PŠOV Ludmila

Abt 0860 - 0921  (61 years)

• Name	PŠOV Ludmila
  Birth	Abt 0860	Pšov, Čechy, Velká Morava
  Gender	Female
  Death	15 Sep 0921	Tetín, Čechy, Východofranská říše
  Notes	Ludmila was born about 860.[1] She was the daughter of the Slavic prince Slavibor, her mother is unknown. The main source for her life is the Legenda Christiani,[2] attributed to the Benedictine monk Kristián, her great-grandson Strachkvas. Her origin is not certain: the two possibilities discussed are firstly the area of Mělník and secondly the lands of the Sorbian tribe of the Milceni in Upper Lusatia. The strongest argument for Mělník is Kristián's statement she came ex provincia Sclavorum, que Psou antiquitus nuncupabatur, nunc a modernis ex civitate noviter constructa Mielnik vocitatur (from a Slavic province, previously called Pšov but now named after the newly built castle Mělník).[2] The argument for a Sorbian descent is based on the Prologue Legend.[3] She married Bořivoj of Bohemia probably around 874. It is not known whether she was his only wife. Polygamy was still quite common among pagan rulers in the 10th century. She had her first son Spytihněv around 875, followed by another son and three daughters whose names are not preserved in history. Around 888 she gave birth to Vratislav. Her baptism took place probably around 883. The Legenda Christiani does not mention her when reporting Bořivoj's baptism in Moravia. According to other legends Methodius, the bishop of Moravia, visited Bohemia shortly after this event and baptized Ludmila and many others on that occasion. These baptisms gained significance in that they paved the way for the Christianization of Bohemia. Murder of Saint Ludmila in Chronicle of Dalimil. Wenceslaus I, Duke of Bohemia is depicted as child Ludmila became a widow at age 28 when Bořivoj died around 889. She was responsible for the education of her grandchildren and after the death of her son Vratislav in 921 she was officially installed as the educator of his children by the Bohemian Greats. This may have contributed to the ensuing fight between her and her daughter-in-law Drahomíra who ultimately ordered her murder in Tetín on September 15, 921. The four patron saints of Bohemia[4] With the transfer of her remains and their burial in the Basilica of St. George in Prague, ordered in 925 by her grandson Václav (Saint Wenceslaus), began already her worship as a saint, officially confirmed by the church in 1143-1144. It culminated at the end of the 12th century with her elevation to one of the four patron saints of Bohemia. Sources ↑ TŘEŠTÍK, Dušan. Počátky Přemyslovců. Vstup Čechů do dějin (530–935). Praha : Nakladatelství Lidové noviny, 2006, pp. 204-205 ↑ 2.0 2.1 Legenda Christiani. Vita et passio sancti Wenceslai et sancte Ludmile ave eius. Centrum medievistických studií Praha ↑ Prologue Legend - a short Old-Church-Slavonic text from Russia, probably late 11th to early 13. century, Latin translation by A. Brückner in: Sborník staroslovanských literárních památek o Sv. Václavu a Sv. Lidmile, Prag 1929 ↑ Die vier Landespatrone Böhmens in einer Abschrift des Werkes „De civitate dei“ des heiligen Augustinus. Prager Kapitularhandschrift, 1197–1214
  Person ID	I58079	Freeman-Smith
  Last Modified	27 Jan 2026

  
  

  Father	PŠOV Slavibor,   b. Abt 0830, Pšov, Čechy, Velká Morava d. Aft 0860, Čechy, Velká Morava (Age > 31 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	UNKNOWN Ponislava
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F25912	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	PŘEMYSLOVCI Bořivoj,   b. Aft 0852, Čechy, Velká Morava d. Aft 0888, Čechy, Velká Morava (Age > 36 years)
  Children	1. PŘEMYSLOVCI Vratislav,   b. Abt 0888, Čechy, Velká Morava d. 13 Feb 0921 (Age 33 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F25911	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Jan 2026