Elisabeth of Bavaria, Queen of Germany
| Elisabeth of Bavaria | |
|---|---|
Henry, King of Bohemia | |
| House | House of Wittelsbach |
| Father | Otto II, Duke of Bavaria |
| Mother | Agnes of the Palatinate |
Elisabeth of Bavaria (c. 1227,
Life
Elisabeth was born at
Otto II succeeded his father Louis I as Bavarian duke and as Count palatine in 1231. In the conflict between the Hohenstaufen emperor Frederick II and the Roman Curia, he initially sided with the pope, but became a supporter of Frederick in 1241. Otto II had initially betrothed Elisabeth to Duke Frederick II of Austria, however, the new political alliance would lead to the marriage of the elder daughter of the Wittelsbach and the elder son of the Hohenstaufen, Conrad IV. The wedding ceremony took place on 1 September 1246, probably at Vohburg in Bavaria, against fierce protests by the papal legate Albert von Behaim.
Conrad IV had inherited the title of a
During the
Elisabeth remained a widow for five years. On 6 October 1259 in Munich, she married her second husband Count Meinhard II of Gorizia–Tyrol, a member of the Meinhardiner dynasty, who became Duke of Carinthia in 1286. Her second husband, just released from custody by Archbishop Philip of Salzburg, was of inferior status and about ten years younger than her, nevertheless his Tyrolean domains comprised the strategically important mountain passes across the Alps to Italy. The couple had six surviving children.
Elisabeth's relationship to her firstborn son Conradin remained a reserved one. When
Marriages and children
Elisabeth and Conrad had:
Elisabeth and her second husband Meinhard had six children:
- Albert I, Duke of Austria(1248–1308), became queen consort of the Romans in 1298.
- Elisabeth of Carinthia (1298–1352), queen-consort of Sicily as wife of Peter II of Sicily(1304-1342).
- Albert II, died 1292.
- Louis, died 1305.
- Henry I(c. 1270–1335), King of Bohemia 1306 and 1307–10, Duke of Carinthia 1310–35, Count of Tyrol
- Agnes of Carinthia (d. 1293), wife of Emperor Frederick II(1194-1250), her only son Frederick of Meissen (9 May 1293 – 13 January 1315, Zwenkau) predeceased his father.
References
- ^ Arnold 1991a, p. 94.
- ^ Arnold 1991b, p. 243.
Sources
- Arnold, Benjamin (1991a). Count and Bishop in Medieval Germany: A Study of Regional Power, 1100-1350. University of Pennsylvania Press.
- Arnold, Benjamin (1991b). Princes and Territories in Medieval Germany. Cambridge University Press.
External links
- Alio, Jacqueline (2018). Queens of Sicily 1061-1266. Trinacria.
- Marek, Miroslav. "A listing of descendants of the Wittelsbach family". Genealogy.EU.
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