Brief Life History of Eufemia
When Princess Eufemia of Kujavia was born about 1267, in Dobrzyń nad Wisłą, Lipno, Kuyavia-Pomerania, Poland, her father, Prince Kazimierz Konradowic Piast I, was 57 and her mother, Countess of Oppoln and Ratibor Eufrozyna Euphrosyne Piast, was 40. She married Grand Prince of Kiev Yurii I. Levovich Rurik about 1287, in Dobrzyń nad Wisłą, Lipno County, Bydgoszcz, Poland. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. She died on 18 March 1308, at the age of 42.
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Family Time Line
Sources (2)
- Euphemia of Kuyavia, "Find A Grave Index"
- Legacy NFS Source: Eufemia Princess Of Kujavia -
Spouse and Children
1257–1308 Male
1267–1308 Female
Children (5)
1290–1323 Male
1292–1323 Male
1293–1341 Female
1299–1349 Male
1296–1365 Female
Parents and Siblings
1211–1267 Male
1228–1292 Female
Siblings (5)
1261–1333 Male
1262–1294 Male
1262–1312 Male
1267–1308 Female
Name Meaning
German: possibly a metonymic occupational name for a fisherman, from orfe, a species of freshwater fish. Alternatively, a habitational name from Urff near Kassel, formerly Orpha.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Euphemia of Kuyavia
Euphemia of Kuyavia (c. 1265 – March 18, 1308 [1]) was a Kuyavian princess, she was Queen consort of Galicia-Volhynia. She was the daughter of Casimir I of Kuyavia by his third wife Euphrosyne, daugh …
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