Judith of Habsburg
| Judith of Habsburg | |
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| Queen consort of Bohemia | |
| Tenure | 1285–1297 |
| Coronation | 1297 |
| Queen consort of Poland | |
| Tenure | 1291–1297 |
| Born | 13 March 1271 |
| Died | 21 May 1297 (aged 26) Prague, Bohemia |
| Burial | Royal Crypt in St. Vitus Cathedral |
| Spouse | Wenceslaus II of Bohemia |
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| House | Habsburg |
| Father | Rudolph I of Germany |
| Mother | Gertrude of Hohenburg |
Judith of Habsburg (13 March 1271 – 21 May 1297) was the youngest daughter of Rudolph I of Germany and his wife Gertrude of Hohenburg. Judith was a member of the Habsburg family.
When Judith was five, she became the object of her father's political plans. Her father signed the Vienna peace treaty with Premysl Otakar II of Bohemia, and they decided that Judith should marry Wenceslaus II, son and heir of Premysl Otakar II.
Judith's sisters also married powerful kings and dukes; her sister Klementia married Charles Martel of Anjou, son of Charles II of Naples, and her sister Matilda married Louis II, Duke of Bavaria.
The formal marriage (engagement) was in 1279 in Jihlava, the second marriage took place in early 1285 in Cheb, and the bride was given a dowry "from the Duchy of Austria, Moravian border to the border of Danube". The wedding in Cheb was followed by a "festive" wedding night, but soon after, Rudolph took Judith back to Germany, since she was still of a young age.
Wenceslaus II's coronation had to be canceled because Judith was not present. She did eventually leave her family in Germany and came to Prague to be with her husband. Like her father, Judith hated Zavis, Lord of Falkenstein, stepfather of her husband. He had acted as regent with the Dowager Queen, Kunigunda of Slavonia, whom he secretly married. Judith helped bring Zavis to trial and he was eventually executed in 1290, five years after the death of Queen Kunigunda.
Judith tried to reconcile her husband and Albert I of Germany, her brother. She also brought German influences to the Prague court, like the introduction of knights at court. She made Prague a cultural centre.
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