449:
There is a very unlikely possibility, but which cannot be completely ruled out, that Helen was the second wife of
Casimir the Just. But there is no mention about this in any of the primary sources. Hence this hypothesis is merely a logical structure, which reduces its credibility even more. Cf.
559:
Wasilewski, Tadeusz (1978). "Helena księżniczka znojemska, żona
Kazimierza II Sprawedliwego: Przyczynek do dziejów stosunków polsko-czeskich w XII–XIII w." [Helen Duchess of Znojmo, a Wife of Casimir II the Just: Tribute to the History of Czech-Polish Relations in the 12th and 13th
397:, Helen was a daughter of Rostislav Mstislavich, Grand Prince of Kiev. He erroneously deduced her parentage on the basis of her Russian-sounding name. This was corrected by more recent historiography.
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was after Kraków and the
Seniorate Province. This situation between Helen and Mieszko III lasted until the Battle of Mozgawą in September 1195, in which Mieszko III was seriously injured and his son
29:
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When Helen's husband
Casimir II died on 1 May 1194, presumably as a result of a heart attack, he left her with their two minor sons on whose behalf she assumed the regency of
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214:(1186–1194), and Duchess-regent of Kraków and the Seniorate Province, Sandomierz, and Masovia on behalf of her minor sons from 1194–1198, then the latter two duchies plus
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was killed. In 1198, they reached an agreement: Mieszko would take Kraków, in return for which he gave Helen and her sons
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According to Jan Długosz, Helena was still alive on
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Helen's regency was not an easy one, because other princes threatened her minor sons. Their own uncle
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Casimir (ca. 1162 – 2 February or 1 March 1167), named after his father.
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Odon (1169/1184 - died in infancy). He was probably named after either
305:, although is possible that in fact was named in honour to his uncle
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A daughter (born before 1167), married in
November 1178 to Prince
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Helen of Znojmo died between 1202 and 1206, probably on 2 April.
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183:). Helena was probably named after her maternal aunt,
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1034:Christiane Eberhardine of Brandenburg-Bayreuth
432:. . 2005. Kraków: Wydawnictwo Avalon. p. 327.
287:Helen and Casimir had the following children:
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519:, Wydawnictwo Avalon, Kraków 2013, pp. 62–64.
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491:Rodowód Piastów małopolskich i kujawskich
478:Rodowód Piastów małopolskich i kujawskich
465:Rodowód Piastów małopolskich i kujawskich
376:. Poznań: Wydawnictwo PTPN. pp. 266–268.
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563:Przegląd Historyczny
372:Jasiński K. (2004).
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293:Vsevolod IV of Kiev
262:Bolesław of Kuyavia
258:Mieszko III the Old
228:Casimir II the Just
169:Conrad II of Znojmo
123:Conrad II of Znojmo
101:Konrad I of Masovia
75:Casimir II the Just
999:Louise of Lorraine
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763:Agnes of Babenberg
723:Wyszesława of Kiev
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322:Saint Odo of Cluny
243:Seniorate Province
230:, youngest son of
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428:. (2005)
113:Přemyslid
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452:op. cit.
328:Adelaide
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