Eleanor of Anjou
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Eleonore von Anjou (French Éléonore d'Anjou ; Italian Eleonora d'Angiò ; * 1289 in Naples ; † August 10, 1341 in the monastery of San Nicolò l'Arena near Nicolosi ) was Queen of Sicily from 1303 to 1337 as the wife of Frederick II .
Life
Born in the house of Anjou, Eleanor was the third daughter of the Neapolitan King Charles II and his wife Maria of Hungary . In 1299, when she was ten , she was betrothed to Philippe de Toucy , Lord of Terza, but this vow was canceled by Pope Boniface VIII in early 1300 due to the young age of the princess.
As part of the peace of Caltabellotta , concluded on August 31, 1302, which was supposed to settle the conflict between Eleonore's father and King Frederick II of Sicily for supremacy in the southern Italian Mediterranean region, Eleonore was married to Frederick II in Messina in May 1303 . Charles II of Naples recognized his son-in-law as King of Sicily for life.
Eleonore von Anjou and her husband had nine children:
- Peter II of Sicily (* 1305; † August 1342) ⚭ 1323 Elisabeth of Carinthia, daughter of Duke Otto III. of Carinthia
- Roger (* 1305; † young)
- Manfred (1306 - 9 November 1317), Duke of Athens
- Konstanze (around 1307; † after 1344), ⚭ I. 1317 King Henry II of Cyprus (* 1271; † 1324), ⚭ II. 1331 King Leon V of Armenia (* 1309; † 1341), ⚭ III. 1343 Johann von Lusignan († 1375)
- Elisabeth (* around 1310; † March 21, 1349), ⚭ 1328 Duke Stephan II of Lower Bavaria-Landshut (* 1319; † 1375)
- Wilhelm II (* 1312; † 22 August 1338), Duke of Athens, ⚭ 1335 Maria Álvarez de Aragon († around 1363)
- John II (* 1317 - † April 3, 1348), Duke of Athens, ⚭ Cesarina Lancia
- Katharina (* 1320; † 1342), abbess of Santa Chiara Messina
- Margarete (* 1331; † 1377), ⚭ 1348 Count Palatine Rudolf II (* 1306; † 1353)
On June 25, 1337 Eleanor of Anjou became a widow. In her last years she led a secluded life and died on August 10, 1341 at the age of 52 in the monastery of San Nicolò l'Arena. She was buried in the church of San Maria dell'Immacolata in Catania .
literature
- Andreas Kiesewetter: Eleonora d'Angiò, regina di Sicilia. In: Fiorella Bartoccini (ed.): Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani (DBI). Volume 42: Dugoni – Enza. Istituto della Enciclopedia Italiana, Rome 1993, pp. 396-399.
- Jean-Charles Roman d'Amat : Éléonore d'Anjou . In: Dictionnaire de biographie française (DBF). Vol. 12 (1970) col. 1191.
Web links
- Charles Cawley, Sicily, Medieval Lands .
Remarks
- ↑ dates of birth and death according to Andreas Kiesewetter, DBI, vol. 42, p. 396 and 399; according to Roman d'Amat (DBF, vol. 12, col. 1191), Eleanor of Anjou died on August 9, 1343.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Eleanor of Anjou |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Queen of Sicily |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1289 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Naples |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 10, 1341 |
| Place of death | Monastery of San Nicolò l'Arena near Nicolosi |