Eudoxia of Kiev
| Eudoxia of Kiev | |
|---|---|
| High Duchess consort of Poland | |
| Tenure | 1173–1177 |
| Born | c. 1131 |
| Died | c. 1187 |
| Spouse | Mieszko III the Old |
| Issue |
Władysław III Spindleshanks Bolesław of Kuyavia Mieszko the Younger Salome, Princess of Pomerania Anastasia, Duchess of Pomerania |
| House | House of Piast |
| Father | Iziaslav II of Kiev |
| Mother | Agnes of Germany |
Eudoxia Iziaslavna of Kiev (Russian: Евдоксия Изяславна, Polish: Eudoksja Izjasławówna; b. ca. 1131 – d. ca. 1187), was a Kievan Rus' princess member of the Rurikid dynasty and by marriage Duchess of Greater Poland and since 1173 High Duchess of Poland.
According to some historians she was the daughter of Iziaslav II, Grand Prince of Kiev by his first wife Agnes (perhaps renamed Lyubava), daughter of King Conrad III of Germany.
In 1154, Eudoxia married Mieszko III the Old, Duke of Greater Poland, who had recently lost his first wife, Princess Elisabeth of Hungary. With this union, Mieszko III probably wanted to cement his relations with the Rurikid rulers.
During her marriage, Eudoxia bore her husband five children, three sons —Bolesław, Mieszko the Younger and Władysław III Spindleshanks— and two daughters —Salomea (Princess of Pomerania) and Anastasia (Duchess of Pomerania)—.
In 1173, Mieszko III succeeded his older brother Bolesław IV the Curly as High Duke of Poland and Eudoxia served as his High Duchess consort. However, their reign was short-lived: in 1177 Mieszko III's eldest son Odon rebelled against him, with the help of his uncle Casimir II the Just. The main reason of Odon's rebellion was the favoritism showed by Mieszko III to his children with Eudoxia, and the attempts of the High Duke to force him to become a priest, in order to eliminated from the succession.
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