Marriage and Children
In 1224, Wenceslaus married Kunigunde of Hohenstaufen, second daughter of Philip of Swabia, King of Germany, and his wife Irene Angelina. Her paternal grandparents were Frederick I, Holy Roman Emperor, and Beatrice I, Countess of Burgundy. Her maternal grandparents were Isaac II Angelos, Byzantine Emperor, and his first wife Herina. Wenceslaus encouraged large numbers of Germans to settle in the villages and towns in Bohemia and Moravia. Stone buildings began to replace wooden ones in Prague as a result of the influence of the new settlers.
Wenceslaus and Kunigunde had five known children:
- Vladislaus, Margrave of Moravia (c. 1228 – 3 January 1247).
- Ottokar II of Bohemia (c. 1230 – 26 August 1278).
- Beatrice of Bohemia (c. 1231 – 27 May 1290). Married Otto III, Margrave of Brandenburg.
- Agnes of Bohemia (died 10 August 1268). Married Henry III, Margrave of Meissen.
- An unnamed daughter. Died young.
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