Richeza

Richeza died on 21 March 1063 in Saalfeld. citation Controversy over Richeza's heritage Richeza was buried in Köln 's church of St. Maria ad Gradus and not, as she had wished, in Brauweiler.

According to witnesses, Richeza had a small and graceful stature.

A charter dated 17 July 1051 noted that Richeza participated in the reorganization of the Ezzonen properties.

After Otto's death, Richeza decided to make Brauweiler the center of Ezzonen memory.

Another possible indication is the Codex date: After 1047, when Richeza took her clerical vows and had no need for a personal representative signature.

In 1037 the young prince returned to Poland in order to recover his throne; apparently Richeza also returned with him, although this is disputed.

It is not clear whether this was done at the behest of Anno II, or by Richeza.

Possibly St. Maria ad Gradus was an unfinished work of Richeza's brother and completed by Anno II, who wanted to secure part of the Ezzonen patrimony in this way.

Queen Richeza and her children found refuge in Germany.

Richeza planned to make Brauweiler the Ezzonen family crypt, in 1051 interring the remains of her sister Adelaide, Abbess of Nivelles.

Richeza's parents were married in 993, so she could be born no earlier than in 993. Polish historian Kazimierz Jasiński supposed that she was few years younger than her husband Mieszko II Lambert.

Richeza's relics were located in St. Nicholas church in Brauweiler and were moved to the Klotter parish church in 2002.

Since the original building didn't suit this purpose, Richeza built a new Abbey, which remains in good condition.

Soon after, a barons' rebellion — coupled with the so-called "Pagan Reaction" of the commoners — forced both Casimir and Richeza to flee to Germany again.

The consecration of the rest of the construction was on 30 October 1063, seven months after Richeza's death.

The Klotten estate donated her funeral arrangements to St. Maria ad Gradus, whose relationship with Richeza, Hermann II and Anno II is unclear.

The marriage between Mieszko and Richeza took place in Merseburg, probably during the Pentecost festivities.

This was prompted by Archbishop Anno II, who appealed to an oral agreement with Richeza.