This Medieval Princess Refused to Marry An Emperor

Ilana Quinn
6 min readJan 17, 2024

Agnes of Bohemia rejected the man who could have made her the most powerful woman in Europe

St. Agnes of Bohemia | Public Domain

Travel to modern-day Prague, and you will find the charming but quaint Convent of Saint Agnes resting on the right bank of the winding Vltava River.

While the convent is perhaps less impressive than the other medieval sites you can visit in central Europe, its…

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Ilana Quinn

I am a university student who writes under a pseudonym about history, life and faith. https://linktr.ee/ilanaquinn