Sidonie of Poděbrady [SEP] father
Sidonie of Poděbrady
Sidonie of Poděbrady (; 14 November 1449 – 1 February 1510) was a duchess consort of Saxony. She was a daughter of George of Poděbrady, King of Bohemia, and his first wife Kunigunde of Sternberg. She was the twin sister of Catherine of Poděbrady, wife of Matthias Corvinus of Hungary.
Early life.
Sidonie and Catherine were born on 11 November 1449 to the Bohemian king. The girl's mother, Kunigunde, died from complications of the birth. Sidonie's father eventually remarried;
his second wife, Johana of Rožmitál, bore George more children, including Ludmila of Poděbrady.
Sidonie had four older siblings, but none of her brothers inherited Bohemia from their father. The crown passed instead to Vladislaus II of Bohemia and Hungary.
Sidonie's paternal grandparents were Vítek of Poděbrady and his wife Anna of Vartenberk. Her maternal grandparents were Smil of Sternberg and his wife Barbara of Pardubice.
Marriage.
A marriage contract was signed on 11 November 1459 for Sidonie's marriage to Albert, son of