Elisabeth of Carinthia, Queen of the Romans

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Elisabeth of Carinthia (also known as Elisabeth of Tyrol; c. 1262 – 28 October 1312), was a

Elisabeth was married in

Elizabeth was described as shrewd and enterprising, in possession of some commercial talents. The construction of the Saline plant in Salzkammergut goes back to her suggestion.

Upon the death of Albert's father in 1291, the

On 1 May 1308 her husband was murdered by his nephew John "the Parricide" near Windisch, Swabia (in modern-day Switzerland). After Albert's assassination, Elizabeth had the Poor Clare monastery of Königsfelden erected at the site, where she died on 28 October 1312 and was also buried.^{[citation needed]} Today her mortal remains rest at Saint Paul's Abbey in Carinthia.

Issue

Elizabeth's and Albert's children were:

1. Breslau
   ).
   1. married in Graz ca. 1295 to Margrave Herman, Margrave of Brandenburg-Salzwedel (ca. 1275 – 1308);
   2. married in
      Breslau 1310 to Duke Heinrich VI of Breslau
      (1294-1335).
2. Königsfelden
   )
   1. married in Vienna on 13 February 1296 to King Andrew III of Hungary (ca. 1265-1301).
3. Rudolf III (ca. 1282 – 4 July 1307), married but line extinct. He predeceased his father.
   1. married on 25 May 1300 to Duchess Blanche of France (ca. 1282 – 1305);
   2. married in Prague on 16 October 1306 to Elizabeth Richeza of Poland (1288 – 1335).
4. Elisabeth
   (1285 – 19 May 1353).
   1. married in 1304 to Frederick IV, Duke of Lorraine (1282 – 1328).
5. Frederick I
   (1289 – 13 January 1330).
   1. married on 11 May 1315 to Isabella of Aragon, Queen of Germany (1305 – 1330) but line extinct.
6. Strassburg
   ).
   1. married in 1315 to Catherine of Savoy (1284 – 1336).
7. Catherine (1295 – 18 January 1323, Naples
   ).
   1. married in 1316 to Charles, Duke of Calabria (1328 – 1298).
8. Albert II (12 December 1298, Vienna
   – 20 July 1358, Vienna).
   1. married in Vienna on 15 February 1324 to Joanna of Pfirt (ca. 1300 – 1351).
9. Henry the Gentle (1299 – 3 February 1327, Bruck an der Mur
   ).
   1. married Countess Elizabeth of Virneburg but line extinct.
10. Meinhard (1300 – 1301).
11. Otto (23 July 1301, Vienna – 26 February 1339, Vienna).
    1. married on 15 May 1325 to Elizabeth of Bavaria, Duchess of Austria (ca. 1306 – 1330);
    2. married on 16 February 1335 to Anne of Bohemia, Duchess of Austria (1323 – 1338).
12. Jutta (1302 – 5 March 1329).
    1. married in Baden 26 March 1319 to Count Ludwig VI of Öttingen.

References

Sources

• Lodge, Richard (1906). The Close of the Middle Ages, 1272-1494. Rivington.
• Clauss, Martin (2010). "Germany". In Rogers, Clifford J. (ed.). The Oxford Encyclopedia of Medieval Warfare and Military Technology. Vol. 2. Oxford University Press.
• Štih, Peter (2010). The Middle Ages between the Eastern Alps and the Northern Adriatic. Brill.