Emma (b. before 950, d. 1005/1006) was the wife of Boleslaus II of Bohemia

Boleslaus II of Bohemia

Boleslaus II the Pious was the duke of Bohemia from 972, a member of the Přemyslid dynasty.The son of Boleslaw also called Boleslaus I and Biagota, Boleslaus II became Duke in on his father's death. Boleslaus maintained good relations with the Ottonian German kings, and in 975 supported Otto II...

 and a Bohemian Duchess.

Her origin is not certain. Gelasius Dobner thought she was the princess of Burgundy

Kingdom of Burgundy

Burgundy is a historic region in Western Europe that has existed as a political entity in a number of forms with very different boundaries. Two of these entities - the first around the 6th century, the second around the 11th century - have been called the Kingdom of Burgundy; a third was very...

 and this theory is respected even today. We do not know if she was the first or second wife of Boleslaus. Many Czech historians suppose that Emma was the mother of his younger sons Oldřich

Oldrich of Bohemia

Ulrich was the duke of Bohemia from 1012 to 1033 and briefly in 1034. He was a son of Boleslaus II and brother of Boleslaus III and Jaromir....

 and Jaromír

Jaromir of Bohemia

Jaromir was the second son of Boleslaus II the Pious and Emma. In 1003, he rebelled against his elder brother Boleslaus III, who had him emasculated, but was unable to secure the throne which was subsequently taken by Boleslaw the Brave, King of Poland. Jaromir and his brother Oldrich then sought...

 and that the mother of the eldest son, Boleslaus III of Bohemia

Boleslaus III of Bohemia

Boleslaus III , called the Red or the Blind, was the duke of Bohemia from 999 until 1002 AD. He was the "worst of all men who ever sat on the Bohemian throne."...

, was Adiva, the first wife of Boleslaus II.

Emma chose an exile on Bavarian court in 1001, together with Oldřich and Jaromír - being afraid of Boleslaus III. Brothers sought military backing from the German King Henry II

Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor

Henry II , also referred to as Saint Henry, Obl.S.B., was the fifth and last Holy Roman Emperor of the Ottonian dynasty, from his coronation in Rome in 1014 until his death a decade later. He was crowned King of the Germans in 1002 and King of Italy in 1004...

. This action definitively placed Bohemia within the jurisdiction of the Holy Roman Empire

Holy Roman Empire

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In 1004, Jaromir occupied Prague

Prague

Prague is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. Situated in the north-west of the country on the Vltava river, the city is home to about 1.3 million people, while its metropolitan area is estimated to have a population of over 2.3 million...

 with a German army and made himself Duke

Duke

A duke or duchess is a member of the nobility, historically of highest rank below the monarch, and historically controlling a duchy...

. Emma came back to Bohemia, maybe living in Mělník

Melnik

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, where she died in 1005/1006.

The proof of existence of duchess Emma are denars with the text ENMA REGINA: Emma regina (Queen Emma, not duchess).