Louise Weiss – Pioneer of Feminism and Mother of the United Europe

Louise Weiss came into the world in Paris in 1893 and for nine decades actively shaped…

Beryl Markham. The Woman Who Flew the Atlantic

An English pilot crossed the Atlantic in the opposite direction from other aviation pioneers and described…

Assassination, Betrayal, and Flogging. The Woman Who Refused to Yield

Grzymisława was not merely the wife of Leszek the White. After his tragic death, she had…

A Woman of Character. The Early Years of Gryfina’s Marriage

The early years of the marriage between Leszek the Black and Gryfina were far from easy.…

Marriage of Necessity? Leszek the White and the Ruthenian Princess

He didn’t want to get married, but he had to. The nobles of Cracow ordered him…

Who Was the Czech Princess Dobrawa?

Dobrawa was a Czech princess, the wife of Mieszko I, and the mother of Bolesław the…

How Bolesław III Wrymouth’s Marriage Influenced Poland’s Fate

Although chroniclers wrote little about Zbysława, her marriage to Bolesław III Wrymouth had enormous political significance.…

Agafia. The Woman Who Invited the Teutonic Knights to Poland?

Did Conrad of Masovia’s wife contribute to one of the most controversial events in 13th-century Polish…

Saint Kinga: The Princess Who Became a Nun

Saint Kinga, as the wife of the Cracovian Duke Bolesław the Chaste, was an exceptionally pious…

The Tragic Death of Leszek the White, Husband of Grzymisława

At the end of 1227, a congress was held in Gąsawa with the participation of Leszek…