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Personal data Agafia OF RUS 

• She was born about 1193.
• Title: Princess of Mazovia
• Profession: Princess.
• She died about 1247.
• A child of Svyatoslav III OF RUS and Yaroslava Rurikovna OF BELGOROD

Household of Agafia OF RUS

She is married to Conrad I OF MASOVIA.

They got married about 1209.

Child(ren):

1. Casimir I OF KUYAVIA  ± 1211-1267 
2. Siemowit I OF MASOVIA  ± 1215-1262 

• The couple has common ancestors.



Notes about Agafia OF RUS

Agafia Svyatoslavna of Rus (born between 1190 and 1195- after 31 August 1247/2 June 1248) was Princess of Mazovia by her marriage and was a member of the Rurikid dynasty.

Agafia was the daughter of Svyatoslav III Igorevich and his wife Yaroslava Yurikovna, a daughter of prince Rurik Rustislavich of Belgorod

Between 1207 and 1210, Agafia arrived in Poland to marry Konrad I of Masovia . The marriage was for political reasons, as her father had become an ally of Leszek I the White and wanted to improve relations with the Polish nobility. Agafia and Konrad were married for at least thirty years.

Agafia was very supportive of bringing about the draft of the Teutonic Order. These efforts were successful and in 1227 the couple were greeted by Herman Balka, who brought the first knights. In 1239 there was a crime that involved Agafia's family. It started when their son Casimir married Constance, daughter of Henry II the Pious. John Heron who had been good to the family and had educated Agafia and Konrad's sons, had shown disobedinance towards Casimir after his marriage to Constance, John probably also disaproved over Konrad's rule in Plock. John was found guilty and put to death. He was tortured and then had a public hanging. Jan Dlugosz wrote: "And when he died his body was removed from the gallows and several brothers of a Dominican took him away to be buried. Since Agafia was involved in the conviction, she is now considered so blood thirsty, she became known as the second Jezebel. John was not buried, Agafia and Konrad had him hung in the Cathedral of Plock. The couple were also said to be cursed by Archbishop of Gniezno.

The news of the murder spread rapidly across the country. Archbishop Pelka placed a curse on Conrad and Agafie and laid an inderdict on Masovia. The church bells were silent over Masovia and the citizens did not go to celebrate mass, there was also no funerals or weddings. Conrad was now running out of friends and had lost the faith of his subjects. Conrad went to Lowicz Gniezno Cathedral and obtained forgivness for himself and Agafia

Source: Wikipedia

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