Predslava of Kiev

Predslava of Kiev (fl. 1104–07) was a Rurikid princess, the daughter of Sviatopolk II, the Grand Prince of Kiev (r. 1093–1113). She married Hungarian prince Álmos, with whom she had three children, one of whom was the later King of Hungary, Béla II (r. 1131–1141).

Predslava of Kiev
Bornca. 1090
SpouseÁlmos
IssueBéla II
HouseRurik dynasty
FatherSviatopolk II of Kiev
MotherPremyslid princess

Family

Predslava married Álmos on August 21, 1104. They had the following children:

  • Adelaide, (c. 1107 – d. after 1140), married Sobieslav I of Bohemia in 1123.
  • Béla II (c. 1109–1141), King of Hungary (r. 1131–1141).
  • Hedwig, or Sophia (c. 1107–1138), married Duke Adalbert of Austria in 1132.

According to some sources, Predslava had an illegitimate son with Coloman, King of Hungary, named Borich (Boris) or Bartholomew.[1][2]

References

  1. Ignaz Lenk (1840). Erklärung des Stammbaumes sämmtlicher 53 Könige von Ungarn von dem ersten Könige Stephan dem Heiligen bis ... Ferdinand V. Sollinger. pp. 187–. BORICH, Boris, auch Coloman genannt, nicht anerkannter Sohn des Königs von Ungarn, Coloman f 1114, mit seiner zweiten Gemahlin Predslava, Tochter des russischen Grossfürsten Swatopolk II.
  2. Johann Mailáth (1828). Geschichte der Magyaren. Tendler. pp. 260–. Predslava wegen Ehebruchs Verstossen, gebar in Russland Borich (Bartholomäus).
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