Judith of Thuringia
| Judith of Thuringia | |
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| Queen consort of Bohemia | |
| Tenure | 1158-1172 |
| Predecessor | Świętosława of Poland |
| Successor | Adelaide of Meissen |
| Duchess consort of Bohemia | |
| Tenure | 1153-1158 |
| Predecessor | Gertrude of Babenberg |
| Successor | Elizabeth of Hungary |
| Born |
c. 1135 Wartburg Castle |
| Died | 9 September after 1174 (?) |
| Burial | Teplice Abbey |
| Spouse | Vladislaus II of Bohemia |
| Issue |
Ottokar I of Bohemia Vladislaus III, Duke of Bohemia |
| House |
Ludovingians (by birth) Přemyslid dynasty (by marriage) |
| Father | Louis I, Landgrave of Thuringia |
| Mother | Hedwig of Gudensberg |
Judith of Thuringia (Czech: Judita Durynská; c. 1135 – 9 September after 1174), a member of the Ludovingian dynasty, was Queen consort of Bohemia from 1158 until 1172 as the second wife of King Vladislaus II. She was the second Queen of Bohemia after Świętosława of Poland, wife of King Vratislaus II, had received the title in 1085.
Judith was the daughter of Landgrave Louis I of Thuringia (d. 1140) and his wife Hedwig of Gudensberg. She was raised at the Thuringian court at Wartburg Castle. In 1153 she was married to Duke Vladislaus II of Bohemia, three years after the death of his first wife Gertrude of Babenberg. The main reason for the marriage was that Judith, by her brother Landgrave Louis II and his wife Judith of Hohenstaufen, was related to the new German King Frederick Barbarossa. Vladislaus' bride was about eighteen years old; he was 15–20 years her senior.
Probably in 1155, two years after the wedding, Judith gave birth to the first son. In medieval times the names for babies were chosen mostly by mothers, so it was probably Judith's idea to name the son Přemysl after the legendary founder of the Přemyslid dynasty.
A chronicler wrote about Judith that she was of great beauty and mind, educated in Latin and politics. It is said that she often deputized for Vladislaus in his absence. When he obtained the royal title from Emperor Frederick and was crowned King of Bohemia in 1158, Judith became Queen consort. Her coronation is not actually documented, but chronicles write about Queen Judith.
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