Beatrice de Bourbon
Beatrice de Bourbon (Czech Beatrice Bourbonská , * before 1320; † December 23, 1383 ) was the second wife of the Bohemian King John of Luxembourg (Czech Jan Lucemburský ).
She was born shortly before 1320 as the daughter of the French Duke Louis I de Bourbon and his wife Marie de Hainaut. Her father, ruler of the Duchy of Bourbon and the counties of Clermont and Marche , was one of the richest French aristocrats, which enabled him and his family to stay at the Parisian court. It was here that Johann, who had been widowed for four years, met the young princess in autumn 1334. Even if there was a difference of 25 years between the betrothed, they were both married in December at Vincennes Castle, with the approval of the Duke and the French King . A month later, Pope Benedict XII also approved . this marriage. His dispensation was necessary because of a close relationship on the part of the bride's mother.
Beatrice came to the Kingdom of Bohemia after a year, in January 1336. Until then, she lived on her husband's farms in Luxembourg and Hainaut . After arriving in Prague , she looked after her daughter-in-law Blanca , who was about the same age. For Beatrice, who only spoke French, Blanca was a companion during the entire stay in Bohemia. However, she soon understood that she was not the expected successor in Bohemia. This function was generally assigned to the wife of the heir to the throne, Charles IV . So she never tried to love the country or learn its language. In February 1337 she gave birth to a son in Prague who was baptized in the name of the Bohemian patron Wenceslas (Václav). But even this gesture was not accepted by the nobility. Therefore, after her coronation on May 18, 1337, Beatrice decided to leave the country. At the beginning of June 1337 she went to Luxembourg. There she devoted herself to the upbringing of her son and daughter Bona and never returned to Bohemia. She died at the age of sixty-five and survived not only all of her stepchildren, including Margrave Jan Jindřich and Emperor Charles IV , but also her own son Wenceslaus , who had died two weeks earlier.
literature
- Jaroslav Čechura: České země v letech 1310-1378. Lucemburkové na českém trůně . Praha, Libri 2005, ISBN 80-85983-73-7
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| predecessor | Office | Successor |
|---|---|---|
| Elisabeth of Bohemia | Queen of Bohemia 1334–1346 |
Blanca Margaret of Valois |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Beatrice de Bourbon |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Beatrice Bourbonská |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Queen of Bohemia, second wife of John of Luxembourg |
| DATE OF BIRTH | before 1320 |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 23, 1383 |