohemia was born circa 852 and died circa 900.)
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