Elisabeth of Sicily, Duchess of Bavaria explained

Elisabeth of Sicily
Succession:Duchess consort of Bavaria
Reign:1328 – c. 1349
House:House of Barcelona
Father:Frederick III of Sicily
Mother:Eleanor of Anjou
Consort:yes
Spouse:Stephen II, Duke of Bavaria
Issue:Stephen III, Duke of Bavaria
Frederick, Duke of Bavaria
John II, Duke of Bavaria
Agnes, Queen of Cyprus
Birth Date:1310
Death Place:Landshut

Elisabeth of Sicily (1310–1349) was a daughter of Frederick III of Sicily and Eleanor of Anjou. Her siblings included: Peter II of Sicily and Manfred of Athens. After her death her title was given to Georgia Lanza.

Marriage and issue

On 27 June 1328 Elisabeth married Stephen II, Duke of Bavaria, son of Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor and Beatrix of Silesia-Glogau. The couple had three sons and a daughter, they were:

  1. Stephen III of Bavaria-Ingolstadt (1337 - 26 September 1413, Niederschönfeld).
  2. Frederick of Bavaria-Landshut (1339 - 4 December 1393, Budweis).
  3. John II of Bavaria-Munich (1341 - 1397), married Katharina of Görz
  4. Agnes (b. 1338), married c. 1356 King James I of Cyprus.

Elisabeth died in 1349, her husband later married Margarete of Nuremberg; they had no children.

Descendants

Two of her sons became Dukes of Bavaria and her daughter, Agnes, became Queen of Cyprus by her marriage to James I of Cyprus. Her granddaughter and namesake was Isabeau of Bavaria, queen of France by her marriage to Charles VI of France. Isabeau's children included: Isabella, Queen of England; Catherine, also queen of England; Michelle, duchess of Burgundy and Charles VII of France.

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