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Adiva

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Adiva (fl. c. 10th century CE) was the first wife of Boleslaus II of Bohemia.[1] It has been speculated that she was the progeny of Edward the Elder, King of England, and his second wife Aelfflaed, but the evidence for this is weak.[2] Favouring the conjecture is the similarity of her name to certain Anglo-Saxon forms, and the introduction of English-influenced coinage into Bohemia. Nevertheless, since there are a handful of other possible candidates, the evidence for the hypothesis must be counted insufficient.

She and Boleslaus had the following children:

References

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  1. ^ Časopis Národního musea: Oddíl věd společenských (in Czech). Museum. 1953.
  2. ^ Bauer, Jan (2012-01-01). Ženy z rodu Přemyslovců (in Czech). Alpress. ISBN 978-80-7466-624-7.