Joanna of Bavaria
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Joanna of Bavaria | |
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Bohemia | |
Tenure | 1370–1386 |
Born | 1356 The Hague (?) |
Died | 31 December 1386 (aged 30-31) Prague |
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Spouse |
Wenceslaus, King of Germany and Bohemia (m. 1370) |
House | House of Wittelsbach |
Father | Albert I, Duke of Bavaria |
Mother | Margaret of Brieg |
Joanna of Bavaria (1356 – 1386), a member of the
Life
Presumably born in
From August 1370 Joanna travelled to Prague, where she was married on 29 September 1370 to Wenceslaus, son and heir of Emperor Charles IV by his third wife, Anna of Swidnica. The emperor had to obtain a papal dispense due to the close relatedness of the couple. The marriage was not consummated until 1376.
The conjugal bond suited the Luxembourg ruler to strengthen ties with the
Charles had his son elected King of the Romans in 1376 and upon his death in 1378, Wenceslaus also inherited the Kingdom of Bohemia. With Wenceslaus' accession, Joanna became Queen of both Bohemia and Germany. She also became Electress of Brandenburg as successor to Wenceslaus' half-sister Catherine.
Death
The marriage lasted for sixteen years, however the couple had no children (it is said that Wenceslaus was infertile due to his alcoholism). Joanna died in 1386 at the age of thirty or thirty-one,[2] allegedly from the consequences of an attack by Wenceslaus' hunting dogs.
Wenceslaus gave Johanna a magnificent funeral, which took place at Žebrák castle. According to custom, Joanna's body was exposed for a few days in Prague churches and was later buried in Prague Castle.
Wenceslaus later married Joanna's cousin,
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References and sources
- ISBN 978-1-58839-161-2.
- ^ Czech Wikipedia
- ISBN 9781588391612. Retrieved 23 October 2018.