Richeza of Lotharingia
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| Blessed Richeza of Lotharingia | |
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| Queen of Poland, of the Ezzonian dynasty | |
| Born | 995 or 1000 |
| Died | 21 March 1063, Saalfeld |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholicism |
| Major shrine | Cologne Germany |
| Feast | 21 March |
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Richeza of Lotharingia (also called Richenza and Rixa)(born between 995 and 1000–March 21, 1063 in Saalfeld) was the Queen of Poland as the wife of King Mieszko II.
She was the daughter of the Count Palatine Ezzo of Lotharingia (Ezzonen) and Mathilde of Saxony (daughter of emperor Otto II and Theophanu). Her mother, Mathilde of Saxony, was the sister of Otto III, Holy Roman Emperor.
Richeza was the mother of Casimir I of Poland.
She became a nun after 7 September 1047 and is buried in Cologne.
Her feast day is celebrated on March 21.
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