Barbara Aleksandrówna[1] (c. 1428 between 1488 and 1492) was a princess and wife of prince Bolesław IV of Warsaw. She was the daughter of Alexander Włodzimierzowic, Grand Prince of Kiev.
| Barbara Aleksandrówna | |
|---|---|
| Duchess of Warsaw | |
| Tenure | Between 1440 and 1443 - 10 September 1454 |
| Regent of Czersk, Liw, Warsaw, Nur, Łomża, Ciechanów, Różan, Zakroczym, and Wyszogród | |
| Reign | 1458 - 1462 |
| Predecessor | Anna Feodorovna of Ratnie |
| Successor | Konrad III Rudy |
| Born | c. 1428 |
| Died | between 1488 and 1492 |
| Burial | |
| Spouse | Bolesław IV of Warsaw |
| Issue | Bolesław Janusz Konrad III Rudy Bolesław Casimir III of Płock Janusz Anna Sophia Bolesław V of Warsaw Janusz II of Płock |
| House | Gediminid |
| Father | Alexander Włodzimierzowic |
Between 1440 and 1443 she married Bolesław IV of Warsaw.[2] Her husband died on September 10, 1454.[3] After death of her mother-in-law in 1458 she became a regent in the name of her minor sons Konrad III, Bolesław V, Kazimierz III, and Janusz II.[4] She usually entitled herself ducissa et gubernatrix Mazouie etc.[4]
She was buried in Nowe Miasto, Płońsk County.
Footnotes
editReferences
edit- Balzer Oswald, Genealogia Piastów, Akademia Umiejętności, Kraków 1895, p. 523.
- Grabowski Janusz, Dynastia Piastów mazowieckich, Kraków 2012.
- Jasiński Kazimierz, Rodowód Piastów mazowieckich, Wydawnictwo Historyczne, Poznań – Wrocław 1998, ISSN 1509-8702, ISBN 83-913563-0-2, pp. 159–160.
Further reading
edit- Wolff Adam, Barbara ks. ruska nieznanego pochodzenia, Polski słownik biograficzny, Vol. 1, 1935.