Elisabeth of Sicily, Duchess of Bavaria

Elisabeth of Sicily
Duchess consort of Bavaria
Tenure	1328 – c. 1349
Born	1310
Died	21 March 1349(1349-03-21) (aged 38–39) Landshut
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
House	House of Barcelona
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 27 June 1328 Elisabeth married Stephen II, Duke of Bavaria,^[1] 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^[2]
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.

References

1. Dahlem 2012, p. 251.
2. Thomas 2010, p. 387.

Sources

• Dahlem, Andreas (2012). "Late Fifteenth Century Architectural Manifestations of Ducal Authority in the Vicinity of Munich". In Anderson, Emily-Jan; Farquhar, Jill; Richards, John (eds.). Visible Exports / Imports: New Research on Medieval and Renaissance European Art and Culture. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. pp. 239–260.
• Thomas, Andrew L. (2010). A House Divided: Wittelsbach Confessional Court Cultures in the Holy Roman Empire, c.1550-1650. Brill.

Elisabeth of Sicily, Duchess of Bavaria House of Barcelona Born: 1310 Died: 1349
Royal titles
Preceded by Margaret, Countess of Tyrol	Duchess consort of Bavaria 1328 – c. 1349	Succeeded by Margarete of Nuremberg