Married to Borivoy, founder of a dynasty, she became a Christian after he was baptized by St. Methodius in 874. They had six children and built the first church in Bohemia, now in the Czech Republic. But they were embroiled in the political storms of their family and region. Ludmilla had assumed the care and education of her grandson, Wenceslas, but his mother, Drahomira, resented her influence and took him away. Widowed in 894, Ludmilla retired to a country castle. She was strangled there, possibly by henchmen of Drahomira or pagan nobles.
Married to Borivoy, founder of a dynasty, she became a Christian after he was baptized by St. Methodius in 874. They had six children and built the first church in Bohemia, now in the Czech Republic. But they were embroiled in the political storms of their family and region. Ludmilla had assumed the care and education of her grandson, Wenceslas, but his mother, Drahomira, resented her influence and took him away. Widowed in 894, Ludmilla retired to a country castle. She was strangled there, possibly by henchmen of Drahomira or pagan nobles.
