Brief Life History of Gertrude of Poland
When Gertrude of Poland was born about 1025, in Krakow, Małopolska, Poland, her father, Mieszko II Lambert Piast II, was 37 and her mother, Richeza of Lotharingia, was 29. She married Iziaslav Yaroslavich about 1043, in Kraków, Poland. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 1 daughter. She died on 4 January 1108, in Turow, Hohenmauth, Bohemia, Austria, at the age of 84.
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- Gertrude Piastówna, "Find A Grave Index"
- Foundation for Medieval Genealogy - GERTRUDA (-4 Jan 1108).
- Foundation for Medieval Genealogy - GERTRUDA of Poland, daughter of MIESZKO II LAMBERT King of Poland & his wife Richeza [Ezzonen] ([1020]-4 Jan 1107).
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Name Meaning
From a Germanic female personal name, derived from gār, gēr ‘spear’ + þrūþ ‘strength’. The name is not found in England immediately after the Conquest, but only in the later Middle English period. It may have been introduced by migrants from the Low Countries who came to England in connection with the cloth trade, and was certainly in consistent use in some areas throughout the 16th and 17th centuries, although it was not generally popular until the 19th century, when many medieval names were revived. It has now fallen from favour again.
Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.
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BIO: from http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/POLAND.htm#Gertrudadied1108 as of 4/26/2016 GERTRUDA (-4 Jan 1108). Baumgarten names the wife of Grand Prince Iziaslav and gives her origin, citing primary …
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