     richeza of lotharingia (also called richenza, rixa, ryksa; born about 995/1000 â 21 march 1063) was a german noblewoman by birth, a member of the ezzonen dynasty. she married mieszko ii lambert, king of poland, becoming queen consort of poland. she returned to germany following the deposition of her husband in 1031, later becoming a nun, and today is reverenced as blessed richeza of lotharingia. richeza had three known children: casimir i the restorer, ryksa, queen of hungary, and gertruda, grand princess of kiev. through her descended the eastern rulers of the piast, rurikid, and ÃrpÃ¡d dynasties. four of her ÃrpÃ¡d descendants were canonized: elizabeth, landgravine of thuringia, kinga, duchess of krakÃ³w, and margaret and irene of hungary. she was beatified with another one of her descendants, yolanda, duchess of greater poland. == life == === family === she was the daughter o
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