Ryksa PIAST of Silesia
- Born: Between 1130 and 1140, Wroclaw, Poland
- Married (1): Between October and December 1152
- Married (2): After 1162
- Married (3): After 1166
- Died: 16 Jun 1185
 Orthographic variations: Richeza, Riquilda
Research Notes:
The primary source which confirms her parentage and her three marriages has not so far been identified. The De Rebus Hispaniæ of Rodericus Ximenes names "Berengariam atque Richam" as the wives of "Aldefonsi Hispaniarum Regis". The Chronicle of Alberic de Trois-Fontaines names "Rikissam" as the only daughter of "dux Vergescelaus de Polonia" & his wife Agnes, specifying that "primo fuit regina Suecie", that by her second husband "regi Russie nomine Musuch" she was mother of "Sophiam reginam Dacie et Rikissam", the latter marrying "imperatoris Castelle Alfunso", which contradicts other sources in many aspects. She was known as RIQUILDA in Spain. 1
Marriage Information:
Ryksa married Infante don Alfonso VII “el Emperador” DE CASTILLA y León, son of Cte Raymond DE BOURGOGNE and Infanta doña Urraca DE CASTILLA y León, between October and December 1152. (Alfonso VII "Pierre-Raimund" RAMÓNEZ King of Castile & León (1127-57) was born on 1 Mar 1105-1106 in Toledo, Castile, died on 21 Aug 1157 in La Fresneda, Teruel, Aragon and was buried in Catedral De Toledo, Toledo, Castile.)
Marriage Information:
Ryksa also married Cte Ramón Berenger II DE PROVENCE, son of Berenguer Ramón I DE BARCELONA, Comte de Provence, and Ctsse Beatrix DE MELGUEIL, after 1162. (Ramón Berenger II DE PROVENCE was born about 1140 and died in 1166 at the Siege of Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, Cote d'Azur, France.)
Marriage Information:
Ryksa also married Graf Albert III VON EVERSTEIN, son of Graf Albert (Adalbert) II VON EVERSTEIN, after 1166. (Albert III VON EVERSTEIN died after 4 Apr 1197.) |
