Family
He was married twice:
In 1285 in Eger (Cheb), he married Judith of Habsburg (1271–1297), daughter of Rudolph I of Germany and his wife Gertrude of Hohenburg. She died shortly after their 10th child was born:
- Přemysl Otakar (6 May 1288 – 19 November 1288).
- Wenceslaus III (6 October 1289 – 4 August 1306); King of Bohemia, King of Hungary and King of Poland.
- Agnes (6 October 1289 – soon after 6 August 1296), twin of Wenceslaus; married in 1296 to Rupert, eldest surviving son of German King Adolf of Nassau.
- Anne (10 October 1290 – 3 September 1313), married in 1306 to Henry of Carinthia.
- Elisabeth (20 January 1292 – 28 September 1330), married in 1310 to John of Luxembourg.
- Guta (3 March 1293 – 3 August 1294).
- John (26 February 1294 – 1 March 1295).
- John (21 February 1295 – 6 December 1296).
- Margaret (21 February 1296 – 8 April 1322), married in 1308 to Bolesław III the Generous, Duke of Wrocław.
- Guta (born and died 21 May 1297).
In 1300, he married Elisabeth Richeza (1286–1335), daughter of Przemysł II. They had one child:
- Agnes (25 June 1305 – before 4 January 1337), married to Henry I, Duke of Jawor.
Wenceslaus has also numerous illegitimate children, including Jan Volek (?? – 27 September 1351), bishop of Olomouc
Read more about this topic: Wenceslaus II Of Bohemia
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