Grzymislawa of Luck
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Grzymisław Ingvarevna of Luck (born probably between 1185 and 1195 died probably November 8, 1258) was a Princess of Krakow
Kraków
Kraków also Krakow, or Cracow , is the second largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. Situated on the Vistula River in the Lesser Poland region, the city dates back to the 7th century. Kraków has traditionally been one of the leading centres of Polish academic, cultural, and artistic life...

, daughter of Ingvar of Kiev
Ingvar of Kiev
Ingvar Yaroslavich , Prince of Dorogobuzh, Prince of Lutsk, Grand Prince of Kiev , Prince of Volodymyr-Volynskyi . Son of Yaroslav Izyaslavich, great-grandson of Vladimir Monomakh....

, Grand Prince of Kiev and Prince of Lutsk from the Rurikid Dynasty.

Life

In 1207 Grzymislawa married Leszek the White, Prince of Krakow
Kraków
Kraków also Krakow, or Cracow , is the second largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. Situated on the Vistula River in the Lesser Poland region, the city dates back to the 7th century. Kraków has traditionally been one of the leading centres of Polish academic, cultural, and artistic life...

. This marriage was part of Leszek's policy of eastward exponsion. After the assassination of her husband (November 24, 1227), she became regent on behalf of her minor son Boleslaw V the Chaste
Boleslaw V the Chaste
Bolesław V the Chaste or the Shy was Duke of Sandomierz in Lesser Poland from 1232 and High Duke of Poland from 1243 until his death.He was the son of High Duke Leszek I the White, who was assassinated in 1227...

. Even after becoming independent Boleslaw exerted considerable influence from his mother on his government. Grzymislawa was closely linked with the Monastery of the Franciscans in Zawichost
Zawichost
Zawichost is a small town in Sandomierz County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, Poland. It is located by the Vistula River in southern Poland, near Sandomierz....

 were she became benefactress. She died between June 14 and December 24, 1258 (it is possible that she died on November 8). She was probably buried in the Franciscan monastery in Zawichoście.

There are also different views on Grzymislawa's origins. According to some historians, Leszek the White married or became engaged in 1207 or 1208 to the daughter Ingwar, whose name is unknown. Later, between 1208 and 1211, he married Grzymisław, perhaps the daughter of Yaroslav of Kiev.

Grzymislawa and Leszek had three children:
  1. Salomea
    Salomea of Poland
    Salome of Poland , also known as Salome of Cracow or Blessed Salome , was a Polish princess and from 1215 to 1219 the Queen of Halych by virtue of being the wife of Kálmán or Coloman of Lodomeria....

     (1211/1212 - 1268), married Coloman of Lodomeria
    Coloman of Lodomeria
    Coloman of Galicia-Lodomeria was a member of the Árpád dynasty. He was Prince of Halych and he became the first anointed and crowned King of Galicia-Lodomeria , followed by prince Andrew of Hungary...

     and was later beatified by Pope Clement X
    Pope Clement X
    Pope Clement X , born Emilio Bonaventura Altieri, was Pope from 29 April 1670 to 22 July 1676.-Early life:Emilio Altieri was born in Rome, the son of Lorenzo Altieri and Victoria Delphini, a Venetian lady...

    .
  2. Helena (d.1265), married Vasilko Romanovich
    Vasilko Romanovich
    Vasilko Romanovich , Prince of Belz , Prince of Brest , and Prince of Volhynia .He was the son of Roman the Great, and the younger brother of Daniel of Galicia....

  3. Bolesław V the Chaste (21 June 1226 O.S. – 7 December 1279 O.S.), succeeded his father
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