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Grzymislawa of Łuck
High Duchess consort of Poland
Tenure	1207–1210 1211–1227
Born	1185-1195
Died	circa 8 November 1258
Spouse	Leszek the White
Issue	Salomea of Poland Helena, Princess of Bielsk Bolesław V the Chaste
House	Monomakhovichi
Father	Ingvar of Kiev

Grzymisława Ingvarevna of Łuck (born probably between 1185 and 1195; died probably 8 November 1258) was a Princess of Kraków, daughter of Ingvar of Kiev, Grand Prince of Kiev and Prince of Lutsk (pl: Łuck) from the Monomakhovichi.

Life

In 1207, Grzymisława married Leszek the White, Prince of Kraków. This marriage was part of Leszek's avowed policy of eastward expansion. After the assassination of her husband (24 November 1227), she became regent on behalf of her minor son Bolesław V the Chaste, and briefly had to endure imprisonment by Konrad I of Masovia due to territorial disputes.

• Grzymisława and her son in prison (by P. Dziedzic, based on the work of Damian Krajewski)
• Grzymisława and her son in prison (woodcut by Józef Holewiński, based on the drawing of Jan Matejko)

After becoming independent, Bolesław still received considerable influence from his mother regarding his government. Grzymisława was closely linked with the Monastery of the Franciscans in Zawichost, where she became a benefactress. She died between 14 June and 24 December 1258, with a possible date of 8 November. She was probably buried in the Franciscan monastery in Zawichost.

There are also differing views on Grzymisława's origins, with some historians positing that Leszek the White married or became engaged in 1207 or 1208 to a daughter of Ingvar, whose name is unknown. Later, between 1208 and 1211, he married Grzymisława, perhaps the daughter of Yaroslav of Kiev.

Grzymisława and Leszek had three children:

1. Salomea (1211/1212 – 1268), married Coloman of Lodomeria; later beatified by Pope Clement X
2. Bolesław V the Chaste (21 June 1226 – 7 December 1279), succeeded his father

Ancestry

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Bibliography

• Jasiński, K., Rodowód Piastów małopolskich i kujawskich (en: Pedigree of Little Poland and Kuyavian Piasts), Poznań - Wrocław 2001.

References

1. K. Jasinski, Rodowód Piastów małopolskich i kujawskich, Poznań - Wrocław 2001, p. 28
2. K. Jasinski cit., pp. 28-29. She died between 14 June and 24 December 1258
3. K. Jasinski cit., page 29. Date of 8 November shown on a non-contemporary, unpreserved epitaph, still appearing in 1688 in the Franciscan church in Zawichoście.
4. D. Dąbrowski, Dwa ruskie małżeństwa Leszka Białego. Karta z dziejów Rusi halickowołyńskiej i stosunków polsko-ruskich w początkach XIII wieku . In Roczniki historyczne, , 2006, Vol 72, p. 67-93.

• 12th-century births
• 1258 deaths
• Monomakhovichi family
• Daughters of Grand Princes of Kiev
• 12th-century women from Kievan Rus'
• Piast dynasty
• 12th-century people from Kievan Rus'
• 12th-century Polish women
• 12th-century Polish people
• Mothers of Polish monarchs