Margaret of Bohemia, Queen of Hungary
| Margaret of Bohemia | |
|---|---|
Queen consort of Hungary | |
| Tenure | 1342–1349 |
| Born | 24 May 1335 |
| Died | 1349 (aged 13–14) |
| Spouse | Louis I of Hungary |
| House | Luxembourg |
| Father | Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor |
| Mother | Blanche of Valois |
Margaret of Bohemia (24 May 1335 – 1349, before October), also known as Margaret of Luxembourg, was a
Queen consort of Hungary by her marriage to Louis I of Hungary. She was the second child of Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor by his first wife Blanche of Valois.[1] She was a member of the House of Luxembourg
.
Life
Margaret was the second child of her father's first marriage. She was betrothed at the age of two to Amadeus VI, Count of Savoy, the contract being signed on 7 March 1338.[2] The contract was, however, broken and Amadeus married Margaret's cousin, Bonne of Bourbon.[3]
At the age of seven, Margaret was married in 1342 to Louis I of Hungary.[4]
The marriage lasted seven years and no children were born of the union, probably because of Margaret's young age. She died in 1349 while still a minor, aged around fourteen, and was probably buried in
Székesfehérvár Basilica. She had outlived her mother, Blanche, by only one year. Her husband remarried four years later to Elizabeth of Bosnia
.
Notes
- ^ Boehm & Fajt 2005, p. xvi.
- ^ Cox 1967, p. 57.
- ^ Echols & Williams 1992, p. 92.
- ^ Dvornik 1962, p. 52.
References
- Boehm, Barbara Drake; Fajt, Jiri, eds. (2005). Prague: The Crown of Bohemia, 1347-1437. Yale University Press.
- Cox, Eugene L. (1967). The Green Count of Savoy. Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press. LCCN 67-11030.
- Echols, Anne; Williams, Marty, eds. (1992). An annotated index of Medieval Women. Markus Weiner Publishing Inc.
- Dvornik, Francis (1962). The Slavs in European History and Civilization. Rutgers University Press.
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