Talk:Anne of Bohemia, Duchess of Silesia

Latest comment: 9 years ago by Boneyard90 in topic Replaced idiom

Number of children: ten or eleven?

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The article states, in the Life section: "Around the age of twelve she was married (1216) to Henry II the Pious, Duke of Silesia, to whom she bore eleven children before he succeeded to the dukedom in 1238."

Yet the Children section states: "Anna and Henry had ten children ..."

Can someone resolve the inconsistency?

Karl gregory jones (talk) 03:54, 26 October 2009 (UTC)Reply

If it was not a mistake, one of the children may have died young or may have been stilborn. Thus, she could have born 11 children, of which only 10 were alive or have survived. Surtsicna (talk) 11:23, 26 October 2009 (UTC)Reply

Replaced idiom

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Regarding the death of her husband, Henry II the Pious, the article stated: "his body being so diminished that the duchess had to tell those searching for his body to recognize him by..." I am not sure what exactly is meant by "diminished", I gather it is an idiom for something, and originally thought of decomposition. The article on Henry II states he was decapitated, so I figure that his body was "diminished" though mutilated. As idioms are confusing and unnecessary, and against policy, I substituted "mutilated". If this is incorrect, please substitute a more accurate term. - Boneyard90 (talk) 02:55, 8 December 2014 (UTC)Reply