Margaret of Bohemia (1335–1349)
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Margaret of Bohemia also known as Margaret of Luxembourg, was the second child of Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor
by his first wife Blanche of Valois
. She was a member of the House of Luxembourg
and was Queen consort of Hungary by her marriage.
and Bavaria
. Margaret's father remarried several times after the death of Blanche in 1348. Her half-siblings included: Wenceslaus, King of the Romans
, Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor
and Anna
, wife of Richard II of England
.
Margaret's maternal grandparents were Charles, Count of Valois and his third wife Mahaut of Châtillon
. Her paternal grandparents were John of Bohemia and his first wife Elisabeth.
, the contract being signed on 7 March 1338. The contract was, however, broken and Amadeus married Margaret's cousin Bonne of Bourbon
.
At the age of seven, Margaret was married in 1342 to Louis I of Hungary.
The marriage lasted seven years and no children were born of the union, probably because of Margaret's young age. She died in 1349 while still a minor, aged around fourteen. She had outlived her mother, Blanche by only one year. Her husband remarried four years later to Elizabeth of Bosnia. They became parents to Mary of Hungary
and Jadwiga of Poland
.
Elizabeth of Poland (translation from Polish Wikipedia)
Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor
Charles IV , born Wenceslaus , was the second king of Bohemia from the House of Luxembourg, and the first king of Bohemia to also become Holy Roman Emperor....
by his first wife Blanche of Valois
Blanche of Valois
Blanche of Valois was the youngest daughter of Charles of Valois and his third wife Mahaut of Châtillon.-Family:Her paternal grandparents were Philip III of France and Isabella of Aragon. Her maternal grandparents were Guy IV, Count of Saint-Pol and Marie of Brittany.Marie was a daughter of John...
. She was a member of the House of Luxembourg
House of Luxembourg
The House of Luxembourg was a late medieval German dynasty, which between 1308 and 1437 ruled the Holy Roman Empire, twice interrupted by the rivaling House of Wittelsbach.-History:...
and was Queen consort of Hungary by her marriage.
Family
Margaret was the second child of her father's first marriage. Her older brother, whose name is unknown, died in childhood. Her younger sister was Catherine of Bohemia, who was Duchess consort in both AustriaAustria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
and Bavaria
Bavaria
Bavaria, formally the Free State of Bavaria is a state of Germany, located in the southeast of Germany. With an area of , it is the largest state by area, forming almost 20% of the total land area of Germany...
. Margaret's father remarried several times after the death of Blanche in 1348. Her half-siblings included: Wenceslaus, King of the Romans
Wenceslaus, King of the Romans
Wenceslaus ) was, by election, German King from 1376 and, by inheritance, King of Bohemia from 1378. He was the third Bohemian and second German monarch of the Luxembourg dynasty...
, Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor
Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor
Sigismund of Luxemburg KG was King of Hungary, of Croatia from 1387 to 1437, of Bohemia from 1419, and Holy Roman Emperor for four years from 1433 until 1437, the last Emperor of the House of Luxemburg. He was also King of Italy from 1431, and of Germany from 1411...
and Anna
Anne of Bohemia
Anne of Bohemia was Queen of England as the first wife of King Richard II. A member of the House of Luxembourg, she was the eldest daughter of Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor, and Elizabeth of Pomerania....
, wife of Richard II of England
Richard II of England
Richard II was King of England, a member of the House of Plantagenet and the last of its main-line kings. He ruled from 1377 until he was deposed in 1399. Richard was a son of Edward, the Black Prince, and was born during the reign of his grandfather, Edward III...
.
Margaret's maternal grandparents were Charles, Count of Valois and his third wife Mahaut of Châtillon
Mahaut of Chatillon
Mahaut of Châtillon was the daughter of Guy III of Châtillon and Marie of Brittany. Her maternal grandmother was Beatrice of England, Beatrice was a daughter of Henry III of England and Eleanor of Provence.- Marriage :...
. Her paternal grandparents were John of Bohemia and his first wife Elisabeth.
Life
Margaret was betrothed at the age of two to Amadeus VI, Count of SavoyAmadeus VI, Count of Savoy
Amadeus VI , nicknamed the Green Count was Count of Savoy from 1343 to 1383. He was the eldest son of Aimone, Count of Savoy and Yolande of Montferrat....
, the contract being signed on 7 March 1338. The contract was, however, broken and Amadeus married Margaret's cousin Bonne of Bourbon
Bonne of Bourbon
Bonne of Bourbon was a daughter of Peter I, Duke of Bourbon and Isabella of Valois and hence a sister of Joanna of Bourbon.She married Count Amadeus VI of Savoy in 1355 in Paris. They had two children:...
.
At the age of seven, Margaret was married in 1342 to Louis I of Hungary.
The marriage lasted seven years and no children were born of the union, probably because of Margaret's young age. She died in 1349 while still a minor, aged around fourteen. She had outlived her mother, Blanche by only one year. Her husband remarried four years later to Elizabeth of Bosnia. They became parents to Mary of Hungary
Mary of Hungary
Mary of Anjou was queen regnant of Hungary from 1382 until her death in 1395.-Childhood:...
and Jadwiga of Poland
Jadwiga of Poland
Jadwiga was monarch of Poland from 1384 to her death. Her official title was 'king' rather than 'queen', reflecting that she was a sovereign in her own right and not merely a royal consort. She was a member of the Capetian House of Anjou, the daughter of King Louis I of Hungary and Elizabeth of...
.
Ancestors
See also
Elizabeth of PolandElizabeth of Poland (translation from Polish Wikipedia)