Background
Most historians believe that Emnilda"s father, Dobromir was a Lusatian prince. The German chronicler Thietmar referred to him as "seniore" which in this context most likely meant "prince", and showed a familiarity with the person. This suggests that Dobromir was someone well known to Thietmar, who was the Bishop of Merseburg and hence Emnilda"s father was from an area close to Merseburg.
However, other historians have argued for a different background.
Henryk Łowmiański believed Emnilda to have been a daughter of the last independent prince of the Vistulans.
Tadeusz Wasilewski saw in her a Moravian princess.
