Kunigunde of Bohemia

Kunigunde of Bohemia
Kunigunde in the Passional of Abbes Kunigunde
Duchess consort of Mazovia
Tenure	1291–1313
Born	January 1265 Prague
Died	27 November 1321 (aged 56) Monastery of St. George, Prague
Burial	Prague
Spouse	Boleslaus II of Masovia
Issue	Wenceslaus of Plock Euphrosyne, Duchess of Oświęcim Bertha of Mazovia
Dynasty	Přemyslid
Father	Ottokar II of Bohemia
Mother	Kunigunda of Slavonia

Kunigunde of Bohemia (January 1265 – 27 November 1321) was the eldest daughter of Ottokar II of Bohemia and his second wife, Kunigunda of Slavonia. She was a member of the Přemyslid dynasty. She was Princess of Masovia by her marriage to Boleslaus II of Masovia and later became abbess of the St. George's Convent at Prague Castle.

Kunigunde was the second of four children born to her father from his second marriage. Ottokar had been married to Margaret, Duchess of Austria, but had had no children from this marriage.

Kunigunde was first betrothed to Hartmann of Germany in 1277, a son of Rudolph I of Germany and his first wife Gertrude of Hohenburg. The marriage was intended to create peace between Germany and Bohemia. However, the engagement ended within a year. Despite this, Kunigunde's brother, Wenceslaus married Hertmann's sister, Judith of Habsburg in 1285. Kunigunde's sister Agnes followed suit and married Rudolf II, Duke of Austria, brother of Hartmann.

With no other proposals of marriage, Kunigunde took the veil at the Order of Poor Ladies in Prague, where she remained for a couple of years until her brother King Wenceslaus ordered her to marry Boleslaus II of Masovia.

Upon the death of Leszek II the Black in Poland, Wenceslaus had claimed the throne. Although, this was a controversial move and caused civil war. A substantial amount of Polish nobles and citizens wished for Władysław I the Elbow-high to become King of Poland. Wenceslaus needed help to keep Poland so he decided to marry Kunigunde off to Boleslaus which would create a firm alliance with a powerful Polish noble.