Gertrude of Poland

Gertrude
Grand Princess of Rus
Reign	1054–1073
Titles	Princess of Poland and Turov
Born	~ 1025
Birthplace	?
Died	January 4, 1108(1108-01-04) (aged 83)
Place of death	? Turov
Consort to	Iziaslav I of Kiev
Offspring	Yaropolk Izyaslavich Mstislav Eupraxia
Dynasty	Piast dynasty
Father	Mieszko II Lambert
Mother	Richeza of Lotharingia

Christ crowning Gertrude and Yaropolk, illumination from the Trier Psalter.

Gertrude (about 1025 – 4 January 1108), princess of Poland, was the daughter of King Mieszko II of Poland and Richeza of Lotharingia.

In 1043, she was married to Iziaslav I of Kiev. She had three sons, Yaropolk Iziaslavich, Mstislav and Sviatopolk II, by her husband.

Her daughter Eupraxia later married her cousin's son Mieszko Bolesławowic of Piast dynasty, the Prince of Krakow. Often acknowledged as her son Sviatopolk II of Kiev may have been son of Izyaslav and somebody else.

Gertrude was the owner of a medieval illuminated manuscript, known as the Egbert Psalter or Trier Psalter, that had been created in the late 10th century for archbishop Egbert of Trier. She included her prayer book as part of the codex. In the prayer book she prays six times for Yaropolk, unicus filius meus (it may be meant "my favourite son" or "my only son").

Footnotes

Gertrude of Poland Piast Dynasty Born: ~1025 Died: 1108
Preceded by established	Princess Consort of Turov 1045–1078	Succeeded by Kunigunde
Preceded by Irina	Grand Princess Consort of Rus 1054–1073	Succeeded by Cecilia
Preceded by Irina	Grand Princess Consort of Kiev 1054–1073	Succeeded by Cecilia