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Using Dobrawa

  • In the example corpus, dobrawa often appears in combinations such as: daughter dobrawa, of dobrawa, dobrawa or.

Context around Dobrawa

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 24.2 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 10 middle, 4 end
  • Sentence types: 16 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

daughter 3× wife 1× birth 1× either 1× negate 1× brave 1×

Often after:

died 1× came 1× formed 1×

Sentence patterns with Dobrawa

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

s daughter dobrawa was married 2× attribute to dobrawa an important 1× daughter of dobrawa or of 1× death of dobrawa 1× dobrawa s marriage 1× his daughter dobrawa also named 1× marriage with dobrawa 1× of birth dobrawa s date 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

as a result 1× dobrawa s marriage 1× h łowmiański religia 1× in 977 mieszko 1× in order to 1× iv cap 56 1×

Common sentence endings:

previous pagan wives 2× after her death 1× and religious dignitaries 1× christianity to poland 1× death of dobrawa 1× dobrawa s son 1×

Words around Dobrawa

Just before it in the word index:

dobratz 2 dobra 3 dobos 3 dobor 2 dobner 2 dobnak 8

Just after it in the word index:

dobre 3 dobrescu 3 dobrev 14 dobrich 2 dobrik 5 dobrindt 3

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaa 20 abductees 20 abdulahi 20 abetment 20 abhors 20 ablution 20

Corpus analysis for Dobrawa

  • In this selection, "dobrawa" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, daughter, wife, birth, died, came and formed stand out and add context to how "dobrawa" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include s daughter dobrawa was married and attribute to dobrawa an important. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "dobrawa" sits close to words such as aaaa, abductees and abdulahi, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with dobrawa

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

In 977 Mieszko's wife, Dobrawa, died. (7 words)

Life Date of birth Dobrawa's date of birth is not known. (12 words)

As a result, in 965 Mieszko I married his daughter Dobrawa (also named Dobrava, Doubravka or Dąbrówka). (17 words)

Longer example sentences

H. Łowmiański, Religia Słowian i jej upadek, Warsaw p. 338, footnote 889. It is possible that in the statement about Dobrawa's age, Cosmas was making a reference to the age difference between her and her sister Mlada. (38 words)

In order to consolidate the agreement, in 965 Boleslav I's daughter Dobrawa was married to Mieszko I. There was a difference of religion between the spouses; she was a Christian, he was a pagan. (35 words)

There are no reasons to negate Dobrawa's role in Mieszko's acceptance of Roman Catholicism; however crediting rulers' wives with positive influence over their husbands' actions was a common convention at that time. (34 words)

Example sentences (16)

According to one hypothesis there was another daughter of Mieszko, married to a Pomeranian Slavic Prince; she could be a daughter of Dobrawa or of one of the previous pagan wives.

As a result, in 965 Mieszko I married his daughter Dobrawa (also named Dobrava, Doubravka or Dąbrówka).

Dobrawa's marriage cemented the alliance of Mieszko I with Bohemia, which continued even after her death.

H. Łowmiański, Religia Słowian i jej upadek, Warsaw p. 338, footnote 889. It is possible that in the statement about Dobrawa's age, Cosmas was making a reference to the age difference between her and her sister Mlada.

In 977 Mieszko's wife, Dobrawa, died.

In order to consolidate the agreement, in 965 Boleslav I's daughter Dobrawa was married to Mieszko I. There was a difference of religion between the spouses; she was a Christian, he was a pagan.

IV, cap. 56. In turn, the 12th century chronicler Gallus Anonymus says that Dobrawa came to Poland surrounded by secular and religious dignitaries.

Life Date of birth Dobrawa's date of birth is not known.

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Modern historians believe, however, that the change of religion by Mieszko was one of the points discussed in the Polish-Bohemian agreement concluded soon before his marriage with Dobrawa.

She could have been the daughter of either Dobrawa or one of Mieszko's previous pagan wives.

The first is the chronicles of Thietmar, who was born two years before the death of Dobrawa.

There are no reasons to negate Dobrawa's role in Mieszko's acceptance of Roman Catholicism; however crediting rulers' wives with positive influence over their husbands' actions was a common convention at that time.

This view is based on the fact that Thietmar of Merseburg in his chronicles named Gunzelin, Gunther's son, brother of Bolesław I the Brave, Dobrawa's son.

To strengthen the Bohemian-Polish alliance, Boleslaus I's daughter Dobrawa was married to the pagan Mieszko I of Poland in 965. The marriage helped bring Christianity to Poland.

Two independent sources attribute to Dobrawa an important role in the conversion to Christianity of Mieszko I and Poland.

V, p. 549. They note that the conversion of Mieszko I thanks to Dobrawa formed part of the tradition of the Church which stressed the conversion of Pagan rulers through the influence of women.

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Common combinations with dobrawa

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

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