Elisabeth of Sicily | |
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Duchess consort of Bavaria | |
Tenure | 1328 – c. 1349 |
Born | 1310 |
Died | 21 March 1349(1349-03-21) (aged 38–39) Landshut |
Spouse | Stephen II, Duke of Bavaria |
Issue | Stephen III, Duke of Bavaria Frederick, Duke of Bavaria John II, Duke of Bavaria Agnes, Queen of Cyprus |
House | House of Barcelona |
Father | Frederick III of Sicily |
Mother | Eleanor of Anjou |
Elisabeth of Sicily (1310–1349) was a daughter of Frederick III of Sicily and Eleanor of Anjou. Her siblings included: Peter II of Sicily and Manfred of Athens. After her death her title was given to Georgia Lanza.
Marriage and issue
On 27 June 1328 Elisabeth married Stephen II, Duke of Bavaria, son of Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor and Beatrix of Silesia-Glogau. The couple had three sons and a daughter, they were:
- Stephen III of Bavaria-Ingolstadt (1337–26 September 1413, Niederschönfeld).
- Frederick of Bavaria-Landshut (1339–4 December 1393, Budweis).
- John II of Bavaria-Munich (1341–1397), married Katharina of Görz
- Agnes (b. 1338), married c. 1356 King James I of Cyprus.
Elisabeth died in 1349, her husband later married Margarete of Nuremberg; they had no children.
Descendants
Two of her sons became Dukes of Bavaria and her daughter, Agnes, became Queen of Cyprus by her marriage to James I of Cyprus. Her granddaughter and namesake was Isabeau of Bavaria, queen of France by her marriage to Charles VI of France. Isabeau's children included: Isabella, Queen of England; Catherine, also queen of England; Michelle, duchess of Burgundy and Charles VII of France.
References
- Dahlem 2012, p. 251.
- Thomas 2010, p. 387.
Sources
- Dahlem, Andreas (2012). "Late Fifteenth Century Architectural Manifestations of Ducal Authority in the Vicinity of Munich". In Anderson, Emily-Jan; Farquhar, Jill; Richards, John (eds.). Visible Exports / Imports: New Research on Medieval and Renaissance European Art and Culture. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. pp. 239–260.
- Thomas, Andrew L. (2010). A House Divided: Wittelsbach Confessional Court Cultures in the Holy Roman Empire, c.1550-1650. Brill.
Elisabeth of Sicily, Duchess of Bavaria House of BarcelonaBorn: 1310 Died: 1349 | ||
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Succeeded byMargarete of Nuremberg |
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