Brief Life History of Judith of Poland
When Judith of Poland was born in 1152, in Poznań, Poznań, Poland, her father, Piast-házi III.Mieszko Lengyel fejedelem, was 26 and her mother, Árpád-házi Erzsébet Magyar hercegnő, lengyel fejedelemné, was 24. She married Bernhard von Sachsen III about 1169, in Poznań, Wielkopolskie, Poland. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. She died on 12 December 1201, in Dresden, Saxony, Germany, at the age of 49, and was buried in Ballenstedt, Ballenstedt, Quedlinburg, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany.
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- Erzählende genealogische Stammtafeln zur europäischen Geschichte Band 1, Teilband 1
- Worldhistory.de
- Der Genealogische Abend - Die Edelherren zur Lippe und Ihre Nachfahren
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Name Meaning
Biblical name, meaning ‘Jewess’ or ‘woman from Judea’, borne by a Jewish heroine whose story is recorded in the Book of Judith in the Apocrypha. Judith is portrayed as a beautiful widow who delivers her people from the invading Assyrians by gaining the confidence of their commander, Holofernes, and cutting off his head while he is asleep; without their commander, the Assyrians are duly routed. This has been a perennially popular Jewish name. In the English-speaking world it was taken up in the 16th century, having been in occasional use among Gentiles before this: for example, it was borne by a niece of William the Conqueror. It enjoyed great popularity between the 1940s and the 1960s. Today's notable bearers include the American novelist Judith Krantz ( b. 1928 ) and the Scottish composer Judith Weir ( b. 1954 ).
Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.
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