LORRAINE Richeza

Abt 0993 - 1063  (70 years)

• Name	LORRAINE Richeza
  Birth	Abt 0993	Lorraine, France
  Gender	Female
  Death	21 Mar 1063	Saalfeld, Mulhausen, Thüringen, Germany
  Notes	Richenza was born about 995 - 1000. Richenza de Lorraine, also known as Richeza of Lotharingia or Richenza or Rixa or Ryksa, was a German noblewoman by birth and a member of the Ezzonen dynasty by marriage. She married Mieszko II Lambert, King of Poland, becoming Queen of Poland. She returned to Germany following the deposition of her husband in 1031, later taking vows to become a nun, and today is known as the Blessed Richeza of Lotharingia.She passed away in 1063. Death Date: 21 maalis 1063 Place: Saalfeld, Tyskland Burial Place: St. Maria ad Gradus until 1816, when was transferred to the Köln Cathedral Richeza's relics are located since then in St. Nicholas church in Brauweiler and since 2002 in the Klotter parish church. Notes Richeza of Lotharingia (also called Richenza and Rixa; b. ca. 995/1000 - d. Saalfeld, 21 March 1063), was a German noblewoman by birth member of the Ezzonen dynasty and by marriage Queen of Poland. Married to Mieszko II Lambert, King of Poland, commonly referred to as Mieszko II in Poland. After she returned to Germany following the deposition of her husband in 1031, she became later a nun and today is reverenced as Blessed Richeza of Lotharingia. Through her three known children, she became in the direct ancestress of the eastern rulers of the Piast, Rurikid and Árpád dynasties. Four of her Árpád descendants were Saints: Elisabeth, Landgravine of Thuringia, Kinga, Duchess of Kraków and Princess Margaret of Hungary, Irene of Hungary, Saint of Eastern Orthodox Church, and one was Beatificated like her: Jolanta Helena, Duchess of Greater Poland.[1] Sources ↑ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richeza_of_Lotharingia
  Person ID	I58067	Freeman-Smith
  Last Modified	27 Jan 2026

  
  

  Father	LOTHARINGIA Ezzo,   b. 0955, Lorraine, Alsace, France d. 21 Mar 1034, Saalfeld, Mulhausen, Thüringen, Germany (Age ~ 78 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	von SACHSEN Mathilde,   b. Jun 0979, Sachsen, Germany d. 04 Nov 1025, Esch, Sauer, Germany (Age 46 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F25849	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	PIAST Mieszko,   b. Abt 0990, Poland d. 11 May 1034, Poznań, Poland (Age 44 years)
  Marriage	1013
  Children	1. PIAST Richeza,   b. 22 Sep 1013, Poznan, Poznan d. 21 May 1075 (Age 61 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F25906	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Jan 2026