Ludmilla of Bohemia
| Ludmilla of Bohemia | |
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| Countess consort of Bogen | |
| Duchess consort of Bavaria | |
| Born | c. 1170 Bohemia |
| Died | 14 August 1240 Seligenthal convent, Landshut |
| Burial | Seligenthal convent, Landshut |
| Spouse | Adalbert VI, Count of Bogen Louis I, Duke of Bavaria |
| Issue | Berthold IV, Count of Bogen Albert IV, Count of Bogen Diepold of Bogen Otto II Wittelsbach, Duke of Bavaria |
| House |
House of Přemyslid (by birth) House of Wittelsbach (by second marriage) |
| Father | Frederick, Duke of Bohemia |
| Mother | Elisabeth of Hungary |
Ludmilla of Bohemia (died 14 August 1240) was a daughter of Frederick, Duke of Bohemia, and his wife, Elizabeth of Hungary. Ludmilla was a member of the Přemyslid dynasty. She was Duchess consort of Bavaria by her marriage to Louis I, Duke of Bavaria.
Ludmilla was the third of six children born to her parents. Her siblings were Helena of Bohemia, betrothed to Manuel I Komnenos but never married, and Sophia of Bohemia, wife of Albert, Margrave of Meissen. The rest of Ludmilla's siblings were short-lived or died in early adulthood.
Ludmilla's paternal grandparents were Vladislaus II of Bohemia and his first wife Gertrude of Babenberg. Her maternal grandparents were Géza II of Hungary and his wife Euphrosyne of Kiev.
Geza was son of Béla II of Hungary and his wife Helena of Raška.
Bela was son of Prince Álmos and his wife Predslava of Kiev, who was daughter of Sviatopolk II of Kiev and an unknown Bohemian princess.
Ludmilla married twice and had issue in both of her marriages. Her first marriage was to Count Albert III of Bogen, making Ludmilla Countess of Bogen. The couple had three children from their marriage, all sons:
Albert died in 1197 and was succeeded by his eldest son with Ludmilla, Berthold.
Ludmilla married Louis I, Duke of Bavaria, a former enemy of her first husband. The marriage was good for Louis because it created an alliance with Ludmilla's uncle, Ottokar I of Bohemia. The couple had one son:
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