Elizabeth of Sicily, Queen of Hungary
Elizabeth of Sicily | |
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Queen consort of Hungary | |
Tenure | 1272–1290 |
Born | 1261 Naples, Kingdom of Naples |
Died | 1303 (aged 41–42) Naples, Kingdom of Naples |
Burial | Monastery of St Peter's, Naples |
Spouse | |
Charles I of Naples | |
Mother | Beatrice of Provence |
Elisabeth of Sicily (1261–1303) was Queen of Hungary by marriage to Ladislaus IV of Hungary.[1]
Life
She was the youngest child of
Elisabeth married
Queen
Ladislaus spent most of his marriage to Elisabeth chasing after the Cumans, encouraging them to come and live in Hungary. Ladislaus clearly preferred the society of the semi-heathen Cumans to that of the Christians; he wore, and made his court wear, Cuman dress; surrounded himself with Cuman concubines, and neglected and ill-used his ill-favoured Neapolitan consort.[1] When they wanted to leave Hungary, Ladislaus used his forces to make them stay. Elisabeth was arrested in 1286 so that Ladislaus could live with a Cuman mistress. She was imprisoned at Margaret Island, where she stayed for the next three years. Ladislaus finally reconciled with Elisabeth in 1289. When he found he did not have enough power to rule over his barons, he rejoined the Cumans.
Ladislaus died in 1290, childless, and he was succeeded by Andrew III of Hungary; Andrew was a distant cousin of Ladislaus.
Later life
After her husband's death, Elisabeth returned to
Ancestry
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Sources
- ^ a b Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 16 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 59.
- ^ a b Steven Runciman, The Sicilian Vespers, (Cambridge University Press, 2000), 138.
- ISBN 9783525354735)