Euphemia of Greater Poland (1253–1298)

Euphemia of Greater Poland (Polish: Eufemia wielkopolska ) (1253 – 5 September 1298) was a Greater Poland princess member of the House of Piast and nun at St. Clara in Wrocław.

Euphemia of Greater Poland
Born1253 (1253)
Died5 September 1298 (aged 4445)
St. Clara monastery in Wrocław
NationalityGreater Poland
Occupation(s)princess member of the House of Piast and nun at St. Clara in Wrocław
Parents

She was the fourth daughter (twin with Anna) of Przemysł I, Duke of Greater Poland and Poznań, by his wife Elisabeth, daughter of Henry II the Pious, Duke of Wrocław. She was named after her paternal aunt Euphemia, wife of Władysław, Duke of Opole. In sources, and like almost all the Piast princesses who bear that name, Euphemia was also called with the diminutive Ofka.

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