Elisabeth of Bavaria, Queen of Germany
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Elisabeth of Bavaria was the queen consort
of Conrad IV of Germany
.
and Agnes of the Palatinate
. Her maternal grandparents were Henry V, Count Palatine of the Rhine
and Agnes of Hohenstaufen.
The elder Agnes was a daughter of Conrad of Hohenstaufen
and Irmingard of Henneberg.
in 1241, following initial conflict between them. Their political alliance would lead to the marriage of the elder daughter of the Wittelsbach
and the elder son of the Hohenstaufen
. Said son was Conrad IV of Germany
, son and heir of Frederick II. Their marriage took place on 1 September 1246, in her native Landshut.
Elisabeth and Conrad would only have one son:
Her father-in-law Frederick II died on 13 December 1250. He was still involved in a war against Pope Innocent IV
and his allies at the time of his death. Conrad IV would continue the war until his own death of malaria
at Lavello
, Basilicata
on 21 May 1254.
Elisabeth remained a widow for five years. She married her second husband Meinhard II & IV, Count of Gorizia-Tyrol
in 6 October 1259. They had six children:
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Queen consort
A queen consort is the wife of a reigning king. A queen consort usually shares her husband's rank and holds the feminine equivalent of the king's monarchical titles. Historically, queens consort do not share the king regnant's political and military powers. Most queens in history were queens consort...
of Conrad IV of Germany
Conrad IV of Germany
Conrad IV was king of Jerusalem , of Germany , and of Sicily .-Biography:...
.
Family
She was the eldest daughter of Otto II, Duke of BavariaOtto II Wittelsbach, Duke of Bavaria
Otto II of Bavaria was the Duke of Bavaria and Count Palatine of the Rhine . He was a son of Louis I and Ludmilla of Bohemia and a member of the Wittelsbach dynasty.- Biography :...
and Agnes of the Palatinate
Agnes of the Palatinate
Agnes of the Palatinate was a daughter of Henry V, Count Palatine of the Rhine and his first wife Agnes, daughter of Conrad, Count Palatine of the Rhine . Agnes was Duchess of Bavaria by her marriage to Otto II Wittelsbach, Duke of Bavaria....
. Her maternal grandparents were Henry V, Count Palatine of the Rhine
Henry V, Count Palatine of the Rhine
Henry was count palatine of the Rhine from 6 August 1195 to 1213.Henry was the eldest son of Duke Henry the Lion, from his marriage to Matilda, eldest daughter of King Henry II of England and Eleanor of Aquitaine. He grew up in England and became count palatine of the Rhine through his 1193...
and Agnes of Hohenstaufen.
The elder Agnes was a daughter of Conrad of Hohenstaufen
Conrad of Hohenstaufen
Conrad of Hohenstaufen was the first hereditary Count Palatine of the Rhine.His parents were Frederick II of Swabia , Duke of Swabia, and his second wife Agnes of Saarbrücken...
and Irmingard of Henneberg.
Marriages and children
Her father Otto II had become a supporter of Frederick II, Holy Roman EmperorFrederick II, Holy Roman Emperor
Frederick II , was one of the most powerful Holy Roman Emperors of the Middle Ages and head of the House of Hohenstaufen. His political and cultural ambitions, based in Sicily and stretching through Italy to Germany, and even to Jerusalem, were enormous...
in 1241, following initial conflict between them. Their political alliance would lead to the marriage of the elder daughter of the Wittelsbach
Wittelsbach
The Wittelsbach family is a European royal family and a German dynasty from Bavaria.Members of the family served as Dukes, Electors and Kings of Bavaria , Counts Palatine of the Rhine , Margraves of Brandenburg , Counts of Holland, Hainaut and Zeeland , Elector-Archbishops of Cologne , Dukes of...
and the elder son of the Hohenstaufen
Hohenstaufen
The House of Hohenstaufen was a dynasty of German kings in the High Middle Ages, lasting from 1138 to 1254. Three of these kings were also crowned Holy Roman Emperor. In 1194 the Hohenstaufens also became Kings of Sicily...
. Said son was Conrad IV of Germany
Conrad IV of Germany
Conrad IV was king of Jerusalem , of Germany , and of Sicily .-Biography:...
, son and heir of Frederick II. Their marriage took place on 1 September 1246, in her native Landshut.
Elisabeth and Conrad would only have one son:
- ConradinConradinConrad , called the Younger or the Boy, but usually known by the diminutive Conradin , was the Duke of Swabia , King of Jerusalem , and King of Sicily .-Early childhood:Conradin was born in Wolfstein, Bavaria, to Conrad...
(25 March 1252 – 29 October 1268).
Her father-in-law Frederick II died on 13 December 1250. He was still involved in a war against Pope Innocent IV
Pope Innocent IV
Pope Innocent IV , born Sinibaldo Fieschi, was pope from June 25, 1243 until his death in 1254.-Early life:...
and his allies at the time of his death. Conrad IV would continue the war until his own death of malaria
Malaria
Malaria is a mosquito-borne infectious disease of humans and other animals caused by eukaryotic protists of the genus Plasmodium. The disease results from the multiplication of Plasmodium parasites within red blood cells, causing symptoms that typically include fever and headache, in severe cases...
at Lavello
Lavello
Lavello is a town and comune in the province of Potenza, in the region of Basilicata of southern Italy; it is located in the Vulture traditional region, in the middle Ofanto valley.-History:...
, Basilicata
Basilicata
Basilicata , also known as Lucania, is a region in the south of Italy, bordering on Campania to the west, Apulia to the north and east, and Calabria to the south, having one short southwestern coastline on the Tyrrhenian Sea between Campania in the northwest and Calabria in the southwest, and a...
on 21 May 1254.
Elisabeth remained a widow for five years. She married her second husband Meinhard II & IV, Count of Gorizia-Tyrol
Meinhard, Duke of Carinthia
Meinhard II from the House of Meinhardin was ruling Count of Gorizia from 1258 until 1271 and Count of Tyrol from 1258 until his death...
in 6 October 1259. They had six children:
- Elisabeth of Gorizia-Tyrol (1262–1312), wife of Albert I, Duke of Austria (1248–1308), became queen consort of the Romans in 1298.
- Otto III of CarinthiaOtto III of CarinthiaOtto III of Carinthia was a member of the Meinhardiner family. He was Duke of Carinthia from 1295 to 1310. He was also Count of Gorizia and Vienna...
(d. 1310), father of Elisabeth of CarinthiaElisabeth of CarinthiaElisabeth or Elizabeth was the daughter of Otto III of Carinthia by his wife Euphemia of Silesia-Liegnitz. She was born in Gorizia.-Family:...
, queen-consort of Sicily as wife of Peter II of SicilyPeter II of SicilyPeter II was crowned King of Sicily in 1321 and gained full sovereignty when his father died in 1337....
. - Albert II, died 1292.
- Louis, died 1305.
- Henry IHenry I of BohemiaHenry VI of Carinthia from the House of Meinhardin was King of Bohemia in 1306 and again from 1307 until 1310 as well as Count of Tyrol and Duke of Carinthia and Carniola from 1295 until his death.-Life:...
(c. 1270–1335), king of Bohemia 1306 and 1307–10, Duke of Carnithia 1310–35, Count of Tyrol - Agnes of Carinthia (died 1293), wife of Frederick I, Margrave of MeissenFrederick I, Margrave of MeissenFrederick I, called the Brave or the Bitten was margrave of Meissen and landgrave of Thuringia.-Life:...
(1257–1323), grandson of Emperor Frederick II, her only son Frederick of Meissen predeceased his father.
Ancestry
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