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Elisabeth of Sicily
Arms of the Aragonese Kings of Sicily.svg
Coat-of-arms of the kingdom of Sicily
Born 1310
Died 21 March 1349
Landshut
Noble family House of Barcelona
Spouse(s) Stephen II, Duke of Bavaria
Issue Stephen III, Duke of Bavaria
Frederick, Duke of Bavaria
John II, Duke of Bavaria
Agnes, Queen of Cyprus
Father Frederick III of Sicily
Mother Eleanor of Anjou

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 June 27, 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–September 26, 1413, Niederschönfeld).
  2. Frederick of Bavaria-Landshut (1339–December 4, 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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Elisabeth of Sicily, Duchess of Bavaria
Born: 1310 Died: 1349
Royal titles
Preceded by
Margaret, Countess of Tyrol
Duchess consort of Bavaria
1328 – c. 1349
Succeeded by
Margarete of Nuremberg

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Isabel de Sicilia (duquesa de Baviera) para niños

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