Elisabeth of Hungary, Duchess of Bavaria

Elisabeth of Hungary (1236 – 24 October 1271) was a daughter of Béla IV of Hungary and his wife Maria Laskarina. She was a member of the Árpád dynasty.

Family

Elisabeth was the third of eight children. Her siblings included: Saint Kinga, Anne of Hungary, Constance, Queen of Bohemia, Stephen V of Hungary, Saint Margaret of Hungary, Blessed Jolenta and Béla of Slavonia. Elisabeth's sister, Anna was their father's favourite daughter, Béla was his favourite son although not heir.

Elisabeth had many nieces and nephews. Her sister, Jolenta was mother of Elisabeth, Duchess of Legnica and Jadwiga, Queen consort of Poland.

Jadwiga was mother of: Kunigunde, Duchess of Świdnica, Casimir III the Great and Elisabeth, Queen of Hungary.

Elisabeth's paternal grandparents were Andrew II of Hungary and his first wife, Gertrude of Merania. Her maternal grandparents were Theodore I Laskaris and his first wife Anna Komnena Angelina.

Marriage

Elisabeth and her sister were all to marry well. Elisabeth married in 1250 ^[1] to Henry XIII, Duke of Bavaria. The couple were married for twenty one years and had ten children:

• Agnes of Wittelsbach (January 1254 – 20 October 1315). Joined the Cistercian Monastery at Seligenthal as a nun.
• Agnes of Wittelsbach (17 July 1255 – 10 May 1260). Shares a name with her older sister.
• Agnes of Wittelsbach (29 October 1256 – 16 November 1260). Shares a name with two older sisters.
• Elizabeth of Wittelsbach (23 April 1258 – 8 August 1314). Joined the Cistercian Monastery at Seligenthal as a nun.
• Otto III, Duke of Bavaria (11 February 1261 – 9 November 1312).
• Henry of Wittelsbach (23 February 1262 – 16 September 1280).
• Sophie of Wittelsbach (c. 1264 – 4 February 1282). Married Poppo VIII, Count of Henneberg.
• Catherine of Wittelbach (9 June 1267 – 9 January 1310). Married Friedrich Tuta, Margrave of Meissen.
• Louis III, Duke of Bavaria (9 October 1269 – 9 October 1296).
• Stephen I, Duke of Bavaria (14 March 1271 – 10 December 1310).

Elisabeth died 1271 and was outlived by her husband and was also outlived by eight of her twelve children. Elisabeth is buried st Kloster Seligenthal.

Ancestry

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