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Elisabeth of Sicily
Duchess consort of Bavaria
Tenure1328 – c. 1349
Born1310
Died21 March 1349(1349-03-21) (aged 38–39)
Landshut
SpouseStephen II, Duke of Bavaria
IssueStephen III, Duke of Bavaria
Frederick, Duke of Bavaria
John II, Duke of Bavaria
Agnes, Queen of Cyprus
HouseHouse of Barcelona
FatherFrederick III of Sicily
MotherEleanor 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:

  1. Stephen III of Bavaria-Ingolstadt (1337–26 September 1413, Niederschönfeld).
  2. Frederick of Bavaria-Landshut (1339–4 December 1393, Budweis).
  3. John II of Bavaria-Munich (1341–1397), married Katharina of Görz
  4. 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

  1. Dahlem 2012, p. 251.
  2. 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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Preceded byMargaret, Countess of Tyrol Duchess consort of Bavaria
1328 – c. 1349
Succeeded byMargarete of Nuremberg
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  • *also a princess of Majorca
  • **also a princess of Sicily
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