Hellicha of Wittelsbach | |
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| Duchess of Bohemia | |
| Born | c. 1160 |
| Died | 13 August 1198 |
| Noble family | House of Wittelsbach |
| Spouse(s) | Conrad II, Duke of Bohemia |
| Father | Otto VII of Wittelsbach |
| Mother | Benedicta of Donauwörth |
Hellicha of Wittelsbach (Czech:Hellicha z Wittelsbachu,German:Heilika von Wittelsbach;c. 1160 – 13 August 1198), wasDuchess consort of Bohemia from 1189 to 1198, married to DukeConrad II.
She was born inBavaria, the daughter ofCount palatine Otto VII (d. 1189), himself a son of CountOtto IV of Wittelsbach, and his wife Benedicta, daughter of Count Mangold ofDonauwörth.
She and Conrad, then Duke ofZnojmo, married before 1176, when she was about 16 years old and her husband was about 25 years her senior. In 1182 she became firstMargravine of Moravia, when her husband was appointedmargrave by EmperorFrederick Barbarossa in 1182. She became duchess when her husband, backed by both the emperor and the local nobles, ascended to the Bohemian throne in 1189.
In 1191 Duke Conrad II accompanied Frederick's son and successorHenry VI on his campaign against theKingdom of Sicily and never returned as he died on 9 September during the siege ofNaples. Hellicha died on 13 August 1198.
Hellicha of Wittelsbach Born:c. 1160 Died: 13 August 1198 | ||
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| Preceded by | Duchess consort of Bohemia 1189–1191 | Succeeded by |
